Kamijo

Visual-kei rock band Versailles held the last stage of their world tour at Shibuya C.C.Lemon Hall on the 4th. At the concert, they announced that MASASHI will be an official bassist member for Versailles.

MASASHI had helped the world tour as a support member after one of the members, hasmin You, passed away in August of 2009. The vocalist of the band, KAMIJO, told the audience during the concert, “We will welcome MASASHI who had been a support member for the past 6 months, into the band as our 6th official member.”

Although they have a new bassist, hasmin You will always be a part of the band, as the group say that Versailles will consist of 6 members instead of the original 5 in hasmin You’s memory

I'm sorry to tell you Versailles fans that on 9th of August 2009....

...Jasmine You has died.

hasmin You we will miss you dearly.
R.I.P

Original from Jame-World.com
Versailles announced on their official website that their bassist hasmin You has passed away today, August 9th. The bassist had previously announced that he would take some time off the band to take care of his health, and furthermore the group would continuing recording their upcoming album without him.

The band states that further details about hasmin You's death will be revealed to fans as soon as they receive permission from his family. With the members still trying to absorb the news, the group has also sinabi that all their upcoming activities will be postponed indefinitely.

May he rest in peace.