Cats Don't Speak

Today, I saw my bro in a dream, and when I told him the things I wanted to say and punched his knee, he cried.

But he tried to play it cool and pinched the inner corners of his eyes and looked up at the sky.

What are you, some kind of trendy actor?

I told him not to worry because he’s still with us.

I think I was crying. For some reason I was driving and he was sitting cross-legged in the backseat.

Aoi: "I did think about continuing with the band. But the death of our member REITA affected me deeply. Even though it’s our own band, we can’t make decisions ourselves, so nothing moves forward with just the members. Gradually I started to lose sight of the meaning of continuing the band.

We’re in a band, but behind the scenes we’re just being told what to do—do this, wear this, this song isn’t allowed, etc.

At first I thought maybe that was fine. But my mental health started to decline, and now I’m living on sickness benefits. I’ve been receiving counseling from a doctor, and I was told that if I could leave that environment, it would be better to do so. That’s how cornered I was."

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—Jprime 2026.03

Atsushi was a beautiful person in every way. Beyond his ethereal image, I want to remember him like this…

You'll never be forgotten, thanks for everything One more star in the sky, a very special one

Rest in peace

Despite having had a difficult childhood and youth, he was resilient and found a way to cope with all the pain that marked his life, he made an art of his life.

At the same time, he marked a lot of people with his beautiful music and accompanied many people during difficult and happy times with his art. I was one of those people.

Thank you for everything Sakurai, you will be remembered as the legend that you are 🖤