(11-13-2009, 12:43 PM)Tokio Wrote: I just snagged this from muirin @ livejournal (at Larc community).
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On to the really, really sad: even though as far as I'm informed no actual official statement has been made yet, we still can say for sure, that one of L'Arc~en~Ciel's roadies has died. Kondo-san died on November 7th after a motorcycle accident. If you have seen one of L'Arc's many concert DVDs I'm sure you have come across this blond roadie - he has always been there. Nearly from the beginning.
He was also working for other DangerCrue records' musicians, such as MUCC and SID. Some of them, like Yoshinori Sugimoto, have issued a personal statement, expressing their grief. For further reference: a Japanese article reporting on his death.

I'm shocked and sad about his death. He's a true loss and my thoughts are with his family and friends. Thank you for always making sure those L'Arc lives have been as great as they were! Rest in peace.

A big thank you to Viktor-HYDEist on the Ark BBS, who has collected and provided all those links, information and screencaps on that matter. I hope it's okay that I have used and relied on those so excessively.
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RIP Kondo-san. I hope you had a great life.

I saw this on live journal and was saddened. I remember seeing him in the background on occasion. He will be greatly missed by his family and his friends.