Blog Posts on x-japan

X Japan's Yoshiki to Compose 2012 Golden Globe Awards Theme by GameOPS [video games, gadgets, etc.] on Jan 6, 2012X Japan's founder Yoshiki will compose the theme for 69th Golden Globe Awards this year."Yoshiki is a world-renowned musician and composer of enormous talent and versatility, who in addition to being a rock superstar has composed for film and televis...

Yoshiki’s Piano Auction Will Start Soon! by GameOPS [video games, gadgets, etc.] on Apr 12, 2011It's all set for Yoshiki's Piano Auction. The auction date is set to April 17, 2011 (Sun) Japanese Standard Time (GMT+7) and will be hosted by Yahoo Japan Charity Auctions. The auction page will be translated to 4 different languages namely Englis...

YOSHIKI: Donates His Crystal Piano for Earthquake Relief by GameOPS [video games, gadgets, etc.] on Mar 14, 2011March 13, Tokyo – X JAPAN’s Yoshiki is going to auction off his priceless crystal piano that he brings all over the world whenever he has concerts. The Kawai piano is to be auctioned off to help Japanese people who were affected by the 8.9 earthq...

X JAPAN And EMI MUSIC Announce North American Agreement by GameOPS [video games, gadgets, etc.] on Jan 29, 2011LOS ANGELES, CA -- X Japan, one of the most successful rock band in Japanese history, and EMI Music have signed an exclusive three-year manufacturing and distribution agreement that will have EMI Label Services handle the band's releases in North Ame...

X Japan Debuts New Song on Buddha Movie Trailer by GameOPS [video games, gadgets, etc.] on Dec 17, 2010Warner Bros. Japan and Toei Co., Ltd just released the full trailer of Buddha, a full-length film adaptation of the manga "Buddha". The trailer also debuts the new song from X Japan called "Scarlet Love Song" as announced by Yoshiki himself on Twitte...

Filipino Versions of X Japan Songs? by GameOPS [video games, gadgets, etc.] on Oct 24, 2010Oh boy, here we go again! Remember X Japan? They're the legendary Japanese metal band founded by the two guys above in 1982. I've been browsing around local forums and found out that two of X Japan's songs have "local versions". Paul Sapiera did the...

Stan Lee to Create a Yoshiki (X Japan) Comic Book by GameOPS [video games, gadgets, etc.] on Oct 11, 2010X Japan founder Yoshiki will soon be immortalized in a new comic book and animated series by Stan Lee's POW! Entertainment. Speaking at the New York Comic Con, Stan Lee said that he was impressed when he met Yoshiki."When I met Yoshiki, I was so impr...

re:vive (or how the granddaddies of jrock are getting their groove back) by SOLILOQUY on Sep 18, 2010Unless you’ve been living under a rock or just plain apathetic, you might have heard by now that two of visual kei’s utmost pioneers are making a comeback. THE X-Japan and THE Luna Sea have recovered from their respective break-up/hiatus/fallout/...