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<p>On August 1, YOSHIKI returned urgently from Los Angeles, where he is based, and held a press conference. In it, he revealed his thoughts about the current &#8220;X JAPAN. &#8230;&#8230;</p>
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<p>YOSHIKI updated his X on July 31, the day before,</p>
<p><span class="strongInContent"> 《I arrived in Japan, I&#8217;m home. Tomorrow, I will hold a press conference. I have a few things I have to tell my fans.</span></p>
<p>It was assumed that there would be some kind of explanation to the fans about &#8220;X JAPAN&#8221; as he had made a meaningful announcement. At the beginning of the press conference, he explained that he would be undergoing his third cervical spine surgery in Los Angeles in October. As for the release of the much-anticipated album, he said, &#8220;What the fans are saying is very good,</p>
<p><span class="strongInContent"> I understand what the fans are saying very well, so I honestly feel that I would like to release an album if possible and be free from such things,&#8221; he said.</span></p>
<p>He also said, &#8220;If I have to have neck surgery, I&#8217;d like to be able to live my life,</p>
<p><span class="strongInContent"> When you have neck surgery, you think about your life, don&#8217;t you? X JAPAN&#8221; is a very big part of my life. I think I should release it.</span></p>
<p>He then enlivened the press conference by saying, &#8220;X JAPAN is a very big part of my life. However, fans&#8217; comments on this were harsh: &#8220;The usual pattern of saying &#8216;I&#8217;ll release it,&#8217; but not releasing it in the end,&#8221; and &#8220;Another usual emergency press conference, another shrug of the shoulders from the press conference.</p>
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<p><span class="strongInContent"> At the press conference, former member HIDE, who passed away in 1998, was mentioned, but Toshl&#8217;s name was not mentioned at all. If they are going to release an album, I think it would be good to have an explanation of what they talked about with Toshl. &#8230;&#8230; After all, the relationship may still be in a limbo.</span></p>
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<p>X JAPAN&#8221; has always been a topic of conversation regarding the timing of the resumption of its activities, but this time it all started when YOSHIKI updated his Instagram on July 20, posting, &#8220;World Tour? This time, however, YOSHIKI updated his Instagram on July 20, posting the words &#8220;World Tour? X JAPAN&#8217;s activities have been suspended since September 2006, when the band performed a no-show concert.</p>
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<p><span class="strongInContent"> It is said that the main reason for this is the disagreement between YOSHIKI and Toshl. The cause has been discussed in various ways, but since they have not revealed it themselves, the reason remains unclear. However, Toshl was not the only one who was not shown in the live video of &#8220;X JAPAN&#8221; because Toshl did not give permission to use his own footage in a YOSHIKI documentary program, as well as when Toshl appeared in the recently broadcast &#8220;MSTE 3.5 hour special&#8221; (TV Asahi), Judging from the thoroughness with which he covers other artists&#8217; songs but does not sing &#8220;X JAPAN&#8221; songs when appearing on music programs, the relationship has probably not been restored.</span></p>
<p><span class="strongInContent"> Furthermore, Toshl has deleted &#8220;X JAPAN&#8221; posts and words from his SNS and official profile, and has unfollowed YOSHIKI and other members. To make matters worse, he was the only member who did not attend the floral tribute ceremony for HEATH, who passed away last year, and did not offer any flowers. In light of this situation, we can only assume that Toshl is avoiding any involvement with YOSHIKI = &#8220;X JAPAN. In fact, they have not seen each other for nearly six years.</span></p>
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<p>The only reason why X JAPAN&#8217;s revival has not been realized is because their relationship is not going well, according to a music industry insider,</p>
<p><span class="strongInContent"> However, according to a music industry insider, &#8220;It cannot be said that they are on good terms, but that is not the reason why they have not revived the band.</span></p>
<p>But according to a music industry insider, &#8220;They don&#8217;t get along, but that&#8217;s not the reason why they&#8217;re not back.</p>
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<p><span class="strongInContent">What Toshl wants to do now is what he is doing on &#8220;MSTE,&#8221; and YOSHIKI wants to concentrate on producing. YOSHIKI wants to concentrate on producing, which is good enough for him, so he doesn&#8217;t want to spend the effort on reviving &#8220;X JAPAN.</span></p>
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<p>Last spring, the band &#8220;XY&#8221; produced by YOSHIKI made its debut. However, YOSHIKI has been too busy, and the lack of any significant activity here has also raised concerns from fans.</p>
<p><span class="strongInContent"> YOSHIKI is about to undergo surgery on his cervical vertebrae, and it will take time for him to rehabilitate after the surgery. If we reunite, we won&#8217;t have time to worry about &#8216;XY. It would be physically difficult.</span></p>
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<p>But that doesn&#8217;t mean that an &#8220;X JAPN&#8221; revival won&#8217;t happen,</p>
<p><span class="strongInContent"> &#8220;It&#8217;s not a &#8216;broken-up band thing,&#8217; but when they get older and reach the point of mastery, when all the feuds and obsessions are gone, and when they are called a &#8216;legendary band,&#8217; they may resume their activities,&#8221; he said. They may resume their activities when they are older and have reached the point of mastery, when all the feuds and obsessions are gone, and when they are truly a &#8220;legendary band.</span></p>
<p>How many more years will fans have to wait?</p>
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