Oh no. No more Handsome Jet....

=Surreal= · 01-15-2009, 03:26 PM

http://www.shoesmusic.com/voice3/voice3.cgi

Handsome Jet died in an car accident 8 months ago....

He was sitting on his friend's motorcycle and got involved in an accident....

and... ya.... try to read the rest...

zonic505 · 01-15-2009, 03:38 PM

Crap. Why weren't we informed of this earlier? He died in May!

This completely sucks. Handsome Jet was one of my fav. GF/DM artists.

Now wait, did the sound producer FOR Handsome Jet (Yuei Uematsu) die, or the actual singer/guitarist/lead singer?

ThatsGobbles · 01-15-2009, 04:24 PM

That sucks to hear, I love Handsome JET songs.

Also, I hope Yuei is OK.

Monster in a box · 01-16-2009, 01:07 AM

It's probably a safe bet that they mean the singer. How upsetting.

t7r · 01-16-2009, 04:21 AM

This probably explains why there is no new Handsome JET song. May Jet-san rest in peace.

*Akira* · 01-16-2009, 09:28 AM

Handsome JET's forever be missed. The fact that nobody knew for 8 months is kinda sad.

Robo2001 · 01-16-2009, 06:49 PM

holy fuck i love his song ..=(
see you...

The Deep Striker · 01-20-2009, 11:45 PM

got a translation off some french website...but it looks like it's originally from ZIV

Quote:

My best friend from elementary school Handsome JET passed away.
It was 8 months ago...
It seems he was riding on the back of a friends motorcycle when there was a traffic accident.
A fellow classmate informed me by phone today.
Having not felt the full impact of it, I phoned his parents, and they simply said "That is already a fact". They also said that they were making up stories to everyone about his whereabouts. I talked with one of his aunts for about an hour.
I felt bad for the aunt and I wanted to comfort her, but too many memories began flooding back and I couldn't finish. The aunt spoke much about him as well.

I talked to the cell phone company to get information about his friend's phone number from the cell phone at the accident. However, they said it was personal information, and refused to get it. The law doesn't really matter since I wasn't even able to attend his funeral. Shouldn't the friend have made sure his friends attended his funeral? What is the meaning of this "personal information protection? Was it because the parents requested it? It must have been a lonely funeral.

The last time I saw him was four years ago. It was when I moved from Kansai to Tokyo. After that, we only spoke by phone. I've been thinking about all the years we hadn't seen each other...But when we were children, we were great friends. I would be really happy if I could see him one more time. I remember we used to say nasty things to each other when we got drunk, but it was always in good fun.

There are so many memories coming up, and it seems impossible that he's gone. It's not really hit me yet, so I haven't cried so far. He will always be in my heart, as they say. I think he also had me in his heart as well. We both lived always thinking of one another. When people talk about him, I think they will say "He had a short life, but it was fun." I was talking with the aunt about whether he had a girlfriend or wife, but she did not know.

He always depended on women, so I hope he found a good woman in the "beyond". If I go there and ask you if you've met someone, you'll probably say "It's none of your business" (smile).

I can't see you again, can I...
I wonder if you're near me right now.
If you are, then I'm not really lonely.

To the people who know him from his Game Music, he probably wouldn't want me to say this, but he would have liked to be friends with all of you and thank you for enjoying his music. If you play his music now, I think he'll smile from Heaven.

And to the people who knew him from personal experience, please don't ever forget about him. He would always say "Everyone, don't forget people who have died!". So please let him know that you won't forget him. So live well, and remember him once in a while please.

So sad

darkamdusias · 01-21-2009, 01:52 AM

Thanks for translating that.

Jinx · 01-21-2009, 12:05 PM

Why the hell hasn't this been front-page'd yet? >:\ The chick who sings The Center Of My Heart from DDR gets brain cancer or whatever and gets news, TwiN Amadaeus gets news, but Handsome Jet doesn't? How @#$% pitiful is that? D:

zonic505 · 01-21-2009, 03:17 PM

So when did Konami know about this? Why did it take 8 months for us to find out? Why were they keeping it a secret?

DJ Tomoe · 01-21-2009, 03:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by zonic505

So when did Konami know about this? Why did it take 8 months for us to find out? Why were they keeping it a secret?

His family wanted to keep it to themselves.

*Loserbait* · 01-21-2009, 06:22 PM

Headlined.

Rest In Peace, Handsome JET... You will be forever missed.

Jinx · 01-21-2009, 06:25 PM

Thank you. *sigh*

DizzyBum · 01-21-2009, 10:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Handsome JET

All my friends play D.D.R.
But I sing about my P.P.R.

Got to tell my friends
I'm getting out of this town
Got to pack my bags
And bring my wagon around

Moving out
To the mountains, skies, and trees
Moving out
Where nobody wants to beat anyone
And nobody's bugging me (P.P.R!)

See the open sky
With no electrical wire
Makes you want to cry
With freedom, hope and desire

I wanna be where the creatures are free
Pastel paradise rapture in fantasy
Grab what you can
And we'll head for the wild country

Later, dude.

I hope there's GF/DM in heaven.