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It was announced on the 7th that X JAPAN’s bassist HEATH (real name: Morie Hiroshi) passed away. He was 55 years old. A shy, quiet but also popular member with good hands when playing the bass and also having a good voice. After the disbandment Read More …
The new single “Angel” from Japanese rock icons X Japan, debuted #1 across five charts, #2 on two more and top twenty on many others. “Angel” marks the first new single from the legendary band in eight years. With music and lyrics by X Japan Read More …
YOSHIKI of the rock band “X JAPAN” updated Twitter on March 28th. He reported, “Yesterday, there was a post that could be a death threat. We are talking to the police.” YOSHIKI mentioned on Twitter with another update writing on SNS. While tweeting, “It’s okay Read More …
From the producers of the Oscar® winning Searching for Sugar Man comes We Are X, a rock & roll story about the world’s biggest and most successful band you’ve never heard of. Under the direction of drummer, pianist, composer, and producer Yoshiki, X Japan has Read More …
“If We Are X proves anything, it’s that rock bands can experience similar trials: acrimony and fatalities, but also, sometimes, glorious comebacks.” — THE NEW YORK TIMES “An excellent new doc profiles one of Japan’s most famous bands—and captures the transcendence and pain of Read More …
On September 30, 2018, X JAPAN’s third-straight night of sold-out concerts for 100,000 fans — X JAPAN LIVE IN JAPAN 2018 — was suddenly cancelled due to the impending weather effects of Typhoon Trami. With concern for the safety of fans as their top priority, Read More …
Maison Mikuni has begun to sell special fondant chocolat cakes which is part of the TOSHI x MIKUNI special collaboration. The X Japan vocalist released a book titled “Sweet Memory” showing his cooking skills in September and has a cooking YouTube channel with his latest Read More …
First, former SMAP member Kusanagi Tsuyoshi started cooking on his YouTube channel and now we have X Japan’s Toshi unveiling his new YouTube channel and for his first video, he makes Christmas pancakes! Many Japanese celebrities including Toshi, Kusanagi Tsuyoshi, former Kamen Joshi member Kamiya Read More …
X JAPAN announced that they will do a spectator live performance from Chiba Makuhari Messe International Exhibition Hall 1-3. Due to Typhoon No. 24 and considering the safety of their fans, the band continued on with their “X JAPAN Live Japan Performance 2018 – Kurenai Read More …
It was announced that X JAPAN’s TOSHI will be releasing his first cover album “I’m A SINGER” on November 28th (courtesy of Universal Music). The release will be TOSHI’s first major label release as a solo singer in 20 years. YOSHIKI will be singing songs Read More …
X JAPAN played a special concert as the headliner of TV Asahi Dream Festival 2018 at Makuhari Messe on September 15 in Chiba, Japan. The band gave the audience of 15,000 an advance look at the band’s energetic performance just two weeks before they kick Read More …
YOSHIKI had a major announcement and as many rumors ran rampant on social media, the answer was a more positive one. X JAPAN will be performing at Makuhari Messe in Chiba on September 28-30. The performance will be titled “X JAPAN Live Nihonkoen 2018 – Read More …
Wada Akiko is one of Japan’s most recognized Japanese performers and actresses. She signed with Horipro at the age of 17 and made her debut with the single “Hoshizora no Kodoku” in 1968 and the following year with “Doshaburi no Ame no Naka de” which Read More …
The late night anime series “Shinya! Tensai Bakabon” (Midnight! Genius Bakabon) debuted on TV Tokyo and for the very first time, X JAPAN’s YOSHIKI appeared as an anime character (voiced by Miki Shin-ichiro). “Shinya! Tensai Bakabon” is an anime adaptation of Akatsuka Fujio’s manga series Read More …
Since Takahata Mitsuki’s NTT DoCoMo CM of her singing X Japan’s “Kurenai” went viral.. On July 7th, after seeing the commercial, YOSHIKI posted of how he was surprised in a good way and how the CM was amazing! Wow.. びっくりした。。なんか凄い.. いい意味で！#Kurenai #紅https://t.co/NqpataffXP — Yoshiki (@YoshikiOfficial) Read More …