I was online and came across this song called 'Tears' by 'X Japan'.. Which i really liked..
They are an old Japanese band.. Who has split up..
Any1 heard of them or the song b4? Do u know any other good songs of theirs?
I dont know much about JPop coz im more in2 Kpop/Cpop.. So can any1 can fill me in about the group?

I started 2 seach 4 their performances on youtube and came across this song called 'I'll Be Your Love'..
The pianist is the Yoshiki (?) who used 2 be in the band..
And the girl that sings it is the Nicole from the Pussycat Dolls??!! I also really like this song..
Apparently there is a Japanese version of this song as well right? Does any1 know what its called?

Here is the link:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F7F4FgwYkbM

they split up along time ago.. each of them going their own way.
I only really listened to Hide other than x-japan. who commited suicide sometime after the release of his first solo album.

X-Japan was a great band. They disbanded soon after Toshi announced that he would be leaving the group. I have great respect for them. They have some of the best ballads I have ever heard. You should listen to all of their ballads.

They have a song titled 'Art of Life' and it is simply breathtaking. It's about half an hour long. It really is a work of art. In a lot of X-Japan's songs, you can see that there is an influence of classical music. I loveeeee it!!

Hahaha.. that song w/ Nicole is gorgeous. It sounds familiar, but I'm not sure I've heard it before. Maybe...

I hated their rock music, but their ballads -like mentioned above- were extraodinary.

I'm a fan of both their rock and ballads. Honestly I'm not a ballad-type person, but X Japan's ballads I just love.

It goes without saying that X Japan is one of the most important bands in J-rock history. My favourite song by them is probably "Silent Jealousy."

I haven't heard that song you posted, either. Thanks for the link. ^^

yeah i preferred their ballads over their rock songs, much respect for them, i actually got my username from one of their songs lol.

but omg wow i didnt know nicole sang that song o_o i never really liked her and pcd, but this is real nice..

im more of a hiphop/R&B head but X-Japan made me appreciate rock music

Yoshiki from X-Japan helped produce and train "THE TRAX"

I enjoy alot of their songs, with Tears being my favorite. I would recommend the following songs:

Endless Rain
Forever Love
Kurenai
Art of Life

X-Japan was a very good band. I really like the songs "Endless Rain" and "Forever Love"

I miss them. ALOT.!
I loved Endless rain though. <3

i love their ballads too. but my fave x-japan song has got to be WEEK END. gosh you could bang your head to it til it feels like it's falling off lol.

actually...to the topic starter



they're obviously not a jpop group



haha but it's ok



they're a old 90's japanese rock band



they're usually the one's credited to popularize ''visual kei'' in japan



the ballads are sooo good



but if you don't want ballads



Silent Jealousy

Blue Blood



are two realllllly good rock songs



trying downloading their album ''Blue Blood''



its arguably their best album

my favorite is Endless rain too ^^ and yeah... X-japan is the legend! they're like the father of vk imo

I LOVE 'TEARS'. I really wish I could listen to more of their ballads. They are really powerful. *_* I should start looking now...haha

My fav songs are:
Ballads:
Tears
Endless Rain
Crucify My Love

Rock:
X
Kurenai
Scars
Art of Life

I miss X-Japan alot... Everytime I watch them performing, I cry cause I miss hide so much...

X-Japan is a great band. Its sad that they don't make music anymore as a group because they disband. Their songs are great and go buy their CD before its really gone since its quite hard to get it these days.

Anyways, what is the japanese version of the song in the link?

yeah.... they really remind me of my older brother who used to listen to them when i was younger. T_T

i don't think "Say Anything" was mentioned.
it's also a good song. (one of their 'ballad' numbers.. hahaha)

the 'tears' acoustic guitar verison is so pretty and calming.
**edited by mod, read the rules of this section.

THis is sad that this thread seems dead and the last post was made in 2006. X-Japan was such a great band and I love all their ballads. It shows how talented Yoshiki was and he still is~ All the members excelled on their instruments so they were able to contribute to the band. Im sure alot of X-Japan fans know this already, but they are going to reunite and hold a concert Dec 2007. CUrrently TOshi and Yoshiki are recording I guess probably the vocals for that tribute song "without You" YOshiki made for hide. It is not confirmed if Pata and Heath will rejoin yet. They will have guest guitarists come in to fill in hides spot for every song I guess. THe source where I got this from seems reliable, but I'm so excited that they are reuniting, becuz so sad I discovered this band 6 years after they broke up...

^ I think its hard for this thread to keep going, as they are disbanded and hide is deceased. Also, Yoshiki is occupied with SKIN now.

My favourite songs:
Kurenai
Rusty Nail
Drain
Endless Rain
Say Anything
Tears
Crucify My Love
Silent Jealousy

Tears was my first song too, and one of the first Jrock songs I heard. I thought it was beautiful and had it on repeat for ages.

I love X-Japan!
Their Last Live was beautiful.
I loved how Hide looked with his pink outfit and pink hairdo. =)

I've always liked their ballad songs.

The Comeback of X Japan

According to the website Sponichi, visual-kei legend X Japan will make their comeback this year! This year they will release "Without you", which Toshi recorded in March in Yoshiki's studio. There are also plans for a first live performance.

Both Pata and Heath seem to be joining too, but there is no official message about this yet. For the position of HIDE, they'll probably look for different guest musicians.

source: jmusiceuropa.com + JpopAsia

The latest updated news is of the reunion is that X-Japan members made a song for Saw 4's ending... Yes, all the members, including Hide. I'm not joking. I'm so happy... Go to www.jrockrevolution.com to listen to a clip of it...

^ the song is called IV<perfect name considering the title of the movie

^LOL. I'm quoting myself because wow that was like...a year ago. And as an update....I LOVE X-Japan! I started listening to them for their ballad songs but I also really like listening to their LIVES albums. I really love their music and they are one of the few Jrock bands I listen to. Actually I mostly just listen to X-Japan for my Jrock fixes.

^Have you listened to Dahlia?
If not, try it...it's my favorite song by them.


Awesome band- can't wait till IV...
IV PREVIEW (clean/no ppl talking)

^Thanks for the preview. I can't wait for it either! It sounds great just from that preview. *o*

Yes, I've listened to Dahlia, love watching the live performances on youtube..but that goes for all of X japan's performances. haha.

Oh my gosh. Thanks so much for the preview. Woot! It sounds good even though it's a small preview. A bit off topic, but doesn't SAW IV show this Friday? I gotta see it.

ah x-japan is great
i cant wait for their comeback
:]
ah i think its my laptop or something...
but the preview isnt working T_T

Yes, it's airing Friday. You should see it cause I.V. is not included in the OST. I'm definitely going.

An update is that Yoshiki announced X reunion tour next Spring... Yes!!! I think it might be worldwide too... But it probably might be only in L.A. since Yoshiki lives there.

To answer the first question in the first post, The song is I'll forever be your love ORIGINALLY SUNGby Dahlia...from Violet UK, name dahlia was suggested by yoshiki in tribute to a song X-japan did, Dahlia and yoshiki are supposed to be according to dahlia working on a japanese/english album together. I reccomend it that if you like Nicole singing this song you will LOVE dahlia, though i dont like her in the pusscatdolls she has a nice voice when singing things like this, but Dahlia is simply amazing.

X-Japan are legends. one of, if not, THE greatest rock bands ever lived.

I'm a hip hop and R&B fan but X-Japan....dayum...just too good.

R.I.P Hideto "Hide" Matsumoto

Their song "Tears" was in Windstruck. Soo sad T_T

Photo courtesy of Sankei Sports. The four original members of X-JAPAN (from L-R): PATA, YOSHIKI, TOSHI & HEATH were recently interviewed for Shibuya FM at Tower Records in regards to their upcoming tour plans as well as their upcoming single "I.V." which will be released in 23 countries via iTunes. X-Japan also revealed that LUNA SEA guitarist SUGIZO (38) will be performing on tour with the band.

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WOW...I'm Listening to that song RIGHT NOW!!! the song was in windstruck and they are a crazt awesome BAND!!!they used to be influenced by KISS...

X Japan is fantastic. There've been talks of a reunion kind of concert.

My favourite song from them is Crucify my Love. All of their songs are so emotional.

If you like them, I would follow Yoshiki, he's done some amazing stuff and produced some amazing bands. I live near LA and he makes appearances at a lot of concerts. I missed JRock Revolution because of a wedding but I heard he was handing out coffee to fans in line, which is totally sweet and I saw him at Family Values last year (I think. It was when Dir en grey was on the tour).

haha and i have just found something, that made me spill out my drink on the table @_@ since i'm a fan of X Japan since i don't know...6 months? and today after watching european championships in figure skating on tv, i found out that one of my favourite guys is skating to Forever Love!!!!! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Naj9aRHP-6A and i was like "wait, o *** i know this melody @_@ "

OMG... I seriously think X Japan should do a worldwide tour... They're so popular everywhere...

I used to like X-Japan for a little while, but I realized their songs weren't for me.
My favourite was Kurenai. :3

Saw this article in the Big Bang thread..so random..lol..but wow reunion!! (tho i think they announced the days back in..january..=X)...*O* just glaze over the BB stuff..lol..but.... OMG, X JAPAN!!!! my first reaction to seeing this..haha. @_@; Oh and late response but when I finally listened to the full version of I.V...man...no words..X Japan is just always and forever awesome. Hide's guitar in the MV though, made me so sad.. R.I.P. but I heard they did use Hide's unreleased guitar material for the song...;__; Beautiful song. X-Japan is the Jrock group I listen to the most..or now more like the only Jrock group I'll listen to...they are so epic.


X Japan, Big Bang to Simultaneously Hold Concerts in Tokyo, Monday March 10, 2008 Japan

X Japan, a disbanded but once phenomenally popular Japanese idol band will perform together for the first time in ten years in front of 100,000 fans at the Tokyo Dome, the venue of their farewell concert on December 31, 1997. The band will perform on March 28 and March 30.

Not so far away from the Tokyo Dome, the Korean idol group Big Bang, which released its debut single 'How Gee' in Japan in January, will hold its first solo concert in Tokyo at Tokyo Dome City's JCB Hall for two days from March 28.

Yang Hyun-suk, the executive of Big Bang's management agency YG Entertainment who has indirect ties with X Japan, set the date of the concert in tandem with the much anticipated concert of the legendary Japanese group.

Seven, who has a contract with YG Entertainment, launched his music career in Japan through Japanese entertainment agency Unlimited Group, which helped X Japan and Glay rise to stardom.

Yang was a member of the disbanded Taeji Boys. Seo Tae-ji currently owns a guitar once used by the late Hide, one of the members of X-Japan.

Source: .Nii.K.Ki.@asianfanatics and KBS Global

^wow thanks for the info! because i never can keep up with the Big Bang thread these days T__T
wow that is so awesome o_O super lucky fans in Japan! Big Bang AND X Japan!
yehh I.V is such a beautiful song!! ah i hope they release more stuff soon!

I love I.V.!

I'm so glad that they're doing a little reunion!

There's a rumor (a RUMOR) that they might have a concert in the US in August too...we'll see!

I can't beleive there's a possiblity that I might see X Japan live in my lifetime!

It's confirmed that they will perform in Paris and New York City.

Paris, July 5

New York City, September 13, Madison Square Garden

source: Jrock Revolution

I heard about other rumors that they'll tour Asia too in August. But I don't know if it's going to happen. I know Pata has a few tour dates with Ra:in in May/June...

I'm going to the NYC one for sure... If I have to beg someone for tickets, I'll do it... There's no way I'm going to miss it... Well, unless they come to Toronto.

whoa they're gonna be at MSG. That's huge. I can actually attend that too.
I'm sure people from all over the country will be there since there's such limited shows.

Rumor has it that they'll be in Shanghai in August... I have no idea if it's true... Cuz there's alot of rumors saying they'll go to Taiwan, Hong Kong, etc.. But it's not confirmed.

Right now, I need to get the tickets for the NYC concert... Anyone know when it's on sale?

I would like to go see them but:

I'm gonna be a Senior in high school by that time( EA I need to do)
School
And I live in California

Why are they going to NYC? D:

Oh well, I just think it should've been in Southern California too.

Did anyone went to see their performance clip at myspace?
http://www.myspace.com/xjapanofficial

It was so great...I wish I was there! I am so touched (almost cried )by how the members presented hide. He is still alive in the band and will always be!

IM going to PARIS for sure !!! gosh I have to see them live

it was said that they will have a screen where they will show HIdes pics.. omg Im gonna cry for sure

^ they had a HIDE hologram @ their Dome concert(s).

for those of you who know/have a CRUNCHYROLL account:

their Live Concert at Tokyo Dome on March 28th, 2008 is uploaded on there.... they even show Yoshiki slumped over his set .

^ Yoshiki fainted that day... That's why the concert was cut short... I hope Yoshiki stays healthy so that I can see him in September.