#x japan heath

[woodland-fairy-tay]

I just want to hug my high school self so much. Man, this past year with Vkei (visual kei) has been difficult. I mean first Atsushi Sakurai then what a week later, Heath from X Japan passed, and now Reita from The GazettE. Like, I don’t know how much more of my musician’s that helped shape me into the person that I am today passing away I can take…

#atsushi sakurai #X Japan Heath #Hiroshi Morie #reita the gazette #visual kei #visualkeibands #rip reita #rest in peace #rest beautifully

[ex0greyfox]

Heath wip

#x japan heath #heath #x japan #visual kei #vkei #jrock #japanese rock #Hiroshi Morie #art #drawing #fan art #artwork #guitar #bass guitar #bassist #bass player #alternative rock #live music

[jpopstreaming]

HEATH, beloved bassist of X JAPAN, has passed away at 55

The music world has been struck with somber news as it came to light that HEATH, the bassist for the legendary rock band X JAPAN, has passed away. At 55 years old, his death was unexpected and has left fans and fellow musicians in a state of mourning. The tragic revelation surfaced through investigative efforts by the publication "Women Seven."

X JAPAN's leader, YOSHIKI, conveyed his grief through social media on November 3, accompanied by a photograph in mourning attire. His sudden return to Japan, canceling all scheduled commitments, including an 'Award of Honor' ceremony in the United States, was an emergency driven by this unforeseen bereavement. His journey led him to a certain facility in Shinjuku, Tokyo, where he faced HEATH in silence, bidding a final, wordless farewell.

Close acquaintances of HEATH unveiled that he had been battling ill health since the beginning of the year. A medical consultation revealed cancer, which was unfortunately found at an advanced stage. By late October, only a short time after the discovery, HEATH had succumbed to the illness. The rapid progression of his cancer left no time to inform even his bandmates of his condition or the ensuing battle.

Despite various issues that led to X JAPAN's inactivity since 2018, including internal strife among members, it was HEATH, as sources close to him recount, who held onto the hope of reuniting the band until his very last moments.

The upcoming issue of "Women Seven," releasing on Thursday, November 9, will delve deeper into HEATH's role as an irreplaceable figure within X JAPAN, his relationship with the members, the current estrangement between YOSHIKI and Toshl, and what the future holds for X JAPAN in the wake of HEATH's absence.

HEATH's departure is not just the loss of a band member but the fading of a dream for many loyal fans who had hoped to see X JAPAN together once more. His legacy will undoubtedly continue to resonate through the music of X JAPAN and the hearts of those who supported them throughout the years.

#X JAPAN #J rock #visual kei #J-rock #jrock #YOSHIKI #HEATH

[naradreamt]

Apr - May - Jun from the X Japan 1994 Mini Desk Calendar

#hide #hideto matsumoto #toshI #yoshiki #heath #pata #x japan #vkei #denno scans

[lightofsorrows]

WE ARE X (2016)

#x japan #we are x #heath #hide #hiroshi morie #hideto matsumoto #jrock #**

[pochqmqri]

It has been reported that Hiroshi Morie, known more commonly by his stage name "HEATH," has suddenly passed away at the age of 55.

He is best known as the bass guitarist for the J-Rock band, X Japan.

What a tragic loss, and may he rest in peace. In commemoration, I'd like to post one of his songs, "Meikyuu no Lovers," which was used as the second ending theme to Detective Conan, which I find is an underrated gem among the many songs the anime features.

A fun fact about this ending theme specifically is that, for years, along with the second opening theme, it was never really shown outside of Japan, likely due to licensing issues with the songs. Whenever international broadcasts got to the episodes that originally used those songs, they would instead repeat the first opening and ending themes. It wasn't until the remastered high-definition version of the original anime started streaming on Crunchyroll and Netflix in 2021, that these credits were available for viewers outside of Japan to see officially for the first time.

#heath #x japan #j-rock #japanese rock #hiroshi morie #DCMK #detective conan #case closed #anime #anime ed #music #video #anisong #jrock #j rock

[allinavteews]

CD-booklet 「ART OF LIFE」 1993 | X JAPAN

#my scans #x japan #yoshiki #yoshiki hayashi #hide #hideto matsumoto #pata #ishizuka tomoaki #toshi #toshimitsu deyama #heath #hiroshi morie #jrock #visual kei

[turtleations]

HIDE Inspiration Talk 50 (# 19 - 20) - Translation

Demo Tape

When I was still in my indie days myself, I collected demo tapes of Japanese indie bands. From Osaka’s Veil, to Anthem [metal band, founded 1981, disbanded during the 90 but reunited and is still active] to Sabbrabels [metal band, 1980 – 87, reunited in 2015 and again in 2019, still active], and also a lot of punk bands. I loved indie-tapes. There was an event called Music Seminar in New York where several bands were playing music at a livehouse for 24 hours, and having only just debuted, we went there as well. At that time, there was a really cool band, and I wanted their tape at all cost, so I went to their dressing room and managed to get it. Now, come to think of it, that band had been Biohazard [Punk/Metal band from New York, 1987 – 2005], when they were still completely unknown. I remember how there was no one else coming for them. But, I never made any demo tapes myself. Saver Tiger didn’t make any, nor did X after I joined. I collected tapes like that, but I didn’t create any.

Christmas

Christmas is a merry time when people want to be merry all over the world. My ideal Christmas comes with a meticulously planned date. If you’re going to celebrate anyway, you better go over the top (laughs). In the past, there was a short period when Yoshiki was not seen in public after a collapse. Just before Christmas, he finally went out in public again, just in time for the Christmas party at a certain billiard hall. I remember Yoshiki enjoying himself excessively at that time. Actually, I had been organizing that party. Afterwards, I thought that I never wanted to organize a party again. Being the host, I had invited a lot of people, but when it was to start, no one showed up. I was so surprised. I remember well how flustered I was, thinking, “Huh, what do I do if no one comes?” Last year, we were rehearsing at the studio and had an abundance of chicken from Moss Burger. Heath’s words while looking at it were, “Christmas is really a desolate time. People are snuggling up to each other because it is so lonely.” Those words were very deep (laughs).

#hide #translation #HIDE inspiration talk 50 #words of the bean himself #i learned something about bands again #but I couldn't find anything on that band from Osaka #the christmas one was kind of hard to make sense of without context #and I couldn't find any context #if anyone can help me out here please do #x japan #heath #yoshiki

[meikyuunolovers]

I genuinely wish I didn't had to say it... Rest in peace, Heath

#x japan #heath #hiroshi morie #i can't do this anymore #they're taking every musician I like one per one #i wanted to cope by watching detective conan #but n*tflix took away the episodes with his ending... #that's like the fifth musician I had to grieve for since august i'm tired

[beatlynxx]

X Japan :: 「DAHLIA」 lyrics booklet

#cubic.mp3 #visual kei #vkei #x japan #yoshiki #toshi #hide #pata #heath #yoshiki hayashi #toshimitsu deyama #hideto matsumoto #tomoaki ishizuka #hiroshi morie

[edenaurora]

It still hurts that they are gone💔

(accidentally deleted my other account😒)

#issay der zibet #atsushi sakurai #heath x japan #r.i.p. #rest in peace

[eyelectricmoon]

That time hide, Heath and Akemi Oshima went to a gay club in 1992 (SHOXX 1999/6 translation excerpt)

[T/N] context: In 1992, Akemi, Heath, hide (and presumably some unnamed friends) were hanging out around The Limelight nightclub in New York.

At that time, the only thing in that place was the remodeled church building. It had a lot of small rooms, so hide, brimming with curiosity, was like "Wow, what's over there!?" and immediately wandered off somewhere. I don’t remember what day of the week it was exactly, but the number of people was tremendous and despite us trying not to get lost in the crowd, it was really frantic…

Having been there before, I seemed to recall another building connected to that one, with a smaller club called “Shampoo”. Everyone was like, “Alright, then let’s go check it out!” and so we began to roam around restlessly in search of the entrance. Instead of us going dancing, it turned into a little expedition of sorts (laughs).

We wandered about for some time, getting lost here and there, until finally we discovered the entrance to “Shampoo”. However, as we went inside, we realised it was a perfectly gay club! What’s more, it was a 4-store building, and with each consecutive floor, the density of gayness increased. On the first floor you could still sporadically spot some girls and the gay couples were keeping it tame. But throughout floors 2 and 3, the aura of obscurity gradually thickened. At some point on the third floor we got a little scared, so we were like “Hey, hide-chan. Let’s stop here”. But he was like “Nope, we’re making it to the top no matter what!”, and contrary to our pleas, he started moving forward even faster than before. 

Just as expected, the condition of the 4th floor was terrible. There were only men; half-naked shredded men exposing bare muscles, men wearing skin-tight leather bodysuits with countless studs, anyway, with just one glance you knew for certain that they were all a part of that world. Even so, hide was completely unbothered by it all, he swiftly made his way to the counter and ordered a beer. It was difficult to be there for our girl gang, but as for Heath, who was clad in black enamel, he must’ve been taken for a man of the same tastes, because everywhere he went, he attracted inviting voices (and hands), it was quite a scene. 

After leaving the establishment, we confirmed that, save for hide, every single man, with no exception, had been approached by someone in the club. Hearing that, hide made a puzzled expression. “Why am I the only one who didn’t get hit oooon?” He made a confused face, but apparently there was no one in that club brave enough to approach him as he sat there calmly sipping his beer, staring intensely and scrutinizing the men around him.

"Oh, it makes sense”, we all agreed in unison, but hide alone kept questioning it till the end, tilting his head to the side in confusion: “But why?” (laughs)

source (Akemi Oshima's blog)

HAPPY BIRTHDAY HEATH ♡

#my translation #excerpt #hide #heath #x japan #akemi oshima #1992 #1999 #hideto matsumoto #matsumoto hideto #shoxx #vkei #visual kei

[polyglot-thought-2]

[Japanese→English] @YoshikiOfficial 10:02 PM November 7th 2023 Tweet — English Translation

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Rest In Peace, Heath

—

I am now in NY.

Apart from the wishes of the family, about the member

It seems that part of the news has come out. I'm talking with the relatives in order to discuss what has happened so far and what will be in the future. Give us some time.

As for my feelings, I’ll tell you after I finish this.

—

Please correct me if I made a mistake

Translated November 2023

#polyglot thought translation #english translation #japanese #japanese langblr #japanese to english #x japan #heath #yoshiki #jpop news #jpop translation #jrock translation #jrock news #jrock #jpop #vkei #v kei #visual kei #vkeiband #v系

[rainyuniversitycowboyfriend]

I really don't want to say goodbye to you😭😭😭

R.I.P.🕯️🙏🏻

#heath #x japan

[naradreamt]

X Japan mini-CD singles (front and back)

#hide #hideto matsumoto #toshI #yoshiki #taiji #heath #pata #x japan #vkei #denno scans

[kurumeki]

Anyone else feeling like the way Heath's death was announced was weird? I found it so odd how it (in my eyes) leaked via nationwide news, I think Yahoo Japan was first to report it, and it didn't come from the band themselves? Or from Yoshiki? Only to be later indeed confirmed by him that it was indeed leaked.

I find it so disrespectful not to inform fans and media properly via an official statement. It doesn't have to be incredibly detailed, does it? I can understand family's wishes to keep it quite private, but it can't be helped that Heath was a public figure. If the news about his passing is legit, that is.

Now Yoshiki is playing weird games with just teasing an official announcement from the band, but just shared that it will be delayed by another 24h? What the fuck man? Can't pay respects to your bandmate properly? At this rate it has a chance to become a joke like the new album from the band, if we get announcement in 30 years. Because there's no excuse not to clear up or explain the news leak as soon as possible.

But that's all my opinion. No need to agree with me.

#x japan #yoshiki #is an asshole 😒 #heath