Sayuri, 28, passes away after battling illness... News delivered through 'Misekai' Amaarashi

It was announced about a week later by her husband, Arashi, that the late Japanese singer-songwriter Sayuri passed away at the age of 28 on September 20, 2024, after her health deteriorated during her battle with illness. Sayuri passed away about six months after marrying Arashi, a member of the band Misekai, in March 2024. The funeral was held with only family and close acquaintances in attendance, according to the wishes of the bereaved family. Arashi stated, ″Sayuri passed away peacefully on September 20. The funeral was held with only family and close friends attending, in accordance with the family’s wishes,″ expressing gratitude for the love and support shown to Sayuri during her lifetime. He also requested that the media refrain from coverage out of consideration for the family’s grief. About two months before her death, in July 2024, Sayuri announced on her account that she would temporarily suspend her singing activities for treatment. The functional voice disorder she suffered from is a condition that causes vocal tremors, hoarseness, and breaks in the voice due to misuse, overuse, or excessive tension of the vocal cords, despite no major structural abnormalities in the vocal cords themselves. Sayuri had expressed her feelings, saying, ″It is frustrating not to be able to sing. I used to express myself and interact with the world through my voice, and not being able to do so makes me feel disconnected.″ Sayuri made her debut in the music industry in 2015 with the single ″Crescent Moon″ and later gained recognition by participating in various anime OSTs such as ″Trash’s Wish,″ ″The Town Without Me,″ ″Fate/EXTRA Last Encore,″ ″Golden Kamuy,″ ″My Hero Academia,″ and ″Lycoris Recoil.″