X Japan (Japanese: エックス・ジャパン, Hepburn: Ekkusu Japan) is a Japanese rock ban… Read Full Bio ↴X Japan (Japanese: エックス・ジャパン, Hepburn: Ekkusu Japan) is a Japanese rock band from Chiba, formed in 1982 by drummer and pianist Yoshiki and lead vocalist Toshi. Starting as a predominantly power/speed metal band with heavy symphonic elements, they later gravitated towards a progressive sound with an emphasis on ballads. Besides being one of the first Japanese acts to achieve mainstream success while on an independent label, the group is widely credited as one of the pioneers of visual kei, a movement among Japanese musicians comparable to Western glam.
Originally named X (エックス, Ekkusu), they released their debut album Vanishing Vision (1988) on Yoshiki's own Extasy Records one year after finalizing their line-up including bassist Taiji, lead guitarist Hide and rhythm guitarist Pata. They achieved breakthrough success in 1989 with the release of their second and major debut album Blue Blood. Following 1991's Jealousy, Taiji left the band in early 1992. He was replaced by Heath and the group changed their name to X Japan before producing the mini album Art of Life (1993), which is composed solely of the 29-minute title track. In 1995 the group dropped most of its original visual kei aesthetics in favor of a more casual look and released Dahlia (1996), which like their two previous albums debuted at number one. X Japan performed their last concert at the Tokyo Dome on December 31, 1997, making it the last of five consecutive sold-out New Year's Eve concerts the group held at the stadium.
After ten years, X Japan reunited in 2007 and recorded the new song "I.V.". Over the next two years they performed several concerts, including their first overseas show in Hong Kong, and formally added Sugizo as lead guitarist in place of Hide, who died in 1998, before holding a North American tour in 2010. In 2011, the band went on their first world tour throughout Europe, South America and Asia. Shortly after reuniting, work began on their sixth studio album. During its ten years of production, several release dates were announced, but it remains unreleased despite Yoshiki's claim of its completion in September 2018.
X Japan has released five studio albums, six live albums, and 21 singles. In 2003, HMV Japan ranked the band at number 40 on their list of the 100 most important Japanese pop acts. In 2007, Rolling Stone Japan ranked Blue Blood number 15 on its list of the 100 Greatest Japanese Rock Albums of All Time.[1] In 2017, Loudwire named X Japan the Best Metal Band from Japan. It has been reported that X Japan has sold over 30 million records.[2][3]
Originally named X (エックス, Ekkusu), they released their debut album Vanishing Vision (1988) on Yoshiki's own Extasy Records one year after finalizing their line-up including bassist Taiji, lead guitarist Hide and rhythm guitarist Pata. They achieved breakthrough success in 1989 with the release of their second and major debut album Blue Blood. Following 1991's Jealousy, Taiji left the band in early 1992. He was replaced by Heath and the group changed their name to X Japan before producing the mini album Art of Life (1993), which is composed solely of the 29-minute title track. In 1995 the group dropped most of its original visual kei aesthetics in favor of a more casual look and released Dahlia (1996), which like their two previous albums debuted at number one. X Japan performed their last concert at the Tokyo Dome on December 31, 1997, making it the last of five consecutive sold-out New Year's Eve concerts the group held at the stadium.
After ten years, X Japan reunited in 2007 and recorded the new song "I.V.". Over the next two years they performed several concerts, including their first overseas show in Hong Kong, and formally added Sugizo as lead guitarist in place of Hide, who died in 1998, before holding a North American tour in 2010. In 2011, the band went on their first world tour throughout Europe, South America and Asia. Shortly after reuniting, work began on their sixth studio album. During its ten years of production, several release dates were announced, but it remains unreleased despite Yoshiki's claim of its completion in September 2018.
X Japan has released five studio albums, six live albums, and 21 singles. In 2003, HMV Japan ranked the band at number 40 on their list of the 100 most important Japanese pop acts. In 2007, Rolling Stone Japan ranked Blue Blood number 15 on its list of the 100 Greatest Japanese Rock Albums of All Time.[1] In 2017, Loudwire named X Japan the Best Metal Band from Japan. It has been reported that X Japan has sold over 30 million records.[2][3]
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村松作情
歌：X JAPAN 作詞：白鳥瞳 作曲：Yoshiki
さめきった街に別れを告げ
荒れくるう刺激に身をさらせ
あいつの瞳は光り失せた
燃えくるう心は操れない
※乱れた愛に流され おまえは全てを失った
身体貫く叫びで おまえの心壊してやる※
錆付いた言葉投げ捨てて
張り裂ける心を解き放て
降りしきる雨に背を向けて
息づく奴らに言葉はない
埋もれた時に戸惑う おまえは悪夢をさまよう
血の気震わすNoiseで おまえの心壊してやる
△X 感じてみろ X 叫んでみろ X 全て脱ぎ捨てろ
X 感じてみろ X 叫んでみろ X 心燃やせ△
X You don't have to hesitate.
Get yourself out.
You know You are the best!
Let's get Crazy!
(△くり返し)
(※くり返し)
(△くり返し×2)
John McLellan
Fuck, hide was such a good guitarist. Rest in peace, you will be missed.
Szymon Łuczyński
It always gets me how this being j-rock or whatever it was called, it's essentially the 80's speed metal. Probably one of the best too
Mandrake Novelop
@Maahito Matsumoto Visual Kei is more like cultural name for stye/looks not specifics musical genre. Visual Kei have a lot musical genre in it not tied to one style.
Maahito Matsumoto
Its called visual key.
Blue Dinosaur
Saw them in Oakland 2 weeks ago, this was one of the songs they performed! Such a legendary band! WE ARE X!
Nathan Hansberry
my god...that drumming is pure ecstasy for ears
Rygar1986AB
X from Spain. Que grande este grupo, uno de los mejores de la historia
Michael Luna
Damn those drums are badass. Actually this whole song is badass.
Gabrielle Denage
Yoshiki is for sure the most underrated drummer of all time
Pick of Destiny
It's funny, but that's one of the very few song I can listen to at any time, while happy or completely depressed, exhausted or fully up, it's just so uplifting and vitalizing... X-Japan were really giving everything they had in their songs, it's really crazy