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| X
Japan International Tour Canceled |
Due
to Yoshiki's health problems (neck injury) the X Japan international
tour was canceled/postponed. There are no new dates yet.
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| Source:
Sanspo
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Date:
2008-06-14 |
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| X
Japan International Tour |
X
Japan officially announced following live concerts:
5th July 2008 - Villepinte Parc d'exposition,
Paris (France)
2nd August 2008- World Trade Center, Taipei (Taiwan)
13th September 2008 - Madison Square Garden (USA)
Also check out the official X
Japan myspace site as it has clips from their
concerts in Japan (March 08). |
| Source:Official
X Japan Myspace |
Date:
2008-05-10 |
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| Summary
of a Night of Destruction, Madness & Creation |
All
three concerts were a huge success. The "Night Of Madness"
concert was a bit of a chaos, due to technical problems
it started late and it got cut a bit short, cause Yoshiki
was too exhausted to continue the concert (had to be escorted
from the stage) during Art Of Life.
There were videoscreens with live footage and a hologram
from hide on stage, to remember him. Sugizo, Richard Fortus,
Punk Scandal and Wes Borland joined X Japan on stage.
Here are the inofficial setlists:
| Night
Of Destruction |
Last Song |
Rusty Nail |
Weekend
with Sugizo |
Scars / Silent Jealousy
with Sugizo |
Drum Solo
Yoshiki |
Pose
with Pata and Heath |
| Say Anything |
Without You |
I.V.
with Sugizo |
Kurenai |
Art Of Life |
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| Night Of
Madness |
Forever Love |
Rusty Nail |
Weekend |
Pata Solo |
Drain |
Longing |
Piano Solo
Yoshiki |
Without You |
I.V.
1st part acapella, 2nd part with Sugizo |
Kurenai |
City Of Devils (Song
by Violet UK)
with Sugizo, Pata, Punk Scandal, R. Fortus |
Drum Solo
Yoshiki |
Tears |
World Anthem |
X
with Sugizo, R. Fortus & W. Borland |
| |
Night Of
Creation |
Tears |
Rusty Nail |
Weekend |
Pata & Heath
Solo |
Miscast & Doubt
hide Tribute played by Pata and Heath |
Earth In The Dark
by Toshi |
Running And Roses
by Yoshiki |
Forever Love Acoustic
Version
Toshi, Pata and Heath |
Without You |
I.V.
with Sugizo |
Kurenai |
Orgasm
with Sugizo, Richard Fortis and Wes Borland |
City of Devil
Song by Violet UK |
Drum Solo
Yoshiki |
Endless Rain |
World Anthem |
X |
Art Of Life |
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Date:
2008-05-10 |
|
| X
Japan Tickets on sale now |
You
can order tickets for the upcoming X Japan concerts (held
on the 29th and 30th March, Tokyo Dome) here.
Don't miss out on this opportunity!
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| Source:
jrock-revolution.com |
Date:
2008-02-20 |
|
| V2 |
According
to a recent blog entry of Tetsuya Komuro, he and Yoshiki
are thinking about bringing their V2 project back to life!
Quote:
"Lastly, it's either a 0% or 100%
possibility but I talked with YOSHIKI on the phone the other
day & we are pumped up about the prospect of working
on our V2 project. Given that X-JAPAN's work has been completed.
No more vocals so no need to worry about that." |
| Source:
Bloody
Disgusting Thanks to Bre! |
Date:
2008-01-03 |
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| Catacombs
DVD |
| The release date
of the Catacombs DVD is going to be the 18th February 2008.
You can read a, not so nice review, of it here.
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| Source:
Bloody
Disgusting Thanks to Bre! |
Date:
2008-01-03 |
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| Shoxx
Index |
Shoxx released their yearly Indexx
edition of the magazine. Including articles about
Yoshiki and X Japan!
You can order this issue on Yesasia.com,
click here.
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| Source:
Yesasia
Thanks to Bre! |
Date:
2008-01-03 |
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| X
Japan returns DVD |
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On the 10th anniversary of their
breakup and with their upcoming reunion, X Japan releases
another live DVD. There are three versions available.
A limited Edition set which contains the concerts
from both days. A version with the concert of the
30th December 1993 and another version with the concert
of the 31st December 1993. All are available on cdjapan.
Click here
to order the ltd. Edition, here
to order the 30th Dec. edition and here
to order the 31st Dec. edition. |
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Full tracklist of the limited
Edition containing both concerts:
Disk 1,
2 and 3 |
Disk 4,
5 and 6 |
| Prologue from World Anthem |
Prologue from World Anthem |
| Silent Jealousy |
Blue Blood |
| Sadistic Desire |
Sadistic Desire |
| Standing Sex |
Standing Sex |
| Week End |
Week End |
| Heath Solo |
Heath Solo |
| Yoshiki drum solo |
Yoshiki drum solo |
| Hide no Heya |
Hide no Heya |
| Yoshiki piano solo |
Yoshiki piano solo |
| Art Of Life |
Art Of Life |
| Celebration |
Joker |
| Orgasmus (Ventures Vers.) |
Orgasmus (Ventures Vers.) |
| Tears |
Tears |
| Kurenai |
X (countdown 1993-1994 version) |
| X |
Endless Rain |
| Endless Rain |
Say Anything |
| Say Anything |
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Disk
7 contains previously unreleased material |
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| Source:
Xjapan.ne.jp,
Cdjapan
Thanks to Bre! |
Date:
2008-01-03 |
|
| Listen
to I.V. |
You can listen
to a clip of I.V. here.
If you look at the bottom right, there's also an official
press release.
Excerpt from the press release: |
Fans
of X JAPAN – one of Japan’s most popular and
influential bands – are expected to turn out in force
opening weekend at “SAW IV,” which represents
their first opportunity to hear new material from the outfit
credited with creating the flamboyant rock sub-genre visual
kei (visual style). The song, titled “I.V.,”
was written especially for the end titles of “Saw
IV” and will be unveiled in the film nationwide Oct.
26. |
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| “Having
exclusive new material from X JAPAN – especially a
song written specifically for the film – close out
‘Saw IV’ is truly a landmark for us,”
says “Saw IV” producer Oren Koules. “The
band’s dark sensibility makes X JAPAN a perfect creative
complement to the ‘SAW’ series.”
Don't miss out on this
article about the video shooting at jrockrevolution.
And for a FAQ with lots of interesting details on I.V. click
here. |
| Source:
saw4soundtrack.com |
Date:
2007-11-12 |
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| Repo!
The Genetic Opera |
| Yoshiki
is producing and writing a song for the soundtrack of a
movie called "Repo! The Genetic Opera". Not only
that, he's also one of the producers of this movie. The
movie is still in production and the release date is set
to 2008. |
| Source:
wikipeadia,
imdb
Thanks to Bre! |
Date:
2007-11-10 |
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| X
Japan's new song I.V. |
| The
upcoming movie from the "Saw" series, will feature
X Japan's new song I.V. Yoshiki was approached by the team
(same team that produced the Catacombs movie) to write the
title song. Although there is no release date confirmed
yet, the band will shoot a video for I.V. on October 22nd,
at Tokyo Odaiba Aqua City. |
| Source:
Xjapan.ne.jp;
jrock-revolution.com
Thanks to Davide! |
Date:
2007-10-18 |
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| Yoshiki
at the Catacombs premiere |
Yoshiki appeared at the Catacombs premiere on the 20th September
2007, in Japan. You can watch an interview with him here.
In this interview he mentiones that the movie was pretty scary.
You can also see a clip of the movie director asking the fans,
if they would like to see Yoshiki participating in a role
in his next movie. Yoshiki said that nothing was decided yet
though. |
| Source:
Yahoo
Japan &
jrock-revolution.com Thanks to Naomi! |
Date:
2007-09-30 |
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| Catacombs
Soundtrack |
| This
will be the first official Violet UK release ever, on this
soundtrack! Cdjapan has it already listed, but no tracklist,
you can preorder it here.
The release date will be the 3rd October 2007, under Extasy
Records.
Tracklist:
Violet UK - Blue Butterfly
Black Light Burns - Lie
BT - Smartbomb
Skinny Puppy - Magnifishit
The Crystal Method - Bad Ass
Avenged Sevenfold - Unholy Confessions
Peter Murphy - Twist Your Fate
Shawness Smith - Please Myself
Zilch - PSyche
Atreyu - Bleeding Mascara
The Human Abstract - Vela, Together We Await The Storm
Ministry - Die In A Crash |
| Source:
Cdjapan
Thanks To Bre! |
Date:
2007-09-13 |
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| Shoxx
Magazine with Yoshiki Interview |
| The upcoming
August issue of the Shoxx/Shock Wave magazine will feature
a Yoshiki special (32 pages).
You can order the Shoxx Magazine (along
with the Fool's Mate) here.
Here
is some more information about the upcoming Shock Wave September
issue. |
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| Source:
Jpophelp
Thanks To Bre! |
Date:
2007-08-14 |
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| September
issue of Fool's Mate |
| Get
sure to get the September issue, because there will be an
extra long interview (12 pages) with Yoshiki, in the September
issue of the magazine Fool's Mate, covering such themes
as S.K.I.N.'s debut, Violet UK and the reunion of X Japan.
Update: you can see some behind-the-scenes
footage of the shooting here.
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| Source:
Fool's
Mate |
Date:
2007-07-26 |
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| Yoshiki
interview at Japan Expo |
| Yoshiki
was answering questions from fans during a discussion pannel
at the Japan Expo. You can read the whole interview with
him here.
|
| Source:
skin-online.net |
Date:
2007-07-20 |
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| S.K.I.N.
rocks at the Anime Expo |
| The
first concert of S.K.I.N. was as expected a huge success.
The setlist included following songs:
GEI-SHA
Killing you softly
Beneath The S.K.I.N.
Violets
You can check out some pictures of the
concert here.
For further information (reviews, etc) please be sure to
visit skin-online.net
and jrockrevolution! |
| Source:
JrockRevolution |
Date:
2007-07-04 |
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| New
S.K.I.N. site goes online |
| I'm
sure you all want to visit skin-online.net
to get the latest buzz about S.K.I.N., a wonderful fansite
made from fans for fans (from the team of sugizolove.com).
I am very happy to be a part of this wonderful project (I'm
responsible for Yoshiki related things) and thanks to Kuri,
who is behind all this! |
| Source:
skin-online.net |
Date: 2007-06-29 |
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| Yoshiki
to visit the Japan Expo in France |
| Yoshiki
apparently wants to relive his experience at Otakon, because
his next target is the Japan Expo in France, held from the
6th to the 8th July in Paris, this summer! |
| Source:
Japan
Expo - Thanks to Beatrize for these news! |
Date:
2007-06-11 |
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| Articles,
pics & videos from the Jrock festival |
The
crowd went wild when Miyavi announced that he will join
the band S.K.I.N.. You can watch a video of it here
and a video with Yoshiki, who joins him on stage,
here.
There's also an article with some pictures up on
Sponichi, which you can read here
and last but not least, also an article
on Oricon, check it out here.
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| Source:
Youtube,
Oricon
& Sponichi
- Thanks to Beatrize for these news! |
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| Yoshiki's
statement about X Japan reunion |
| Yoshiki
stated in the newspaper "Sport Nippon" that the
reformation of X Japan is in it's final stage. All the member
decided already informally to join. Regarding hide's part
on stage, Yoshiki said it would be a nice and a good way,
if several guitarists will play his parts as guest musicians,
he added that there might be over ten guitarists for one
concert.
The first reformation concert will probably
be held in Los Angeles in 2007, a release of "Without
You" (with Toshi's vocals) is also planned, but a release
date has yet to be determined.
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| Source:
Sport Nippon - Thanks to Naomi for these news! |
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| Miyavi
joins "S.K.I.N." |
It's official, Miyavi will
be the 4th member of Yoshiki's latest project, a Jrock "superband".
The name of the band is S.K.I.N..
They will perform live at the Anime Expo in Anaheim, California
on the 29th June 2007! You should not miss out on this chance! |
| Source:
Anime
Expo - Thanks to Beatrize for these news! |
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| X
Japan reformation in December 2007 |
Toshi stated that the reformation
of X Japan is scheduled to happen in December 2007. |
| Source:
nnn.co.jp
- Thanks to Lawrence for these news! |
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| New
X-Japan DVD |
The release date
of the DVD is on the 25th July 2007. You can either get a
DVD from the 30th December (Aoi Yoru) or of the 31st December
(Shiroi Yoru).
There's also a special DVD box with those two DVDs combined
coming out (limited Release), which contains 4 DVDs of footage.
The boxset also includes a bonus DVD, with over 50 minutes
of unreleased behind-the-scenes footage and a bonus CD containing
a recreation of the demo tape originally distributed at the
concert titled "Longing - Togireta Melody." |
Aoi Yoru Shiroi Yoru Box Set |
Aoi Yoru Complete Edition |
Shiroi Yoru Complete Edition |
To order the:
- Aoi Yoru Shiroi Yoru Complete Edition DVD Box (ltd Rel.)
click here.
- Aoi Yoru Complete Edition click here.
- Shiroi Yoru Complete Edition click here.
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| Source:
Cdjapan
- Thanks to Beatrize for these news! |
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| Yoshiki
plans Jrock festival |
The "Jrock Revolution" festival will take place
at the "Wiltern Theater" in Los Angeles, on
the 25th and 26th May. The linup will include following
bands: Alice Nine, Vidoll, Duel Jewel, Kagrra, Miyavi,
Déspairs RAy, Merry, Girugamesh and MUCC.
Yoshiki will of course attend the festival but he will
not perform. For the curious of you out there: the fourth
band member of Yoshiki's latest project (collaberation
with Gackt) will be announcend on the festival.
For more information about this awesome event click here.
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| Source:
Yoshiki's Myspace site |
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| Toshi
talks about meeting Yoshiki |
Toshi posted a message on his myspace account, saying
that he met up with an old friend (Yoshiki) in march.
They worked together on the song which Yoshiki wrote after
hide passed away. You can read the wonderful message here.
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| Source:
Toshi's Myspace site |
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| Possible
reunion of X-Japan |
According to Toshi's official site, the manager from
X-Japan approached him and they talked about a possible
reunion. He appears to be in contact with Yoshiki and
would agree to join them (previous plans always shattered,
because Toshi had no interest). While there are no plans
for an album or new music, there might be a valid chance
for a short reunion tour. This would be a once in the
lifetime chance to see X-Japan one again perform live
for the fans. However, there's no official statement from
Yoshiki out there, yet.
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| Source:
Toshi's official site |
|
| Sugizo
joins Yoshiki's & Gackt's band |
It's official now! Sugizo (former member of Luna Sea)
is joining the new band Yoshiki and Gackt formed. They
revealed that the band is going to have five members.
One can only wonder who the other two high profile musicians
are that will join this amazing project!
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| Source:
Sponichi Thanks to Bre and Beatriz
for this update! |
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| X
Japan albums remastered |
Here's a really good oportunity to get your hands on
some original X-Japan albums that already were out of
print! Yoshiki remastered the "Blue Blood" and
the "Jealousy" Album using the latest technological
advancements. This remastered re-issues also include a
bonus CD with a compilation of instrumental versions Of
X-Japan songs. These are limited releases, available only
until the end of May 2007!
You can order Blue Blood here
and Jealousy here.
CD Japan ships worldwide and the site is in english.
|
| Source:
CD Japan Thanks to Bre for this
update! |
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| Nice
gallery about Yoshiki at Otakon |
There's a really nice gallery with pictures of excellent
quality here.
The pictures were taken during Yohiki's visit at Otakon.
Enjoy!
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| Source:
halfassed.org |
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| Article
about Yoshiki's Otakon visit in Newtype |
There is a review about the Otakon convention in the
newtype magazine, October 2006 issue. Of course Yoshiki
also gets mentioned. An excerpt from the article:
It was like having Elvis back in
Memphis or Frank Sinatra returning to Las Vegas, except
that it was a legendary Japanese performer in Baltimore,
a combination that would seem unlikely anywhere but Otakon
(the Largest of the East Cost anime conventions). Yoshiki,
former X-Japan leader, was the conquering hero of the
convention. Few American rockers have seen the kind of
fame that Yoshiki has had in Japan as the leader of X-Japan,
and few American J-rock fans previously had a chance to
see the performer, even though he spent years of his career
among starts on Los Angeles. That chance came in Maryland,
and fans took advantage of every moment they had to see
musician who dropped out of performing and was later coaxed
back to the stage. From an appearance in a packed ballroom
to a radio interview and an autograph session, Yoshiki
was Otakon’s big star on a weekend of Japanese musical
performers that included up-and-coming artists MUCC and
Nana Kitade. Fans got to see Yoshiki perform only in videos,
but MUCC and Kitade performed in a downtown Baltimore
club that’s separate from the convention center
where the rest of the Otakon was held…
You can order the magazine here.
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| Source:
Newtype Thanks to Bre for this
update! |
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| Catacombs |
As mentioned in the last news, Yoshiki composed a song
for a movie soundtrack. The movie is called "Catacombs".
The team from the popular horror film "Saw"
is working on it. Violet UK's featured song is called
"Blue Butterfly".
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| Source:
tochu tokyo Thanks to Lyn for
this update! |
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| Update
on myspace |
Yoshiki
found some time to update his blog again. He gave away a
little secret again. He composed a song (Blue Butterfly)
for an upcoming movie next year with Pink in it.
He's still working on the VUK album and
recorded a new song called Asphyxia with "Katie"
as vocalist.
He's talking about his lyrics in this update
and a bit about the recording process, it's hard for him
to find a compromise to the perfect image he has in his
head, when putting together the score. |
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Yoshiki also talks about his visit at the Otakon convention.
Get sure to read up on his latest news here.
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| Source:
myspace |
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| Yoshiki
visits Dir En Grey concert |
No real news, just a small sidenote: Yoshiki attended
(along with Mandi, Violet UK's bass player) the Dir En
Grey concert on the Family Values Tour in San Bernardino.
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| Yoshiki
& Gackt |
During the Question & Answer session on the Otakon
convention (see the last news update), Yoshiki gave away
a little secret. He plans to start a band with Gackt!
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| Source:
Thanks to Kate for these news! |
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