X Japan’s Yoshiki to compose 2012 Golden Globe Awards theme song

X Japan’s Yoshiki has been chosen to compose the theme song for the 2012 Golden Globe Awards show, which will take place on January 15 in Beverly Hills, California. The Hollywood Foreign Press Association announced the news on Thursday.

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Former X Japan bassist TAIJI(沢田泰司) dies at 45

Sawada Taiji(沢田泰司), the former bassist of rock band X Japan, passed away on July 17 at a hospital in Saipan. He was 45 years old.

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X Japan to tour South America

A couple weeks ago, X Japan leader Yoshiki revealed the first few dates of the band’s coming world tour, scheduled to start this June. Those shows were limited to Europe, but Yoshiki recently announced several more dates through his Twitter account, almost all in South America.

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X Japan’s ToshI to hold charity tour for disaster relief

X Japan vocalist ToshI will undertake on a charity concert tour next month, raising funds for the rebuilding efforts in the earthquake-stricken Tohoku region. He will perform 8 concerts in 4 cities, starting in Gifu on April 9 and continuing with Kanazawa, Osaka, and Fukuoka.

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X Japan schedules for more tours for 2011

Last month, X Japan’s Yoshiki talked about their plans for overseas tours in 2011, and those plans appear to be more definite now. Last Thursday (in the U.S.), he announced that the band will do another North American tour in March, followed by a South American tour in April.

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