Kami (drummer)

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Kami

Background information
Birth name	Kamimura Ukyou
Born	February 1, 1972
Origin	Ibaraki, Japan
Died	June 21, 1999
Genre(s)	J-Rock Visual Kei
Occupation(s)	Musician
Instrument(s)	Drums
Years active	1993 - 1999
Label(s)	MidiːNette
Associated acts	Malice Mizer

Kami was the drummer for the Japanese band Malice Mizer. He was born in the city of Ibaraki, Japan on February 1st. Very little is known about his personal life. However, he had a pleasant demeanor and was always smiling. He had a large collection of perfume bottles. He was called "Monkey Man" and said to be cheerful. Fans referred to him as the "cute member" of the group. Kami was extremely shy though in interviews. He did not speak much because he was timid. However, many described him as kind hearted. He died in 1999 of a subarachnoid hemorrhage.

His colors were pink and purple in Malice Mizer
He was very obsessed with the imagery and symbolism of the butterfly and he had a tattoo of a butterfly on his arm
One of his favorite anime/manga series was Leji Matsumoto's Galaxy Express 999 and he even cosplayed the lead role Maetel (in both traditional wear and a special pink leopard print edition)
He claimed that the first thing in the morning he did was smoke a cigarette
He was fond of working out
Enjoyed the music of Duran Duran and Culture Club in his youth
Kami was fond of historic Japanese military and seppukku
One of his favorite foods was meat and onion curry
He enjoyed playing tennis