Topic Yoshiki

8 October 2020

Playing at the prestigious Carnegie Hall alongside the Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra in 2017, Yoshiki performs the classic Endless Rain in a piano rendition. The segment with Yoshiki's sparkling performance can ...

Yoshiki stars in new Disney documentary, awakens old memories of hide

1 October 2020

Yoshiki is starring in the original documentary "Disney – My Music Story: Yoshiki", currently premiering exclusively on the Disney+ Japan streaming service but will later receive an international release as wel...

Yoshiki turns into titan in “Attack on Titan”-themed commercial

2 September 2020

Entertainment, Videos

X Japan's leader and drummer Yoshiki is once again the star of the show in Asahi's Wonda Coffee commercial, this time, transforming into a titan in the 3D-animated Attack on Titan-themed commercial. The excitin...

Yoshiki launches “secret online project”, invites fans to sing “Endless Rain”

25 June 2020

Entertainment, Releases

Yoshiki is working on something which is deemed as a "groundbreaking secret online project" and is now inviting every nation to sing the classic X Japan song, Endless Rain, with Yoshiki on piano! Fans are asked...

Yoshikitty awarded 6th place in 2020 Sanrio character ranking

Midnight

13 June 2020

The final results of the 2020 Sanrio character awards have been announced! Yoshikitty, the amalgamation of all things cute and cool, secured sixth place in the overall rankings with 675,706 votes! Overseas the ...

Yoshiki battles himself in piano versus drum fight

27 May 2020

It's been a couple of months since Yoshiki first made an appearance in WONDA's X-bitter coffee commercial, but we now have a longer version of the piano tune followed by a little drum solo to boast his musical ...

X Japan’s Yoshiki “think the new album is coming soon”

21 May 2020

Releases

Drummer and leader Yoshiki of X Japan put out another teaser saying that the long-awaited X Japan album might come out soon. In his social media post which was coupled with a throwback photo from the Dahlia alb...

Yoshikitty currently top 5 in Sanrio ranking, cast your vote now!

14 May 2020

Sanrio character ranking 2020 is underway and through its mid-term results announced on May 12, we were able to see Yoshikitty surging to top five in its worldwide ranking. Not only that, but it sits even highe...

Yoshiki donates $100,000 to support frontline healthcare providers in Japan

NoMusicNoReason

27 April 2020

News

X Japan's leader Yoshiki makes yet another act of kindness by donating 10 million yen (about $100,000) to Japan's National Center for Global Health and Medicine through his 501(c)(3) non-profit organization Yos...

Yoshiki appears on BBC News, shares thoughts on COVID-19

NoMusicNoReason

16 April 2020

News

X Japan’s leader Yoshiki went live on BBC News on April 15 to share his thoughts on the coronavirus pandemic. From his residency in Los Angeles, the musician talks about what he is doing to help out in this dif...

Report: Yoshikimono at the V&A Museum

17 March 2020

Entertainment, Featured, Report and review

The three UK musketeers of JROCK NEWS made a special pilgrimage to visit London's famous V&A Museum for the Kimono: Kyoto to Catwalk exhibition. Featuring designs by Yoshiki of X-Japan, the Yoshikimono piec...

JROCK NEWS predicts Tokyo Olympic ceremony performers

9 March 2020

If you've been hiding under a rock and so completely unaware, the 2020 Summer Olympics will be taking place in Tokyo this year! Currently scheduled to kick off on July 24 and ending on August 9, there is curren...

YOSHIKI to exhibit kimono designs at V&A museum in London

27 February 2020