Unfortunate news for -LEON- fans, Yuji has decided to leave the band due to his illness. Below is the band's official message about the matter:
As of August 6th, our vocalist Yuji has decided to leave the band.
We want to offer our sincere apologies for such a sudden announcement.
His decision to leave was a result of much discussion with Yuji himself, the members, staff and also his family. It was a truly difficult decision to make.
Some time ago, Yuji had fallen ill with a disease called chronic myelogenous leukemia, which weakens his physical condition, and therefore he would sometimes be fatigued. However, due to his own will, the support from his family, members and staff, as well as the support from all the fans, he was able to continue on with activities.
But, as we mentioned in our blogs, on the night of our live on June 20th, Yuji’s condition suddenly worsened, and he was unable to be on stage that night.
Still, without being negative about the situation, we took to the stage without our vocalist Yuji. After that, we hoped that Yuji would make a full recovery, and that the five of us would be able to stand on stage together as -LEON-.
However, Yuji’s condition didn’t show signs of getting better, and upon hearing from the doctor that continuing on in music would be too difficult, he come to the conclusion to leave the band.
Being unable to live up to everyone’s expectations is something that disappoints us, and that Yuji regrets more than anyone else.
For the time being he will devote himself to fighting his illness, and even though it seems he will not be standing on stage in front of you all, he will someday conquer this disease, and we feel that there will be a day where he can sing on stage again.
At that time, we would be happy if you could support the members, and Yuji.
-LEON-’s future is not coming to a stop, and we will use this hard decision as a spring board to become stronger, and move forward.
We hope that you will continue to support both -LEON- and Yuji.
All the members of -LEON-
Source: Shattered Tranquility
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