In March 2007, Versailles was formed by Kamijo (Lareine), Hizaki (Sulfuric Acid), and Jasmine You (Jyakura). Later, Teru (Aikaryu) and Yuki (Sugar Trip), who were recommended by the venue Rock May Kan in Tokyo, joined the band.[citation needed]
Kamijo and Hizaki created the concept of Versailles in the autumn of 2006 and spent six months gathering members to express it. Their band concept is “the absolute youshikibi (beauty of form) sound and extremes of aestheticism”.
In March 2007 the details of the band were announced. They released promotional material through the Internet, set up an English language page on MySpace, and made several interviews with foreign press.
Versailles made their first appearance with a showcase on June 23, followed by their first performance on June 24. On these dates they also distributed their first single and DVD single, The Revenant Choir.
The band signed a contract with the German CLJ Records label and released its first album, Lyrical Sympathy on October 31, both in Japan and Europe. Their song "The Love From A Dead Orchestra" also appears on a compilation album released by Sony BMG in Germany on November 9, called Tokyo Rock City.
In 2008, Versailles made their first appearances in Europe and America. In March and April, the band performed cooperatively with Matenrou Opera across Europe.Versailles later performed shows on May 30 at Project A-Kon in Dallas, Texas and on June 3 at the Knitting Factory in Los Angeles, California as their American debut.Teru stated in the band's official blog that the concert at Project A-Kon pulled in more than 3,000 people and the Knitting Factory show sold out completely.
On July 9, 2008, Versailles digitally released their first full album, Noble, exclusively on international iTunes Music Stores. This was followed by its general Japanese CD release on July 16 and its international CD release on July 30.
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Japanese rock group X Japan has decided to postpone its concert here, a week before the scheduled event.
The X Japan Production Management Committee recently announced through the group's official Web site that the group will indefinitely delay its live concerts, which had been scheduled from March 21 to 22.
They added that ticket sales for the concert to be held in Japan would also be postponed. The Tokyo concerts were to be held on May 2 and 3.
``We will announce plans as soon as possible. We express our apologies to fans who have been waiting and anticipating,'' the committee wrote on the Web site, but without clarifying the reason for the delay or further plans.
IYESCOM Entertainment, the local concert producer, said that ``the postponement of the concert is confirmed, but we have not been given any specific details of future plans.''
The company also said they would offer a full refund for the 10,000 tickets sold for the concert.
Speculation is centered on apparent conflict between group members over the unconfirmed departure of their bassist, Heath. It is known that members are discussing whether or not to actually hold the concert.
Famous for being pioneers in the Japanese glam rock movement, X Japan made its debut in 1985, becoming one of the best-known Asian rock bands in the world, selling over 20 million albums throughout Asia. The band is currently composed of drummer and pianist Yoshiki, vocalist Toshi, guitarist Pata, and Heath. The band's original guitarist, Hide, died in 1998. The group disbanded in 1997, but regrouped early this year and announced plans for a world tour.
