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310 relations: ABC News (United States), Academy Award for Best Original Song, Acoustic music, Ajinomoto Stadium, Akasaka Blitz, Akihito, Alternative rock, Amazon (company), AMP (magazine), Androgyny, Angel (X Japan song), Anime Expo, Anime News Network, Argentina, Art of Life, Asiaweek, Atlantic Records, Audition, Bangkok, BBC News, BBC Radio 4, Beijing, Berlin, Bible, Billboard (magazine), Blabbermouth.net, Black Diamond (Kiss song), Blue Blood (X Japan album), Blue Blood Tour Bakuhatsu Sunzen Gig, Born to Be Free (X Japan song), Buddha (manga), Buenos Aires, Cameo appearance, Carrie Hamilton, Catacombs (2007 film), Cervical vertebrae, Chaos UK, Chiba Prefecture, Chicago, Chicago Sun-Times, Coachella, Consequence (publication), Cosmetics, Crucify My Love, D (band), Dahlia (album), Daizystripper, David Bowie, Dazed, Deadman (band), ... Expand index (260 more) »
- English-language musical groups from Japan
- Japanese glam metal musical groups
- Japanese power metal musical groups
- Japanese progressive metal musical groups
- Japanese speed metal musical groups
- Japanese symphonic metal musical groups
- Ki/oon Music artists
- Musical groups from Chiba Prefecture
ABC News (United States)
ABC News is the news division of the American television network ABC.
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Academy Award for Best Original Song
The Academy Award for Best Original Song is one of the awards given annually to people working in the motion picture industry by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS).
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Acoustic music
Acoustic music is music that solely or primarily uses instruments that produce sound through acoustic means, as opposed to electric or electronic means.
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Ajinomoto Stadium
, formerly known as Tokyo Stadium in the AFC Champions League and rugby competitions, is a multi-purpose stadium in Chōfu, Tokyo, Japan.
See X Japan and Ajinomoto Stadium
Akasaka Blitz
was a music venue in Minato, Tokyo, which opened in April 1996, and was owned and operated by Tokyo Broadcasting System Television, Inc.
Akihito
Akihito (born 23 December 1933) is a member of the Imperial House of Japan who reigned as the 125th emperor of Japan from 1989 until his abdication in 2019.
Alternative rock
Alternative rock (also known as alternative music, alt-rock or simply alternative) is a category of rock music that evolved from the independent music underground of the 1970s.
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Amazon (company)
Amazon.com, Inc., doing business as Amazon, is an American multinational technology company, engaged in e-commerce, cloud computing, online advertising, digital streaming, and artificial intelligence.
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AMP (magazine)
AMP Magazine (short for American Music Press Magazine) was an American music magazine founded in 2002, by Brett Matthews, Lisa Root and John Joh.
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Androgyny
Androgyny is the possession of both masculine and feminine characteristics.
Angel (X Japan song)
"Angel" is a song by Japanese rock band X Japan.
See X Japan and Angel (X Japan song)
Anime Expo
Anime Expo, abbreviated AX, is an American anime convention held in Los Angeles, California and organized by the non-profit Society for the Promotion of Japanese Animation (SPJA).
Anime News Network
Anime News Network (ANN) is a news website that reports on the status of anime, manga, video games, Japanese popular music and other related cultures within North America, Australia, Southeast Asia and Japan.
See X Japan and Anime News Network
Argentina
Argentina, officially the Argentine Republic, is a country in the southern half of South America.
Art of Life
Art of Life is the fourth studio album by Japanese heavy metal band X Japan, released on August 25, 1993, by Atlantic Records.
Asiaweek
Asiaweek was an English-language news magazine focusing on Asia, published weekly by Asiaweek Limited, a subsidiary of Time Inc. Based in Hong Kong, it was established in 1975, and ceased publication with its 7 December 2001 issue due to a "downturn in the advertising market", according to Norman Pearlstine, editor in chief of Time Inc.
Atlantic Records
Atlantic Recording Corporation (simply known as Atlantic Records) is an American record label founded in October 1947 by Ahmet Ertegun and Herb Abramson.
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Audition
An audition is a sample performance by an actor, singer, musician, dancer or other performer.
Bangkok
Bangkok, officially known in Thai as Krung Thep Maha Nakhon and colloquially as Krung Thep, is the capital and most populous city of Thailand.
BBC News
BBC News is an operational business division of the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) responsible for the gathering and broadcasting of news and current affairs in the UK and around the world.
BBC Radio 4
BBC Radio 4 is a British national radio station owned and operated by the BBC.
Beijing
Beijing, previously romanized as Peking, is the capital of China.
Berlin
Berlin is the capital and largest city of Germany, both by area and by population.
Bible
The Bible (from Koine Greek τὰ βιβλία,, 'the books') is a collection of religious texts or scriptures, some, all, or a variant of which are held to be sacred in Christianity, Judaism, Samaritanism, Islam, the Baha'i Faith, and other Abrahamic religions.
Billboard (magazine)
Billboard (stylized in lowercase since 2013) is an American music and entertainment magazine published weekly by Penske Media Corporation.
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Blabbermouth.net
Blabbermouth.net is a website dedicated to heavy metal and hard rock news, as well as album and music DVD reviews.
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Black Diamond (Kiss song)
"Black Diamond" is a song by American hard rock band Kiss, written by rhythm guitarist Paul Stanley.
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Blue Blood (X Japan album)
Blue Blood is the second studio album by Japanese rock band X Japan, then known as simply X. It was released on April 21, 1989, by CBS/Sony as the band's major label debut.
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Blue Blood Tour Bakuhatsu Sunzen Gig
Blue Blood Tour Bakuhatsu Sunzen Gig is a live VHS/LD released by X Japan on June 1, 1989.
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Born to Be Free (X Japan song)
"Born to Be Free" is a song by Japanese rock band X Japan, released on November 6, 2015.
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Buddha (manga)
is a manga drawn by Osamu Tezuka and is Tezuka's unique interpretation of the life of Gautama Buddha, the founder of Buddhism.
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Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires, officially the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires, is the capital and primate city of Argentina.
Cameo appearance
A cameo appearance, also called a cameo role and often shortened to just cameo, is a brief guest appearance of a well-known person or character in a work of the performing arts.
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Carrie Hamilton
Carrie Louise Hamilton (December 5, 1963 – January 20, 2002) was an American actress, playwright and singer.
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Catacombs (2007 film)
Catacombs is a 2007 American horror film directed by Tomm Coker and David Elliot, starring Shannyn Sossamon and Pink.
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Cervical vertebrae
In tetrapods, cervical vertebrae (vertebra) are the vertebrae of the neck, immediately below the skull.
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Chaos UK
Chaos UK is an English punk rock band formed in 1979 in Portishead, near Bristol.
Chiba Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located in the Kantō region of Honshu.
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Chicago
Chicago is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Illinois and in the Midwestern United States.
Chicago Sun-Times
The Chicago Sun-Times is a daily nonprofit newspaper published in Chicago, Illinois, United States.
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Coachella
Coachella (officially called the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival and sometimes known as Coachella Festival) is an annual music and arts festival held at the Empire Polo Club in Indio, California, in the Coachella Valley in the Colorado Desert.
Consequence (publication)
Consequence (previously Consequence of Sound) is an independently owned New York–based online magazine featuring news, editorials, and reviews of music, movies, and television.
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Cosmetics
Cosmetics are composed of mixtures of chemical compounds derived from either natural sources or synthetically created ones.
Crucify My Love
"Crucify My Love" is the fifteenth single by Japanese heavy metal band X Japan, released on August 26, 1996.
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D (band)
is a Japanese visual kei metal/rock band formed in 2003 by Asagi, Ruiza and Sin, after their previous band Syndrome disbanded. X Japan and d (band) are Japanese progressive metal musical groups, Japanese symphonic metal musical groups and Visual kei musical groups.
Dahlia (album)
Dahlia is the fifth studio album by Japanese rock band X Japan, released on November 4, 1996, by Atlantic Records.
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Daizystripper
is a five-member Japanese visual kei rock band that formed in March 2007, and is signed onto the indie label Beyond-Max. X Japan and Daizystripper are Visual kei musical groups.
David Bowie
David Robert Jones (8 January 194710 January 2016), known professionally as David Bowie, was an English singer, songwriter, musician, and actor.
Dazed
Dazed (Dazed & Confused until February 2014) is a bi-monthly British lifestyle magazine founded in 1991.
Deadman (band)
Deadman (stylized as deadman) is a Japanese rock band founded in Nagoya in 2000. X Japan and deadman (band) are Visual kei musical groups.
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Deluhi
Deluhi (stylized as DELUHI) was a Japanese visual kei Deluhi, Retrieved 21 October 2010 Deluhi, retrieved 21 October 2010 metal band, formed in 2008, by guitarist Leda who recruited Juri as vocalist when the band Grave Seed they made was renamed. X Japan and Deluhi are Visual kei musical groups.
Diamond Yukai
, known professionally as, is a Japanese rock singer and actor.
Differ Ariake
, originally MZA Ariake, was an indoor sporting arena located in the Ariake neighborhood of Tokyo, Japan.
Dio – Distraught Overlord
was a Japanese visual kei metal band from Tokyo, formed on 14 May 2006. X Japan and Dio – Distraught Overlord are Visual kei musical groups.
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Dir En Grey
Dir En Grey (stylized as DIR EN GREY and previously as Dir en grey) is a Japanese heavy metal band formed in February 1997 and currently signed to Firewall Div., a sub-division of Free-Will. X Japan and Dir En Grey are Japanese musical quintets, Japanese progressive metal musical groups, Sony Music Entertainment Japan artists and Visual kei musical groups.
DJ Ozma
, known professionally as DJ Ozma (stylized DJ OZMA) and legally as, is a Japanese pop singer and musical artist.
Elon Musk
Elon Reeve Musk (born June 28, 1971) is a businessman and investor known for his key roles in space company SpaceX and automotive company Tesla, Inc. Other involvements include ownership of X Corp., the company that operates the social media platform X (formerly known as Twitter), and his role in the founding of The Boring Company, xAI, Neuralink and OpenAI.
EMI
EMI Group Limited (formerly EMI Group plc until 2007; originally an initialism for Electric and Musical Industries, also referred to as EMI Records or simply EMI) was a British transnational conglomerate founded in March 1931 in London.
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EMI Records
EMI Records (formerly EMI Records Ltd.) is a British multinational record label owned by Universal Music Group.
Endless Rain
"Endless Rain" is the fourth single released by Japanese heavy metal band X Japan (then named X) on December 1, 1989.
Esprit D'Air
Esprit D'Air ("Spirit of Air" in French) is a British-Japanese progressive metal band formed in London in 2010 with members from Japan and England.
Eternal Melody
Eternal Melody is the first classical studio album by Japanese musician Yoshiki.
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Exclaim!
Exclaim! is a Canadian music and entertainment publisher based in Toronto, which features in-depth coverage of new music across all genres with a special focus on Canadian and emerging artists.
Extasy Records
Extasy Records is a Japanese record label founded in April 1986 by Yoshiki Hayashi, co-founder of the heavy metal band X Japan.
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Eye liner
Eye liner or eyeliner is a cosmetic used to define the eyes.
Eye shadow
Eye shadow (or eyeshadow) is a cosmetic applied primarily to the eyelids to attract attention to the wearer's eyes, making them stand out or look more attractive.
Flow (Japanese band)
Flow (stylized in all caps) is a Japanese rock band formed in 1998 as a five-piece band made up of two vocalists, a guitarist, a bassist, and a drummer. X Japan and Flow (Japanese band) are Japanese musical quintets.
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Forever Love (X Japan song)
"Forever Love" is the fourteenth single by Japanese heavy metal band X Japan, released on July 8, 1996.
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Front Row (radio programme)
Front Row is a radio programme on BBC Radio 4 that has been broadcast regularly since 1998.
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Fukuoka Convention Center
in Hakata-ku, Fukuoka, Japan is a collection of three separate buildings operated by the Fukuoka Convention Center Foundation.
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Fuse (TV channel)
Fuse is an American television channel owned by Fuse Media, LLC, that launched in 1994.
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Gackt
, better known by his mononymous stage name Gackt (stylized in all caps), is a Japanese singer-songwriter, musician, record producer and actor.
Galneryus
is a Japanese power metal band, formed in Osaka in 2001 by guitarist Syu and vocalist Yama-B. Galneryus Artist Profile Retrieved Jan 23, 2011 ガルネリウス Biography Retrieved January 23, 2011 Originally the only official members, the two utilized several support musicians until bassist Tsui, keyboardist Yuhki, and drummer Jun-ichi officially joined for the release of their debut album in 2003. X Japan and Galneryus are Japanese musical quintets, Japanese power metal musical groups and Japanese symphonic metal musical groups.
GBH (band)
GBH (originally known as Charged GBH) are an English punk rock band which was formed in 1978 by vocalist Colin Abrahall, guitarist Colin "Jock" Blyth, bassist Sean McCarthy (replaced by Ross Lomas after two years) and drummer Andy "Wilf" Williams.
Gene Simmons
Gene Simmons (born Chaim Witz; חיים ויץ; born August 25, 1949) is an American musician.
George Martin
Sir George Henry Martin (3 January 1926 – 8 March 2016) was an English record producer, arranger, composer, conductor, and musician.
Glam metal
Glam metal (also known as hair metal or pop metal) is a subgenre of heavy metal that features pop-influenced hooks and guitar riffs, upbeat rock anthems, and slow power ballads.
Glam rock
Glam rock is a style of rock music that developed in the United Kingdom in the early 1970s and was performed by male musicians who wore flamboyant and feminine clothing, makeup, and hairstyles, particularly platform shoes and glitter, and female musicians who wore masculine clothing.
Global Metal
Global Metal is a 2007 documentary film directed by Scot McFadyen and Canadian anthropologist Sam Dunn.
Globe (band)
was a dance-oriented Japanese pop band, formed in 1995 by the producer and songwriter Tetsuya Komuro.
Goth subculture
Goth is a music-based subculture that began in the United Kingdom during the early 1980s.
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Grant Park (Chicago)
Grant Park is a large urban park in the Loop community area of Chicago, Illinois.
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Gundam
is a Japanese military science fiction media franchise.
Heath (musician)
, known exclusively by his stage name Heath, was a Japanese musician and singer-songwriter.
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Heavy metal music
Heavy metal (or simply metal) is a genre of rock music that developed in the late 1960s and early 1970s, largely in the United Kingdom and United States.
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Hernia
A hernia (hernias or herniae, from Latin, meaning 'rupture') is the abnormal exit of tissue or an organ, such as the bowel, through the wall of the cavity in which it normally resides.
Hide (musician)
, known professionally as hide, was a Japanese musician, singer, songwriter, and record producer.
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Hide Your Face
Hide Your Face is the debut album by Japanese musician hide, released on February 23, 1994.
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Hiroshima Prefectural Sports Center
is an indoor arena located in Hiroshima, Japan.
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HMV
HMV is a music and entertainment retailer, founded in the United Kingdom in 1921.
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Hollywood, Los Angeles
Hollywood is a neighborhood in the central region of Los Angeles County, California, mostly within the city of Los Angeles.
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Holography
Holography is a technique that enables a wavefront to be recorded and later reconstructed.
Hong Kong
Hong Kong is a special administrative region of the People's Republic of China.
I'll Kill You
"I'll Kill You" is the debut single by Japanese heavy metal band X Japan, then named X, released in June 1985.
I.V. (song)
"I.V." is a song by Japanese rock band X Japan, released on January 23, 2008, as a digital download.
IMDb
IMDb (an acronym for Internet Movie Database) is an online database of information related to films, television series, podcasts, home videos, video games, and streaming content online – including cast, production crew and personal biographies, plot summaries, trivia, ratings, and fan and critical reviews.
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Independent music
Independent music (also commonly known as indie music, or simply indie) is a broad style of music characterized by creative freedoms, low-budgets, and a do-it-yourself approach to music creation, which originated from the liberties afforded by independent record labels.
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Intensive care unit
An intensive care unit (ICU), also known as an intensive therapy unit or intensive treatment unit (ITU) or critical care unit (CCU), is a special department of a hospital or health care facility that provides intensive care medicine.
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Iron Maiden
Iron Maiden are an English heavy metal band formed in Leyton, East London, in 1975 by bassist and primary songwriter Steve Harris.
Iron Maiden (album)
Iron Maiden is the debut studio album by English heavy metal band Iron Maiden, released on 14 April 1980 by EMI Records in the UK and Harvest and Capitol Records in the US.
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ITunes
iTunes was a media player, media library, mobile device management utility developed by Apple.
Ja, Zoo
Ja, Zoo is the third album by Japanese musician hide, released on November 21, 1998.
Jade (song)
"Jade" is a song by Japanese heavy metal band X Japan, released on June 28, 2011, in Europe, North and South America, and on July 13 in Japan and Southeast Asia.
Japan Expo
Japan Expo is a convention on Japanese popular culture – the largest of its kind outside Japan – taking place in Paris, France, although it has branched out into a partnership festival – Kultima – and expanded to include some European and US pop culture as well.
Japan Gold Disc Awards
The is an award presented by the Recording Industry Association of Japan in the field of music.
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Japan Self-Defense Forces
The Japan Self-Defense Forces (JSDF, 自衛隊; Hepburn: Jieitai), also known as the Japanese Armed Forces, are the unified military forces of Japan.
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Japan Today
Japan Today is a website that publishes wire articles, press releases, and photographs, as well as opinion and contract pieces, such as company profiles, in English.
Jealousy (X Japan album)
Jealousy is the third studio album by Japanese heavy metal band X Japan, then known as simply X. The album was released on July 1, 1991, by Sony, as the band's second major label release.
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Joey Castillo
Joseph William Castillo (born March 30, 1966) is an American musician.
Junichiro Koizumi
Junichiro Koizumi (小泉 純一郎, Koizumi Jun'ichirō; born 8 January 1942) is a Japanese retired politician who served as Prime Minister of Japan and President of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) from 2001 to 2006.
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Jupiter (band)
Jupiter is a Japanese visual kei symphonic power metal band, formed in 2013 by four of the five members of Versailles. X Japan and Jupiter (band) are Japanese musical quintets, Japanese symphonic metal musical groups and Visual kei musical groups.
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Kabuki
is a classical form of Japanese theatre, mixing dramatic performance with traditional dance.
Kai (musician, born 1993)
Kai (Japanese: 海) is a rock singer, musician, producer, and leader of the British-Japanese rock and alternative metal group Esprit D'Air as a multi-instrumentalist.
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Kamijo (musician)
Kamijo is a Japanese singer-songwriter, musician, and record producer.
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Kawai Musical Instruments
is a musical instrument manufacturing company headquartered in Hamamatsu, Shizuoka, Japan.
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Kōhaku Uta Gassen
, more commonly known simply as Kōhaku, is an annual New Year's Eve television special produced by Japanese public broadcaster NHK.
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Killers (Iron Maiden album)
Killers is the second studio album by English heavy metal band Iron Maiden.
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Killing Joke
Killing Joke are an English rock band formed in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, in 1979 by Jaz Coleman (vocals, keyboards), Paul Ferguson (drums), Geordie Walker (guitar) and Youth (bass).
Kioon Music
is a Japanese record label, a subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment Japan.
Kisaki
, known exclusively by his stage name, is a Japanese musician, record producer and businessman, whose career in the visual kei scene spans more than 30 years.
Kiss (band)
Kiss (often styled as KISS) was an American rock band formed in New York City in 1973 by Paul Stanley (vocals, rhythm guitar), Gene Simmons (vocals, bass guitar), Ace Frehley (lead guitar, vocals) and Peter Criss (drums, vocals).
Kiss My Ass: Classic Kiss Regrooved
Kiss My Ass: Classic Kiss Regrooved is a 1994 tribute album, featuring a variety of artists covering songs by the American rock band Kiss.
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KLOS
KLOS (95.5 FM, "95-5 KLOS") is a commercial radio station that is licensed to Los Angeles, California, and serves the Greater Los Angeles area.
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Kodansha
is a Japanese privately held publishing company headquartered in Bunkyō, Tokyo.
Korea
Korea (translit in South Korea, or label in North Korea) is a peninsular region in East Asia consisting of the Korean Peninsula (label in South Korea, or label in North Korea), Jeju Island, and smaller islands.
Korea JoongAng Daily
Korea JoongAng Daily is the English edition of the South Korean national daily newspaper JoongAng Ilbo.
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Kurenai (song)
is a song by Japanese heavy metal band X Japan, written by Yoshiki.
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Kyodo News
is a nonprofit cooperative news agency based in Minato, Tokyo.
LA Weekly
LA Weekly is a free weekly alternative newspaper in Los Angeles, California.
Lace
Lace is a delicate fabric made of yarn or thread in an open weblike pattern, made by machine or by hand.
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Liberal Democratic Party (Japan)
The, frequently abbreviated to LDP or, is a major conservativeThe Liberal Democratic Party is widely described as conservative.
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Lima
Lima, founded in 1535 as the Ciudad de los Reyes (Spanish for "City of Kings"), is the capital and largest city of Peru. It is located in the valleys of the Chillón, Rímac and Lurín Rivers, in the desert zone of the central coastal part of the country, overlooking the Pacific Ocean.
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List of Warner Music Group labels
Warner Music Group (WMG) owns, has a joint share, or is associated with the record labels listed here.
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List of X Japan concert tours and performances
Japanese heavy metal band X Japan has performed more than 250 concerts from 1987 until October 2018.
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Lists of UK Rock & Metal Singles and Albums Charts number ones
The UK Rock & Metal Singles Chart and UK Rock & Metal Albums Chart are record charts compiled in the United Kingdom by the Official Charts Company (OCC) to determine the 40 most popular singles and albums in the rock and heavy metal genres.
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LM.C (Japanese band)
LM.C is a Japanese visual kei rock duo playing a mix of electronic rock and pop, which they call "new century electrorock". X Japan and LM.C (Japanese band) are Visual kei musical groups.
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Lollapalooza
Lollapalooza (Lolla) is an annual American four-day music festival held in Grant Park in Chicago.
London
London is the capital and largest city of both England and the United Kingdom, with a population of in.
London Philharmonic Orchestra
The London Philharmonic Orchestra (LPO) is one of five permanent symphony orchestras based in London.
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Long Beach, California
Long Beach is a coastal city in southeastern Los Angeles County, California, United States.
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Los Angeles Times
The Los Angeles Times is a regional American daily newspaper that began publishing in Los Angeles, California in 1881.
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Loudwire
Loudwire is an American online media magazine that covers news of hard rock and heavy metal artists.
Luna Sea
Luna Sea (stylized as LUNA SEA) is a Japanese rock band formed in Kanagawa Prefecture in 1986. X Japan and Luna Sea are Japanese musical quintets, Musical groups reestablished in 2007 and Visual kei musical groups.
Madison Square Garden
Madison Square Garden, colloquially known as the Garden or by its initials MSG, is a multi-purpose indoor arena in New York City.
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Makuhari Messe
is a Japanese convention center outside Tokyo, located in the Mihama-ku ward of Chiba City, in the northwest corner of Chiba Prefecture.
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Manga
are comics or graphic novels originating from Japan.
Marilyn Manson
Brian Hugh Warner (born January 5, 1969), known professionally as Marilyn Manson, is an American rock musician.
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Marty Friedman
(born December 8, 1962) is an American guitarist, best known for his tenure as the lead guitarist of thrash metal band Megadeth from 1990 to 2000.
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Mary's Blood
was a Japanese all-female heavy metal band from Tokyo, formed in 2009 by four former members of Destrose. X Japan and Mary's Blood are Japanese power metal musical groups.
Maya (musician)
Maya or Maayatan, real name Masahito Yamazaki (born July 30, 1979) is the lead singer in the Japanese visual kei electronic rock band, LM.C. He got his musical start in 1997 as a member of the underground band Sinners, before later becoming a support guitarist for musician Miyavi in his support band Ishihara Gundan (Ishihara being Miyavi's real last name, Gundan means "brigade" or "army" in Japanese).
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Merry (band)
is a Japanese visual kei rock band formed in Tokyo in 2001. X Japan and Merry (band) are Visual kei musical groups.
Metal Hammer
Metal Hammer is a heavy metal music magazine and website founded in 1983, published in the United Kingdom by Future, with other language editions published by different companies available in numerous other countries.
MetalSucks
MetalSucks is a heavy metal music-themed news website.
Mexico
Mexico, officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of North America.
Mexico City
Mexico City (Ciudad de México,; abbr.: CDMX; Central Nahuatl:,; Otomi) is the capital and largest city of Mexico, and the most populous city in North America.
Miya (musician)
, better known as, is a Japanese musician, songwriter, and record producer.
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Miyavi
, better known by his stage name Miyavi (雅, Miyabi, stylized in all caps), is a Japanese guitarist, singer-songwriter, record producer, and actor known for his finger-slapping style of playing a guitar.
MTV
MTV (originally an initialism of Music Television) is an American cable television channel.
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Mucc
is a Japanese visual kei rock band, formed in Ibaraki Prefecture in 1997. X Japan and Mucc are Sony Music Entertainment Japan artists and Visual kei musical groups.
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Music Station
, stylised in all caps, is a Japanese music television program.
Natalie (website)
is a Japanese entertainment news website that debuted on February 1, 2007.
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Neo (magazine)
NEO is a monthly magazine published in the United Kingdom and Ireland by Uncooked Media.
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New York City
New York, often called New York City (to distinguish it from New York State) or NYC, is the most populous city in the United States.
New York Comic Con
The New York Comic Con is an annual New York City fan convention dedicated to Western comics, graphic novels, anime, manga, video games, cosplay, toys, movies, and television.
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NHK
, also known by its romanized initialism NHK, is a Japanese public broadcaster.
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NHK Hall
The NHK Hall is a concert hall located at the NHK Broadcasting Center, the main headquarters of Japan's public broadcaster NHK.
Nippon Gaishi Hall
, formerly Nagoya Rainbow Hall, is an indoor sports arena located in Nagoya, Aichi, Japan.
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Nissan Stadium (Yokohama)
, the, is a multi-purpose stadium in Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan, which opened in March 1998.
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Nogod
Nogod (stylized as NoGoD) is a Japanese visual kei heavy metal band formed in 2005 by vocalist Dancho. X Japan and Nogod are Japanese musical quintets and Visual kei musical groups.
NPR
National Public Radio (NPR, stylized as npr) is an American public broadcasting organization headquartered in Washington, D.C., with its NPR West headquarters in Culver City, California.
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Oakland, California
Oakland is a city in the San Francisco Bay Area in the U.S. state of California.
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Oblivion Dust
Oblivion Dust is a Japanese rock band first active from 1996 to 2001; they reunited in 2007. X Japan and Oblivion Dust are English-language musical groups from Japan and Musical groups reestablished in 2007.
Odaiba
is a large artificial island in Tokyo Bay, Japan, across the Rainbow Bridge from central Tokyo.
Orchestra
An orchestra is a large instrumental ensemble typical of classical music, which combines instruments from different families.
Orgasm (song)
is the second single by Japanese heavy metal band X Japan, then named X, released on April 10, 1986.
Oricon
, established in 1999, is the holding company at the head of a Japanese corporate group that supplies statistics and information on music and the music industry in Japan and Western music.
Oricon Albums Chart
The Oricon Albums Chart is the Japanese music industry standard albums popularity chart issued daily, weekly, monthly and yearly by Oricon.
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Osaka-jō Hall
is a multi-purpose arena located in the Kyōbashi area of Osaka, Japan.
Oxford Street
Oxford Street is a major road in the City of Westminster in the West End of London, running from Tottenham Court Road to Marble Arch via Oxford Circus.
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city of France.
Pata (musician)
, known exclusively by his stage name Pata, is a Japanese musician.
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Paul Raven (musician)
Paul Vincent Raven (16 January 1961 – 20 October 2007) was an English bassist best known for his work in the post-punk group Killing Joke.
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Pearl Jam
Pearl Jam is an American rock band formed in Seattle, Washington, in 1990.
Peru
Peru, officially the Republic of Peru, is a country in western South America. It is bordered in the north by Ecuador and Colombia, in the east by Brazil, in the southeast by Bolivia, in the south by Chile, and in the south and west by the Pacific Ocean. Peru is a megadiverse country with habitats ranging from the arid plains of the Pacific coastal region in the west to the peaks of the Andes mountains extending from the north to the southeast of the country to the tropical Amazon basin rainforest in the east with the Amazon River.
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Peter Elman
Peter Elman is an American writer, musician and teacher.
Phantasmagoria (band)
Phantasmagoria was a Japanese visual kei rock band formed in Osaka in November 2004, by bassist Kisaki and guitarist Jun. X Japan and Phantasmagoria (band) are Visual kei musical groups.
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Phoenix New Times
Phoenix New Times is a free digital and print media company based in Phoenix, Arizona.
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Polydor Records
Polydor Limited, also known as Polydor Records, is a German-British record label that operates as part of Universal Music Group.
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Power metal
Power metal is a subgenre of heavy metal combining characteristics of traditional heavy metal with speed metal, often within a symphonic context.
Press conference
A press conference, also called news conference or press briefing, is a media event in which notable individuals or organizations invite journalists to hear them speak and ask questions.
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Prime Minister of Japan
The prime minister of Japan (Japanese: 内閣総理大臣, Hepburn: Naikaku Sōri-Daijin) is the head of government and the highest political position of Japan.
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Programming (music)
Programming is a form of music production and performance using electronic devices and computer software, such as sequencers and workstations or hardware synthesizers, sampler and sequencers, to generate sounds of musical instruments.
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Progressive metal
Progressive metal (often shortened to prog metal or prog) is a broad fusion music genre melding heavy metal and progressive rock, combining the loud "aggression" and amplified guitar-driven sound of the former with the more experimental, cerebral or quasi-classical compositions of the latter.
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Punk rock
Punk rock (also known as simply punk) is a music genre that emerged in the mid-1970s.
Queen (band)
Queen are a British rock band formed in London in 1970 by Freddie Mercury (lead vocals, piano), Brian May (guitar, vocals), and Roger Taylor (drums, vocals), later joined by John Deacon (bass).
Queens of the Stone Age
Queens of the Stone Age (commonly abbreviated as QOTSA) is an American rock band formed in 1996 in Seattle, Washington. The band was founded by vocalist and guitarist Josh Homme, who has been the only constant member throughout multiple lineup changes.
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Rain (Japanese band)
Ra:IN (an acronym for "Rock and Inspiration") is a Japanese instrumental rock band.
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Recording Industry Association of Japan
The is an industry trade group composed of Japanese corporations involved in the music industry.
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Reddit is an American social news aggregation, content rating, and forum social network.
Repo! The Genetic Opera
Repo! The Genetic Opera is a 2008 American rock opera directed by Darren Lynn Bousman.
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Revolver (magazine)
Revolver is an American heavy metal music and hard rock magazine, published by Project M Group.
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Richard Fortus
Richard Fortus (born November 17, 1966) is an American guitarist.
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Rock music
Rock is a broad genre of popular music that originated as "rock and roll" in the United States in the late 1940s and early 1950s, developing into a range of different styles from the mid-1960s, particularly in the United States and the United Kingdom.
Rockefeller Center
Rockefeller Center is a complex of 19 commercial buildings covering between 48th Street and 51st Street in the Midtown Manhattan neighborhood of New York City.
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Roger Taylor (Queen drummer)
Roger Meddows Taylor (born 26 July 1949) is an English musician, songwriter and record producer.
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Rolling Stone
Rolling Stone is an American monthly magazine that focuses on music, politics, and popular culture.
Rusty Nail (song)
"Rusty Nail" is the tenth single by Japanese heavy metal band X Japan, released on June 10, 1994.
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Sadie (band)
Sadie is a visual kei rock band from Japan, formed in 2005. X Japan and Sadie (band) are Visual kei musical groups.
Saitama Super Arena
is a multi-purpose indoor arena located in Chūō-ku, Saitama, Saitama Prefecture, Japan.
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Sampler album
A sampler or promotional compilation is a type of compilation album generally offered at a reduced price to showcase an artist or a selection of artists signed to a particular record label.
Sankei Shimbun
The, name short for, is a daily national newspaper in Japan published by the Sankei Shimbun Co., Ltd, ranking amongst the top 5 most circulated newspapers in Japan.
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Sankei Sports
is a Japanese-language daily sports newspaper published by Sankei Shimbun.
Santiago
Santiago, also known as Santiago de Chile, is the capital and largest city of Chile and one of the largest cities in the Americas.
Saw IV
Saw IV is a 2007 horror film directed by Darren Lynn Bousman from a screenplay by Patrick Melton and Marcus Dunstan, and a story by Melton, Dunstan, and Thomas Fenton.
São Paulo
São Paulo is the most populous city in Brazil and the capital of the state of São Paulo.
Scarlet Love Song
"Scarlet Love Song" is a song by Japanese heavy metal band X Japan, written by Yoshiki.
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Scars (X Japan song)
"Scars" is the sixteenth single by Japanese rock band X Japan, released on November 18, 1996.
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Screw (band)
Screw (typeset as SCREW) was a Japanese visual kei rock band formed in March 2006 by vocalist Byou and Yuuto, who were previously in the band Joker before its disbandment. X Japan and Screw (band) are Visual kei musical groups.
Seattle
Seattle is a seaport city on the West Coast of the United States.
Sentimental ballad
A sentimental ballad is an emotional style of music that often deals with romantic and intimate relationships, and to a lesser extent, loneliness, death, war, drug abuse, politics and religion, usually in a poignant but solemn manner.
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Seoul
Seoul, officially Seoul Special City, is the capital and largest city of South Korea.
Sex Pistols
The Sex Pistols are an English punk rock band formed in London in 1975. X Japan and Sex Pistols are Musical groups reestablished in 2007.
SF Weekly
SF Weekly is an online music publication and formerly alternative weekly newspaper founded in the 1970s in San Francisco, California.
Shanghai
Shanghai is a direct-administered municipality and the most populous urban area in China.
Sheet music
Sheet music is a handwritten or printed form of musical notation that uses musical symbols to indicate the pitches, rhythms, or chords of a song or instrumental musical piece.
Shibuya Public Hall
is a theatre located in Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan.
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Shogakukan
is a Japanese publisher of comics, magazines, light novels, dictionaries, literature, non-fiction, home media, and other media in Japan.
Silent Jealousy
"Silent Jealousy" is a single released by X Japan (then named X) on September 11, 1991.
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Skin (Japanese band)
Skin (stylized as S.K.I.N.) is a United States-based Japanese visual kei rock supergroup founded by Japanese musicians Yoshiki, Gackt, Sugizo and Miyavi in 2007. X Japan and Skin (Japanese band) are Visual kei musical groups.
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Sony Music Entertainment Japan
, often abbreviated as SMEJ or simply SME, and also known as Sony Music Japan for short (stylized as SonyMusic), is a Japanese music arm for Sony.
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Space Shower Music Awards
Space Shower Music Awards (old name: SPACE SHOWER Music Video Awards, abbr. to SPACE SHOWER MVA) are an annual set of music awards sponsored by Japanese Space Shower TV.
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Speed metal
Speed metal is a subgenre of heavy metal music that originated in the late 1970s from new wave of British heavy metal (NWOBHM) roots.
Spinal disc herniation
A spinal disc herniation is an injury to the intervertebral disc between two spinal vertebrae, usually caused by excessive strain or trauma to the spine.
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Spoken word
Spoken word is an oral poetic performance art that is based mainly on the poem as well as the performer's aesthetic qualities.
Sports Hochi
, previously known as, is a Japanese-language daily sports newspaper.
Sports Nippon
, also known as, is the first Japanese daily sports newspaper, having been founded in 1948.
SSE plc
SSE plc (formerly Scottish and Southern Energy plc) is a multinational energy company headquartered in Perth, Scotland.
String section
The string section is composed of bowed instruments belonging to the violin family.
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Sugizo
, born and better known by his stage name Sugizo, is a Japanese musician, songwriter, composer and record producer.
Summer Sonic Festival
, is an annual music festival held on one weekend in August simultaneously in both Chiba and Osaka, Japan.
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Supergroup (music)
A supergroup is a musical group formed with members who are already successful as solo artists or as members of other successful groups.
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Symphonic metal
Symphonic metal is a cross-generic style designation for the symphonic subsets of heavy metal music subgenres.
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Syu
is a Japanese musician, best known as leader and guitarist of the power metal band Galneryus.
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Taiji (musician)
, also known mononymously as Taiji, was a Japanese musician and songwriter.
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Taipei
Taipei, officially Taipei City, is the capital and a special municipality of Taiwan.
Taipei World Trade Center
The Taipei World Trade Center (TWTC) was inaugurated in January 1986 by Taiwan's foremost trade promotion organization, the Taiwan External Trade Development Council (TAITRA), to provide a single, modern venue that would combine exhibition space, conference facilities, offices, and hotel accommodation for international business.
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Takanori Nishikawa
is a Japanese musician, singer, songwriter, record producer, actor, voice actor, radio personality, and businessman. X Japan and Takanori Nishikawa are Sony Music Entertainment Japan artists.
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Takarajimasha
is a Japanese publishing company based in Chiyoda, Tokyo.
Tateyama, Chiba
is a city located in Chiba Prefecture, Japan.
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Tears (X Japan song)
"Tears" is the ninth single by the Japanese rock band X Japan, released on November 10, 1993.
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Tenor
A tenor is a type of classical male singing voice whose vocal range lies between the countertenor and baritone voice types.
The Beatles
The Beatles were an English rock band formed in Liverpool in 1960, comprising John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr.
The Clash
The Clash were an English rock band that formed in London in 1976 and were key players in the original wave of British punk rock.
The Gazette (band)
The Gazette (stylized as the GazettE), formerly known as, is a Japanese visual kei rock band, formed in Kanagawa in early 2002. X Japan and the Gazette (band) are Visual kei musical groups.
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The Great Music Experience
The Great Music Experience was a concert starring Japanese and international musicians staged at the eighth century Buddhist temple of Tōdai-ji, in Nara, Japan in May 1994.
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The Independent
The Independent is a British online newspaper.
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The Japan Times
The Japan Times is Japan's largest and oldest English-language daily newspaper.
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The Korea Herald
The Korea Herald (코리아헤럴드) is a leading English-language daily newspaper founded in August 1953 and published in Seoul, South Korea.
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The New York Times
The New York Times (NYT) is an American daily newspaper based in New York City.
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The Professionals (band)
The Professionals were an English punk rock band active from 1979 to early 1982 and again from 2015 to 2024.
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The Scanty
The Scanty (stylized as THE★SCANTY) was a Japanese girls pop-rock band formed in Tokyo in October 2001.
The Times
The Times is a British daily national newspaper based in London.
The Washington Post
The Washington Post, locally known as "the Post" and, informally, WaPo or WP, is an American daily newspaper published in Washington, D.C., the national capital.
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The World: X Japan Hatsu no Zensekai Best
is a compilation album by X Japan, released June 17, 2014.
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Thrombus
A thrombus (thrombi), colloquially called a blood clot, is the final product of the blood coagulation step in hemostasis.
Tokyo
Tokyo (東京), officially the Tokyo Metropolis (label), is the capital of Japan and one of the most populous cities in the world, with a population of over 14 million residents as of 2023 and the second-most-populated capital in the world.
Tokyo District Court
is a district court located at 1-1-4 Kasumigaseki, Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan.
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Tokyo Dome
is an indoor stadium in Bunkyō, Tokyo, Japan.
Tokyo Pop
is a 1988 musical romantic comedy film directed by Fran Rubel Kuzui, who co-wrote the screenplay with Lynn Grossman.
Toronto
Toronto is the most populous city in Canada and the capital city of the Canadian province of Ontario.
Toshi (musician)
, known exclusively by his stage name Toshi,Currently stylized as Toshl (with a lowercase L) and previously in all capital letters.
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TRAX (band)
TRAX (formerly known as The TRAX and TraxX), is a South Korean rock band that consisted of Jay and Jungmo.
Tribute Spirits
Tribute Spirits is a tribute album released on May 1, 1999, in memory of Japanese rock musician hide.
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TV Asahi
commonly abbreviated as, with the call sign JOEX-DTV (channel 5), is a Japanese television station subsidiary of certified broadcasting holding company itself controlled by The Asahi Shimbun Company serving as the flagship station of the All-Nippon News Network.
X, commonly referred to by its former name Twitter, is a social networking service.
UK Albums Chart
The Official UK Albums Chart is a list of albums ranked by sales and audio streaming in the United Kingdom.
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Unsraw
was a Japanese visual kei metal band signed to the label Speed Disk. X Japan and Unsraw are Visual kei musical groups.
Untitled X Japan album
The untitled X Japan album is an unreleased studio album by Japanese heavy metal band X Japan.
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Utrecht
Utrecht (Utrecht dialect) is the fourth-largest city of the Netherlands, as well as the capital and the most populous city of the province of Utrecht.
Vancouver
Vancouver is a major city in western Canada, located in the Lower Mainland region of British Columbia.
Vanishing Vision
Vanishing Vision is the debut studio album by Japanese heavy metal band X Japan, then known as simply X. It was released on April 14, 1988 by Extasy Records, topped the Oricon indies chart and reached number 19 on the main chart.
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Versailles (band)
Versailles (known as Versailles Philharmonic Quintet in North America) is a Japanese visual kei symphonic power metal band formed in 2007 by vocalist Kamijo and guitarist Hizaki. X Japan and Versailles (band) are Japanese power metal musical groups, Japanese symphonic metal musical groups and Visual kei musical groups.
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Vertebra
Each vertebra (vertebrae) is an irregular bone with a complex structure composed of bone and some hyaline cartilage, that make up the vertebral column or spine, of vertebrates.
Victor Talking Machine Company
The Victor Talking Machine Company was an American recording company and phonograph manufacturer, incorporated in 1901.
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Visual kei
, abbreviated, is a category of Japanese musicians that have a strong focus on extravagant stage costumes that originated in Japan during the early 1980s.
Vulture (website)
Vulture is an American entertainment news website.
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Warner Music Group
Warner Music Group Corp., commonly abbreviated as WMG, is an American multinational entertainment and record label conglomerate headquartered in New York City.
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We Are X
We Are X is a 2016 documentary film about the Japanese rock band X Japan and its co-founder, drummer, pianist and leader Yoshiki.
We Are X (soundtrack)
We Are X is the 2017 soundtrack album to the documentary film We Are X, containing a compilation of songs by Japanese heavy metal band X Japan.
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Week End (X Japan song)
"Week End" is a single released by X Japan (then named X) on April 21, 1990.
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Wembley Arena
Wembley Arena (originally the Empire Pool, now known as OVO Arena Wembley for sponsorship reasons) is an indoor arena next to Wembley Stadium in Wembley, London, England.
Wes Borland
Wesley Louden Borland (born February 7, 1975) is an American rock musician.
Will Hodgkinson
Will Hodgkinson is a journalist and author from London (born in Newcastle-upon-Tyne), England.
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Wowow
is a satellite broadcasting and premium satellite television station owned and operated by.
X (American band)
X is an American punk rock band formed in Los Angeles.
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X Japan discography
The discography of the Japanese heavy metal band X Japan consists of five studio albums, six live albums, one remix album, eleven compilations, one soundtrack album, 23 singles, and around 22 live video recordings.
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Yahoo! Japan
is a Japanese web portal.
Yokohama Arena
is an indoor arena located in Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan.
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Yomiuri Shimbun
The is a Japanese newspaper published in Tokyo, Osaka, Fukuoka, and other major Japanese cities.
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Yoshiki (musician)
, known as Yoshiki, is a Japanese musician, songwriter, composer, record producer, film director, and fashion designer.
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Zepp
The Zepp music halls are a group of Japanese music venues covering every area of the country.
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Zilch (band)
Zilch (stylized as zilch or) was a rock supergroup that was formed in 1996 by Hideto "hide" Matsumoto (X Japan), Ray McVeigh (formerly of The Professionals), Paul Raven (Killing Joke), Joey Castillo (Danzig and Queens of the Stone Age), and Kazuhiko "I.N.A." Inada (hide with Spread Beaver).
12012
is a Japanese visual kei rock band. X Japan and 12012 are Visual kei musical groups.
2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami
On 11 March 2011, at 14:46 JST (05:46 UTC), a 9.0–9.1 undersea megathrust earthquake occurred in the Pacific Ocean, east of the Oshika Peninsula of the Tōhoku region.
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3.2.1.
3.2.1. is the debut album by the rock band Zilch, released on July 23, 1998.
33rd Japan Record Awards
took place at the Nippon Budokan in Chiyoda, Tokyo, December 31, 1991, starting at 7:00PM JST.
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66th NHK Kōhaku Uta Gassen
The was the 66th edition of NHK's Kōhaku Uta Gassen, held on December 31, 2015, live from NHK Hall from 19:15 (JST) to 23:45 (JST), with a 5-minute break for latest news.
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67th NHK Kōhaku Uta Gassen
The was the 67th edition of NHK's Kōhaku Uta Gassen, held on December 31, 2016, live from NHK Hall from 19:15 (JST) to 23:45 (JST), with a 5-minute break for the latest news.
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68th NHK Kōhaku Uta Gassen
The was the 68th edition of annual NHK's Kōhaku Uta Gassen, held on December 31, 2017, live from NHK Hall (Tokyo, Japan).
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89th Academy Awards
The 89th Academy Awards ceremony, presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), honored the best films of 2016, and took place on February 26, 2017, at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, at 5:30 p.m. PST.
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See also
English-language musical groups from Japan
- Anthem (band)
- Bow Wow (band)
- Coldrain
- Color (band)
- Creation (Japanese band)
- Crossfaith
- Ellegarden
- Fade (band)
- Flower Travellin' Band
- Head Phones President
- Hi-Standard
- Loudness (band)
- Lovebites (band)
- Man with a Mission
- Moonchild (group)
- Move (Japanese band)
- Novelbright
- Oblivion Dust
- One Ok Rock
- Outrage (band)
- Pay Money to My Pain
- SiM (band)
- Speed, Glue & Shinki
- The Hiatus
- Vamps (band)
- X Japan
- XG (group)
Japanese glam metal musical groups
Japanese power metal musical groups
- Aion (Japanese band)
- Aldious
- Animetal
- Balflare
- Blasdead
- Bridear
- Concerto Moon
- Cross Vein
- D'erlanger
- Double Dealer
- Galneryus
- Imperial Circus Dead Decadence
- Light Bringer (band)
- Lovebites (band)
- Mardelas
- Mary's Blood
- Matenrou Opera
- Onmyo-Za
- Phantom Excaliver
- Ryujin (band)
- Sex Machineguns
- Unlucky Morpheus
- Versailles (band)
- X Japan
Japanese progressive metal musical groups
- Crystal Lake (band)
- D (band)
- Dir En Grey
- Earthbound Papas
- Loudness (band)
- Mandrake (Japanese band)
- Matenrou Opera
- Sigh (band)
- Sound Horizon
- Terra Rosa (band)
- The Black Mages
- X Japan
Japanese speed metal musical groups
Japanese symphonic metal musical groups
- Cross Vein
- D (band)
- Earthbound Papas
- Elfensjón
- Galneryus
- Imperial Circus Dead Decadence
- Jupiter (band)
- Matenrou Opera
- Moi dix Mois
- Onmyo-Za
- Ryujin (band)
- Sound Horizon
- Unlucky Morpheus
- Versailles (band)
- X Japan
Ki/oon Music artists
- Acid Android
- Aco (musician)
- Afrirampo
- Asian Kung-Fu Generation
- Chara (singer)
- Chatmonchy
- Denki Groove
- Does (band)
- Folks (band)
- Gospellers
- Group Tamashii
- Guitar Wolf
- Hemenway (band)
- Home Made Kazoku
- Joe Inoue
- Kana-Boon
- Koji Nakamura
- L'Arc-en-Ciel
- Lama (Japanese band)
- May J.
- Merengue (band)
- Miki Furukawa
- Modern Choki Chokies
- Negoto
- Nico Touches the Walls
- No Plan (owarai)
- Nokko
- Piko (singer)
- Polysics
- Prague (band)
- Puffy AmiYumi
- Pushim
- Rina Sumioka
- Sid (band)
- Soul Flower Union
- Spin Aqua
- Suemitsu & the Suemith
- Supercar (band)
- Takkyu Ishino
- Tamio Okuda
- Tetsuya (musician)
- The Babystars
- Unicorn (Japanese band)
- X Japan
- Yoshinori Sunahara
- You the Rock
Musical groups from Chiba Prefecture
- Bellzlleb
- Bump of Chicken
- Ellegarden
- Girugamesh
- Kishidan
- Negoto
- Plastic Tree
- Shinsei Kamattechan
- Softball (band)
- Something Else (Japanese band)
- Tom Cat (band)
- TsuShiMaMiRe
- X Japan
References
Also known as Ekkusu Japan, X (Japanese band), X Japan Virtual Shock 001, X-Japan, .
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