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ONE OK ROCK Guitarist Toru Yamashita Tests Positive for COVID-19

ONE OK ROCK Guitarist Toru Yamashita Tests Positive for COVID-19Toru Yamashita, the guitarist and leader of Japanese band ONE OK ROCK, has tested positive for COVID-19. According to reports, Yamashita is hospitalized but stable. It’s also reported that the other members of the band have not been in contact with Yamashita recently.

ONE OK ROCK formed in 2005. They’re best known by anime and manga fans for their songs written for the live-action adaptations of Rurouni Kenshin and Kingdom. The band’s music will be featured in the upcoming Rurouni Kenshin films, which were delayed to 2021.

Wishing Yamashita a speedy recovery!

Source: ANN

Matt Schley

Matt Schley (rhymes with "guy") lives in Tokyo, and has been OUSA's "man in Japan" since 2012. He's also written about anime and Japanese film for the Japan Times, Screen Daily and more.

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