X Japan

[midori]

I've noticed there's no topic on X Japan..

I was just wondering if anyone in here find their music interesting or like their music?

For those of you who don't know..X Japan is a Visual Kei group that's been around for more than 10 years now. About three months ago..Hide, guitarist for the band..died.

[masterxkae]

X-Japan is cool. They're like the founding fathers of Jrock. I thought Hide died longer than 3 months ago? They helped inspire bands like Dir En Grey. Honestly, I prefer them over DEG anyday. Yah.

[yoshiki3011]

wrong la..
hide died on may 2 1998 at 8.52pm.. sad.... this yr is his 7 yr death anniversary..

[batman]

yea, i know X Japanhaven't really gotten into that much...but i've heard two songs....'kurenai' and 'tears'.....
i heard about hide's death when i was looking through some jrock sites...apparently it was really devastating and some people even committed suicide over his loss.....

[ultramanDJ]

well, hide was a well loved musician~ X Japan's tale is one tradegy itself of shakespearan quality... anyway, do look out for yoshiki's new project, Violet UK FINALLY debuting at the end of this month! 8 years++ in the making folks!

[masterewok]

I'm pretty sure I can safely say they were the greatest and most influential J-rock band in Japan's rock history, too bad Hide commited suicide, he was like the japanese kurt cobain, I heard he died on accident because he was drunk and played a joke on his girlfriend by pretending to hang himself, except...he accidently did hang himself(embaressing) anyways, I think their best song is dice

[latte777]

I heard quite a number of their songs. They are gooood! My favourite is still Forever Love. They sang that song during Hide's funeral right?

[yoshiki3011]

ya.. it was an emotional site man.. esp when yoshiki was giving a speech on his funeral..

[Kiro]

Hide = King Of Psyborg Rockstar

Xjapan = Legendary Band

btw can we find viloet Uk cd in SG ? no news in hmv..

[tomoe17th]

i love dahlia (the song), Week End and Art of lIfe. They are great epic songs. I really love X japan for their rocking songs rathr than their ballads.

[Sting]

Hide = King Of Psyborg Rockstar
Xjapan = Legendary Band


well said. it's fucking sad that Xjapan is gone.

[TheSuperOne]

YEA! X Japan, I am also a X Japan fans. My friends too. Too bad, that Hide died on hospital after hard drinking. But if any Singaporean want their Last Live cds, its on sale at HMV(Heeren) around $100++

catseyes: thank for reminding me, i nearly forgotten what my friends told me.

[catseyes]

Too bad, that Hide died on car accident.

Eh, hide didn't die of a car accident.

Links you can refer to:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/X-Japan
http://hide.hotarubi.net/hide.html
http://www.freewebs.com/xjapan/tributetohide.htm

[rie-chan]

yeah hide died via some weird strangling thing using a towel. not sure if it was a joke for a gf though. as far as i know he wasn't attached then..

the funeral was probably one of the saddest things ever T_T

[KendoTiger]

Just for the record:

Hide didn't commit suicide -o-

and

The use "Forever Longing" I believe in the amazingly beautiful korean movie "Windstruck" - during the wind scene T_T omg, so beautiful.

[laruku]

Just for the record:
Hide didn't commit suicide -o-
and
The use "Forever Longing" I believe in the amazingly beautiful korean movie "Windstruck" - during the wind scene T_T omg, so beautiful.
1) Where in the world did you hear he didn't commit suicide? Pray show me the source. It's a unnatural death I agree (who in their right mind would accidentally get hung by the towel from he door) But he was drunk and I've read about how crazy and out-to-the-world Hide becomes when he gets really drunk.

2) The song was "Tears" Are you sure you know XJapan? For the record, Xjapan has no song called what? "Forever Longing". It's either "Forever Love", which was the theme for X-1999: the movie or "Longing". And neither was played in Windstruck. :rolleyes:

yeah hide died via some weird strangling thing using a towel. not sure if it was a joke for a gf though. as far as i know he wasn't attached then..
He was attached. He was found by his gf who was living together with him actually. Poor girl. Imagine waking up in the morning to find your bf dead, hung by the towel.

[yoshiki3011]

hmm.. u do know x japan.. the song is Tears.. and i cant find much x japan cd in HMV now.. they only hav the best fan's selection....

[artemis07]

I'm so excited for their new song! It's going to be the the end song for Saw IV.

[laruku]

Yup it is. The song is called I.V.
And it apparently contains some un-released stuff from hide.

I'm not exactly looking forward to it.. but yeah.

[artemis07]

Happy 42th Birthday Yoshiki! :happy:
X and you look pretty much the same after ten years :)

[FreddyC]

Sounds cool, I will check them out.

Are they pretty old scool in terms of jrock?

[laruku]

They are more than old school... They are one of the pioneers..
They are... the Beatles of Jrock.