As a solo artist Yoshiki released the classical studio albums Eternal Melody in 1993 and Yoshiki Classical in 2013. Yoshiki composed and performed a classical tune at the request of the Japanese government for the 10th anniversary of Emperor Akihito’s enthronement in 1999. Yoshiki composed the original music theme for the 69th Golden Globe Awards. X Japan had a breakthrough in 1989 when their second album Blue Blood was released and the album hit #6 on the Irocon chart and stayed on the chart for over 100 weeks. They won the Grand Prix New Artist of the Year award in 1990 at the Japan Gold Disc Awards. Their 1991 album Jealousy sold a million copies and the band was the first heavy metal band to play at the Tokyo Dome.