hitomi #1 wrote:

Back in the 90's it used to travel to quite a few cities, saw it here in '96 and again I think in 2000, then they stopped the touring and just have that one city special concert.

So ka.

Guess I should Wiki them.

EDIT: Ah, they're a metal/visual kei band... Not my speed.

hitomi #1 wrote:

I'm gonna presume you have tickets for the 9/25 show.

Probably not. I put these guys in the same class as B'z. Huge in Japan, but I think they're just okay.

gaijinmark wrote:

Probably not. I put these guys in the same class as B'z. Huge in Japan, but I think they're just okay.

Don't the B'z have a Hollywood star? Some of those bands have a big Asian following, but it'll never happen here. Yeah, they're just okay is right but think of how impressed everyone would be with you if you scored front row tickets.
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hitomi #1 wrote:

Don't the B'z have a Hollywood star?

They got inducted into the Rockwalk in front of the Guitar Center store in Hollywood:http://www.rockwalk.com/inductees/inductee.cfm?id=177

hitomi #1 wrote:

Don't the B'z have a Hollywood star?

That doesn't mean anything these days: you just need to have the money and someone to lobby for you...

IMO, it's a joke, like some of those Japanese drama awards.

bmwracer wrote:

That doesn't mean anything these days: you just need to have the money and someone to lobby for you... IMO, it's a joke, like some of those Japanese drama awards.

Anyone you can recommend for a lobbyist?
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gaijinmark wrote:

They got inducted into the Rockwalk in front of the Guitar Center store in Hollywood:http://www.rockwalk.com/inductees/inductee.cfm?id=177

Never heard of the place but come to find out there's a store about 3 miles from me, without the Rockwalk of course.
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From Tokyohive:

On June 28th, X-JAPAN officially started their world tour at Shepherd’s Bush Empire venue located in England!
At this live, the band performed ten songs – including their new single, “JADE” – in front of approximately two thousand of their European fans. “It’s like a dream. I wish I could stay in this moment forever,” said YOSHIKI to the crowd.
During the encore, YOSHIKI appeared back on stage with TOSHI to deliver a special message about their past guitarist hide, who tragically passed away in 1998. “After hide’s death, I could not imagine myself here. Even after our ten year reunion as a band, I wish hide could be here with us. But, in a way, hide is here with us right now…” he said, trailing off as tears began running down his face.
The performance lasted approximately two hours, and included a ten song set-list. After their performance, top news companies such as Reuters and BBC interviewed the band and covered this event.
“This is my first time coming to an X-JAPAN performance,” said a young English woman about the performance. “I really liked how HEATH played his bass guitar. I was able to meet different people at this event.” Another fan who arrived from Paris early in the morning just to watch this concert enthusiastically commented, “X-JAPAN is an amazing rock band! I’m going to attend all four of their performances [in Europe].”

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X Japan’s Yoshiki to compose Golden Globe Awards theme song

January 6, 2012

X Japan’s Yoshiki has been chosen to compose the theme song for the 2012 Golden Globe Awards show, which will take place on January 15 in Beverly Hills, California. The Hollywood Foreign Press Association announced the news on Thursday.

In 2010, Yoshiki collaborated with American comic creator Stan Lee to create a “music superhero comic book series” based on Yoshiki. They both attended the Golden Globe Awards show in 2011, and according to the Sankei Sports newspaper, it was there that Yoshiki became close with the show’s organizers. In November, the Hollywood Foreign Press Association gave Yoshiki an offer to compose the show’s theme song.

The president of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association explained, “Yoshiki is a world-renowned musician and composer of enormous talent and versatility, who in addition to being a rock superstar has composed for film and television. As an international organization dedicated to creative achievements, the HFPA is delighted to have a global musical artist of Yoshiki’s stature create the theme for the show.”

Yoshiki has previously composed music for major events such as the commemoration ceremony of the tenth year of the Emperor of Japan’s reign in 1999 and the World Expo in 2005.

Sources:
Anime News Network
Hollywood Foreign Press Association