By Syndicated Content Dec 28, 2020 2:00 PM Queen 's Brian May and Roger Taylor will take part in a special performance that will serve as the finale of Japan's popular annual New Year's Eve TV program, Kohaku Uta Gassen , which will air on the country's NHK network this Thursday. May and Taylor have been invited by Yoshiki , the classically trained pianist, drummer and leader of the Japanese heavy-metal band X Japan , to perform his group's 1989 hit "Endless Rain" with him on the show. British soprano Sarah Brightman also will take part in the remote performance, as will a variety of Japanese music stars.