Update on 22nd October: According to
IGN, the X Japan song
I.V. will be available to download for free, along with 19 other songs, for all Rock Band 2 PS3 and Xbox360 owners on 4th November and for Wii owners when Rock Band 2 will come out on Wii in December.
Update:A BXtE report from the event! Part 1![15.09 Info confirmed by BXtE: (check the original post here)1. First of all something that might be of interest for you all, Yoshiki stated that the concert on Novermber 22nd in Bercy will happen for sure. It will be the first time for a Japanese rock band to play in a hall of that size in Europe!
2. Furthermore there will be an X Japan December 31st count down concert in Tokyo. The place isn't decided yet, though.
X Japan fans living in Japan or will visit Japan around that time can also look forward to a concert at X -mas! He mentioned, that it will be a concert of "X with something". What the 'something' will be is yet speculation, though.
3. Since Yoshiki announced an X Japan world tour, he also mentioned a new release in new future. He also composed a new X Japan song that is much more rock than the others we got to listen before. According to Yoshiki, when they did I.V., the members of X Japan found out that Toshi still can go crazy singing those songs and they decided that it might be appropriate to release something more powerful, as well.
4. Yoshiki is the executive producer for the introduction of the "Rockstar" sports drink in Japan. Rockstar is the sponsor of the U.S. "Rockstar taste of chaos"
Further, there are some news, that Yoshiki didn't intend to announce on that day, but he did so anyway:
5. Soon there will be published a new game called "Rock Band 2" which will also be sold in the United States and Europe. That game will also contain X Japan music!
6. In 2010 Yoshiki will be involved in a project that is happening for the 100th birthday of Akira Kurosawa. The moderator mentioned that it is unusual for japanese rockstar Yoshiki doing something for the japanese director Kurosawa outside Japan. More information isn't announced, yet.
Please note that the news aren't in the order they were announced.
A live report and an translation of the interview will be online as soon as possible!
According to
http://www.xjapan.ne.jp/ , Yoshiki will be holding a press conference in Tokyo for fans. The announcements supposedly include X Japan and Yoshiki produced projects.
- Event is free for fans to attend
- There will be a special World Tour start X JAPAN Street Army t-shirt
present from Yoshiki to 3000 lucky fans
- Fans are encouraged to bring CDs/Concert pamphlets and other goods
that show that they 'Love X JAPAN' (looks like there might be a signing session)
According to a Nikkan Sports article, Yoshiki said he is OK to fly and that he would like to hold a few concerts at different locations in Japan within this year. More details will be announced on 15th September, along with an announcement on YOSHIKI's non-music related project(s).
Thanks to X Japan official website and Screaming KIAI
UPDATE: The place for the press conference will be the Yoyogi National Gymnasium (10,000 people) and Yoshiki will announce upcoming X Japan plans and a new project by him. Yoshiki chose this venue because the announcement needs an "olympic style/class". The first 3000 people to enter the stadium will receive a special T-shirt, but it's forbidden to camp the night before the event, or it might be canceled.
Note that the translations might include mistakes.UPDATE, Sept. 12th, 22:00 Tokyo time, by PanthereNoire:According to a press release at
this site, there will be a live broadcast of Yoshiki's press conference available on carrier DoCoMo's cell phones in Japan real time, with movies to follow later on the two other carriers as well. (Summary by me.)
The rest of the article is how to access the service, plus a repeat of everything that's already been said.
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