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.

External links

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• X Japan.ne.jp - The official X Japan website
• X Japan.de - Unofficial X Japan website
• Weekend - Korean X Japan fan club website
• J-Revolution.com's X Japan Section - Section about X Japan

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• Extasy Records homepage
• Yoshiki's official site
• Yoshiki's unofficial website

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• A Look at the Last Live
• Art of Life analysis
• Nippop Profile | X

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