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Akira Tsuneoka Death: Obituary, Cause Of Death, Funeral

The well-known Japanese percussionist Akira Tsuneoka passed away at the age of 51. This sad news was revealed on the Hi-label Standard’s Pizza of Death SNS.

No information regarding the cause of death is disclosed. The authorities might show the details of the funeral rites later. Everyone has been paying respect to and expressing their sympathies for Akira on social media, including friends and relatives.

Tsuneoka joined Hi-Standard as one of its original members in 1991. After joining Fat Wreck Chords, the trio gained notoriety in the late 1990s. He stayed with the group till his tragic death. We’ll remember Akira’s loved ones, pals, and bandmates in our prayers.

In 1971, Tsuneoka was born. Before his third year of junior high school, when he played the drums for the first time and fell in love with them, he used to play the guitar. He joined the studio after finishing high school at Akihiro Namba’s invitation, where he and Ken Yokoyama developed Hi-STANDARD. It was a quartet at first, but once the vocalist left, it changed to a trio and is still around today.

“LAST OF SUNNY DAY,” the first mini-album, was released in 1994. With their punk sound and English-language lyrics, they revolutionized the music industry.

They made their major-label debut the following year, in 1995, with the publication of their full-length album “Growing Up.” Additionally, it was made available internationally, allowing Hi-STANDARD to grow its brand recognition.

As the band’s popularity expanded, their 1997 song “ANGRY FIST” peaked at number four on the Oricon chart. The same year, he hosted his first music festival, AIR JAM. The melocore scene is well-established and continues to be popular.

He and Shige Murata launched the summertime in 2020. He also participates in live performances and recordings by musicians, including Eriko Hashimoto, Aimyon, YOUR SONG IS GOOD., Curly Giraffe, and Hidefumi Ino as a session drummer.

When he turned 50 in 2021, he held a solo performance dubbed “AKIRA 50%” and celebrated with musicians that were personally connected to him.

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