YOSHIKI and Josh Groban‘s collaborative recording of “Forever Love (Live)” was released for streaming worldwide on Aug. 28. The ballad, originally released in 1996 as X JAPAN‘s 14th single, gets a new rendition, one born from a live performance which the two artists gave together at YOSHIKI CLASSICAL 2026 IN LOS ANGELES AT WALT DISNEY CONCERT HALL “VIOLET NIGHT” on July 17, 2026.
Billboard JAPAN sat down with YOSHIKI to talk about how the collaboration came together, the raw emotions behind the original song, his ongoing commitment to philanthropy and what’s next.
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