Mitsuya Kurokawa (, ; 18 September 1951 – 6 June 2020) was a Japanese guitarist who was most known to be in
1986 Omega Tribe.
Biography
Kurokawa was born in
Nakano, Tokyo
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Backing band and 1986 Omega Tribe
From 1979 to 1985, Kurokawa was a part of the backing bands of
Hiromi Iwasaki
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and
Momoko Kikuchi
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as a part of the Pineapple Company. In 1986, he left the backing bands and joined the band
1986 Omega Tribe as a second guitarist and band leader.
After the fifth single, "
Stay Girl Stay Pure", Kurokawa decided to leave the band due to health-related reasons. Kurokawa stopped playing music due to his condition, but resumed his activities in 2007 as a solo artist, and was active in various fields and supported Brand New Omega Tribe's vocalist
Arai Masahito and the band KEICO.
Death
On June 6, 2020, Kurokawa died from
sepsis
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. His death was announced by his son on Twitter. His fellow band members from 1986 Omega Tribe, such as
Carlos Toshiki and
Shinji Takashima
Shinji Takashima (Japanese: 高島信二, ''Takashima Shinji''; born October 23, 1960 in Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan) is a Japanese musician, composer, and music producer. He is known for being the guitarist of Omega Tribe. Takashima ...
offered their condolences.
References
External references
YouTube channel
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Japanese musicians
1951 births
2020 deaths
Deaths from sepsis
Omega Tribe (Japanese band) members
People from Tokyo
Musicians from Tokyo
People from Nakano, Tokyo