「 Death of Jasmine You 」
On the morning of August 9th 2009, it was reported on the official homepage (of Versailles) that Jasmine You had passed away. The translated announcement reads as follows:
2009.8.9 「Versailles」 Urgent Announcement: Though Jasmine You had taken time off in order to rest because of poor physical condition, we received a report that early in the morning on August 9th, he died. Because of the extreme abruptness of this news, the members and staff are all dumbfounded and trying hard to accept this it. As soon as his family has been notified and updated as to the details and we receive their permission, we will further report to all of the fans. Moreover, with the current announcement, in regards to activity, please allow us to postpone it.
credits to: VersaillesFan Community @LJ for translation
Due to Jasmine You's sudden death, their first major debut Album they were going to be released / working on has been
postponed until further noticed.
Versailles ( also known as Versailles -Philharmonic Quintet- ) is a Visual Kei styled band. They formed in 2007 & is currently active. Versailles play Symphonic metal, Neo-classical metal and power metal. They are influenced by classical music as you can hear in some of their songs. They recently debuted as Majors in June 2009.
The members are:
