On July 2nd, an episode of the podcast "The Magnificent Others with Billy Corgan," featuring YOSHIKI, was released. "The Magnificent Others with Billy Corgan" is a talk show hosted by Billy Corgan, frontman of The Smashing Pumpkins, who welcomes prominent guests who have made significant impacts in fields such as music, film, and culture. Past guests have included a diverse range of representatives from the music, film, and entertainment industries, such as Gene Simmons (KISS), Tom Morello (Rage Against the Machine), Sharon Osbourne (music manager/TV personality), Courtney Love (Hole), John Carpenter (film director/composer), Nancy Wilson (Heart), and Billy Idol & Steve Stevens. In the episode featuring YOSHIKI, he and Billy Corgan, who have shared a close friendship for many years, discuss creativity, rebellious spirit, X JAPAN, visual kei, and musical expression in the age of AI. On the program, YOSHIKI spoke about X JAPAN's significant role in shaping the visual kei movement, stating, "I felt that music and art should be freer," and "There are no rules. I wanted to break everything that was conventional as much as I could imagine." He revealed that the rebellious spirit against the prevailing atmosphere of the Japanese music scene and society at the time was at the origin of X JAPAN's expression. Billy recalled his first visit to Japan with The Smashing Pumpkins in the early 1990s, expressing his shock at X JAPAN's massive hairstyles, unique visuals, and overwhelming presence. He described them as a band unlike anything he had ever seen before, making him wonder, "What planet did this band come from?" from the perspective of an American band, and further stated, "X JAPAN deserves much of the credit" for the visual kei style. YOSHIKI explained his musical background, starting classical piano at age 4 and drums at age 10, and being influenced by KISS, punk rock, heavy metal, glam rock, and David Bowie. On the other hand, he explained that for X JAPAN's music produc