To Wakaouji Misaki: September 2014

Wednesday, September 3, 2014

Ladies’ Code’s EunB dies in car accident and RiSe is in a critical condition

The 21-year-old singer, whose real name is Koh Eun Bi, passed away after the van she was in lost control and crashed into a protective wall around 1:30am (local time) on a freeway near Yongin, Gyeonggi Province.

Fellow group members RiSe and So Jung are in hospital, with RiSe in a critical condition. Sojung was operated on for a bone fracture, while Ashley and Zuny are being treated for shock.

The group’s agency, Polaris Entertainment has offered an official statement with details of the tragic accident:

“This is Polaris Entertainment.

We are letting you know the current situation concerning Ladies’ Code.

Last night, after completing their schedule in Daegu, the vehicle carrying Ladies’ Code ran into a problem of the rear wheel falling off while on the way back to Seoul, at around 1:30 AM in Suwon. Due to the wheel coming off on the rainy road, the vehicle spun several times before crashing into a guardrail. As a result, member EunB grievously passed away.

Currently, Rise is in critical condition and Sojung is receiving treatment for the injuries she sustained. The other members who were also in the vehicle with the manager and stylist have no serious injuries.

The members will be transferred from Suwon to a hospital in Seoul today, but the location of the wake has not yet been decided [for EunB].

Our company employees are currently in an immense state of shock and are experiencing unspeakable sadness at the moment.

We offer our words of apology to the fans, as well as everyone who must have received a great shock. We ask that a lot of people will pray with us for the members to recover quickly.

We will deliver further details as they are known. Thank you.”

Earlier reports had stated that EunB, Sojung, and Rise were in the vehicle with the manager and stylist. However, it is now being reported that the other two members, Ashley and Zuny, were also aboard the same van, but have not sustained major injuries.

While Sojung appears to be in more stable condition now, it is being reported that Rise is still undergoing surgery after receiving trauma to her head. She is currently in the middle of a major procedure that has been ongoing for over seven hours since around 2 AM (KST) on September 3. As the surgery is still continuing, it is difficult to know the exact state of her condition at the moment.

Update: RiSe is out of surgery but ‘under careful observation’. She had emergency brain surgery following the crash.

Although there are varying reports on the length of the surgery, from nine hours to 11, local news sources are reporting that Rise is out of surgery and is under close watch for any changes in her condition at the intensive care unit (ICU).

Rise’s family is currently on their way to Korea from Japan, according to a Polaris Entertainment rep that spoke to Star Today.

Osen reports that a rep from Polaris stated Rise’s surgery was suspended because her blood pressure fell. She has been moved to the ICU and is under close watch.

The label also confirmed details of EunB’s funeral, adding: ‘EunB’s remains are attended to at Korea University Anam Hospital. Her funeral will be held on the 5th.’.

Souce: soompi & metro

SCREW's Rui Leaves Music Industry

Rui decided to depart after playing the bass for the band for about five years to pursue his carrier as a fashion designer. This was announced recently and he will leave after their live concert at AiiA Theater Tokyo on December 28th, 2014.

Rui stated that he will end all his musical activities and that the decision was made because he wanted to follow his old dreams, and not because of any kind quarrels between the members. While the band will continue with 4 members, as said by Kazuki, no one will be joining SCREW, Rui will be ending all of his activities in music field. Instead he has decided to follow his dream of becoming a fashion designer.

Rui himself comments the matter in his blog as following:

"As announced, I will be ending my band activities together with my graduation from SCREW on 28th December. So, after this I will not be forming a new band or performing as a bassist from now on. I'm not leaving because of quarrels or anything, so I do feel lonely, however the people around us gave me a push, so I decided from now on I will live trying out things I want to do.

I'm not sure if I should say this now, but I would like to follow my old dream of becoming a fashion designer. I could not be more grateful to members and manager, company president and the whole staff of our artist office who understood my feelings nd gave me the necessary push."