X Japan


 
 

X Japan (???? ????), or X (????) which was their initial name, was a Japanese Visual kei band, the brainchild of Yoshiki (Yoshiki Hayashi). Their sound started as Japanese rock speed metal, and later gravitated towards alternative rock, but always retained a huge emphasis on beautiful ballads.

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Plans for the band started in 1976, when its original members, Toshi (Toshimitsu Deyama) and Yoshiki were only 12. Initially they were simply named X.

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Between 1976 and the end of the 1980s, some people entered and left X.


 

Japan: For other uses, see Japan (disambiguation)....

Visual kei: Visual Kei (???????, lit. "visual type") refers to a movement in J-Rock which became popular in the 1990's. It is characterised by bands using dramatic costumes and visual imagery to grab attention, as the name implies. Within Japan, the fan-base almost solely consists of teenage girls and is market...

Yoshiki: Yoshiki is a Japanese musician. He was most renowned as a founding member of the former band X Japan....


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Japan
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Yokohama (Japan)
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Japan Rain
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Japan 1616
Japan Map 1984
Japan Map 1984
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Tokyo Japan
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Japan - Panoramic Map
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Yokohama Japan
UFC Japan Jersey
UFC Japan Jersey
Japan Air Transport Label
Japan Air Transport Label
Japan Air Transport  Nagoya Castle
Japan Air Transport Nagoya Castle

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Introduction
Theiapolis People!
Biography
Final line-up
Former members
Former members (Preceeding Extasy Records and Professional Releases)
Discography
Multimedia
External links
 
FR: X Japan


 

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