Yoshiki Archives

Weather is always great when Yoshiki is presenting the weather on French TV program, Quotidien

31 October 2017

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

NBT

24 October 2017

Featured, Interview

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...

Yoshiki to tour Europe for theatrical release promotions of “WE ARE X” this October

Nexus

14 September 2017

Tour and event

The critically acclaimed documentary "WE ARE X", about the Japanese rock phenomenon X Japan, is hitting its theatrical release across Europe this October! Not only that, Yoshiki, the drummer, and leader of X Ja...

YOSHIKI to undergo surgery next week

edoh+

11 May 2017

Band status

Many fans of X Japan are aware that members of this legendary band suffer from a variety of health issues, with the most recent being Pata who fell ill in 2016 leading to the postponement of their London Wemble...

May the best Jrock artist win #JROCKFIGHT

edoh+

24 April 2017

Entertainment

Have you followed us on Facebook or Twitter lately? If not, you may have missed the #JROCKFIGHT posts we started a few months ago. Users will vote to decide who would win in a fight in different areas; from cut...

YOSHIKI performs a complimentary classical concert in Hong Kong after sudden cancellation

edoh+

4 January 2017

Entertainment

As reported previously, The Yoshiki Classical Special feat. Orchestra in Hong Kong which was scheduled to take place the evening of Thursday, December 29 at AsiaWorld-Expo Arena, was cancelled two hours before ...

The Yoshiki Classical Special Hong Kong show cancelled but now fans get a free show

edoh+

30 December 2016

Entertainment

The Yoshiki Classical Special feat. Orchestra in Hong Kong, scheduled to take place the evening of Thursday, December 29 at AsiaWorld-Expo Arena, was cancelled two hours before the show.The cancellation was...

Would you have the guts to play drums in front of Yoshiki? This guy did it and aced his cover of “Kurenai”

Zansouki

21 November 2016

Entertainment, Videos

Don't we all dream of playing in front of our beloved jrockers, imagining situations in which they praise our amateur skills. Perhaps we laugh and hang together, forgetting all the bad things that might have ...

Yoshiki to showcase Yoshikimono for Amazon Fashion Week next year

edoh+

26 September 2016

Entertainment

The kimono brand by Yoshiki named "Yoshikimono" has been announced as the opening attraction for Amazon Fashion Week Tokyo 2017 S/S. Yoshiki will be performing on Monday, October 17. This line of clothing seeks...

Yoshiki will be performing with Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra in New York

edoh+

21 September 2016

Tour and event

Classical performances for “Yoshiki Classical Special Featuring Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra” will take place on January 12 and 13, 2017, at Carnegie Hall’s Stern Auditorium/Perelman Stage in New York City. For...

YOSHIKI donates 10,000,000 yen to support Red Cross aiding the Kumamoto Earthquake Relief

edoh+

24 April 2016

Entertainment, News

Yoshiki Foundation America, a 501(c)(3) organization, run by the leader of legendary Japanese rock band X JAPAN, announced that the foundation is supporting the efforts of the Japan Red Cross rushing aid those ...

Yoshiki auctioned his drum-kit making over 6 million yen for charity

edoh+

26 March 2016

Entertainment

X Japan’s leader, Yoshiki auctioned his premier special edition of signature TAMA drum set to commemorate the 5 year anniversary of The Great Japan Earthquake and Tsunami on March 14. The last hour of the aucti...

YOSHIKI goes on Reddit for “Ask me anything” session

edoh+

14 March 2016

Entertainment

YOSHIKI went online Reddit yesterday for an "Ask me anything" session to greet his fans and opened up to questions they were curious about. Check out some of the answers he gave in some really interesting and t...

X Japan’s Pata’s health improves, comments on next year’s Wembley live

Zansouki

6 March 2016

Band status

It's been a little more than a month now since X Japan's guitarist Pata was admitted to the hospital for diverticulitis and portal vein thrombosis, and fortunately his health seems to be getting better day by d...

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