ZARD's Lead Vocal, Sakai Izumi dies at 40

What a news to pop up in the Jpop World! Earlier this morning, this sad news popped up after a festive weekend in Jpop.

ZARD's Lead Vocal, Sakai Izumi, died yesterday (May 27) after having a fall in one of the higher floors of an hospital. She has been admitted to an hospital for treatment for her cervical cancer. It is not yet sure if it was an accident or she jumped out of the window.

Sources:
Official ZARD Website
Nikkan Sports Website
Kyodo News

I'm not really a ZARD fan. I just knew of them because of their one song in Slam Dunk ^__^;; But it is really sad for a great artist to die in this manner... May she rest in peace... -____-;;

edit (May 29): The saying, "you'll know a value of a person when he/she dies" is true now. Why?? Because their best album is now rising at the charts ~__~;; Oh well at least people give some tributes for her