This day in music history.

May 7, 1998, Tens of thousands of young fans shut down central Tokyo to traffic in an outpouring of grief for X-Japan guitarist Hideto "Hide" Matsumoto, "Hide" was found dead five days earlier in his apartment by suicide. He was found with a towel around his neck tied to the bathroom door having apparently hung himself. Hide was reportedly drunk at the time. More than 12,000 fans visited the funeral held at the Honganji Temple in Tokyo's Tsukiji destrict. police arranged helicopers, boats and more than 100 officers to the temple. Also employed were 170 private security guards to keep things in order. the line of fans stretched down the street for about a kilometer from the temple gates. Some of the fans felt sick after being crushed by the crowd, and some collapsed due to emotional stress. Two fans follow him in suicide, and two others make an attempt. At the funeral, Toshi and Yoshiki performed "Forever Love".
Forever Love by X-Japan
Mou hitori de arukenai
Toki no kaze ga tsuyosugite
Ah kizu tsuku koto nante
Nareta hazu dakedo ima wa
Ah kono mama dakishimete
Nureta mama no kokoro wo
Kawari tsuzukeru kono toki ni
Kawaranai ai ga aru nara
Will you hold my heart
Namida uketomete
Mou kowaresou na all my heart
Forever love forever dream
Afureru omoi dake ga
Hageshiku setsunaku jikan wo umetsukusu
Oh tell me why All I see is blue in my heart
Will you stay with me
Kaze ga sugisaru made
Mata afuredasu all my tears
Forever love forever dream
Kono mama soba ni ite
Yoake ni furueru kokoro wo dakishimete
Ah will you stay with me
Kaze ga sugisaru made
Mou dare yori mo soba ni
Ah ushinau mono nante Nanimo nai anata dake
Forever love forever dream
Kono mama soba ni ite
Yoake ni furueru kokoro wo dakishimete
Ah will you stay with me
Kaze ga sugisaru made
Mou dare yori mo soba ni
Forever love forever dream
Kore ijou arukenai
Oh tell me why oh tell me true
Oshiete ikiru imi wo
Forever love forever dream
Afureru namida no
naka Kagayaku kisetsu ga eien ni kawaru made
Forever love