X, Extasy and visual kei metal · band
X Japanエックスジャパン
speed metal, visual kei · Tateyama, Chiba
- Japanese name
- エックスジャパン [WJA]
- Founded
- 1982
- City
- Tateyama, Chiba (hub: Chiba)
- Status as of 24 September 2026
- inactive since 2018
- Connections
- 8 edges, 8 distinct neighbors · betweenness 0.031 (rank 35 of 324) · personnel only 0.010 (rank 12)
- Confidence
- Medium · sources: [W] (register)
Founded as X by Yoshiki and Toshi. Vanishing Vision (1988, Extasy) is reported as the first independently released album to chart high on Oricon; Blue Blood (1989, CBS Sony). Disbanded 31 December 1997, reunited 2007. hide died 1998, Taiji 2011, Heath 2023.
Lineup: Toshi (v), Yoshiki (d, p), Pata (g), Sugizo (g), hide (g, died 1998), Heath (b, died 2023)
Connections
People and personnel
- founderYoshikiWith Toshi in Tateyama1982
- memberTaiji Sawada沢田泰司1985 to 1992
- memberSugizohide's successor2009 to present
- joined fromhide1987
Lineage
- came out ofSaver TigerVia hide1987
Influence
- influenced byBlizardブリザードOften called a visual kei harbinger1980s
- influenced byAionアイオンCredited as a visual kei progenitor from the thrash side1980s
Labels, festivals, collaborations
- labelExtasy RecordsエクスタシーレコードVanishing Vision1988