Isshi
Isshi | |
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Birth name | 塩原一志 (Shinohara Hitoshi) |
Also known as | Isshi |
Born | Matsumoto, Nagano, Japan | December 7, 1978
Died | July 18, 2011 Tokyo, Japan | (aged 32)
Genres | Rock |
Occupation(s) | Musician |
Instruments | Vocals |
Years active | 1998–2011 |
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Isshi (一志, December 7, 1978 – July 18, 2011) was a Japanese musician and vocalist of Japanese visual kei rock band Kagrra,.
History[]
In 1998, along with musicians Izumi and Nao, he founded a Visual Kei rock band called Crow. Two years later, they signed to PS Company and changed the band's name to Kagrra,. He wrote most of the lyrics for the band, often using ancient kanji characters not used in modern Japanese writing. In 2011, after the band's "demise," Isshi began working solo on shiki∞project. He was found dead in his Tokyo apartment at age 32.[1][2]
References[]
- ^ "Isshi - Never Fading Flower | JaME U.S.A". Jame-world.com. 2011-10-07. Retrieved 2013-02-20.
- ^ "Kagrra's Isshi found dead at home". Channelnewsasia.com. 2011-07-25. Archived from the original on 2012-01-11. Retrieved 2013-02-20.
Categories:
- Visual kei musicians
- 1978 births
- 2011 deaths
- 20th-century Japanese musicians
- Japanese musician stubs