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