Haha yes,
this guy! He also reacted to L'arc~en~Ciel and a few other JRock Bands
I don't really remember when I first listened to X. But I didn't liked them because of all the hype about HIDE. I usually don't like posterboys. Also the music wasn't my taste. I think I gave em a try and unfortunately I only found the ballads.
Later, must be around 2005 or so, I discovered a band called X. I first listened to the Vanishing Vision album. Unaware of the fact that this is the same band with this HIDE in it, I became a fan of X
the rest is history.