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It seems he didn't just try to jump from the balcony, but also walked onto the highway to end his life during tour. This is rough stuff. Japan has got to start accepting that depression is a serious illness and not something that one can just "get over."

Time to serve some boiling hot tea today, folks...
 
Seven years after leaving AvelCain, Kasumi has written a sort of exposé of his time in the band, notably the moment when he wanted to leave the band due to his illness, but was ultimately turned away by management. 
 
Quick summary as I cannot provide a full accurate translation:
Kasumi valued his time in AvelCain, but due to suffering from facial paralysis and alopecia areata (bald spots) at the time, he was unable to continue and he requested that he leave the band. The president of Shimizuya Records turned him away, allegedly stating that they "didn't care for his story". Kasumi considered suicide as an only way out of the band, and he even tried jumping off of a 4 story condo (as he lived in a rural area) but fortunately came out unscathed. He has since recovered from his conditions (although he still suffers from paralysis when he gets tired) but he still suffers from depression as a result from his experience from being in the band, which included being naked in front of female staff, being beaten in front of his members, and even licking the nipples of a senior bandman. Despite all that, he still respects the band members, the label, and the bangya who have supported them. 
 
Full blog entry below:
 
https://ameblo.jp/avelcain/entry-12615608636.html
 
He has also posted additional tweets on his Twitter account about not being paid for songs he composed, band merch, or several fees he's paid out of pocket (transportation, costumes, recording, shooting) even after he had left the band. Overall, he states that this is a warning to young bandmen and hopes that this behavior still isn't going on today.
 

Here I am with another piece of information only I can be  bothered with contribute with probably.
 
Ex-EVE Takeru (and now CLACK inc.) has two twin brothers (named Yuu and Kaname) who are also vocalists. They're currently a pop-rock duo called TWiN PARADOX, but they've been in several indie rock bands in the Osaka scene, such as 80/TRACK, which had a techno/dance/rock sound and somewhat a vk-ish aesthetic.
 
They opened for EVE  a couple times, even though they of course used to deny their relationship (not fooling anyone most likely since they look like a triplet almost lol)
 
Here's the three brothers back in the EVE/80/TRACK DAYS:

 
 
And them in their most recent picture:
 
 

Yo-shiT & 正人(masato) & ena:

the following list has included the bandmen as real brothers (those being bold are known as elder brother):
 
Dr.ヤガミトール(yagami tooru)(樋口隆/higuchi takashi)(BUCK-TICK) & Gt.樋口豊(higuchi yutaka)(BUCK-TICK)
Vo.キリト(kirito)(村田信也/murata shinya)(Angelo) & Ba.KOHTA(村田康太/murata kouta)(Angelo)
Gt.弐(nii)(松枝武/matsugae takeshi)(girugamesh) & Dr.Яyo(松枝亮/matsugae ryou)(girugamesh)
Ba.&Vo.瞬火(matatabi)(陰陽座(Onmyo-za)) & Gt.招鬼(maneki)(陰陽座(Onmyo-za))
Vo.&Gt.&Prog.石井秀仁(ishii shuuji)(cali≠gari, GOATBED) & 石井雄次(ishii yuuji)(GOATBED)
Vo.TOTTO(ex-L,DEAR) & Dr.YOU-SUKE(ex-L,DEAR)
Ba.Chiyu(SuG) & Gt.TSUKASA(ex-ZUCK)
Ba.Zill(朝倉進五/asakura shingo)(Moran) & Gt.shia.(朝倉あき/asakura aki)(Chanty)
Dr.前田一知(maeda kazutomo)(ex-グルグル映畫館(guruguru eigakan)) & Vo.CUTT(前田一人/maeda kazuhito)(ex-SHAME)
Vo.哀憂(aiyu)(浅川隆/asakawa ryuu)(ex-Eile de Mu, now Double River Record president, NAGOYA HOLIDAY NEXT manager) & Ba.壱成(issei)(ex-Dali-->LOST NAME)
Gt.氷龍-hiryu-(KOUHEI)(ex-Neo) & Dr.MW(ex-DOWNER)
Dr.ライ(rai)(GIGAMOUS) & Dr.秀馬-syuma-(ワンネス(Oneness))
Vo.You(緑川裕宇/midorikawa yuu)(ex-LucaRia) & Gt.Taku(緑川拓/midorikawa taku)(ex-LucaRia, now Call Me(support))
Gt.アキ(aki)(パノラマ虚構ゼノン(XENON)) & Ba.テツヤ(tetsuya)(パノラマ虚構ゼノン(XENON)) (twin)
Gt.黒-kuro-(黒百合と影(kuroyuri to kage)) & Ba.K(黒百合と影(kuroyuri to kage)) (twin)
Vo.寛-HIRO-(加藤寛密/katou hiromitsu)(ex-V-last., now in Twins☆) & Gt.義-yoshi-(加藤義密/katou yoshimitsu)(ex-V-last., now in Twins☆) (twin)
Vo.Yo-shiT(xTRiPx) & Dr.ena(xTRiPx) & Dr.正人(masato)(ベル(belle))
Dr.秋田高輔(akita kousuke)(ex-レミング(remming)) & Ba.たきる(takiru)(ex-超時空アンドロイド-PIECE-)
Ba.ちか(chika)(弾丸 NO LIMIT(dangan NO LIMIT)) & Gt.大河(taiga)(My Fairytale)
Vo.&Gt.RYOJI(篠本竜司/shinomoto ryoji)(GYZE) & Dr.SHUJI(GYZE)
Vo.隆介(ryuusuke)(上村隆介/uemura ryuusuke)(慟哭～doukoku～) & Gt.文哉(fumiya)(上村文哉/uemura fumiya)(慟哭～doukoku～)
Gt.NARUMI(LOG-ログ-) & Gt.RUMINA(LOG-ログ-)
Gt.石川嘉彦(ishikawa yoshihiko)(ex-WERKMARE-->SONS OF NEW SCHOOL) & Vo.石川芳規(ishikawa yoshinori)(ex-SONS OF NEW SCHOOL)
Gt.仲程信恒(nakahodo nobutsune)(Raptor 9) & Vo.仲程信理(nakahodo nobumichi)(Raptor 9)
Gt.みる。(miru)(ex-メルヴェル(melvel)) & Gt.みるも。(mirumo)(メルヴェル(melvel)) (twin)
Dr.雀(suzume)(ex-ハイパーポケット(hyper pocket)) & Gt.かなた(kanata)(uni-ユニ-)

You can take this as a rumor I guess but it actually happened. Whether the staff person who told us all this was telling the truth or not I don't know, but I don't really see why they would lie lol. This was over 10 years ago so I might have some details wrong but this is what happened to the best of my memory. So at Oni-con in Houston, TX in 2008 Dio -distraught overlord- and Sugar played. On Friday the bands played and on Saturday the bands were supposed to have Q&A panels and the Dio one went great, but the Sugar one kept getting delayed as we all waited outside the room for ages. A friend of mine and I started asking staff what was going on and this staff person for the convention started quietly telling us about the previous night and what was going on that day. Basically the night before, after the concert, the bands got really rowdy drunk and Loki (vocalist of Sugar) started causing all kinds of shenanigans and problems. They said he was flirting with male staff (really awkwardly because they were not reciprocating) and that apparently he forgot what hotel room number was his because he started walking around and knocking on every single hotel room door on that floor trying to figure out which one was his. ... Anyway, as if the staff's control of this situation couldn't get any worse, somehow Loki escaped before they had to do the Q&A and was apparently wandering around Houston and they had yet to find him. The panel ended up getting cancelled and the rest of the band apologized as far as I can remember. Not sure what happened after that. The whole thing was a messsssss. 

Don't forget they said that he has so many [STDs] that his dick looks like cabbage.

My favorite is that Ryuutarou from plastic tree has a raging fetish for smelling the scalp of women he sleeps with. Also Meto and another member from a band I can't remember started fighting or smth and fell out of a window together?? 

I pray for someday heteronormativity just erases off from the vk scene. It's just so weird that every musician within it pretend to be full cis-straight in a scene where the basic dress-code is actually cross-dressing. I guess heteronormativity could never look so stupid itself.

idk if this counts but i once read on wikipedia that DIO - Distraught Overlord's Mikaru once bit some guys' balls during a live. 

I wrote a brief summary (below) in another thread. It doesn't have specific quotes etc but I've lived through this tragedy if that helps? XD 
 
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-Everyone ditched Aoi (because the music was getting lame) and made a new band, creatively named AYABIE. Aoi stayed on the record label out of a sense of duty?
-Aoi did a poppy solo album and some boring side projects. 
-AYABIE released some pretty good shiz. People hate on Yumehito's singing but he's a'ight. 
-Everyone left AYABIE except Takehito for various reasons. Maybe it was because of that keyboardist they took on? I think Intetsu quit music altogether? 
-I assume Takehito called it a day too. 
-They all came back together (including Aoi) to do some one off gig I think? Sans keyboardist I assume. They later announced they were coming back and recently brought out an incredibly forgettable album. 

As far as I can remember, most of this drama was due to Yumehito getting married, engaged, or whatevs. Looks like his wife (who's an idol) gave him  delusions of grandeur or some shit. He then formed Belle, which's dope IMO, but never attempted to sing again. I heard fans used to bully him for his singing.
 
Intetsu said he'd retire by then but acted as a support member and composed for WING WORKS and Piko as well as composing some stuff for Sanrio and some game OSTs. 
 
Just like Aoi, KENZO also tried a solo carreer and some other projects but they all flopped.
 
Takehito is the only one that never tried anything not related to Ayabie and their current revival is his idea, so there's that.
 

In case anyone was interested in a translation of the blog post @Takadanobabaalienlinked, or at least the part relevant to MALICE MIZER.
 
 
After that there isn't any other mention of MM, just more details about his early solo career.

Because he was mizerable. 

Gackt was just one of three different singers Malice Mizer had, he had nothing to do with their breakup.
 
Never heard that rumor before; 100% started by a western fan who was pulling stuff out of her ass. Anyone with a musical ear can tell that Mana and Kozi had no hand in writing Gackt's solo material. Apples and Oranges.
 
Gackt was likely not at Kamis funeral for the reason listed in my reply below. 
 
 
I don't know what official statements Gackt, Mana, or Kozi have made because we don't really need to, ya know? None of them will tell you what occam's razor will, because it's not flattering to either party.
 
Nippon Columbia decided that Malice Mizer were small potatoes and Gackt was the star. And they were right! Gackt wrote the highest charting single on Mervilles, Le Ciel, which also happened to be the most commercial song on the album. Gackt had the great voice, incredible looks, a legion of female fans and he wrote the biggest hit on the album. He was poised for stardom, Malice Mizer could hold him back. 
 
So Nippon Columbia put their money on Gackt solo and ditched the band, and their gamble paid off in spades. People tend to gloss over/forget, possibly due to Kamis death, that not only did Malice Mizer's label give Gackt a solo deal, but they dropped Malice Mizer. That wasn't a coincidence.
 
It is what it is. I hate Gackt solo, but wouldn't trade Bara no Seidou or the Klaha singles for anything. I just wish we'd get one more album out of MM.... instrumental, with Klaha, a new singer... I don't care.

Yeah, this is the one famous pic. Although it's taken inside a store kyo still looks very surprised. The bangyas at tanuki mainly hated on his girl for being a kuso gaijin uwu

I ain't saying anything... but pictures don't lie.

Wow I guess they are desesperados

Wtf is with bandmen going ghost instead of letting them know they quit, I didn't really care before but it's just so... embarrassing and honestly kind of depressing to see the other members having to post this shit when they clearly want to continue making music

Crucifixion has announced that Gt.琉華(Ryuka) has left the band as of 9/15. The band has also paused activities going forward due to the impact of the coronavirus pandemic.
 
 

1. Kra
2. 彩冷える (Ayabie)
3. 華族 (Kazoku)
4. ナイトメア (Nightmare)
5. アンティック-珈琲店- (AN CAFE)

1. Kra
2. 彩冷える (Ayabie)
3. 華族 (Kazoku)
4. ナイトメア (Nightmare)
5. アンティック-珈琲店- (AN CAFE)

1. Kra
2. 彩冷える (Ayabie)
3. 華族 (Kazoku)
4. ナイトメア (Nightmare)
5. アンティック-珈琲店- (AN CAFE)

I recognize Rio (ex-Smileberry, GAGA) on the group pic he's in the back, right side. He's the drummer 😄
 
And for the "caucasian" one, I believe it's Ray (ex-グラムヘイズ/Glamhaze), back then I remember seeing written in his twiter bio that he was half-japanese or something. Now, in his twitter location, it's written that he was born in Argentina 🙃
https://twitter.com/gh_ray0511/

AMBEEK new digital single "アスエミ" (Asuemi) will be released at 2020/09/01