YOSHI-KIMONO planned for Fall 2014?

The most recent Tokyo Journal interview had some interesting information.
3 points you may find interesting.

- YOSHIKI's blood type is B
- VUK and X JAPAN albums were both being worked on and pretty much ready to be released
in Q1 of 2013, but a friend suggested to release an album with the Golden Globe song and Anniversary etc...YOSHIKI liked the idea and we ended up with YC
- YOSHIKI-MONO is slated for a Fall 2014 Launch
(does this mean another VUK fashion show/concert?)

Personally, I feel YOSHIKI launching his solo career using the quiet classical genius/gentleman juxtaposed with super aggressive X JAPAN is already helping establish him to those who are new to his music as being - completely UNIQUE.

~Thanks to Tokyo Journal for the interview~

## not quite sure how to write Yoshikimono. Y - Kimono?

Predictions for 2014

The DECEMBER event has come and gone.
Yoshiki Headphones have been released.

They are a Special YOSHIKI edition of the already available SL150s.
Chosen based on design, comfort, portability as well as sound and performance, relative to 15 other headsets the team tried out. Priced at a premium ($74.97 on Amazon.com for the regular edition which is now heavily discounted vs JPY32,000 for the YOSHIKI model).

Limited to 150 per store, with 2 stores getting them early on 12/12 for the launch event.
12/18 they become available around Japan. With international shipping options via a forwarding company. The biggest headphone specialist in Japan currently has only 5 per store to sell on 12/18. I imagine all of which will be sold via in-store pre-orders.
---- All in all a successful launch and a nice end to 2013.

So I thought I'd finish the year off with...........

My predictions for 2014:

* based on recent events, interviews, past experience, and my optimistic imagination

YOSHIKI CLASSICAL World Tour (announcement coming January 2014)

- begins end March in Japan
- followed by 10 International venues

- 7-8 full songs, 2-3 additional by request

- Katie will sing Rosa and part of 1 unheard/unreleased VIOLET UK song

- The stage will be similar to Grammy Museum

X JAPAN

- TV appearance in Summer (in Japan)

- Japan warm up show(s)

- Unfinished will be played in full (in Japan)
- Say Anything will be added to the setlist and performed as a band (not as a trio)

- BTBF studio ver. released to iTunes (used as a Promo single to launch the world tour)

- World Tour......close to end of 2014 (due to extensive LUNA SEA touring)

- 1 unheard song played live

- Without You dropped from the set list

- Scarlet Love Song played in part, and on Asian leg of the tour only
- No Album
- Nissan Stadium DVD and Blu-Ray will be announced (for Japan only) 

VIOLET UK

- website changed from coming soon to UNDER MAINTENANCE.

- Facebook not updated

WILD CARDS
- Movie theme song will be announced, but not released in 2014
- We will find out what DJ is.

DISCLAIMER:-
This is a super optimistic list. I really believe that Yoshiki Classical will take up at least the 1st half of 2014, if not until the end of Summer.

But if X JAPAN do tour, management will not let them do it without releasing something.

I picked BTBF because its basically already finished, and is their most radio friendly song so far since the reunion. I picked Nissan Stadium because the footage already exists, and unfortunately now that Taiji has passed, this gig has become legendary.

Looking at how long it has taken for YOSHIKI to put out past video releases, its hard to imagine the European Tour DVD/Blu-Ray making it out next year. There's just too much editing involved. It would make sense to release that along with the album...but sense often doesn't come into play, as you guys know.