A troubling news in the Visual Kei world. Recently, hide X JAPAN grave was vandalized. According to hide Official Website, people used a sharp object to damage the headstone intentionally and stole items from the grave. There also have been reports of people being noisy, leaving drinks on the headstone and stealing hide's photos.
Unfortunately, if the situation continues, they will no longer open hide's grave to the public. The incident is under investigation.
Here a translation of the message posted on the Official Website:
2013.03.01
A notice to everyone concerning visits to hide’s grave
We would like to offer our deepest thanks for your continuing support of hide, and our humble gratitude to all of the many people who visit his grave daily.
In a recent incident, hide’s tombstone was intentionally vandalized with a sharp object. We have decided to launch an investigation into the damages.
In addition, we have received regretful reports of some people not observing the right etiquette; of people littering on the grounds, being noisy, leaving their drinks on the tombstone, of hide’s photos being removed.
We regretfully have to inform you that should the current situation continue, we will close hide’s grave to the general public.
We humbly ask for your cooperation so that everyone can visit the grave peacefully.
Furthermore, we humbly ask that every time you witness any such behaviour, you contact the Official hide Website.
HEADWAX ORGANIZATION CO.,LTD.
We request that you:
* Please do not enter the cemetery outside of its opening hours.
* Please remove the plastic wrap from flowers before leaving them at the grave.
* Please refrain from leaving drinks or food on the tombstone as this will damage it.
* Lighting a lot of incense sticks at once will cause the incense burner to burn and could lead to an accident, therefore please only light one stick of incense per person.
* Please refrain from removing any offerings or installations left at the gravesite.
* There are other graves adjacent to this one. We humbly ask for your cooperation in protecting the silence and not littering the site.
Source: hide Official Website
OMG!!!!!!!!!! People need to leave Hide-sama in peace. Why must they do things like this? Why? Please leave him alone... There are some who are still grieving, so PLEASE leave him to rest in peace.
ReplyDeleteWTH O_o' Exactly i agree with Petra.PLEASE LEAVE HIDE-SAMA TO REST IN PEACE !!!!! Don't even want to think about how to Yoshiki felt when he found out T_T but no only Yoshiki all the band . FOREVER IN OUR HEARTS <3 HIDE-SAMA R.I.P
ReplyDeleteI... I... I can't stop crying, and I don't know what to say to Yoshiki-sama, or if he knows about this yet. He is probably extremely devastated, and I can't do anything. I feel so useless. I am very worried about him.
ReplyDeletePLEASE! If it will protect Hide-sama, shut it down to the public. Yes, I would have liked to go and pay my respects properly and respectfully to Hide-sama if I were to visit Japan someday. However now, it is probably not possible. But, this is not about me. This is about protecting Hide-sama.
Note: I am not a rabid fangirl or fan. I am a fan who has a lot of respect and love for Hide-sama and X Japan as a whole. I have always wished them all the best. Things have happened in the past both good and bad. The best thing we can do is support them positively through everything.
To the people who dared to vandalize Hide-sama's grave: I hope you are caught and that you are brought to justice. People may think that I am overreacting, but I assure you I'm not. What happened to the highly held respect? Any family who loses a loved one is devastated. Please think, if you lost someone you loved, would you condone people doing this to your loved ones grave?
PLEASE, for Hide-sama's family's sake, for Yoshiki-sama's sake, for the X Japan member's sake, and most of all for Hide-sama himself, please do something, anything to keep him safe.
Respectively yours,
Petra
After this happening, they probably won't allow anyone to visit even if they have good intentions.
ReplyDeleteYoshiki-sama, please don't be upset at me for speaking my mind in my comments. *bows* (_ _) I have nothing but respect and love for X Japan~
Except...it's not closed to the public. I don't know where people got that from, the official message clearly says they'll close it IF the current situation continues. And then ask people to act with respect.
ReplyDeletea toi pour toujours <3
ReplyDeleteOne of the most sacred places in the world.I cried for two days when I heard of this.R.I.P. hide,these vandalizers will get their just reward when they wind up in hell.
ReplyDeleteCan't believe people actually did that, such blatant disrespect...
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