Today
Yoshiki had a press conference announcing
his breaking into the racing circuit.
YoshikiI announced that he will
be producing a racing team of two
drivers for the Dome company for
the Super GT Series. The team will
be called “Team Yoshiki Dome
Project”.
For
more information including a gallery
visit the Hear Japan website here.
There
are even Yoshiki Visa credit cards
available now. More information
about the Underground Kingdom cards
can be found on Yoshiki's official
site, by clicking here.
Missed
Repo in the theatres? The good news is
that it's available on DVD now! Repo is
a dark horror musical/opera with an amazing
soundtrack featuring Sarah Brightman,
Nivek Ogre, Paris Hilton, Alexa Vega,
Paul Sorvina and last but not least Anthony
Head.
You can
find more information about this movie
on the "Project" section of
this site or visit the official movie
home page.
Yoshiki
is promoting an energy drink called "Rockstar",
which is quite popular in the USA. More
information can be found here.
On the Rockstar Energy Site you can also
find the commercials with Yoshiki and
pictures from the race car team.
On
Saturday, the 22nd November in Palais
Omnisports Paris Bercy. Ticketsale will
start on the 5th September 2008. Visit
the official english X Japan site for
more informations here.
X
Japan officially announced following live
concerts:
5th July 2008 - Villepinte
Parc d'exposition, Paris (France)
2nd August 2008- World Trade Center, Taipei
(Taiwan)
13th September 2008 - Madison Square Garden
(USA)
Also check out the official
X
Japan myspace site as it
has clips from their concerts in Japan
(March 08).
Summary
of a Night of Destruction, Madness &
Creation
All
three concerts were a huge success. The
"Night Of Madness" concert was
a bit of a chaos, due to technical problems
it started late and it got cut a bit short,
cause Yoshiki was too exhausted to continue
the concert (had to be escorted from the
stage) during Art Of Life.
There were videoscreens with live footage
and a hologram from hide on stage, to
remember him. Sugizo, Richard Fortus,
Punk Scandal and Wes Borland joined X
Japan on stage.
Here are the inofficial
setlists:
Night
Of Destruction
Last
Song
Rusty
Nail
Weekend
with Sugizo
Scars
/ Silent Jealousy
with Sugizo
Drum
Solo Yoshiki
Pose
with Pata and Heath
Say
Anything
Without
You
I.V.
with Sugizo
Kurenai
Art
Of Life
Night
Of Madness
Forever
Love
Rusty
Nail
Weekend
Pata
Solo
Drain
Longing
Piano
Solo Yoshiki
Without
You
I.V.
1st part acapella, 2nd part
with Sugizo
Kurenai
City
Of Devils (Song by Violet UK) with Sugizo, Pata, Punk Scandal,
R. Fortus
Drum
Solo Yoshiki
Tears
World
Anthem
X
with Sugizo, R. Fortus &
W. Borland
Night
Of Creation
Tears
Rusty
Nail
Weekend
Pata
& Heath Solo
Miscast
& Doubt hide Tribute played by Pata
and Heath
Earth
In The Dark by Toshi
Running
And Roses by Yoshiki
Forever
Love Acoustic Version Toshi, Pata and Heath
Without
You
I.V.
with Sugizo
Kurenai
Orgasm with Sugizo, Richard Fortis
and Wes Borland
City
of Devil
Song by Violet UK
Drum
Solo Yoshiki
Endless
Rain
World
Anthem
X
Art
Of Life
Date:
2008-05-10
X
Japan Tickets on sale now
You
can order tickets for the upcoming X Japan
concerts (held on the 29th and 30th March,
Tokyo Dome) here.
Don't miss out on this opportunity!
According
to a recent blog entry of Tetsuya Komuro,
he and Yoshiki are thinking about bringing
their V2 project back to life!
Quote: "Lastly, it's
either a 0% or 100% possibility but I
talked with YOSHIKI on the phone the other
day & we are pumped up about the prospect
of working on our V2 project. Given that
X-JAPAN's work has been completed. No
more vocals so no need to worry about
that."
On the 10th anniversary of their
breakup and with their upcoming
reunion, X Japan releases another
live DVD. There are three versions
available.
A limited Edition set which contains
the concerts from both days. A
version with the concert of the
30th December 1993 and another
version with the concert of the
31st December 1993.
All are available on cdjapan.
Click here
to order the ltd. Edition, here
to order the 30th Dec. edition
and here
to order the 31st Dec. edition.
Full tracklist
of the limited Edition containing both
concerts:
You
can listen to a clip of I.V. here.
If you look at the bottom right, there's
also an official press release.
Excerpt from the press
release:
Fans of X JAPAN –
one of Japan’s most popular and
influential bands – are expected
to turn out in force opening weekend
at “SAW IV,” which represents
their first opportunity to hear new
material from the outfit credited with
creating the flamboyant rock sub-genre
visual kei (visual style). The song,
titled “I.V.,” was written
especially for the end titles of “Saw
IV” and will be unveiled in the
film nationwide Oct. 26.
“Having
exclusive new material from X JAPAN –
especially a song written specifically
for the film – close out ‘Saw
IV’ is truly a landmark for us,”
says “Saw IV” producer Oren
Koules. “The band’s dark sensibility
makes X JAPAN a perfect creative complement
to the ‘SAW’ series.”
Don't miss
out on this
article about the video shooting
at jrockrevolution. And for a FAQ with
lots of interesting details on I.V. click
here.
Yoshiki
is producing and writing a song for the
soundtrack of a movie called "Repo!
The Genetic Opera". Not only that,
he's also one of the producers of this
movie. The movie is still in production
and the release date is set to 2008.
The upcoming
movie from the "Saw" series,
will feature X Japan's new song I.V. Yoshiki
was approached by the team (same team
that produced the Catacombs movie) to
write the title song. Although there is
no release date confirmed yet, the band
will shoot a video for I.V. on October
22nd, at Tokyo Odaiba Aqua City.
Yoshiki appeared at the Catacombs premiere
on the 20th September 2007, in Japan.
You can watch an interview with him here.
In this interview he mentiones that the
movie was pretty scary. You can also see
a clip of the movie director asking the
fans, if they would like to see Yoshiki
participating in a role in his next movie.
Yoshiki said that nothing was decided
yet though.
This will
be the first official Violet UK release
ever, on this soundtrack! Cdjapan has
it already listed, but no tracklist, you
can preorder it here.
The release date will be the 3rd October
2007, under Extasy Records.
Tracklist:
Violet UK - Blue Butterfly
Black Light Burns - Lie
BT - Smartbomb
Skinny Puppy - Magnifishit
The Crystal Method - Bad Ass
Avenged Sevenfold - Unholy Confessions
Peter Murphy - Twist Your Fate
Shawness Smith - Please Myself
Zilch - PSyche
Atreyu - Bleeding Mascara
The Human Abstract - Vela, Together We
Await The Storm
Ministry - Die In A Crash
Get sure to get the September
issue, because there will be an extra
long interview (12 pages) with Yoshiki,
in the September issue of the magazine
Fool's Mate, covering such themes as S.K.I.N.'s
debut, Violet UK and the reunion of X
Japan.
Update: you can see some
behind-the-scenes footage of the shooting
here.
The first concert of
S.K.I.N. was as expected a huge success.
The setlist included following songs:
GEI-SHA
Killing you softly
Beneath The S.K.I.N.
Violets
You can check out some
pictures of the concert here.
For further information (reviews, etc)
please be sure to visit skin-online.net
and jrockrevolution!
I'm sure you all want
to visit skin-online.net
to get the latest buzz about S.K.I.N.,
a wonderful fansite made from fans for
fans (from the team of sugizolove.com).
I am very happy to be a part of this wonderful
project (I'm responsible for Yoshiki related
things) and thanks to Kuri, who is behind
all this!
Yoshiki apparently wants
to relive his experience at Otakon, because
his next target is the Japan Expo in France,
held from the 6th to the 8th July in Paris,
this summer!
Source:
Japan
Expo - Thanks to Beatrize for these
news!
Date:
2007-06-11
Articles,
pics & videos from the Jrock festival
The
crowd went wild when Miyavi announced
that he will join the band S.K.I.N.. You
can watch a video of it hereand a video with Yoshiki, who
joins him on stage,here.
There's also an article
with some pictures up on Sponichi, which
you can read hereand last but not least,
also an article on Oricon, check it outhere.
Yoshiki
stated in the newspaper "Sport Nippon"
that the reformation of X Japan is in
it's final stage. All the member decided
already informally to join. Regarding
hide's part on stage, Yoshiki said it
would be a nice and a good way, if several
guitarists will play his parts as guest
musicians, he added that there might be
over ten guitarists for one concert.
The first reformation
concert will probably be held in Los Angeles
in 2007, a release of "Without You"
(with Toshi's vocals) is also planned,
but a release date has yet to be determined.
Source:
Sport Nippon - Thanks to Naomi for these
news!
Miyavi
joins "S.K.I.N."
It's
official, Miyavi will be the 4th member
of Yoshiki's latest project, a Jrock "superband".
The name of the band is S.K.I.N..
They will perform live
at the Anime Expo in Anaheim, California
on the 29th June 2007! You should not
miss out on this chance!
Source:
Anime
Expo - Thanks to Beatrize for these
news!
X
Japan reformation in December 2007
Toshi
stated that the reformation of X Japan
is scheduled to happen in December 2007.
Source:
nnn.co.jp
- Thanks to Lawrence for these news!
New
X-Japan DVD
The
release date of the DVD is on the 25th
July 2007. You can either get a DVD from
the 30th December (Aoi Yoru) or of the
31st December (Shiroi Yoru).
There's also a special DVD box with those
two DVDs combined coming out (limited
Release), which contains 4 DVDs of footage.
The boxset also includes a bonus DVD,
with over 50 minutes of unreleased behind-the-scenes
footage and a bonus CD containing a recreation
of the demo tape originally distributed
at the concert titled "Longing -
Togireta Melody."
Aoi Yoru Shiroi Yoru Box Set
Aoi Yoru Complete Edition
Shiroi Yoru Complete Edition
To order the:
- Aoi Yoru Shiroi Yoru Complete Edition
DVD Box (ltd Rel.) click here.
- Aoi Yoru Complete Edition click here.
- Shiroi Yoru Complete Edition click
here.
Source: Cdjapan
- Thanks to Beatrize for these news!
Yoshiki
plans Jrock festival
The "Jrock Revolution" festival
will take place at the "Wiltern
Theater" in Los Angeles, on the
25th and 26th May. The linup will include
following bands: Alice Nine, Vidoll,
Duel Jewel, Kagrra, Miyavi, Déspairs
RAy, Merry, Girugamesh and MUCC.
Yoshiki will of course attend the festival
but he will not perform. For the curious
of you out there: the fourth band member
of Yoshiki's latest project (collaberation
with Gackt) will be announcend on the
festival.
For more information about this awesome
event click here.
Toshi posted a message on his myspace
account, saying that he met up with
an old friend (Yoshiki) in march. They
worked together on the song which Yoshiki
wrote after hide passed away. You can
read the wonderful message here.
According to Toshi's official site,
the manager from X-Japan approached
him and they talked about a possible
reunion. He appears to be in contact
with Yoshiki and would agree to join
them (previous plans always shattered,
because Toshi had no interest). While
there are no plans for an album or new
music, there might be a valid chance
for a short reunion tour. This would
be a once in the lifetime chance to
see X-Japan one again perform live for
the fans. However, there's no official
statement from Yoshiki out there, yet.
It's official now! Sugizo (former member
of Luna Sea) is joining the new band
Yoshiki and Gackt formed. They revealed
that the band is going to have five
members. One can only wonder who the
other two high profile musicians are
that will join this amazing project!
Here's a really good oportunity to
get your hands on some original X-Japan
albums that already were out of print!
Yoshiki remastered the "Blue Blood"
and the "Jealousy" Album using
the latest technological advancements.
This remastered re-issues also include
a bonus CD with a compilation of instrumental
versions Of X-Japan songs. These are
limited releases, available only until
the end of May 2007!
You can order Blue Blood here
and Jealousy here.
CD Japan ships worldwide and the site
is in english.
There is a review about the Otakon
convention in the newtype magazine,
October 2006 issue. Of course Yoshiki
also gets mentioned. An excerpt from
the article:
It was like having
Elvis back in Memphis or Frank Sinatra
returning to Las Vegas, except that
it was a legendary Japanese performer
in Baltimore, a combination that would
seem unlikely anywhere but Otakon (the
Largest of the East Cost anime conventions).
Yoshiki, former X-Japan leader, was
the conquering hero of the convention.
Few American rockers have seen the kind
of fame that Yoshiki has had in Japan
as the leader of X-Japan, and few American
J-rock fans previously had a chance
to see the performer, even though he
spent years of his career among starts
on Los Angeles. That chance came in
Maryland, and fans took advantage of
every moment they had to see musician
who dropped out of performing and was
later coaxed back to the stage. From
an appearance in a packed ballroom to
a radio interview and an autograph session,
Yoshiki was Otakon’s big star
on a weekend of Japanese musical performers
that included up-and-coming artists
MUCC and Nana Kitade. Fans got to see
Yoshiki perform only in videos, but
MUCC and Kitade performed in a downtown
Baltimore club that’s separate
from the convention center where the
rest of the Otakon was held…
As mentioned in the last news, Yoshiki
composed a song for a movie soundtrack.
The movie is called "Catacombs".
The team from the popular horror film
"Saw" is working on it. Violet
UK's featured song is called "Blue
Butterfly".
Yoshiki
found some time to update his blog again.
He gave away a little secret again. He
composed a song (Blue Butterfly) for an
upcoming movie next year with Pink in
it.
He's still working on
the VUK album and recorded a new song
called Asphyxia with "Katie"
as vocalist.
He's talking about his
lyrics in this update and a bit about
the recording process, it's hard for him
to find a compromise to the perfect image
he has in his head, when putting together
the score.
Yoshiki also talks about
his visit at the Otakon convention. Get
sure to read up on his latest news here.
No real news, just a small sidenote:
Yoshiki attended (along with Mandi,
Violet UK's bass player) the Dir En
Grey concert on the Family Values Tour
in San Bernardino.
Yoshiki
& Gackt
During the Question & Answer session
on the Otakon convention (see the last
news update), Yoshiki gave away a little
secret. He plans to start a band with
Gackt!
Source:
Thanks to Kate for these news!
Otakon
convention with Yoshiki
Big news here! Yoshiki will attend
the Otakon convention. The convention
takes place in Baltimore from the 4th
to the 6th August 2006. There will be
a Q&A with Yoshiki and maybe he
will be signing autographs.
There's
an article about Yoshiki in the Yahoo
Music Magazine. He explains how he is
using the internet as a way to market
Violet UK. He explains the advantages
to reach people from all over the world.
It's in japanese and can be found here.
You
can hear a preview of the Violet UK songs
"Mona Lisa" and "City Of
Devils" and a new version of Sex&Religion
now on myspace.
Source:
Thanks to Bre for this news!
Berusaiyu
no Bara
YOSHIKI
has been named as the composer of the
music for a well known animation turn
movie planned for release in Spring 2007
called: Berusaiyu no Bara
Source:
Thanks to Bre for this news!
Bullrun
DVD
Yoshiki
anticipated in the Bullrun 2004, as mentioned
some time ago in the news section. (The
bullrun is a ralley leading across the
USA). You can order a DVD now of this
event here.
It has some nice clips about Yoshiki.
Or you can watch a collection of Yoshiki
clips of this event here.
Note
that these are not the official lyrics,
I can't guarantee that they're hundert
percent correct.
Lyrics: Yoshiki, Music:
Yoshiki
Getting
high to match the low, but I can’t
get enough satisfaction
Play with me and fly with me, I’m
addicted to you like sex and religion
The higher and higher we get , the further,
further we'll be falling
Maybe birds are meant to be; baby, are
our feelings supposed to be in a cage
Where is the sun
that led me to rome, it’s swirled
away
Whether it’s real, or truth in a
dream, it’s still pointing my mind
Drowning deep in
the dark, eternal roses evoke temptation
Come to me and come with me, into the
unknown, beyond this illusion
The harder and harder you fight, the deeper,
deeper you get sucked in
Maybe, maybe it’s time to surrender,
to this lust
Where is the sun
that led me to rome, it’s swirled
away
Wheter it’s real, or truth in a
dream, it’s still pointing my mind
The higher you get,
the further you’ll be falling, maybe
it’s the end
baby let’s get to the end, where
everything starts new
Wheter it’s
love, or lust ... love, I don’t
care.
Just come as you are, and lose yourself,
among faith, sex in the distance to shine
Where is the sun that led me to rome,
it’s still fucking my mind
Violet UK on Itunes
The
"release" of Violet UK started.
Although in another way as expected. Instead
of releasing a CD, you can download a
test mix of "Sex And Religion"
on Itunes Japan. A new release date for
the CD has yet to be determined.
On
the 1st October 2005 a new X-Japan release
will hit the stores. It's a huge set containing
5 CDs and 7 DVDs. Two of the DVDs contain
never before released videos. You can
pre-order the set here
at CD Japan. Or here
at yesasia (includes free shipping and
the box set is a bit cheaper).
CDs:
Art Of Life
Dhalia
Live Live Live Tokyo Dome 1993-1996 (2-discs)
Live Live Live Extra
Live in Hokkaido 1995.12.4 Bootleg
Art of Life Live
The Last Live (3-discs)
DVDs:
Dahlia The Video Visual Shock #5 Part
1 & 2
Dahlia Tour Final (2-discs)
X Japan Clips II
The Last Live Video (2-discs)
Art of Life Live 1993.12.31 Tokyo Dome
Bonus DVDs:
X FILM GIG 1993 Visual Shock Kogekisaikai
Kurenai/XCLAMATION
Source:
Cdjapan,
Yesasia
- Thanks to Breanna for these News!
Yoshiki
and Gackt appeared together on "Hey
Hey Hey" a japanese television show,
on the 30th May 2005. Yoshiki promoted
his wine and "Yoshiki Curry"
and he performed the song "Unnamed
Song" together with Daughter live
on stage.
The
official Release Date of Violet UK is
on the 22nd September 2005. Note that
X Japan disbanded on the 22nd September
1997. This release opens another chapter
in Yoshiki's life.
Yoshiki
attended the opening ceremony of the Expo
2005.
It was really exciting
for him to hear the "Expo Super World
Orchestra". (About 100 acclaimed
musicians from the world's top orchestras,
most of whom serve as concertmasters and
soloists, came together to form a grand
orchestra for the occasion.)
He felt very honored
to watch the Expo Super World Orchestra
perform I'll Be Your Love.
Yoshiki
will visit Japan to promote "Eternal
Melody II" and the "Symphonic
Concert" DVD. He will also be a special
guest for the Japan Expo on the 24th March
2005.
According to Yoshiki
he will finish recording for Violet UK
this month and he plans to release it
in the autumn but there is NO official
release date yet.
A
"Thank You" goes out to Koki again
for these News!
In
the new issue of Fool's Mate (February
issue with Gackt on the cover) is a new
interview with Yoshiki about his return
to Japan and the upcoming Violet UK album.
Click here
to view the cover and the index of the
magazine.
The Release
Date of the Live DVD is the 30th March.
It's a DVD from the "Yoshiki Symphonic
Concert" with the Tokyo Philharmonic
Orchestra featuring Violet UK. The concert
was held in the Tokyo International Forum
on the 3rd and 4th December 2002. You
can preorder the DVD here.
Tracklist:
1. Say Anything
2. Amethyst
3. Last Song
4. 7th
5. Forever Love
6. Longing
7. Amethyst (with Vocal and Piano)
8. Seize The Light
9. I'll Be Your Love
10. Screaming Blue
11. Blind Dance
12. Anniversary
13. Endless Rain
14. Tears
The Release
Date Of Yoshiki's "Eternal Melody
II" is also on the 30th March. You
can preorder it here.
It will be also available through Amazon
(43.49 US$), you can order the CD here.
Tracklist:
Disc One:
1. Unnamed Song
2. Seize the Light
3. Without You
4. Longing
5. I'll Be Your Love
6. Kimi Dake Dakara
7. Red Christmas
8. Ima Wo Dakishimete
9. Forever Love
Finally
there's a new release date for Yoshiki's
Eternal Melody II in end of March. The
CD includes following songs (in no particular
order): Anniversary, Without You, Seize
The Light, I'll Be Your Love, 7th and
Red Christmas.The exact tracklist and
the release date are going to be announced
soon officially.
Yoshiki
came back to Japan for a brief visit on
the 27th August. He visited a revue from
Takarazuka and offered a new song for
the revue.Takarazuka is a company staging
western style musical shows, the novelty
of Takarazuka is that all the parts are
played by women. The costume and set designs
are incredibly lavish, and the performances
are melodramatically emotional.
Source:
Takarazuka
Revue (A special Thank You to Koki
for these news!)
Red Delicious spent 3 years trying to
perfect a collection of songs to release
as their official 1st retail CD. Lead
Singer Sara Wallace floats through the
songs with her beautiful and provocative
vocal sound taking the listener on a journey
through every imaginable thought provoking
innervations. Red Delicious has delivered
a collection of songs that simply can’t
be denied. With their unique blend of
alternative rock, with acoustic and electronic
influences, their songs are guitar and
melody driven, sultry and laden with hooks,
yielding a sound all their own. "Addictions
& Scars" is the follow-up to
Red Delicious's first Internet only CD
"Emotional Blur".
Yoshiki
took part in the Bullrun. The Bullrun
is "the world's most glamorous car
rally" all in aid of Nordoff Robbins
Music Therapy. The event took place from
4th - 11th June and the rally's course
was LA - Vegas - Phoenix - Desert - Dallas
- New Orleans - Tampa - Miami. Other participants
were: Paris Hilton, The Cuban Brothers
& Nick Moran.
Yoshiki
came back to Japan for hide's 7th memorial
day on the 2nd May. He, Pata and Ina attended
the "seventh anniversary of death
event" taking place in the hide museum.
Many fans gathered to visit the hide museum
and to lay down flowers infront of hide's
altar.
The latest
issue of the magazine Fool's Mate (November
2003) has Yoshiki on it's cover and a
ten pages interview inside about Violet
Uk.
Other articles in this
issue are: Dir En Grey, Pierrot, Baroque,
Mook, Merry, Plastic Tree, Sugizo, Janne
Da Arc, Penicillin and Jils. Click here
to order it.
In the
article Dahlia talks about her childhood
in Hawaii, how she was raised by her grandmother
because both of her parents were working
(both singers, her brother is a jazz musician)
and how her grandmother taught her a lot
about Okinawa and Japanese culture. She
also explains the meaning of "I'll
Be Your Love" and how it was to work
with Yoshiki.
Sorry
to inform you, but it seems like Yoshiki
still isn't done with editing, because
according to cdjapan the new release
date for the DVD is undetermined again
and they took "Eternal Melody II"
out of their catalogue.
The
new release date of Yoshiki's Symphonic
Concert 2002 with Tokyo City Pillharmonic
Orchestra featuring Violet UK DVD is
the 17th December 2003. You can preorder
it now here.
You
can preorder Eternal Melody II here. There is
no tracklist available yet, but the
CD features songs like: Anniversary
(written for the Empereor's 10th anniversay
of reign), I'll Be Your Love (EXPO song),
Seize The Light (Globe) and "Seventh
featuring Violet UK" inspired by
the attack on September 11. Like in
Eternal Melody I, all these songs are
classical versions of Yoshiki's latest
works.
You
can order official Art Of Life goods
like T-shirts, keychains, and much more
on this site. You can also
oder the "Cool Stance & Hot
Style" Yoshiki T-shirts there.
The
stunning live performance from X Japan's
"Art Of Life" from (only performed
once in 1993 at the Tokyo Dome) is now
for the first time available on DVD.The
Limited Edition includes a photo book
with 48 pages and an additional photo
booklet with rare photos from the band.
You can
order the regular edition here
and the limited edition here.
This is the official theme for the EXPO
2005. Written by Yoshiki and performed
by "Dahlia", chosen by Yoshiki
to sing this song.
Yoshiki describes this song as a “ballad
based on the theme of nature and love,
combined with the global image of world
exposition and advances in science and
technology.” Dahlia, aged 19,
is from Hawaii and is a bilingual girl
with a Japanese father and an American
mother.
.
You
can order the maxi CDhere.
For more informations about this project
please visit the news
archive on this site.
World
Premier of the movie "Pirates of
the Caribbean"
Yoshiki
attended the world premier of the newest
Walt Disney movie "Pirates of the
Caribbean - The Curse Of The Black Pearl"
on the side of actress Virginia Madsen.
The world
premier took place in Disneyland, California
on the 28th June 2003.
Keeping
children safe this summer while they
surf the web is the focus of Hollywood
celebs & sports heroes, home depot
nationwide, Symantec and I-Safe America.
Yoshiki attended the "'Home Depot
& I-Safe's First National Internet
Safety Month" event amongst other
celebrities in Hollywood on the 6th
June 2003.
Yoshiki
will release a DVD from his Symphonic
Concert with the Tokyo City Philharmonic
Orchestra and Violet UK on the 28th
May. This DVD is only available in a
limited edition (20.000 copies worldwide).
You can preorder it now here.
The
first album from Globe called "Level
4"with Yoshiki as a new member
will be released on 26th March 2003.
The first press includes a special feature/bonus.
You can preorder it now here.
Tracklist:
1. Out Of C Control (Album Mix)
2. Get It On Now (Feat. Keiko)
3. Weather Report
4. Box, The
5. This Is The Last Night
6. Inside (Feat. Marc)
7. Seize The Light (Album Mix)
8. Blow
9. Compass (Album Mix)
Yoshiki
returned on stage after nearly five
years since the Last Live concert from
X Japan. He played songs such as: Say
Anything, Forever Love, Endless Rain...
And he also presented for the first
time in a concert Violet UK with 2 american
female singers.
Due
to problems with his hands Yoshiki had
to cut down a bit on the performance.
All in all it was a terrific and very
emotional concert.
Planned
release date for Violet UK is spring
2003, followed by a tour.
Click here
to read an article
about Yoshiki's Symphonic concert (japanese).
Yoshiki
and the vocalist from Violet UK, Sara,
are the stars of the new commercials
from the company Parco. You can watch
the two funny commercials called "Wonderful
X'mas" and "Believe
In Wonder" here.
On
December 3rd and 4th, Yoshiki will give
a concert together with the Tokyo Philharmonic
Orchestra. It will be a musical journey
through his works from the past with
X Japan with a glance into the future
with his new project Violet UK. Yoshiki
will present together with the vocalist
of Violet UK songs that were never heard
before.
The
concert will be held in Tokyo at the
Tokyo International Forum (Hall A),
tickets are available in different price
categories from 4.000 to 10.000 yen
(seating only).
The
first single from Globe with Yoshiki
as a new official member will be released
on the November 27th. The single is
called "Seize The Light" and
it's the main theme from the TV show
"Dark Angel" in Japan. Order now
Tracklist: 1. Seize The Light
2. Compass
3. Seize The Light (instrumental)
4. Compass (instrumental)
Tracklist:
1.
Feel Like Dance
2. Departures
3. Is This Love
4. Face
5. Faces Places
6. Love again
7. Wanna Be A Dreammaker
8. Still Growin' Up
9. Don't Look Back
10. Try This Shoot
11. Many Classic Moments
12. Winter Comes Around Again
Additionally, the best of compilation
album "8 Years - Many Classic Moments"
is released simultaneously. Order
Now
I'll
Be Your Love - Official EXPO 2005 Aichi
Theme Song
On
the official Expo site (Japanese version)
you can now listen to a sample from
"I'll Be Your Love", and also
see the score and the lyrics.
To
hear the sample click
here. (Opens in RealPlayer.)
To have a look at the lyrics click here.
And to view the score click here.
Don't forget to watch Yoshiki presenting
the song. Video can be found here.
This
is an excerpt of an Interview with Yoshiki,
held for Yoshiki mobile. It has a statement
from Yoshiki to his fans regarding joining
Globe and also about Violet UK.
Dearest
X Japan Fans:
I
really care about you, because without
your support I could not have lived.
Because of you, I am still able to continue
as an artist, so don't worry, I'm still
Yoshiki, still X Japan's Yoshiki. The
spirit runs in my blood, whatever I
do and wherever I am. I'll do my best
to create music that is meaningful.
Also, I am continuously working on Violet
UK because Violet UK will be my second
project since X Japan, and also the
last project in my lifetime.
Meanwhile,
let me enjoy globe. They are friends
of mine and I would like to support
them as much as I can. This may sound
a little too selfish, but I have been
working on Violet UK so hard, and
for such a long time, I've gotten
lost in it many times.
But my fans,
I mean you guys, and your warm words
made me find the light whenever I
was lost. That is why I could keep
working on Violet UK till this day.
I
think the goal is near, but who knows,
because the producer is me, "Yoshiki."
This guy can't compromise when it comes
to his music. Do you understand what
I'm talking about? I've been fighting
inside because there are several "Yoshikis"
in me. But in the end, I will let him
bring you music that is beautiful and
beyond outrageous, whether it will be
popular or not. So please wait another
10 years…..I'm joking. I hope
that day will come sooner, maybe even
early next year. By the time I finish
Violet UK, I would love to visit the
countries where my fans are. I can't
wait to see you, because I love you,
"I love you all."
People
in Japan can now sign up for "Yoshiki
Mobile" to receive news, interviews,
logos and special ringtones for your
mobile phone. More info can be found
here.
In
the Sony Music Entertainment shop you
can buy now Yoshiki T-shirts with 2
special designs called "Cool Stance"
and "Hot Style". Click here
to order. (Japanese only)
On
September 1st, a news conference was
held and Globe introduced Yoshiki as
the new 4th official member. Yoshiki
will co-write songs with Komuro and
alternate between drums and piano. Yoshiki
decided in July to accept Komuro’s
invitation to join Globe. Both have
been friends for several years, and
have already worked together for the
project V2.
Globe
already started to record new material
co-written by Yoshiki and Komuro. A
single is due to be out in November
and an album next spring. A nationwide
tour is also planed. Even though Yoshiki
is still working on Violet UK he said
“I give all my projects 100 percent.”
Two of the most talented artists in
Japan found together, now it’s
time to wait for the record to be released.
The
Japan Association for the 2005 World
Exposition held a press conference on
July 25 at Tokyo Prince Hotel in Minato-ku,
Tokyo, to announce the official theme
song for the Exposition of Global Harmony.
It
featured about a 5-minute presentation
of the melody for the song by songwriter
and producer YOSHIKI and introduction
of the female vocalist DAHLIA.
YOSHIKI
described the song as a “ballad
based on the theme of nature and love,
combined with the global image of world
exposition and advances in science and
technology.” DAHLIA, aged 19,
is from Hawaii and is a bilingual girl
with a Japanese father and an American
mother. The song is to be promoted overseas.
The song is scheduled for completion
and release in September.
You
can order beautiful Art prints with
Yoshiki now. Three different designs
are available, all consisting off a
modified picture of Yoshiki with writing
on it. The prints are available in 3
different sizes.
Visit
the sitehere.
The site is in Japanese but when you
scroll down to the very bottom you can
see that they also accept orders from
overseas.
Yoshiki
has a guest appearance in the newest
Abandoned Pools video "Remedy".
They are signed to Extasy Records and
Yoshiki is the executive producer from
their record. You can download the video
here
on the official Abandoned Pools site.
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