 BUCK-TICK vocalist Atsushi Sakurai died on October 19 at 11:09 p.m. from a brainstem hemorrhage. He was 57. A funeral was held by his immediate family, and a public memorial by his agency is planned for later.BUCK-TICK was scheduled to perform a fan club concert at KT Zepp Yokohama on October 19, but canceled it due to Sakurai's poor condition. He was rushed to the hospital, where he died shortly after. Sakurai formed BUCK-TICK with fellow members Hisashi Imai, Hidehiko Hoshino on guitars and backing vocals; Yutaka Higuchi, and Toll Yagami in 1987. The band made a breakthrough with their single "JUST ONE MORE KISS" the following year and became prominent in the J-rock scene with several hit albums in the 90s. Since their debut, the band has not changed members and released 23 studio albums and 43 singles over 36 years. BUCK-TICK is often credited as one of the main founders of the visual kei movement. BUCK-TICK performed anime theme songs for Shiki, xxxHOLiC, Trinity Blood, and Night Walker: Mayonaka no Tantei (Nightwalker: The Midnight Detective). Their most recent anime song was the fifth ending theme of 2018's Gegege no Kitarou. Source: Mainichi Shimbun, Music Natalie |
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| So sad news. Please, rest in peace. |
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| awwwww man I really fucked with the two songs they did for Shiki. rest in peace </3 |
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| Terrible news. I was never a fan of their music, but they always knew how to make it beautiful and catchy, not to mention influencing visual kei in general. Truly the best post-punk and synth-pop I've heard. My condolences. |
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| Rest in peace sir. |
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| RIP. To die of something so suddenly and unexpected is quite unfortunate. |
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| No, I was seriously getting into them and I was so happy they were still active. I expected more great albums from them. I never would have guessed the album they released this year would be their last. I love Atsushi so much. RIP. |
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| This is so sad! I used to listen to this band a lot when I first got into visual-kei 15 years ago.. |
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| I haven't heard about him and I won't pretend to know him like some people but damn , in 2023 you are considered somewhat young at 57 . Life is extremely unfair it seems . I wish only strength for the family and I hope his soul rest |
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I haven't heard about him and I won't pretend to know him like some people but damn , in 2023 you are considered somewhat young at 57 . Life is extremely unfair it seems . I wish only strength for the family and I hope his soul rest
| @Yubisoft This is the modern age of the stars of the 80s and 90s. Although it would seem that just yesterday you could have been called “kid” because of your love for them. |
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| RIP, the songs they did for Shiki are really good and memorable. |
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your hauntingly beautiful song Dress on Trinity Blood would help me fall asleep as a kid. you were also the inspiration for one of my favorite singers of all time. thank you! rest well.
| @geppe Do you love Dir En Grey? |
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@RobertBobert hey someone realized! yes Kyo is my favorite singer, he loved Atsushi Sakurai and BUCK-TICK apparently.
| @geppe It’s hard to forget that already legendary story about how he saw his photo on a classmate's desk and was motivated to become a rock star. Yes, considering what a perfect embodiment of a rocker Atsushi was, I understand him. |
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| Ohgod, I can't believe he's dead 🤧 I remember writing about him for a writing assignment I had way back in college 💔 I practiced Japanese listening to their songs and comparing my grammar notes, I still know the lyrics to their song "Dress" and learned many slang vocabulary from them, too ❤️ My heart is broke for his family and friends 😔 Rest in peace legend 🛐 |
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| Man, the OP Buck-Tick did for Shiki was an absolute banger that I blast on my Spotify playlist to this day. RIP. |
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| I am so sad. RIP you talented person. Never forgotten ❤️ |
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| RIP, gone too soon. I still listen to the first xxxHolic opening. |
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| I was completely taken by surprise by this sad news 😔, Dress is one of my favorite songs, rest in peace Sakurai-san! 🙏 |
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| WHAT I just finished Shiki like 2 weeks ago. His song was stuck in my head. RIP |
| this is shocking :( Rest in peace ♥️ |
| Rest in Peace, Japanese singer. |
| Enjoy! |
| Just heard about this sad news... I was listening to Buck-Tick and Malice Mizer a lot last winter. Rest in peace king |
| That's rough. Nightwalker was one of the first anime I rented as a teenager and Gessekai has been one of my favorite anime OPs ever since. RIP my guy. |
| Oh my god. Rest in peace. GOAT |
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