Happy Birthday Yoshiki!

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Today our Jrock King Yoshiki turns 44, so everyone wish him a happy birthday!
(kinda yesterday cus of the ol' time difference thingy majiigy)

YOSHIKI : Michael Jackson : This is it

Source Music Japan+

Michael Jackson passed away in June 2009, and a documentary film featuring Michael titled 'マイケル・ジャクソン THIS IS IT / Michael Jackson's This is It' has premiered in theaters worldwide on October 28th. On October 27th (local time) at Los Angeles's NOKIA Theatre, X JAPAN member YOSHIKI attended the premiere event.

The movie highly anticipated by fans all over the world attracted a host of big name celebrities to the event, including Will Smith and Jennifer Lopez, who have known Michael well. YOSHIKI was also well acquainted with the artist, so a person close to Michael directly invited him to the event.

YOSHIKI has been busy lately, especially since recovering from a surgery. Although he was physically tired he still made it to the event. Above all else he genuinely wanted to pay respect to Michael as a fellow musician. His appreciation for Michael could be seen from the way he attended the event. Even though the event was attracting lots of attention around the world, he purposely avoided the red carpet and left just as silently on his way home.

YOSHIKI at first was smiling, but as soon as the film started he began to shed tears. He seemed deeply grieved by the death of Michael, and the movie probably brought back memories while strengthening the sense of loss. He only stopped crying after the film finished.

The movie 'マイケル・ジャクソン THIS IS IT / Michael Jackson's This is It' premiered from October 28th worldwide and will be shown for a limited period of two weeks.

Yoshiki is Recovering...

According to sanspo:

Yoshiki is recovering of his surgery, recording works has resumed but he’s not able to touch drums yet.

The article also reveal that a new member are going to join Violet UK but he can’t talks about it yet.

Last thing, a new video was posted on Ustream where Yoshiki is showing his scar from the operation.

Source: sanspo

YOSHIKI : Getting better~

Source music japan+
YOSHIKI who had an operation at the end of July got recovered miraculously! Currently he participates in studio works with undergoing rehabilitation although his hands still shake and the neck hurts. At midnight on 23rd, he announced comeback on his official mobile site, "I think I can start play drum and piano maybe after 2 months or so. I heard nerves are recovered about 1 mm each day. I'm just waiting for a doctor's Go sign now. I will do my best."

Also, it is known that his solo project 「VIOLET UK」, known for the main theme song of a movie「GOEMON」released on May, added a new member officially. The name and even gender are not known, but fans expect new and fresh project from the history that the changes of members were fluid for 10 years so far. The recording is completed, therefore it will be soon to reveal. Many people wait for YOSHIKI to overcome and show his charisma soon.

Yoshiki : Jewellery

What attracts young girls more than shiney and macho men?

Source Music Japan+
From September 16th, an exhibition of YOSHIKI Jewelry items has started at the special display space on the 2nd floor of Shinjuku Takashimaya! It will continue until September 29th. [‘Takashimaya (高島屋)’ is a large-scale department store chain. ‘YOSHIKI Jewelry is a jewelry brand produced by YOSHIKI.]
Along with the exhibition, from September 16th the YOSHIKI Jewelry lineup has been made available at 4 Takashimaya stores: Shinjuku, Yokohama, Osaka, and Nagoya.

http://www.yoshiki-jewelry.net/index.html

Yoshiki's Emergency Surgery

Okay im a bit late with this as it happened on Monday 27th, but heres the info anyway.

Taken from Listen the World

“Drummer, pianist and X JAPAN band leader, Yoshiki, will undergo neck surgery on Monday, July 27, 2009 at the Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Beverly Hills, CA. Dr. Neel Anand, Director of the Cedars-Sinai Spine Center, will perform a cervical foraminotomy.

Due to his intense drumming style, Yoshiki developed a worsening of his neck pain and left hand numbness over the past month, affecting his music performance. His condition has been evaluated by doctors in the U.S. and Japan. Yoshiki underwent a spinal x-ray series, an MRI of the spine, and an EMG. After seeking second and third opinions on the diagnosis and treatment, he concluded that the foraminotomy was necessary for the cervical foraminal stenosis.

Yoshiki’s primary physician at the Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Dr. Tommy H. Tomizawa (UCLA Assistant Professor), states that he will need a few weeks to recover from the surgery and a month or more of rehabilitation. If his condition does not improve over the next several months, laminectomy, discectomy and spinal fusion would be considered. Artificial disc placement would be another treatment of choice.”

Shugo: Boy that sounds incredibly painful! get well soon Yoshiki!