Masterpieces and Popular Songs of X JAPAN

AngelX JAPAN

Angel

X JAPAN, the band that revolutionized Japan’s rock scene and remains legendary to this day.

Released in July 2023, this song is a grand symphonic ballad infused with YOSHIKI’s deeply personal emotions.

The lyrics seem to carry a gentle yet powerful message to everyone who is suffering: “You are someone who deserves to be loved.” A beautiful melody originally composed for a solo project merges with X JAPAN’s signature aggressive sound, creating a one-of-a-kind world.

This track marks their first release in eight years since their 2015 work.

It feels like the kind of song that, when your heart is weary, Toshl’s soaring high notes will softly give you a push forward.

Born to be freeX JAPAN

X Japan – Born To Be Free (2015 ver) with lyrics

Opening quietly with rich piano melodies before surging into a heavy, grand sound, this track truly embodies the essence of X JAPAN.

It carries a powerful resolve to break free from all restraints and stride toward the future in one’s true, liberated form.

Toshl’s soul-stirring high tones overlap with the band’s own dramatic journey, striking deeply at the listener’s heart.

It was also featured as the commercial song for the film “Last Knights.” It’s a number that grants boundless courage when facing life’s obstacles or when you need to rouse your spirit.

JADEX JAPAN

X Japan – Jade (PG Version)

This is a track packed with the new sound X JAPAN presented to the world after their reunion.

YOSHIKI’s message of “accepting pain and moving forward with life” seems to reflect the band’s dramatic journey.

The fierce metal sound coexists with Toshl’s beautifully piercing high notes, and the grand worldview woven from stillness and motion is truly overwhelming.

Released in June 2011, this work is the band’s second single with guitarist SUGIZO officially participating as a member.

It is also known for being featured in the pachinko machine CR FEVER X JAPAN.

Listen to it when you’re facing life’s hurdles—it will surely give you a push.

SADISTIC DESIREX JAPAN

X – Sadistic Desire (Kyoto Sports Valley 1988.09.04)

This song is a remake of a piece HIDE composed during his time with Yokosuka Saber Tiger, arranged into an X version.

The lyrics were written by YOSHIKI.

The fusion of the pop sensibility HIDE creates with the mad, almost deranged lyrics becomes strangely addictive.

BLUE BLOODX JAPAN

BLUE BLOOD (Remaster)

BLUE BLOOD is a landmark masterpiece that carved its name into the history of Japanese rock.

Sharing its title with the album, this track is quintessential X JAPAN.

A world where madness and sorrow intersect is portrayed with ferocious intensity by the breakneck twin guitars and the thunderous rhythm section.

Toshi’s piercing high-register vocals ring out like a cry from the depths of the soul, seizing the listener’s very spirit.

The album featuring this song was released in April 1989 and became a long-running hit, staying on the charts for over 100 weeks.

It’s a dramatic classic, perfect for those moments when you want to break free from the everyday and surrender yourself to an overwhelming flood of sound.

I’LL KILL YOUX JAPAN

I’LL KILL YOU

This is the track that heralds the dawn of a legend in Japan’s rock scene and symbolizes the origins of X JAPAN.

Released in June 1985 as the band’s first official recording, it came out independently in a limited run of just 1,000 copies.

Beneath the barrage of aggressive lyrics riding on a ferocious speed metal sound lies a famous anecdote: a depth of anguish so profound it borders on wanting to erase oneself—something that seems to reveal YOSHIKI’s inner world.

Toshl’s vocals, verging on a primal scream, embody that uncontrollable early impulse and are nothing short of overwhelming.

The song was later re-recorded for the classic album Vanishing Vision.

It’s the perfect track for experiencing where their legend began—the dangerous allure and raw eruption of emotion.

JOKERX JAPAN

X Japan – Joker [Backing vocals volume up] with lyrics

This is a rock number whose rapidly unfolding, high-speed sound grabs the listener’s heart.

With biting sarcasm that seems to mock society and common sense, and with the loneliness and true feelings hidden beneath a jester’s mask, it belts everything out over an aggressive metal sound.

You can fully enjoy the allure of Toshl’s powerful high-tone voice even in this intense track.

The song is included on the classic album “Jealousy,” released in July 1991, which reached No.

1 on the Oricon charts.

It has long been a live staple that ignites crowds and is beloved by many fans.

When you want to blow away the stifling feeling of everyday life or elevate your mood to the max, listening to it will give you a refreshing sense of release, as if the pent-up impulses inside you are being set free.