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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.
Toshimitsu Deyama (Japanese: 出山 利三, Hepburn: Deyama Toshimitsu, born October 10, 1965), known exclusively by his stage name Toshi, [Note 1] is a Japanese singer and songwriter who is the lead vocalist and a co-founder of the rock band X Japan, who rose to prominence in the late 1980s and early 1990s and is credited as founders of the visual kei movement.
A March 1989 show at Shibuya Kōkaidō (pictured in 2011) was released as the Blue Blood Tour Bakuhatsu Sunzen Gig concert video Hibiya Open-Air Concert Hall (pictured in 2019) X Japan have performed at the Tokyo Dome 18 times NHK Hall (pictured in 2015) hosted 1991's X with Orchestra concert, where the band was backed by an orchestra In 2009, Hong Kong's Asia World Expo (pictured in 2010) was ...
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 ...
Live in Hokkaido 1995.12.4 Bootleg is an X Japan live album released on January 21, 1998. It contains a shortened recording of the band's performances at the Tsukisamu Green Dome on December 4, 1995.
Only a few months after the release of Art of Life in 1993, X Japan began recording and releasing singles that would appear on their next studio album Dahlia, which released in 1996 turned out to be their last. 1994 held few performances for the band as the members were focusing on their solo and side projects, but they did play two consecutive New Year's Eve concerts at the Tokyo Dome, titled ...
With X Japan's popularity increasing, Yoshiki and the band collaborated with Mugen Motorsports and sponsored racer Katsumi Yamamoto, who drove for team "X Japan Racing" in the 1995 season of Formula Nippon. [39] In the 1996 season, they sponsored Ralf Schumacher with both him and the team winning the championship. [40]
The World: X Japan Hatsu no Zensekai Best (THE WORLD～X JAPAN 初の全世界ベスト～) is a compilation album by X Japan, released June 17, 2014. [1] Prior to its physical release, a digital version titled X Japan World Best became available in 111 countries via iTunes on May 21. [1]