YOSHIKI's famous and popular songs
YOSHIKI, the leader of the legendary band X JAPAN that reshaped Japan’s rock scene, is also a songwriter who has created many timeless tracks.
From hard-hitting songs to beautiful instrumentals, we’ve put together a playlist packed with his wide-ranging musicality and richly talented songwriting.
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YOSHIKI’s iconic and popular songs (11–20)
We exist thanks to our fans. As you become a rock star, you can end up forgetting that. But hide never did. He often reminded me of it, too.YOSHIKI
When people achieve success, they tend to forget those who helped and supported them along the way, and mistakenly believe they reached their goals through their own power alone.
Precisely because they attained unprecedented success, hide’s presence—reminding even the leader, YOSHIKI, never to forget this—was likely indispensable to the band.
Even if it’s not a monumental success like X JAPAN’s, this quote is one that will remind us of what truly matters when we achieve our dreams and goals.
Originally, the X in X JAPAN was chosen to mean “infinite possibilities.”YOSHIKI
From past to present, X JAPAN brought the not-so-mainstream genre of metal into Japanese living rooms, proving that its possibilities are limitless.
Moreover, by incorporating classical elements in addition to traditional metal, they expanded the depth and potential of the genre itself—truly embodying the origin of their name.
It’s a quote that validates their unique presence, perfectly suited to the name X, which also signifies the unknown.
It’s important to believe that dreams will surely come true. If you doubt yourself even a little, they stop coming true.YOSHIKI
When we have a dream or a goal, we believe we can definitely achieve it and begin working toward it.
However, as we proceed along that path, we may start to see our abilities more objectively, or feel no change in our situation no matter how hard we think we’re trying—running into various obstacles.
But if we start to doubt the future at that point, won’t we lose the drive to keep striving? This quote teaches us that believing we can absolutely do it is the most important thing when pursuing our dreams and goals.
If the choice is to ride the times or to create them, I want to be on the side that creates the times.YOSHIKI
These are memorable words that convey YOSHIKI’s strong leadership—not just celebrating present success, but creating music for the future.
You can also feel his conviction about music: rather than chasing current trends, he wants to keep making new music that only they can create.
Shaping an era inevitably comes with challenges, but these words are quintessentially YOSHIKI—unbound by the present and always acting with the future in mind.
Music is not a consumable. Precisely because of the times we live in, I want to create songs with the mindset that they’ll still remain 10 or 20 years from now.YOSHIKI
As digital technology like artificial intelligence advances, we’re living in an age where music is easily accessible and can be listened to anytime, anywhere.
This is a memorable quote that conveys YOSHIKI’s passionate spirit as a musician.
Rather than riding the wave of trends, he wants to create music that is uniquely theirs and can be listened to for 10 or 20 years to come—music that will endure into the future.
You can feel his strong conviction toward music.
It also reads as a message to a world that changes at a rapid pace.
I’m prepared for the fact that the time I quit music will be the time I die.YOSHIKI
It’s a quote that makes you feel that music, for YOSHIKI, isn’t a job or a hobby, but the very purpose and meaning of life.
You can sense his deep passion for music and his resolve to face it for a lifetime.
It conveys his determination to channel the joys and sorrows he experiences in life into creative fuel, dedicating everything to music.
You can also feel the artist’s spirit that keeps turning toward music without giving up, even under harsh circumstances, along with his strong love for his fans and fellow musicians.
YOSHIKI’s Famous and Popular Songs (21–30)
Rusty NailX JAPAN
It’s a mid-tempo rock number—though “mid-tempo” comes with the caveat that it’s mid-tempo for X JAPAN.
YOSHIKI’s compositions are said to be tough on vocalists.
He doesn’t write with singers in mind: the pitch range swings widely, and the keys are high.
Even so, TOSHI pulls it off impressively.