X Japan - Kurenai Live 1989 (Blue Blood Tour - 爆発寸前ＧIＧ)

[@CharliePutz]

- American 80's hair metal bands: "we've got the most outrageous looks ever." - X Japan: "Hold my sake"

[@Unknownpersonunnie]

It's 2024 anyone listening to kurenai?

[@illukka]

Fuck mate its still a classic! At least once a week, usually its this version!

[@원주다]

💙

[@Channel-gb7ml]

Yes of course love that song . Nemophilia did even a cover in English that I found today by accident

[@Shuridan]

Of course we are my friend

[@pablourrutia2437]

This year , And Forever !

[@pingping6683]

많은 사람들이 라스트라이브 쿠레나이를 최고로 꼽지만 난 1989 쿠레나이가 최고라고 생각함. 이때까지만 해도 더욱더 거칠었던 토시의 보컬, 베이스 타이지의 존재감, 멤버 전원이 젊을때라 넘치는 에너지에서 나오는 저 날것의 느낌. 저시절 x japan은 걍 넘사

[@rockoncompl]

어릴 때 비디오 테이프로 라스트 라이브랑 달리아 투어 위주로 봤었는데 30년쯤 지난 지금 1989년의 토시의 쌩쌩한 목소리는 엄청나네요 ㄷㄷ 립싱크가 아닌가 의심이 들 정도네요~

[@bakjeonghun]

ㅇㅈ

[@냐오옹이-c7n]

엑잘알들은 딱 2집 나올 때 쯤이 토시 목소리의 전성기임을 알고있지

[@bakjeonghun]

@@냐오옹이-c7n 진짜 맞는 말임 저때가 가장 힘이 좋았음

[@냐오옹이-c7n]

@@bakjeonghun 그냥 겉핥기식으로만 들어본 애들은 그냥 발라드 3대장 들은 애들... ㄹㅇ 진짜배기들은 unfinished, voiceless screaming, crucify my love 같은 발라드까지도 들어본 애들임

[@roachcuca3190]

X is probably the most underrated metal band that ever existed. Their talent is amazing, and this song describes the grief of losing a loved one too accurattely.

[@rodafrogvonsakray3526]

Incidentally it's actually deeper than that. It was written to describe the conflict between giri (義理) and ninjo (人情) that often occurs when an obligation comes up that conflicts with ones desire, in the form of an analogy of losing a loved one. This is the band's own description and they and others have described as the most japanese song, both in terms of subject matter and musical composition, of their entire roster. It is truly a masterpiece and VERY deep.

[@roachcuca3190]

@@rodafrogvonsakray3526 So the drummer found a way to use eternal japanese philosophy concepts and the death of his father, and mixed them with the effort of creating something supperior? And accomplisshed it?. Explain me more pls.

[@CM-oc8mu]

They deserve a good biopic 😭

[@blossomingbeelzebub]

They are one of the most popular bands in Japan so to say they are underrated is a bit facetious. Worldwide they definitely could use more recognition, but I think most people that know of them regard them highly. Their time for popularity worldwide has sadly passed though, their prime was this era and now they are essentially just a legacy band who plays the same sets every show.

[@felixionescu6720]

​@@rodafrogvonsakray3526 Where did you get that piece of information? 😮 It's the first time I hear about this, could you share more please?

[@machalatte9053]

2019 and still watching this...

[@veson3d480]

I stil don't know how to play guitar properlybut that's what I'm trying to do playing thises solos like that 😂😂😂😂😂

[@KittyKat94]

Macha Latte Same

[@mielthesquid6536]

and... 2020 now :)

[@amir9449]

2020 bro

[@tash-d7u]

Oh yes 2020‼️

[@SolarAngels625]

I'm still crying for Hide :( What a loss to the world of music and guitar.

[@trumanadam7880]

Wake up and move on. That was long assssssss time ago

[@tarasybnios5356]

@@trumanadam7880 Why is he/she asleep? It is a fact the he was a great musician and a loss for the world of music, he and many other musicians that left this world so early. It is quite normal to remember and have feelings of sadness and joy for people that are not in this world any more no matter how long ago they passed away.. The person that wrote the message didn't say I am crying all day and everyday for Hide.. That would be an issue otherwise your rushed assumption and blunt comment is quite unnecessary and not an intelligent one as well.

[@m.a3711]

the drummer has so much energy! Its awesome!

[@albertB215]

He wrote the song...

[@lublife]

how so?

[@pippopippis7632]

M.A he's not just a drummer, he's Yoshiki, a fucking legend

[@sueellen360]

I don't see how he is an asshole. He is one of the nicest people I've met and is always super cool with fans.

[@larsulrich26ulrich42]

xt73 Sams here, I met him month ago and he was beyooooond cool and down to earth, he even offered me If I go to Japan, he’ll invite me one of X japan’s gigs. Who does that?

[@ziggystardust6418]

Perhaps one of the best rock bands in existence

[@daltonyoung6866]

leon jo One of the best Metal bands 🤘🏻

[@vkdrummer1364]

They're a speed metal band

[@rodafrogvonsakray3526]

@@vkdrummer1364 debatable. At this point in their career fairly solidly, but even then, endless rain is a ballad and not metal at all. Rose of pain is hardly speed metal, Alive is DEFINITELY not speed metal and neither is Phantom of guilt for that matter. You could argue weekend is speed metal but it more cleanly fits glam metal, and I'll Kill You, arguably their oldest song on record (I've found recordings of lives as far back as '83 and they reportedly composed it in '82) is a solid mix of speed, thrash, and proto-power metal and it's pretty hard to separate any of the three as being more dominant on it. Stab me in the back, which had been preformed from at least 1986 but wouldn't be released until Jealousy in 1991 is CLEARLY thrash, and I've heard some argue that Break The Darkness, a song released on their first single in 1985 "I'll Kill You" om track 2 of 2, is Black Metal...but whatever it is it SURE AS HELL isn't speed metal. For that matter, track two of three of their Orgasm Single released in '86, Time Stop Loving, certainly isn't speed metal either. That all said, more than half of all of their metal released as of the point of this concert was speed metal, but they were already a pretty diverse band and would only get more so with every release from here out. Jealousy album, their next one, starts out with a piano piece and goes right into symphonic power metal, then slides into speed metal followed by pop metal. Then it slides into an acoustic guitar piece followed by their only acoustic ballad, THEN goes into thrash metal, a couple pieces I don't even know how to describe, and finally a rock ballad. It is absurdly diverse, and their final album, Dahlia, would only be more so. Scars is straight up progressive metal, ESPECIALLY early lives of it, and if you ask me Drain somehow manages to be Nu metal adjacent before nu metal was even really a thing.

[@jeppyjep]

@@rodafrogvonsakray3526 i would say that they are a speed metal band. Just because they did some ballad, or other genres songs, doesnt mean that they are not metal. Metallica released ballads too like Nothing Else Matters, The Unforgiven etc. The Black Album have a lot slow and heavy songs that are far from thrash. Load and Reload are clearly rock/hard rock and not metal. St. Anger incorporates with some Nu-metal elements too. Does that mean Metallica is not a thrash metal band? No, Metallica is still a thrash metal band and they are one of the pioneers too. I still think that X Japan is speed metal. They just added some variety to their catalogue. Maybe they didnt want people to get bored with their music or didnt want to stick to speed metal only. But the only thing that we all can agree with is X Japan is a metal band and they're legendary.

[@patapooka]

@@jeppyjep i love lady in tears, what genre is?

[@franksdelacruzrojas2226]

RIP Hide and RIP Taiji.

[@leopoldoramirez8182]

Rip Pata

[@franksdelacruzrojas2226]

@@leopoldoramirez8182 Pata? :(

[@ironlai]

RIP Heath

[@nijilovesmusic]

@@leopoldoramirez8182Pata is still alive

[@jeaninearvizu6036]

Anyone else trapped by the quarantine listening this masterpiece?

[@China_Da_zL]

My two S2

[@lanainai]

Desde chile x2

[@sebastianalvarezmendoza2169]

@@lanainai idem

[@joseffmry1592]

7 mos later since your comment and still listening. Haha!

[@jasonlieberman4606]

I always stay listening to this masterpiece. X is one of the bands I gotta always come back to on the monthly at least

[@HolRolRol]

Voice of Toshi is still incredible. hard to believe

[@pamelabustos8693]

2020...and will never stop watching✌

[@request3054]

삼십대인데 지금이라도 알았으니 다행입니다

[@Mary.On.A.Cross.]

Been listening to X for over 25 years and I always come back to this song every few years. It never ages. They could release this song exactly as is at this day and age, and it would still be as epic now as it was back then. X from TeXas! :)

[@albrokenomoney2127]

🤟🤠🍺happy Harroween!

[@bapalla1685]

I got tired just by watching Yoshiki bang those drums He’s the man 🤘🏽

[@xpsychoghostx]

man the instruments sound so clear :o awesome

[@lolaokhrana]

2020 and still rockin with it...

[@rachelhazelton8544]

Wow yoshiki is amazing ~~ 👍🥰💖💞

[@kaueambo]

This song is a masterpiece. RIP Hide. RIP Taiji. Thanks for the music! So much love and respect for X Japan from Brazil! 🇧🇷🇯🇵

[@karasushiro2636]

2020, still a fan!

[@ineshaddoumi]

i am SO obsessed with this song omfg

[@blizzbee]

Oh my fucking god 😂

[@zhuldyzka2537]

I'm fan of Oldcodex... But a'm here... Again and again... X Japan - they are AMAZING!!! 🔥.🔥

[@daoyang223]

Those drums are raw af

[@HueroZabimaru]

We are X

[@michaelluna1479]

Rip Hide.

[@MichaelD8393]

Amen.

[@blossomingbeelzebub]

Probably my favourite X Japan show, up there with Last Live for me!

[@bhuplaysguitar]

omg was that patta?? daaaamn

[@muhammadfaisalhidayat5983]

Hahahahahaa

[@stardenburdenhardennbart]

Hahahaha

[@beyondbirthday_official]

Kkkkkkkkkk

[@Shahacah51]

🤣😂LOL

[@Dezomm]

I would give anything to see this live.

[@maggymakigo6432]

力を表せ曲　最高　大好き X-Thailand　

[@이루다마]

20년전에 들었으니 얼마나 충격이였을까... 지금도 센세이션하다!!!! 좋다 좋아

[@meganmodjewski3282]

Music truly breaks all cultural barriers. Seeing all those young Japanese people rocking out to amazing music is just so amazing!

[@sev.777]

Don't get me wrong, I tip my hat to those who do the reaction videos to X Japan. That said, a few more clicks on the keyboard would come upon this video, to react to. The backstory of this band can shake one's head if they go down the rabbit whole. Anyways, thanks for posting this video.

[@Oliveandcheese]

Love X almost 10 years. Still...

[@tseesurentsagaanlham6093]

2025 and still listening to kurenai

[@kaiwanosaki9176]

I love so much this song so deep sap😔and always energic .. X Japan 🙅‍♀️👍👍🎸🔥🎸🔥... R.I.P hide💔😔🍀 ... From France

[@beyondbirthday_official]

Kaiwan Osaki +Taiji

[@МаксимМамедов-с3з]

Forever in our hearts

[@draganbozilov5268]

INCRDIBLE PERFORMANCE!!!!

[@patcaa85]

rip taiji...

[@林亢軛]

😢😢😢😢

[@yummy1169]

와씨 1989년도라니.. 개쩔어

[@Fr33dom35]

I was introduced to this band about 20 years ago by Sonata Arctica. I will be forever thankful for that.

[@ちゃん玉子-j5i]

hideのソロの時の入りのカメラワーク、ホント好き！

[@단장]

best of no.1 band xjapan

[@misstery5942]

OMG LOVE IT!

[@Ropppp4444]

Esta es la legendaria banda de Japón.....

[@eldrain88]

Goosbumps

[@pabloeelric9317]

una banda tan grande que conocí en los noventas hasta hoy sigue sorprendiendome grande x japan

[@KDTGrave]

Conoces BABYMETAL?

[@lylyperikecil5622]

Love this song

[@kakibackup2koujo612]

Classic

[@Kat_Malkav4869]

I would say Toshi was my first cruch

[@Akamechanized]

Still reaps in 2021. Hail from finland

[@yogaramadhan6660]

fuck yeah!!! Kurenai..!!!

[@rezaadhi3063]

2025 still in here

[@RoueArzhur]

Despise "hair metal"... this is: TRV SUPER SAIYAN MANE METAL!!!!!

[@Wolf-km5wm]

Star Wolf hell yeah man

[@merysk.2520]

Hater.

[@RoueArzhur]

Mery sk. Pfffff you strive in being this idiot? Or does it come natural in you everyday? ...I LOVE the band!

[@Javyzmagnum]

Fase 3😁

[@jotteria79]

possibly the tightest shit ever recorded live. stunning.

[@miu2257]

I'm gonna cry..Damn :D

[@ants5120]

Awesome

[@Ropppp4444]

X-Japan. Antes no le daba demasiada importancia a esta banda, ahora se la doy. :D

[@HenryJung-ms9sr]

love tihs Love song plz don't hate some ................

[@rca2097]

awesome ! ROCK SONG ....WE ARE X

[@Frustratia]

Still watching in 2020. Soooooo fucking good!

[@blizzbee]

ม่วนคักๆ 💥🔥

[@seomeomeo]

젊음을 무시 못하는 영상...

[@carlosalbertogomez1391]

This is just like the power metal european bands play today.only other band that sounded similar to this was helloween from germany.they were playing this back in 1986

[@faizhana107]

Drum so solid,,strong double pedal 😮

[@marksmith1597]

Highly underrated band

[@masterfos]

2024 and still listening.

[@januslazarte6667]

Syoko Hoshi from Idolmaster cinderella girls got me here since she did a cover of this song

[@autohmae]

Babymetal Akatsuki and Nyango Star got me here.

[@jeffreycherep8264]

Maki Oyama here.

[@Lord_Mirai]

Checking out the founders of visual kei got me here

[@baiqinayati8740]

X from lombok indonesia.....

[@scovyukimura350]

X from sakra

[@mjf920]

Miss you hide!

[@정시우_아빠]

다들 젊어서 그런지 에너지 미쳤네 ;;;

[@wonpyokim]

1:16 , 2:32 , 2:54 , 4:23

[@최민호-s5v]

이건 미친거야 x넘좋아

[@XIIIJames]

Legends

[@nissyrozette6924]

HOW CAN I NOT BE THERE ?!!! TT.TT Anyway , you will always be missed hide !!!

[@brolypelado]

To make it a '89 vudeo it has a good image

[@muhammadsuryanoor5452]

Watch this on 2024

[@dewlive8443]

บอกได้คำเดียว ว่าสุดยอด เลย ชอบฮิเด กับ พาตะ

[@robertfairchild3878]

Cup noodles and a cigarette pumps me the f***k up

[@THETAR-q3o]

เพลง : Kurenai / X-Japan "เมืองที่มีแต่พายุโอบล้อมทำให้มองอะไรไม่เห็น" "พายุสะบัดอย่างรุนแรงซึ่งปิดบังทุกสิ่งทุกอย่าง" "ทำให้เธอมองไม่เห็นความทรงจำของฉันที่อยู่ข้างใน"

[@omaracosta1805]

This is true Hair Metal.

[@nastykhan7746]

That hair though.

[@jamesgeorge655]

이 시절 토시는 진짜 목소리가 메탈 그 자체다 아름다운 쇳소리라니 정말 대단해

[@stardenburdenhardennbart]

2018

[@本JOOONE]

🌘🫀紅だ 。. 🌑 . 。🌒

[@yenwu2261]

2025 still listening 😭

[@soupremo1]

overkill hairstyle

[@Neartizy]

Kiss of japan

[@muhammadfaisalhidayat5221]

I wanna ask drummers here. Did Yoshiki use Paiste cymbals in this video?

[@felipecarcamo1300]

El solo de x japan es parecido al solo de helloween ride the sky, puede que x japan se hayan influenciado en el solo de helloween o quizás sea coincidencia.

[@tainaramaria3549]

Caralho, mto foda!!!!

[@san-js9zq]

미쳤다..

[@NullStaticVoid]

with hair that big you better be able to play. You won't be able to dodge a bottle.

[@권펀맨-y7e]

89년?ㄷㄷ 개쩌네진짜

[@kika_1102]

Toshi sane

[@0jeong416]

머리는 어떻게 고정했을까?

[@HeavyMetalNerd]

Anybody else reminded of "Black Diamond" by Kiss?

[@alegnademond]

2025 still listening

[@enneaemme]

In altre parti del mondo la gente avrebbe pogato violentemente

[@patapooka]

Chulada

[@KDTGrave]

Akatsuki?