LOS ANGELES, November 21st, 2022 – Acclaimed Japanese composer, leader of best-selling Japanese rock band XJAPAN, and new supergroup THE LAST ROCKSTARS, YOSHIKI, has donated 10 million yen to the International Organization for Migration (IOM) on his birthday, November 20th. The donation will support emergency relief operations in Ukraine and neighboring countries.
It's been 26 weeks since the May launch of the energy drink by YOSHIKI & Coca-Cola Japan, where total shipments have exceeded 26 million and average about one million a week.
Auditions are now open for male vocalists to join the band on the world stage with kyohey (Kyohei Murakami) on drums, guitarist KAIRI (Kairi Sakamoto), and bassist FURUTATSU (Tatsushi Furuno), who are determined to move forward.
On Friday, November 18, 2022, at 8:00pm JST, Coca-Cola Japan will launch "Energy Studio XY #2" on Coca-Cola and YOSHIKI's official YouTube channels, featuring YOSHIKI and five influencers. "Energy StudioXY" is a fictitious recording studio by YOSHIKI and Real Gold X/Y. The show invites "challengers" as guests to have a conversation with YOSHIKI on their values and/or "secrets of success."
The farewell service for YOSHI (real name: Yoshizumi Sasaki, aged 19) who abruptly passed away from a motorcycle accident on November 5th, was held yesterday, November 14th. At the funeral service songs written by YOSHIKI featuring YOSHI's vocals were played numerous times at the family's request.
On Sunday, November 20th, "YOSHIKI CHANNEL" which will be broadcast live on the Niconico (Japan) and YouTube (worldwide), will hold the highly popular "Visual Kei" Roundtable Vol. 5” for YOSHIKI’s birthday. YOSHIKI and his guests will appear live for this roundtable discussion, with Part 1 (free to watch) airing at 7pm JST and Part 2 (members only) airing at 8:20 pm JST.
YOSHIKI, HYDE, SUGIZO and MIYAVI Form New Band “THE LAST ROCKSTARS” and Announce Debut Singles & Tour Dates U.S. and Japan Tickets On Sale
In May of this year, YOSHIKI and Coca-Cola Japan announced their new business partnership and released two brand new energy drinks - Real Gold X and Real Gold Y. Twenty-four weeks after the products went on sale, sales have passed 25 million bottles in total shipments.
The beginning of a New Legendary Era. YOSHIKI, together with World Class Industry Experts in search of the next global stars on "YOSHIKI SUPERSTAR PROJECT X", a talent show discovering the next history-making, unprecedented, unrivaled band & boy group.
Searching for the “real YOSHIKI”
Filming for 1200 days!
This 72 minute extended special will air on December 20th (Tue) 7:30pm-8:42pm JST
YOSHIKI was invited as a special guest composer/pianist by Brightman for the GRAMMY® Award-nominated soprano "Starlight Symphony" tour, which began earlier this month with a series of exclusive engagements at the Venetian Theatre in Las Vegas before extending to Mexico. YOSHIKI’s standout performance was met with a standing ovation from enthusiastic crowds each night including YOSHIKI’s fans from all over the world.
UPDATE: Unfortunately, tonight's YOSHIKI CHANNEL will also be affected and postponed to a later date.
YOSHIKI who is a guest performer of Sarah Brightman’s “A STARLIGHT SYMPHONY” tour will appear live from Mexico on YOSHIKI CHANNEL via Niconico (Japan) and YouTube (worldwide).
Sarah Brightman's world tour "A STARLIGHT SYMPHONY," in which YOSHIKI will make guest appearances, began on October 12th in Las Vegas (USA). YOSHIKI joined Sarah on stage for their song "Miracle," which he wrote and composed. YOSHIKI also played "Anniversary," a song he had composed to commemorate the 10th anniversary of the Emperor's accession to the throne.
A YOSHIKIMONO Exhibition will be held in Tokyo on Thur 11/3 – Sun 11/6
Take this opportunity to enjoy the world of "YOSHIKIMONO".
Y by YOSHIKI × CHAMPAGNE POMMERY appears on the cover of Wine Kingdom November issue. Available Wednesday Oct 5.
YOSHIKI will appear Live on NTV's "Sukkiri" on October 4th (Tuesday) at 9:20am JST
YOSHIKI will talk about "YOSHIKI SUPERSTAR PROJECT X", which has started streaming on Hulu
Music icons including Gene Simmons (KISS), the world’s top-selling soprano Sarah Brightman, Travis Payne - choreographer for Michael Jackson's This Is It, vocal coach to the stars Roger Love, and the one and only HYDE will come together as guest judges on YOSHIKI SUPERSTAR PROJECT X!
On September 17th, the classical performance "YOSHIKI CLASSICAL with Orchestra 2022 in JAPAN" opened at the Tokyo International Forum for the first time in four years. During this classical-style concert, YOSHIKI took the stage with a full orchestra, performing songs including X JAPAN's "Endless Rain", "Tears", "Without You", and "ART OF LIFE", as well as the opening theme of the world-famous anime Attack on Titan "Red Swan", and the classical version of "Imitation Rain" which Yoshiki composed for SixTONES and won the Japan Gold Disc Award. The performance also included classical masterpieces by Chopin, Beethoven and Tchaikovsky.
"Musicians, at the end of the day, stand bare on the stage. We have no other choice but to hone our craft. Fans will see through any gimmick. So I ask them to see my true self"
The first 10,000 bottles allocated for release on the online store sold out in under 10 minutes. In addition, the entire import inventory, including pre-order sales from stores and restaurants, completely sold out in 24 hours. The speed at which this first lot of this high-end champagne sold out was unprecedented in POMMERY's long history, which dates back to its founding in 1836.
September 19, the final day of the 3-day performance of "YOSHIKI Classical with Orchestra 2022 in JAPAN" to be held at Tokyo International Forum Hall A in September this year, will be broadcast on YOSHIKI CHANNEL - Niconico Channel (Japan) and YouTube Channel membership (including Japan). It will also be broadcast live on WOWOW, which will be distributed worldwide.
YOSHIKI and top Champagne Maison POMMERY have announced their new Champagne brand that they will jointly manage, "Y by YOSHIKI x CHAMPAGNE POMMERY." "Y by YOSHIKI × CHAMPAGNE POMMERY Brut" will be released on September 1st in Japan, it’s first market in the world. This partnership with an international music talent will be a first for POMMERY.
On August 28, YOSHIKI concluded his dinner show series YOSHIKI+ Presents an EVENING/BREAKFAST with YOSHIKI 2022 in TOKYO. The 11 day, 20 performance residency was held for live audiences at the Grand Hyatt Tokyo.
YOSHIKI and a Ukrainian ballerina will perform "ENDLESS RAIN".
A One-night-only special performance at Ryōgoku Kokugikan!
YOSHIKI will appear on the cover of "Newsweek Japan Edition" on Tuesday, August 30!
*Details will be announced at a later date
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At the request of the Japanese Government and the Tokyo Metropolitan Government, this show will be held in accordance with guidelines and thorough measures to prevent the transmission of COVID-19. In order to protect your safety and ensure that you can enjoy the show at ease, please read the following instructions/precautions before the show. We appreciate your understanding and cooperation to prevent infection.
YOSHIKI appears on the cover of TW Magazine – July-August 2022
In this issue of TW magazine, Yoshiki discusses his start in music, the tragedies he has faced and the birth, death and resurrection of X Japan.
An interview with Sarah Brightman and YOSHIKI will be published in the evening edition of the Yomiuri Shimbun (Tokyo head office edition), which will be published on Friday, July 29th!
"Abe-san was special. He was smart and shrewd, exuding confidence and optimism about Japan and its place in the world... It was not hard to tell why he became the longest-serving Prime Minister in Japan’s history."
YOSHIKI's first-ever appearance on the highly-rated NTV program THE MUSIC DAY
created massive buzz on social media after his performance with internationally- acclaimed soprano Sarah Brightman and top-selling boy group SixTONES.
The Japan tour kicks off on Thursday November 24th in Tokyo, JP at the Tokyo International Forum, and concludes on December 1st at the Osaka Festival Hall in Osaka, Japan. ‘A Christmas Symphony’ is sure to be an unforgettable Christmas spectacle during the most wonderful time of the year.
YOSHIKI has been announced as the final guest for NTV's special summer music show THE MUSIC DAY. YOSHIKI will make his first-ever appearance on the highly-rated program, celebrating the 10th anniversary of the event with a live 2-song performance on piano and drums with SixTONES and Sarah Brightman.
Due to updated safety protocols and the finalized stage plan, additional tickets to the sold-out live performance events will be available starting June 27 at 12:00pm JST on a first-come, first-served basis.
YOSHIKIMONO EXHIBITION
Friday, 07.01.2022 - Sunday, 07.03.2022 at TOKYO CARATO71
YOSHIKI made a surprise guest appearance on the TV Asahi program "Sandwichman to Ashida Mana no Hakase Chan" on Saturday, June 18th. His sudden entrance brought the show's presenter to tears, leading YOSHIKI to admit "I'm about to cry, too!"
YOSHIKIMONO started 10 years ago as a cutting-edge Japanese kimono fashion brand created by Japanese rock star and composer YOSHIKI, who was born the first son of kimono creators. Based on his strong desire to introduce Japanese kimono to the entire world, YOSHIKIMONO’s theme is the “fusion of tradition and innovation”.
YOSHIKIMONO’s latest collection was selected as the opening presentation of Rakuten Fashion Week Tokyo 2020. YOSHIKIMONO was chosen to be displayed at the prestigious V&A Museum in London during Europe’s first major kimono exhibition alongside works from other prominent fashion designers Alexander McQueen, Yves Saint Laurent, Jean-Paul Gaultier, and John Galliano.
