Isshi

Isshi
Birth name	塩原一志 (Shinohara Hitoshi)
Also known as	Isshi
Born	December 7, 1978 Matsumoto, Nagano, Japan
Died	July 18, 2011 (aged 32) Tokyo, Japan
Genres	Rock
Occupation(s)	Musician
Instruments	Vocals
Years active	1998–2011
Associated acts	Kagrra, shiki∞project Crow

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,. 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

1. "Isshi - Never Fading Flower | JaME U.S.A". Jame-world.com. 2011-10-07. Retrieved 2013-02-20.
2. "Channelnewsasia.com". 2011-07-25. Retrieved 2013-02-20.