Mitsuya Kurokawa
Mitsuya Kurokawa 黒川照家 | |
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 Kurokawa in 2009. | |
| Background information | |
| Born | September 18, 1951 Nakano-ku, Tokyo, Japan |
| Died | June 6, 2020 (aged 68) |
| Genres | Soft rock |
| Occupation(s) | Guitarist |
| Instruments | Guitar |
| Years active | 1977–1988, 2007–2020 |
| Associated acts | 1986 Omega Tribe |
| Children | 1 |
Mitsuya Kurokawa (黒川照家, Kurokawa Mitsuya; September 18, 1951, Nakano-ku, Tokyo, Japan – June 6, 2020) was a Japanese guitarist who was most known to be in 1986 Omega Tribe.
Biography[]
Kurokawa was born in Nakano, Tokyo. He dropped out of high school to pursue band activities.
In 1977, he participated in EastWest '77 with the band Riverside, and they won 2nd place alongside Casiopea.
Backing band and 1986 Omega Tribe[]
From 1979 to 1985, Kurokawa was a part of the backing bands of Hiromi Iwasaki and Momoko Kikuchi as a part of the Pineapple Company. In 1986, he left the backing bands and joined the band 1986 Omega Tribe as a second guitarist and band leader.[1][2][3][4]
After the fifth single, "Stay Girl Stay Pure", Kurokawa decided to leave the band due to health-related reasons.[5] Kurokawa stopped playing music due to his condition, but resumed his activities in 2007 as a solo artist, and was active in various fields and supported Brand New Omega Tribe's vocalist Arai Masahito and the band KEICO.
Death[]
On June 6, 2020, Kurokawa died from sepsis. His death was announced by his son on Twitter.[6] His fellow band members from 1986 Omega Tribe, such as Carlos Toshiki[7] and Shinji Takashima[8] offered their condolences.
References[]
- ^ Hiura (February 22, 2011). "黒川照家さん来訪". Paper Island (in Japanese).
- ^ 音楽CD検定公式ガイドブック(下). Japan: ONGAKUSHUPPANSHA Co., Ltd. 2007. p. 70. ISBN 9784861710308.
- ^ harikiplanning. "『カルロス・トシキ』 ＆ OMEGA TRIBE". Ameblo.
- ^ "黒川照家 ex 1986オメガトライブ". Mixi. May 6, 2019.
- ^ "黒川照家さんが脱退した理由は？". Aya Log (in Japanese). June 27, 2014.
- ^ @TAROs_kitchen (June 7, 2020). 私ごとですがご報告します 昨日令和2年6月6日午前10時50分 私の最愛の父 黒川 光哉 (Kurokawa Mitsuya)（木村光哉） 敗血症により、息を引き取りました つきましては今般時事の折悩み難しきところではありますが、神式葬儀にて音楽家の親父を次のライブへ盛大に見送りを致します [I will report to you. Yesterday, June 6th, 2nd year, at 10:50 am, my beloved father, Kurokawa Mitsuya, took his last breath because of sepsis. Although this is a difficult situation for the current affair, we will grandly send off the musician's father to the next live at the Shinto funeral.] (Tweet) (in Japanese) – via Twitter.
- ^ Toshiki, Carlos [@Chuckybaby1986] (June 6, 2020). 黒川照家の御冥福を心よりお祈り申し上げます