- 1. In which year was X Japan formed?
A) 1982
B) 1975
C) 1999
D) 2005
- 2. Who is the founder and drummer of X Japan?
A) Yoshiki
B) Pata
C) Toshi
D) Hide
- 3. Which member of X Japan plays the guitar?
A) Heath
B) Taiji
C) Sugizo
D) Yoshiki
- 4. What was the debut album of X Japan?
A) Jealousy
B) Blue Blood
C) Dahlia
D) Vanishing Vision
- 5. What is the name of the lead vocalist of X Japan?
A) Heath
B) Yoshiki
C) Sugizo
D) Toshi
- 6. Who replaced Taiji as X Japan's bassist in 1992?
A) Pata
B) Heath
C) Hide
D) Sugizo
- 7. What is the title of X Japan's self-titled 1993 album commonly referred to as 'X'?
A) Blue Blood
B) Dahlia
C) Vanishing Vision
D) Jealousy
- 8. Which X Japan album won the 'Grand Prix award' at the '4th Japan Gold Disc Awards' in 1990?
A) Blue Blood
B) Vanishing Vision
C) Jealousy
D) Dahlia
- 9. Which international music festival did X Japan headline in 2014?
A) Glastonbury
B) Reading and Leeds Festival
C) Lollapalooza
D) Coachella
- 10. Which venue did X Japan perform at for their 'World Tour Live in Bangkok' concert in 2011?
A) Rock in Rio
B) Madison Square Garden
C) Impact Arena
D) Budokan
- 11. In 1997, X Japan staged a farewell concert at which iconic venue?
A) Wembley Stadium
B) Tokyo Dome
C) Madison Square Garden
D) Sydney Opera House
- 12. Which song is considered X Japan's signature anthem?
A) Endless Rain
B) X
C) Art of Life
D) Kurenai
- 13. What is the name of X Japan's documentary film released in 2016?
A) We Are X
B) The Last Live
C) Visual Shock
D) Xperience
- 14. What instrument does Yoshiki play in the band X Japan?
A) Drums
B) Guitar
C) Keyboard
D) Bass
- 15. Which member of X Japan played guitar for the band during their early years?
A) Pata
B) Heath
C) Hide
D) Sugizo
- 16. What genre did X Japan initially play when they first started?
A) Electronic dance music
B) Jazz fusion
C) Power/speed metal with symphonic elements
D) Pop rock
- 17. Which record label did Yoshiki found to release X Japan's music?
A) Victor Records
B) Sony Music
C) Extasy Records
D) Atlantic Records
- 18. What was the name of the mini-album released by X Japan in 1993?
A) Dahlia
B) Jealousy
C) Art of Life
D) Blue Blood
- 19. In which year did X Japan perform their last concert at the Tokyo Dome?
A) 1989
B) 1997
C) 2010
D) 2000
- 20. When did X Japan reunite after a ten-year hiatus?
A) 1998
B) 2015
C) 2000
D) 2007
- 21. What was X Japan's first world tour after reuniting called?
A) Art of Life Tour
B) Blue Blood Tour
C) Vanishing Vision Tour
D) 2011 World Tour
- 22. How many studio albums has X Japan released?
A) Five
B) Four
C) Three
D) Six
- 23. What movement is X Japan credited as pioneering in Japan?
A) Visual kei
B) J-pop
C) Enka
D) City pop
- 24. Which magazine ranked Blue Blood number 15 on its list of the 100 Greatest Japanese Rock Albums?
A) Billboard Japan
B) Rolling Stone Japan
C) CD Journal
D) Oricon Style
- 25. What year did Loudwire name X Japan the Best Metal Band from Japan?
A) 1995
B) 2010
C) 2017
D) 2003
- 26. How many records has X Japan reportedly sold over?
A) 50 million
B) 30 million
C) 20 million
D) 10 million
- 27. On what date was Art of Life released?
A) November 19, 1995
B) August 25, 1993
C) May 2, 1998
D) September 22, 1997
- 28. How long is the title track 'Art of Life'?
A) 60 minutes
B) 15 minutes
C) 45 minutes
D) 29 minutes
- 29. What was the name of X Japan's farewell show at Tokyo Dome?
A) Forever Love
B) Resurrection Night
C) X Japan Returns
D) The Last Live: Last Night
- 30. Which song did X Japan play at Kōhaku Uta Gassen marking their true last performance?
A) "Forever Love"
B) "Endless Rain"
C) "Blue Bird"
D) "Art of Life"
- 31. In which year did X Japan release their album 'Jealousy'?
A) 1988
B) 1996
C) 1991
D) 1993
- 32. What did Yoshiki compose for Japan's Emperor Akihito in 1999?
A) An opera
B) A pop anthem
C) A classical song
D) A rock ballad
- 33. What instrument does Toshi primarily play besides lead vocals?
A) Violin
B) Occasional acoustic guitar
C) Bass guitar
D) Drums
- 34. Which member of X Japan played bass guitar and occasionally acoustic guitar from 1985 to 1992?
A) Hikaru Utaka
B) Atsushi Tokuo
C) Heath
D) Taiji
- 35. In which year did X Japan make their first television appearance in seventeen years?
A) 2014
B) 2007
C) 2011
D) 1997
- 36. How many times has X Japan performed on Kōhaku Uta Gassen?
A) Seven
B) Ten
C) Five
D) Three
- 37. What was the name of the album featuring orchestral treatments of X Japan songs released by Yoshiki?
A) Dahlia
B) The Last Live
C) Eternal Melody
D) Art of Life
- 38. Which former Japanese Prime Minister is a known fan of X Japan?
A) Shinzo Abe
B) Junichiro Koizumi
C) Naoto Kan
D) Yoshihide Suga
- 39. When did X Japan announce their sixth studio album would be released?
A) January 15, 2016
B) October 20, 2017
C) December 2, 2015
D) March 11, 2016
- 40. What did LA Weekly rank X Japan on their list of the 10 Best Prog Metal Bands?
A) Fifth
B) Tenth
C) Eighth
D) First
- 41. What was the name of X Japan's single released on July 28, 2023?
A) "Angel"
B) "La Venus"
C) "Kurenai"
D) "Born to Be Free"
- 42. What was X Japan's ranking on HMV Japan's list of the 100 most important Japanese pop acts?
A) 40
B) 75
C) 10
D) 90
- 43. Which company did Yoshiki file a lawsuit against for unpaid royalties?
A) Headwax Organization
B) Ajinomoto Stadium
C) Nexstar Corporation
D) Japan Music Agency
- 44. Which band's albums did Yoshiki cite as having 'punkish elements' he loved?
A) Black Sabbath
B) Led Zeppelin
C) Iron Maiden
D) Deep Purple
- 45. When was the remastered compilation album 'The World ~X Japan Hatsu no Zensekai Best~' released?
A) September 30, 2014
B) June 17, 2014
C) May 21, 2014
D) October 11, 2014
- 46. Which city's show was cancelled due to 'technical and production issues' during X Japan's 2011 world tour?
A) Seoul
B) Beijing
C) Shanghai
D) Hong Kong
- 47. What was the name of Hide's most successful solo album released in November 1998?
A) Hide Your Face
B) Ja, Zoo
C) 3.2.1.
D) Tribute Spirits
- 48. What award did We Are X win at the Space Shower Music Awards in March 2018?
A) Best Event
B) Best Music Film
C) Best Original Song
D) Best Musical Act
- 49. Which song is credited as a full band collaboration on the album Blue Blood?
A) "Easy Fight Rambling"
B) "Kurenai"
C) "Endless Rain"
D) "Silent Jealousy"
- 50. How did X Japan incorporate orchestral elements during live performances?
A) By using only acoustic instruments
B) By performing without any instrumental accompaniment
C) By using prerecorded tracks for orchestrated strings and spoken word passages
D) By hiring a full orchestra to play with them on stage
- 51. Which Queen drummer did Yoshiki collaborate with on the single 'Foreign Sand'?
A) John Deacon
B) Brian May
C) Roger Taylor
D) Freddie Mercury
- 52. Who was the Beatles producer that arranged tracks for Eternal Melody?
A) Phil Spector
B) Rick Rubin
C) George Martin
D) Brian Eno
- 53. Who was a former member of X Japan who played guitar from 1984 to 1985?
A) Yuji 'Terry' Izumisawa
B) Kenichi 'Eddie Van' Koide
C) Tomoyuki 'Tomo' Ogata
D) Atsushi Tokuo
- 54. Which member of X Japan passed away in 2002?
A) Hide
B) Heath
C) Yuji 'Terry' Izumisawa
D) Taiji
- 55. Which award did X Japan win in April 2012 for 'Best International Artist'?
A) MTV Music Award
B) Grammy Award
C) Brit Award
D) Revolver Golden Gods Award
- 56. What was the reason for the delay of the first Tokyo Dome concert on March 28, 2008?
A) Weather conditions
B) Technical difficulties possibly due to the hologram
C) Low ticket sales
D) Yoshiki's disc herniation
- 57. What did Yoshiki state about the new material in 2014?
A) It will include collaborations with pop artists
B) It will return to their original style from the 1980s
C) It will be very heavy, melodic, and more contemporary
D) It will focus on electronic music elements
- 58. What was the name of the festival where X Japan performed in Tokyo and Osaka on August 13 and 14, 2011?
A) Summer Sonic festival
B) Madison Square Garden
C) Music Station Super Live
D) Asia Girls Explosion
- 59. Which X Japan album is still untitled as of the latest information?
A) Untitled sixth album
B) Art of Life
C) Blue Blood
D) Vanishing Vision
- 60. How many Tokyo Dome concerts did X Japan perform in December 1995?
A) Two
B) One
C) Three
D) Four
- 61. In which month did Toshi visit Yoshiki in Los Angeles to work on 'Without You'?
A) June 2007
B) November 2006
C) October 2007
D) March 2007
- 62. Where did S.K.I.N. perform their only concert in 2007?
A) Anime Expo convention in Long Beach, California
B) Tokyo Dome
C) Kōhaku Uta Gassen
D) Madison Square Garden
- 63. What was the name of the supergroup formed in 2007 that included Yoshiki?
A) Dope HEADz
B) Ra:IN
C) S.K.I.N.
D) Globe
- 64. Which band was beaten by X Japan in the final round of Loudwire's Best Live Band Tournament?
A) Pearl Jam
B) AC/DC
C) Metallica
D) Guns N' Roses
- 65. Which song by X Japan was used as the ending theme for 'We Are X'?
A) "Angel"
B) "Kurenai"
C) "Born to Be Free"
D) "La Venus"
- 66. Which member of X Japan was known as 'Eddie Van' and played guitar in 1985?
A) Yuji 'Terry' Izumisawa
B) Yoshifumi 'Hally' Yoshida
C) Tomoyuki 'Tomo' Ogata
D) Kenichi 'Eddie Van' Koide
- 67. Which song originally written by Sugizo for S.K.I.N. was covered at both the Yokohama Arena and Madison Square Garden concerts?
A) World
B) Jade
C) Scarlet Love Song
D) Beneath The Skin
- 68. Who described X Japan as the biggest band in visual kei?
A) Junichiro Koizumi
B) Gene Simmons
C) Steve McClure
D) Marty Friedman
- 69. Who among the following is a current member of X Japan as of 2018?
A) Hide
B) Pata
C) Heath
D) Taiji
- 70. Which band did Hide form with American musicians including Ray McVeigh?
A) S.K.I.N.
B) Zilch
C) Dope HEADz
D) Ra:IN
- 71. What did Yoshiki claim about the new material in 2010?
A) It would abandon heavy metal influences entirely
B) It would be completely different from their previous work
C) "Pretty much the same thing, maybe a little edgier"
D) It would focus solely on acoustic performances
- 72. Which award did X Japan win in the Loudwire Music Awards on January 17, 2013?
A) "Most Devoted Fans"
B) "Album of the Year"
C) "Song of the Year"
D) "Best New Artist"
- 73. Which city did X Japan perform in on July 4 during their 2011 world tour?
A) Berlin
B) London
C) Paris
D) Utrecht
- 74. In which year did X Japan sign a 3-year agreement with EMI?
A) 2011
B) 2009
C) 2010
D) 2014
- 75. What did the Times describe X Japan as, due to their misfortunes?
A) "The most successful band"
B) "The world's unluckiest band"
C) "The luckiest band"
D) "The most tragic band"
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