Jasmine You

Jasmine You

Profile
Real name	Kageyama Yuuichi (影山勇一)
Aliases	You-san Yuu (勇) Jasmine You (茉莉花勇) Eternal Rose of Versailles
Date of birth	March 8th, 1979
Birthplace	Aichi prefecture
Date of death	August 9th, 2009
Bloodtype	B
Height	5'5 ft (169 cm)
Activity
Years active	1998-2009
Occupation	bassist
Instruments	bass
Website	http://you-jasmine.jugem.jp/

Kageyama Yuuichi (影山勇一), better known as Jasmine You, was a Japanese bassist recognized mainly for having been the original bassist of HIZAKI grace project, as well as the Visual Kei Symphonic Metal band Versailles from their formation in 2007, until his sudden passing on August 9th, 2009.

Biography[]

He was born on March 8th, 1979, in Aichi prefecture. During his childhood he used to spend a lot of time with his grandparents who owned a small farm. As time went by, Yuuichi developed a taste for looking at himself in the mirror for long periods of time and even posing in front of it and taking pictures, a habit that remained with him for the rest of his life.

Regarding his youth, he was considered an average student with a developed sense of humor. Likewise, it was known that he studied Swimming for more than a decade.

When he turned 17 and after completing his studies, he began his career as an musician influenced by different bands including the American band Red Hot Chilli Peppers.

He formed Jakura in March 1998 under the name "Yuu" and later in 2003, Jakura disbanded and he joined a few session bands. Later, Hizaki invited him to join Hizaki Grace Project when they met at Tokyo, and he then joined Versailles.

Illness[]

On August 3rd, 2009 Jasmine had suspended activities with Versailles, due to deteriorating health.

Death[]

Jasmine passed away in the early hours of August 9th, 2009. He was only 30 years old at the time of his passing.

Versailles members released a statement later that day on their official website announcing Jasmine's passing, as well as declaring that their activities would be postponed due to the tragic and suddenness of the event. The band's statement read as follows:

2009.8.9 「Versailles」 Urgent Announcement:
Though Jasmine You had taken time off in order to rest because of poor physical condition, we received a report that early in the morning on August 9th, he passed away.
Because of the extreme abruptness of this news, the members and staff are all dumbfounded and trying hard to accept this it.

As soon as his family has been notified and updated as to the details and we receive their permission, we will further report to all of the fans. Moreover, with the current announcement, in regards to activity, please allow us to postpone it.

The cause of his death remains unknown to this day, as does the illness he suffered from in his last months.

Band history[]

Jakura (雀羅) - 1998 ~ 2003
HIZAKI - June 2006 ~ December 2007
Versailles - March 30th 2007 ~ August 10th 2009

Session bands[]

Node of Scherzo - 2007 ~ 2008
KAMIJO & Sherow Artist Society オールスターズセッションバンド (KAMIJO & Sherow Artist Society All Star Session Band) - a session band that played at the UNDER CODE PRODUCTION session event held at Shibuya O-WEST on September 1st 2008. The lineup was made of members of 摩天楼オペラ and Versailles. KAMIJO, TERU, Anzi, yo and yu . After that KAMIJO, sono, HIZAKI, Anzi, Jasmine You, ayame and YUKI played alkaloid showcase (摩天楼オペラ). The last song played was The Red Carpet Day (Versailles), by KAMIJO, sono, HIZAKI, TERU, Jasmine You, YUKI and yu.