Most influential Jrockers of 2018
Each artist has played their part in influencing something or someone, we collected those who we believe made a huge difference for Jrock this year. Amongst these artists, there are those who have changed world...
Top 15 visual kei and Japanese acts of 2018
It is the time of the year where we once again take a look at all the great music contributions. This time around we have done it slightly differently. Instead of solely using sales numbers to determine the ord...
Yoshiki and HYDE premiers “Red Swan” on TV Asahi
The long full version of the new Attack on Titan theme song, Red Swan by Yoshiki and HYDE was premiered on TV Asahi's Music Station Ultra Fes 2018 program on September 17. Red Swan is due for October 3 worldwid...
YOSHIKI donates 10 million yen to aid Hokkaido earthquake
The recent earthquake that happened in Hokkaido, Japan, devastated the homes and lives of those residing in the area and put the country to a standstill. According to the Guardian Newspaper "residents in Sappor...
YOSHIKI CHANNEL celebrates 3rd anniversary this weekend
Kiyoharu, Narita Daichi (from Natsu no Mamono), INORAN, FLOW, Momoiro Clover Z, and Yoshiki Mizuno will be the guests on YOSHIKI CHANNEL this weekend. To celebrate the 3rd year anniversary of YOSHIKI CHANNEL, t...
Move over Hello Kitty, Yoshikitty pounces ahead to top three in Sanrio ranking
This year’s results mark the highest ranking ever for Yoshikitty, who has now placed in the top 10 for three years in a row for Sanrio's Character Ranking. Based on X Japan leader YOSHIKI and created by the ori...
X JAPAN and HYDE collaborate on “Red Swan”, Attack on Titan opening theme
It has just been announced that the Japanese metal band X JAPAN and soloist HYDE (VAMPS, L'arc~en~Ciel) shall provide the opening theme song for the third season of the praised shounen anime Attack on Titan (Sh...
King of Japanese Rock X Japan versus Queen Bee Beyonce at Coachella
Making their debut at the world-renowned Coachella festival, X Japan headlined the Mojave stage on April 14, at the same exact time Beyoncé was due on the main Coachella stage. YOSHIKI played his first major co...
Yoshiki resurrects explosive drumming for 10th Anniversary of X JAPAN’s reunion
Marking 10 years since X Japan last held a solo event in a Tokyo live house, few lucky fans experienced the YOSHIKI Night of Resurrection, held on April 10 and 11 at Zepp DiverCity in Tokyo. The full name of th...
Winners of SPACE SHOWER Music Awards 2018
Held in Yokohama on March 1, this year's SPACE SHOWER Music Awards was once again the platform for both new and established Japanese and international artists to battle it out. We'll be summing up the winners o...
X Japan wins “Best Event” for SSE Live Awards
X Japan's milestone performance in 2017 at The SSE Arena, London took the SSE Live Awards for "Best Event". The performance showcased a Wembley exclusive cut of We Are X documentary, as well as covers of David ...
Most influential Jrockers of 2017
We've curated a shortlist of the most influential Jrockers and bands of 2017 to celebrate the work they have done in in this year. It was incredibly difficult to condense it into a small list, but we believe th...
Weather is always great when Yoshiki is presenting the weather on French TV program, Quotidien
Standing in front of a green-screen, Yoshiki sweetly presented the weather in English on popular French TV program Quotidien. With a few hiccups on pronouncing the city names, he completed the forecast with a l...
Interview: How rock saved Yoshiki’s life but destroyed his body
On a dark and cold evening of October 19 in the capital of Sweden; our mission today was to meet arguably the biggest rock star in Japan's history, the one and only, Yoshiki of X Japan! He was here today to pro...