~ Yoshiki's Speech ~
        I'm very shocked to hear about his death.  I still can't believe what has happened.  Right now, he's sleeping with a beautiful face.  I tried to wake him up many times, but he's still sleeping.

          Between the five of us, hide was the one who kept his calm and thought out things.  Even though I was the leader, he was the calm one who gave me good advice when I was being short tempered and emotional.  Of course with all that pressure, he too almost lost his identity.  But during those hard times, he'd always give me a call.  We would talk about X, music, friends, life, fans, almost anything.  He was like a big brother to me and sometimes like a young brother too.  We'd drink together and sometimes fight.  But the next day, he'd come to me and say, "Yoshiki, have I done something last night?  I'm sorry, I don't remember a thing."  But this time, he didn't say anything back to me... sleeping.

          To all fans and friends, you must all be confused.  I also cannot express this sadness in words, but we must understand and accept this painful reality.  Everyone please watch over his eternal sleep warmly.
- Yoshiki
X Japan leader
Yoshiki was wiping his tears with a white handkerchief, the paper he was reading was shaking, his words all muffled by his tears.  This was read in front of the temple where hide's funeral was on May 7th.