X Japan leader, Yoshiki has made a charitable donation of 10 million yen to the Taiwanese Red Cross organization, to support victims of the Taiwan earthquake that occurred on April 03rd. The donation was made to the Red Cross Society of the Republic of China, through his 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, Yoshiki Foundation America. Read more about the Yoshiki Foundation America below.
Legendary Japanese musician and first-time music doc director Yoshiki’s cement handprints and footprints were unveiled at a special ceremony at the TCL Chinese Theatre in Hollywood on January 9th. Yoshiki is the first Japanese artist to receive the rare honor from the Chinese Theatre since the tradition began nearly 100 years ago. Continue reading
Hiroshi Morie (森江 博) a.k.a. Heath, the longtime bassist of X-Japan, has died after a battle with cancer. He was 55. The news was confirmed in an article by Yahoo Japan today, November 7th, 2023. Heath joined X-Japan in1992 and remained a vital meme we of the band until their breakup in 1997. He reunited with the group in 2007, performed at Coachella in 2018, and participated in their comeback single “Angel’ last July. Rest in peace, Heath.