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, known by his stage name , was a Japanese musician known as guitarist and lead songwriter of the visual kei rock band Raphael. The band became quite popular, with all their releases entering the top 40 of the Oricon chart, before disbanding after Kazuki died at the age of 19. ==History== Kazuki Watanabe was born on April 7, 1981 in Shibuya, Tokyo. After playing some roles in a few TV programs and a film,〔(Kazuki Profile )〕 he went on to have a musical career. In 1997 he became a member of the rock band Raphael,〔 (【引用サイトリンク】 work = jame-world.com ) 〕 whose members were all just 15 years old. In only three years time they were popular enough to headline the Nippon Budokan. He also had a side-project called , a band consisted of Kazuki (vocals), Kuruto (ex-Pleur) on bass and Mask on guitar. All of their songs are instrumental because Kazuki died before he could record his voice. On October 31, 2000, he was found dead in his room located in Ebisu, Shibuya. He was 19 years old. The cause of death was reported as a sedative overdose, according to the Shibuya Police in Tokyo.〔Jiji Press News, November 2, 2000.〕 After his death, Raphael disbanded in January 2001. In 2012, they will reunite for two concerts on October 31 (Kazuki's 12th death anniversary) and November 1,〔 〕〔 (【引用サイトリンク】 work = tokyohive.com ) 〕 and will release a re-recording of their hit 1999 song "Eternal Wish (Todokanu Kimi e)" as a single.〔 (【引用サイトリンク】 work = tokyohive.com ) 〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Kazuki Watanabe (musician)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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