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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.
"Double-X"), a short film based on the manga series X by Clamp and set to X Japan's music. It features a slideshow of the manga's artwork set to a medley of X Japan's " Silent Jealousy ", " Kurenai " and "Endless Rain" and a music video for the song " X " directed by Shigeyuki Hayashi .
We Are X is a 2016 documentary film about the Japanese rock band X Japan and its co-founder, drummer, pianist and leader Yoshiki. Directed by Stephen Kijak, it premiered at the 2016 Sundance Film Festival on January 23. The film covers the history of the band, their influence on Japanese music and society, the band's break up in 1997 and ...
The version included on the film's soundtrack is an acoustic one, but Yoshiki described the version set to be included on X Japan's unreleased album as "very heavy." [ 6 ] On December 13, 2016, it was announced that "La Venus" was one of 91 songs in contention for nomination for the Academy Award for Best Original Song for the 89th Academy Awards .
This dark, romantic thriller was nominated for a Golden Globe for best motion picture (non-English language) in 2023. Available to stream on Prime Video , Vudu and Apple TV . 'Love and Leashes' (2022)
It features a slideshow of the manga's artwork set to a medley of X Japan's "Silent Jealousy", "Kurenai" and "Endless Rain" and a music video for the song "X" directed by Shigeyuki Hayashi. [ 2 ] Australian metal band Lord covered the title song as a bonus track on the Japanese version of their 2007 album Ascendence , with vocals performed by ...
When Japanese musician/composer/producer Yoshiki founded seminal glam-metal band X Japan back in 1982, pounding the drums in kabuki-esque facepaint, peroxide-blond rooster hair, and lacy prom ...
A new version of "Tears" was reportedly recorded for X Japan's unreleased studio album, [5] before it was decided to create entirely new material instead. The title song was covered by South Korean rock band TRAX, as a b-side on the Japanese version of their "Scorpio" single, which was produced by Yoshiki. [6]