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The Resume

    (1982- )
    Born in Chiba, Japan
    Japanese metal/glam band
    Main members:
    Toshimitsu 'Toshi' Deyama, vocals
    Yoshiki Hayashi, drums and piano
    Hideto 'Hide' Matsumoto, lead guitar (1987-97)
    Tomoaki 'Pata' Ishizuka, rhythm guitar
    Taija Sawada, bass guitar (1985-92)
    Hiroshi 'Heath' Morie, bass guitar (1992-97,2007- )
    Yuni 'Sugizo' Sugihara, lead guitar and violin (2008- )
    Broke up in 1997, reunited in 2007
    Recorded the albums 'Vanishing Vision' (1988), 'Blue Blood' (1989), 'Jealousy' (1991), 'Art of Life' (1993) and 'Dahlia' (1996)

Why they might be annoying:

    They initially called themselves 'X' while trying to think of another name, but the name stuck.
    They eventually had to change the name to X Japan because X was already taken by an American band.
    Band members are referred to by a single name.
    In their early days, they sported insanely huge hairdos.
    Their song 'Art of Life' is 29 minutes long.
    When Hide died from hanging (May 2, 1998), three fans killed themselves in copycat suicides.

Why they might not be annoying:

    They are Japan's biggest rock band ever, with over 50 million records and videos sold.
    According to the New York Times, when the band members cut their hair in the mid-90s, 'thousands of Japanese girls wept openly in the streets.'
    They incorporated influences from classical music into their songs.
    Despite Hide's death, the band still considers him a member and introduces him at their concerts.

Credit: C. Fishel


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Year In Review:

    For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2023, Out of 146 Votes: 64.38% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 14 Votes: 14.29% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 62 Votes: 48.39% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 63 Votes: 42.86% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 23 Votes: 47.83% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 7 Votes: 14.29% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 5 Votes: 60.0% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 5 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 23 Votes: 56.52% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 97 Votes: 48.45% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 15 Votes: 53.33% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 12 Votes: 75.00% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 18 Votes: 94.44% Annoying