I was persuaded… BY MYSELF!!!
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They are/ he is pretty great though.
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Lol I thought that when I saw that tweet too!!
I have a few friends that are from Japan and admire him a lot! But then again they’re like SUPER diehard X fans so maybe that doesn’t count
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It’s not…. bad?
Was that a playback/lipsync?
Having watched it a few times from the HD feed of the programme, I suspect it was. Honestly, with Yoshiki being the perfectionist / narcissist that he is and being NOT a professional singer, there’s no way on earth he would have risked a live take. That said, while not great, it was not the embarassment I perhaps feared.
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twitter link not working, is this it?
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https://twitter.com/YoshikiOfficial/status/1675118155579166721
今回の自分のパフォーマンス、いろいろな
— Yoshiki (@YoshikiOfficial) July 1, 2023
意見があると思う。
全て、誠意を持って受け止めます・
今夜、母への想いを込めた歌を披露します。
ありがとう。
People may have various opinions about my performance. I accept everything with sincerity.
Tonight, I will perform a song that…
was he reading the post? 
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I might be misremembering, but I thought there was a performance of “Pink Spider”(?) at one of the hide Memorial Summits (might’ve been the first televised one in 2008) where he got roped into singing a little bit and was…pretty rough to say the least.
I think that same performance might’ve been the one he was playing hide’s hearts-design guitar on
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It’s like I imagined, he should stay a pianist and not sing. It’s not for him
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His voice… It’s him, he is the angel! 
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Toshi confirmed to be on the single, sad that this needed to be even said lol
https://twitter.com/xtakax4/status/1675184853120319488?s=46&t=dI5EuvtR7VBxOlLywUThiA
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bro what the hell, all that hype for a one-off lipsync? gurl…
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Toshi saw that video and got so angry what Y is doing to X that he decided to do this lol
Well, I’d sure as hell hope that a guy who is classically trained on the piano can carry a tune.
Skill and training on an instrument doesn’t always translate well to singing ability. I could easily see easily skipping over becoming a trained vocalist if one also spent time becoming as good at piano and drums as Yoshiki is
Still, depressing lmao
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Is this still considered a metal band?
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They haven’t been a proper metal band for the longest time. Their music is still metal if you get to see them perform but Yoshiki will inject a lot of these “world music” vibe into their newer songs for maximum appeal.