JapanToday.com reported, “Two memorial concerts for the late X Japan guitarist hide, who committed suicide in 1998, will be held in Ajinomoto Stadium in Tokyo on May 3 and 4. Current X Japan members and several groups and artists, such as LUNA SEA, T.M. Revolution and DJ OZMA, will take part in the two-day event.”

“Yoshiki, X Japan leader, said, “We couldn’t have the memorial concert 10 years ago because we were too depressed. But this time, we’d like to have an enjoyable festival without tears as a tribute to hide.”

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Japantoday.com reported, “Popular rock band X JAPAN on Thursday said they will perform live at Madison Square Garden in New York on Sept 13, following a Paris gig on July 5. At a press conference, drummer/pianist YOSHIKI said, “When I saw a reunion concert by KISS in 1996, I wanted to do the same thing. I would like sing for my fans abroad. I also wish to have concerts in Asia, Europe and Latin America like the ones we did at Tokyo Dome.”

“YOSHIKI also said the band may have to take on a new guitarist for some new songs.”

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NOTE FROM J!-ENT: Originally JapanToday.com had posted YOSHIKI was the singer, the article has been updated.

JapanToday.com reported, “Popular rock group X JAPAN held its first live concert in 10 years at Tokyo Dome on Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Some 50,000 fans came to hear the charismatic rock band which disbanded in 1997. During the concert, vocalist YOSHIKI sung several popular titles and new songs. On Friday, he fainted after he finished the last song at the end of the concert.”"Since X JAPAN fans were famous for getting extremely excited during their concerts, about 5,000 staff and 6,000 security personnel as well as several ambulances were deployed for the three-day event. The organizer said the total cost for the three-day event was 2.5 billion yen. ”

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