ZARD's Lead Vocal, Sakai Izumi dies at 40

[witchblade]

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

Comments

[gaily-girl.livejournal.com]

Wow... that's really shocking and sad :( I also don't know ZARD, but I have heard of their name and I think they were really popular. Yeah.. may she rest in peace...

[garnet-moon07.livejournal.com]

Yeah they are really popular (especially for anime fans because mostly they sing some songs for animes) One of GIZA's great artists (I read a rumor that if Sakai wasn't sick they will have probably released a single this year after releasing their best album)