This comment may annoy some people, but, when you look at X's current style, in the way the members act and the style of their new songs/music videos. As in Yoshiki getting botex on his lip, tv appearences attending berlesc/female orientated fashion shows, wearing lipstick in music videos and then trying to shove his face into the camera with it (Jade pv opening) Toshi wearing this white fluffy dress on stage, the female singers in born to be free.
I don't know, I just think they're never going to make it in the U.S unless they get a harder image. Sorry if this post annoys people but I feel its true. Also everyone who's never heard of X but has heard of this stan Lee-Yoshiki the superhero comic are already thinking 'up his own ass, egotistical' and other things if his appearence in the comic is lipstick/eyeliner and other crap.
If they do well doing what they're currently doing, they'll probably get millions of fans, but they'll be 14 year old girl Twilight type fans.