You don’t have to be a full J-culture enthusiast to know X Japan since their music has been featured in countless anime titles. Well, you can also regard them as one of the long-enduring J-rock groups having been around since 1982. (Sure, they took a 10-year hiatus but they’re back.)

Rumors were abound that their bassist, Heath, has left the band but the band’s management claims that these rumors were unfounded. It is true, however, that Heath has proposed his departure but nothing has been approved.

The band’s Tokyo Dome concerts on May 2 and 3 next month will push through.

Source: Sankei Sports

After ten years and one of the most legendary J rock bands, X JAPAN, finally publicly reunited. They gathered Monday on the rooftop of Odaiba’s Aqua City to film the PV for their new song, “I.V.,” which will be featured in the movie “Saw IV.”

Fans should be happy to know that the band might have a single concert in Tokyo next year.

More in Japanese here.

Toshi, ex-vocalist of famed, legendary (insert fangirly adjective here) band X-Japan wrote an entry in his blog last March 21, about meeting with an “old friend in Los Angeles”, which led to a “new project [that] is about to start soon.” In the JRock fandom, it doesn’t take a genius to figure out who he was referring to: Yoshiki Hayashi. X-Japan’s founder, leader, drummer and pianist. (read: rock icon.)

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