under the alias . In May 2011, Sakura reunited with Ryo and Den to restart By-Sex. They released a mini-album titled Ago on August 17 and had their first show two days later at the 2011 Chain the Rock Festival. On November 20, 2011, Sakura held a birthday concert at Shibuya O-West. There, after a surprise performance, Zigzo announced that they would officially restart activities at a concert on March 17, 2012 at Akasaka Blitz. In May 2012, Sakura formed the trio The Madcap Laughs with aie from Deadman and Kiyoshi. Four years later he joined Gibkiy Gibkiy Gibkiy alongside aie, Kazuma (Merry Go Round) and kazu (Kagerou). Sakura supported Malice Mizer in place of Kami, his former drum protégé who died in 1999, for two 25th anniversary performances on September 8 and 9, 2018. In tribute, he dressed up as Kami and used his original drum kit for the shows. Other work Sakura is a Pearl Drums, Sabian Cymbals and Remo drum-heads endorser, and has been giving drumming seminars at clinics since early on in his career. Pearl Instruments Japan released a special Sakura signature drumset model in 2003. Sakura has authored two books, one called Sakura no Drumworks Quick Reference about drumming; and one part-biography part-fiction book called which gathers the articles published in the magazine Arena 37º, in his column , during his days in Zigzo. The latter was only available through mail order to customers living in Japan. Discography With the Harem Q Opium (1991) With L'Arc~en~Ciel Dune (1993) Tierra (1994) Heavenly (1995) True (1996) With Lion Heads With Creature Creature Inferno (2010) Phantoms (2012) With Rayflower Flower Language (2010) Narcissus (2014) Color & Play (2015) Brilliant Anthology (2017) Endless Journey (2018) With Circuit9 Under the Sun (2011) With By-Sex Ago (2011) With The Madclap Laughs Midnight Love (2014) With Gibkiy Gibkiy Gibkiy In Incontinence (2017) References External links Official website Lion Heads Official site Circuit9 Official site Sakura no Kodawari Drumset L'Arc-en-Ciel members Japanese rock drummers Japanese rock guitarists Japanese alternative rock musicians Visual kei musicians Musicians from Tokyo 1969 births People from Nerima Living people