YOSHIKI feat. Hyde won two awards at the 30th International Pop Poll in Hong Kong on May 10th, 2019. The awards, sponsored by Radio Television Hong Kong, are the oldest major music awards in Hong Kong. This year YOSHIKI feat. Hyde was voted Top Artist from Japan, and “Red Swan”, the first Season 3 theme song from Attack on Titan, was voted Top Japanese Gold Song.

More about these awards can be found in the press release below.

 

PRESS RELEASE


YOSHIKI feat. Hyde won two awards at the 30th International Pop Poll in Hong Kong on May 10th, 2019.

YOSHIKI feat. Hyde’s single “Red Swan” – the first Season 3 theme song from the hit anime Attack on Titan – was voted “Top Japanese Gold Song” at the event hosted by the major Hong Kong radio station RTHK Radio 2.

The awards were sponsored by RTHK (Radio Television Hong Kong), the public broadcasting network founded in 1928, and the Top Gold Songs Awards are the oldest major music awards in Hong Kong. This year, YOSHIKI feat. Hyde was also named the “Top Artist from Japan”, ranking above fellow superstars Namie Amuro and Hikaru Utada. YOSHIKI is the leader, drummer, and pianist of the band X JAPAN, and Hyde is the lead singer of the band L’Arc-en-Ciel.

Complete List of Winners: https://app4.rthk.hk/special/poppoll30/

Released in October 2018, “Red Swan” debuted at #1 on iTunes Rock Charts in 10 countries. The single also reached the Top 10 on mainstream iTunes Charts in 16 countries and climbed the iTunes Rock Charts in the U.S. (#6) and the UK (#8), becoming the first Japanese anime song in history to rank this high on iTunes Rock charts.

YOSHIKI feat. Hyde – “Red Swan” Official Lyric Video
https://youtu.be/r1XE8ON8fos

Listen to YOSHIKI feat. Hyde – “Red Swan”:
http://smarturl.it/1mdn8r

YOSHIKI Official Website: https://www.yoshiki.net/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/yoshikiofficial/

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