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Hello! Kitty to collaborate with X Japan

Saturday 07th March, 05:13 AM JST

TOKYO —

Sanrio Corp, maker of the popular character Hello! Kitty, will release “Visual Band Kitty” in collaboration with rock group X Japan, according to the Sankei newspaper.

The paper said that the new Kitty character will be dressed up like X Japan, complete with make-up and costumes. Yoshiki of X Japan reportedly likes Hello! Kitty goods and took them with him during a promotional tour of Asia last September.

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Badsey at 05:51 AM JST - 7th March

It's about time! -but I'm changing the name to "Kitty X"
Sebarashii at 05:56 AM JST - 7th March

Nothing says "Rock 'n' Roll" like a kitten dressed in pink.
Wottock_Hunt at 06:48 AM JST - 7th March

Yoshiki of X Japan reportedly likes Hello! Kitty goods and took them with him during a promotional tour of Asia

I can't imagine Axl Rose doing this, can you?
herefornow at 08:13 AM JST - 7th March

The absurdity has no end.
bamboohat at 08:54 AM JST - 7th March

What do you expect when you see punks on the street trying their hardest to look tough and rebellious, yet have a gigantic pink kawaii teddy bear hanging from their keitai?
Betting at 05:27 PM JST - 7th March

People who brand stuff just trying to get their fingers in another pie. Absolutely pathetic garbage.
zaichik at 05:58 PM JST - 7th March

What do you expect when you see punks on the street trying their hardest to look tough and rebellious, yet have a gigantic pink kawaii teddy bear hanging from their keitai?

Yes, but pink kawaii cats are much tougher and more rebellious....
bobbafett at 12:47 PM JST - 9th March

Yoshiki of X Japan reportedly likes Hello! Kitty goods and took them with him during a promotional tour of Asia

oh boy. that is a disgrace. and yet people go to watch them. My son knows the rules. Hello Kitty is for girls and now so is X-Japan. At my house there shall be no Hello Kitty or X-Japan. There never has and never shall there be.
noirgaijin at 03:07 PM JST - 9th March

Aging rock band looking for new ways to attract younger audience
glaspar at 01:23 PM JST - 10th March

hmm...i can imagine the western equivalent would be Bon Jovi collaborating with ... barbie? damn, only japanese can think of these ideas haha
glaspar at 01:25 PM JST - 10th March

Oh! speaking of which! I was in a shopping centre when I saw Mac's (the American cosmetics company) new line of products, which was...yep you guessed it, a collaboration with hello kitty...this kitty is really going places!
HARUHI at 06:50 AM JST - 14th March

First Hello Kitty becomes an embassador... now Shes taking over ROCK! NOOOO! It has no end to it!!!!
Raymasaki at 11:59 AM JST - 16th March

X is OVER rated every so called J fan doesnt even Know that EZO were before x JP. i wonder how much yen it took for them to SELLOUT.
sonicphotonic at 10:01 AM JST - 19th March

I blame Yoshiki for this. Way to go, Yoshiki. This is wtf news right here.
madamebunni at 04:32 AM JST - 23rd April

That's really sad, bobbafett. Really really sad. And wait, wasn't X's fanbase predominantly female anyway? Well, I can count all the male fans I know on one hand...>_>

Anyway, I really HATE HK, and I'm starting to wonder about Yoshiki's mental stability. I know he's trying REALLY hard to bring it back...but..maybe that's not really a good thing. It's cool he likes HK...but...what is this about?

And Raymasaki, I don't really think any of the members have any say in it anymore. Without hide, Yoshiki probably isn't being challenged on his decisions and is probably doing whatever he can to get some publicity, whether it be selling his talent to a crappy horror movie franchise or having cute dolls made out of him. shrug He's Yoshiki, though and imo, nobody dare challenge him.

Also, X is only credited with being the "original" Jrock band because they brought it to the mainstream. I'm sure a lot of people were there before them. I've never heard anyone say they "invented" the genre.