YOSHIKI Dazzles the Grammy Museum

On Monday, May 15th, 2023, YOSHIKI is joined by members of the media at his Grammy Museum event at LA Live. This is all done ahead of his upcoming world tour where he’ll be headlining multiple historic venues and was announced first to that group before the public.

YOSHIKI will be the first Japanese artist to headline a classical world tour with an orchestra at historical venues. As a member of X Japan, it’s been announced they’ll be releasing their first single in 8 years. The upcoming single will be titled “Angel” and will be released in July 2023. Also, the rock star/classical pianist revealed his newest single “REQUIEM” for the 10th anniversary of YOSHIKI Classical. The teaser was also just revealed for “REQUIEM“.

YOSHIKI Classical 10th Anniversary World Tour with Orchestra 2023 “Requiem”

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• Tokyo Garden Theater in Tokyo, Japan. Performances: October 7-9, 2023
• Royal Albert Hall in London, UK. Performance: October 13, 2023
• Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles, CA, USA. Performance: October 20, 2023
• Carnegie Hall – Stern Auditorium / Perelman Stage in New York, NY, USA. Performance: October 28, 2023

Live At The Grammy Museum

YOSHIKI shared during the press conference that the new song “REQUIEM” is homage to his late mother. He explained that she passed away just last May and at that time, he canceled all his shows and lives as he couldn’t do anything. He also confessed that as his tears wouldn’t stop, he visited a doctor. At that time to help him cope with his emotions, he started composing and that song is “REQUIEM”.

Also, during the press conferenced, he announced his upcoming impressive world tour, as well as, X Japan’s long awaited comeback with “Angel”. After the press conference, YOSHIKI held a small Q&A and live performance with fans, press, and industry members. He told stories about his parents, X Japan, The Last Rockstars, and how everything came together.

He then performed for fans joined by the string quartet, Orchid Quartet. The quartet explained that their beginning is heavily influenced by YOSHIKI as they started off by performing at one of his concerts. During a few numbers, he was joined by vocalists Ashley and Beverly who he asked on the spot if they wanted to join him on his tour. He then explained to the audience that he does things last minute and on the spot.

YOSHIKI performed live teasers for the upcoming tracks “Angel” and “REQUIEM”. He also performed classical versions of X Japan’s hits “Tears”, “Miracle” and “Endless Rain”. During this event, he mentioned that he composed the song “Imitation Rain” for a new boy group in Japan, SixTONES. He performed short versions of a few more songs and made sure to explain each one to those in attendance each time. This helped the audience understand the emotions behind his song. These were just short clips of each song so fans should look forward to listening to the full version during the concert.

Who Is YOSHIKI?

YOSHIKI is a composer, classically-trained pianist, rock drummer, and the leader of the rock groups X Japan and The Last Rockstars. He was named “one of the most influential musicians and composers in Japanese history” by Consequence. Likewise, he was described by Billboard as “a musical innovator”.

X Japan has sold over 30 million albums and singles. They have also sold out the Tokyo Dome in Japan 18 times! It has also been revealed that that He was the first Asian musician to perform at the world’s greatest music halls including Madison Square Garden, Wembley Arena, and solo performances at Carnegie Hall.

YOSHIKI formed the rock super group The Last Rockstars, followed by the release of their first single and a sold-out world tour. The members of The Last Rockstars are equally fabulous and include: Miyavi, Sugizo, and Hyde as well as YOSHIKI.

In addition to his music activities, he is also a fashion icon as the designer of his high-fashion kimono brand YOSHIKIMONO. YOSHIKI is the first Japanese male to appear on the cover of Vogue Japan.

His popularity comes to no surprise. He was chosen to be the first living person to have a Hello Kitty doll named after him, “yoshikitty”. YOSHIKI has his own Visa and Mastercard. As well, he has top-selling premium wines (with Robert Mondavi, Jr.) and Champagne (with prestigious French establishment Maison Pommery). But it doesn’t stop there! The artist also has an exclusive energy drink collaboration with Coca-Cola Japan.