X Japan

X Japan is a Japanese rock band. They were formed in 1982 by Yoshiki. They have sold over 30 million albums and singles and over 2 million videos to date. X Japan stopped making music in 1997, but reunited in 2007. They performed their first world tour live in Hong Kong in 2009. They played to 20,000 people in two days.

X Japan
X Japan in Hong Kong 2009
Background information
Also known as	X, エックス
Origin	Chiba, Japan
Genres	Heavy metal, speed metal, power metal, progressive metal, symphonic metal, glam metal[1]
Years active	1982–1997, 2007–present
Labels	Dada, Extasy, CBS/Sony, Ki/oon, MMG, East West Japan, Atlantic, Polydor, Tofu, EMI
Members	Yoshiki Toshi Pata Heath Sugizo
Past member(s)	Former members
Website	www.xjapanmusic.com

Some visual kei bands are influenced by X Japan.

Name

The band was first called "X" but because the letter X was already the name of another band they changed their name to "X Japan" to avoid confusion.

Albums

• Vanishing Vision (1988)
• Blue Blood (1989)
• Jealousy (1991)
• Art of Life (1993)
• Dahlia (1996)