X Japan | Weekend (LIVE) (REQUEST/REACTION!)

[@marshabarrett1669]

x japan is a national treasure in japan.

[@Xia-hu]

This band is literally the forefathers of Japanese rock. They revolutionized the music industry in Japan, they were the first japanese band to fill the 50 thousand seat Tokyo Dome. A metal band that went on to be national treasure to the point that the Japanese prime minister has helped build a museum in memory of their late guitarist. X Japan is to Japan what the Rolling Stones is to America or the Queen to Britain. They have an amazing history, and a very tragic one too. If you are interested, watch the documentary We Are X. It's awesome. It will blow your mind. And I promise, after that you will never again utter the word "hair metal" for this band :)

[@志賀春樹-o3b]

Their last live in Tokyo dome is a legendary live I have ever seen , I hope you will react this live!!!

[@kyril98741]

Really like this song... Everything about it, bass line, solo, all of it...

[@xerodelacroix5552]

They were a speed metal band on their first album, a classically influenced thrash one on the second and third and then made a 30 minute long progressive metal song based on an unfinished symphony, then released a straight up progressive metal album. This isn't hair metal. This is what early visual kei aesthetics looked like.

[@micahclark24]

Yeah not hair metal damn that pissed me off

[@sueellen360]

You should do Kurenai from The Last Live. I think that’s one of their best songs and a completely awesome performance. This particular performance of Week End isn’t one of my favorites either. I wouldn’t really call them “hair metal” tho, aside from the look, they were more in the power metal style. They also went more progressive in the 90’s with Art of Life (this is a 30 minute song) and Dahlia. Yoshiki, the drummer, is actually a classical pianist that happens to play drums pretty well lol kzbin.info/www/bejne/aZvXiXimgs54htk

[@marshabarrett1669]

x japan had the same members from 1987 until 1992 when heath joined, sugizo joined in 2009, there are seven members in x japan, yoshiki, toshi, pata, taiji, hide (pronounced hee day) heath and sugizo, even though hide passed away in 1998 and taiji in 2011, they are still members,

[@cius2112]

Weekend is a solid song with a great solo but I don't consider it a great introduction to the band. If you want to give them another shot try this: X JAPAN - Stab Me In The Back kzbin.info/www/bejne/bZ3Vq2OZeNSekLc

[@Asraf_Ahmad]

Yeah, you should fall in love with the drummer... He is in fact, the leader and the face of the band... If you love Japanese hard rock or heavy metal, you are looking at the Godfather of Japanese hard rock, heavy metal and power ballads...

[@배성용-k2d]

We Are X!! 그들은 전설이다..

[@mimom9616]

ありがとう💛韓国

[@arisak4757]

We are x!!!

[@gyldean]

Please react to "Kurenai" and "Rusty Nail" (from X-Japan's Last Live)

[@ladysaera]

and yes, kiss is xjapan's fav band since their still young.. ❤

[@marshabarrett1669]

in the earlie days, x japan was considered a speed metal band,

[@KLITA1]

The sad truth about our existence, is the slow reaction we have when it comes to a lot of subjects in life, specially all aspects of art. Most of artist have to die to be recognized. We need to understand that we are in front of history, we are able to hear and see history!, X Japan changed the history of what you call metal. Not only in Japan which opened a whole new world to music through the visual kei movement, But they gave a whole new sound and ideas to the rest of the music industry in the world. There sounds and everything about them was so new, that Yoshikis mother sold her antique kimono store and opened her own firm, so they could make music. Xjapan has a very awesome story. And as musicians are truly diamonds. Yoshikis classical Cds sold for around 800 dollars per unit. If you feel a bit interested, We are X the movie can give you a fast track view of what they really are.

[@kyril98741]

Really love this song especially all the version they play live since the beginning until they break. You will never bored with it. Try react to the version in last life. That version was good too.

[@markpendley9903]

2 years late to this reaction. Would Love to see you give X another try with Kurenai from The Last Live.

[@prodigypenn]

the members did not alternate, they had a permanent band, until they had to replace some members due to people leaving then dying, so the lineup had to change over time due to these losses.

[@kanapanda8]

Actually Babymetal have lots of homage to X Japan in their songs and stage performances. You would notice them if you see some of their clips.

[@KoltiraMemeweaver]

hide's whole thing was to look like it's effortless and easy. RIP pink spider \m/. X Japan started it all and actually changed Japan as a whole. Japan was a very "fit in" conservative country before they became big. Kurenai is a great example of how hard they can get. The English nowadays is awesome too

[@rakujitsu15]

Requesting Rose of Pain live with orchestra kzbin.info/www/bejne/o5XEZ6qLrt-qZsU I can't believe no one on KZbin has reacted to this masterpiece yet.

[@micahclark24]

how many hair metal bands perform with full orchestratras and play slow melodic songs

[@lycarayuu7571]

we are X! btw, react to imperial circus dead decadance - uta they don't have a PV yet, but their song areamazing!

[@randomAcc-bs1lx]

Please do Kurenai from The Last Live!

[@ladysaera]

the video is truly from 1990 🙅 im a big fans of XJ 🙅❤

[@ijansk]

Would you react to X also by X Japan? It's like the anthem of the band.

[@bugmj70]

thank you for reaction we are x .

[@いつしか海に流れ着く]

あんがと(　・ω・)❤

[@hp697c]

Yes definitely at least listen to some more X-Japan. You have to keep in mind they started in the early 80's and ran until i believe 1997 was when they broke up due to internal strife. But during their run they were the gold standard of metal coming out of Japan at the time. I remember in the late 80's seeing this band plastered in metal magazines. I always wanted to hear them but couldn't because you know, there was no internet back then and finding any albums in a small town USA was near impossible. But when they broke up it ended the golden age of metal in Japan. Metal sells in Japan was in the dumps until Babymetal exploded and practically saved the genre. But it wasn't until, if i remember correctly, one of their band mates died that the remaining members put their bad blood to rest and reunited. Now they are back to doing concerts and have even performed with Babymetal (as Babymetal is huge fans of theirs and you can see countless nods they give them).

[@micahclark24]

they've never performed with babymetal (though they're compilation videos and Su singing art of life would be perfect) and they didn't rejoin cause a member died in was 10 years after Hide died then taiji died 3 years after they regroup they never let Taiji rejoin though they broke up the first time cause Toshi left and joined a cult(he has a book about it) Yoshiki and Hide were looking for a new vocalist when Hide died and after that Yoshiki felt there was no way to continue and was in a depression for many years until around the time he Formed the band S.K.I.N

[@Censtudios]

It's also funny that Babymetal saved the scene, since they are HEAVILY influenced by X Japan.

[@acidman9509]

Please another x japan song- Sadistic desire 1990

[@sueellen360]

the 1990 version is missing the amazing solo tho, the 1992 and 1993 versions are better.

[@acidman9509]

sadistic desire 1990 kzbin.info/www/bejne/hnSsZqGlaqudaMU

[@sueellen360]

the 1992 On The Verge of Destruction is the best IMO it's also the complete song with the solos. kzbin.info/www/bejne/kKHbk6F6rbSVeas

[@acidman9509]

xt73 yeah,exactly.破滅に向かって version is better

[@こくぶ-r9q]

We are X ！

[@micahclark24]

that song was about how they envisioned themselves dieing with 2 dieing and 2 others nearly dieing in the exact way they envisioned

[@micahclark24]

no other band has as many amazing stores as this band i challenge anyone to name them: some awesome stories behind this band like when Yoshiki bought the studio Metallica was recording the black Album at cause they wouldn't let X record there at the same time or when he met Micheal Jackson and Micheal thought the neck brace looked cool and started wearing them sometimes himself and did you know frickin STAN LEE WROTE A COMIC BOOK ABOUT THEM? i hear Yoshiki and Stan have been hanging out pretty regularly since the 80s you can find a ton of pictures and they have more Tokyo dome performances than any other band at 18 with all of them being 2 days in a row on new years eve and new years day which is the most prestigious time but they were banned there in 2009 cause the X jump kept triggering Earthquake alarms and the list of stories goes on and on

[@practicewhatyoupreach8382]

The neck brace Yoshiki wore was not because it was "cool". He severely injured his neck headbanging. He had to have surgery and if he was going to continue drumming he had no choice but to wear the neck brace.

[@micahclark24]

@@practicewhatyoupreach8382 I know I said Micheal thought it looked cool not Yoshiki

[@marshabarrett1669]

they sold out the 55,000 set tokyo dome 18 times

[@dragonsan45]

It is peak hair metal (also not really my thing), but I do like their song Kurenai.

[@micahclark24]

they have classical songs with full orchestras how is that hair metal

[@micahclark24]

?

[@kent-oveprestberg3578]

Hair metal ?!?! Cinderella, Poison, Twisted Sister etc...is hair metal. THIS is pure musicianship. Classy, progressive, majestic rock/metal in pure awsomness.

[@qoo5816]

If you really love guitar solo, try these 2. Best guitar solo. especially sadistic desire X Japan - Silent Jealousy kzbin.info/www/bejne/e3TFmp2JhJucgqM X Japan - Sadistic Desire kzbin.info/www/bejne/l6ucn3RupaiWoqs

[@kyril98741]

Kindly react to X - Japan - rose of pain 92 live.

[@Censtudios]

Weekend is probably their most hair-metal like song though. I wouldn't call it hair metal in general except for their looks. Maybe that's what's throwing you off. Doubt that if you didn't watch the video but just listened to the song you would immediately call it hair metal. But yeah it's one of their more "happy sounding" songs, though the lyrics are actually pretty dark. X Japan in Asia is pretty much what Michael Jackson is to modern western music. The way Michael not only changed the music industry but also western culture, that is what X Japan did for Asia, mostly Japan. Just like all modern dance and music is rooted in what Michael did, everything you see nowadays that Japan is known for all is rooted in X Japan.

[@tedpavlick1174]

you say upbringing when infact alot of theyre songs are about super depressing topics where theres some they contractually cant play live cause the singer cant handle the emotions they bring back

[@micahclark24]

Yeah weekend which he said is upbringing was actually started with the members imagining the way they would die with 2 of them dieing in the exact same ways and 2 more coming very close on a few occasions pretty much the least upbringing song i can think of lol

[@tide9714]

nice reaction！！

[@Xia-hu]

and the drummer wrote the song :) and in fact, like 95% of the songs :D

[@amsyaryasin4768]

React to galneryus...any song... I bet u love it! One of best japanese power metal band...n i recommend u to react live version...

[@shortsassy5983]

Galneryus : Angel of Salvation live. PLEASE!!!

[@徹平-e4g]

X Japan beneath the skin please!!!!

[@paulanderson3393]

Wat is the words to blue blood thank u

[@paulanderson3393]

X Japan r great

[@Depredadordx007]

in the 80's and early 90's , X Japan had a visual style similar to the Glam Metal bands from the USA . Their music is way better than the music from those bands in my opinion. They are all amazing musicians and play more than one instrument. They have a very dramatic and emotional history. Please read more about them and listen to their songs , don't judge them based on their old look.

[@micahclark24]

also this is one of there earliest performances try the last live instead 100x better

[@kim-huongnguyen9017]

you should react to "Art of life". It's a 30 minute-song and it's a masterpiece of X-Japan.

[@markpendley9903]

Best song ever

[@micahclark24]

alternating members how? the people that left X aren't there cause they're dead

[@kwifo]

Taiji was kicked out of the band for many years because of drug issues

[@micahclark24]

yeah then he kill himself/possibly murdered

[@micahclark24]

shows how serious Yoshiki is as soon as he stopped following orders he got kicked out which it was a very important time for the band as they had just went from being relatively unknown crazy people to ruling the Japanese music industry

[@Xia-hu]

that's not hair metal, they just borrowed the looks :D

[@空挺自衛官]

この頃のメイク聖飢魔IIみたい(^^)

[@melodyquijano4906]

Please try again X JAPAN KURENAI.

[@brivet5049]

React to Scandal - Koisuru Universeeeeeeeeeee

[@schelin1447]

Love X

[@micahclark24]

and it pisses me off when people call them hair metal

[@micahclark24]

Yoshiki is friends with KISS so they do have some connection but he is also best friends with Stan Lee and Paul McCartney soo the connection isn't too important calling the founders of visual Kei and the most influential band in Japanese history hair metal you seem to be a fan of kami band so you can appreciate that babymetal and almost every other metal band in Japanese history wouldn't exist without them

[@micahclark24]

Yoshiki has even wrote for babymetal (if you didn't know babymetal doesn't write their own songs themsels they have 50 + composers) so there's another direct influence

[@melodyquijano4906]

Please try again X JAPAN KURENAI... 😊

[@空挺自衛官]

この頃のメイク聖飢魔IIみたい(^^)

[@melodyquijano4906]

Please try again X JAPAN KURENAI.

[@melodyquijano4906]

Please try again X JAPAN KURENAI.