▁described ▁as ▁mel od ic , ▁but ▁they ▁also ▁have ▁elements ▁of ▁hard ▁rock ▁and ▁g oth ic ▁rock . ▁They ▁dis band ed ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁after ▁the ▁departure ▁of ▁guitar ist ▁His ui . ▁ ▁Biography ▁ ▁Ghost ▁was ▁formed ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁as ▁a ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁bo om ▁of ▁new ▁visual ▁ke i ▁bands . ▁The ▁original ▁line up ▁consisted ▁of ▁vocal ist ▁K ouse i , ▁His ui ▁and ▁Sy o ~ ji ▁on ▁gu it ars ▁and ▁drum mer ▁R in . ▁In ▁May ▁of ▁the ▁same ▁year , ▁they ▁were ▁joined ▁by ▁Zero ▁on ▁bass ▁guitar . ▁Their ▁first ▁single , ▁h ig y aku ▁no ▁sh iro , ▁was ▁released ▁in ▁December . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 5 , ▁Ghost ▁lost ▁two ▁of ▁its ▁members ; ▁Sy o ~ ji ▁and ▁R in . ▁Short ly ▁after , ▁they ▁were ▁joined ▁by ▁Yu ▁on ▁drums ▁and ▁Y ura ▁( ex - Dev il ▁K itt y ) ▁on ▁guitar . ▁However , ▁Yu ▁quit ▁the ▁band ▁in ▁November ▁ 2 0 0 5 . ▁The ▁band ▁continued ▁to ▁play ▁with ▁several ▁support ▁drum mers , ▁while ▁re le asing ▁their ▁first ▁mini - album , ▁Bi - zar re ▁Collect or . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁Ghost ▁also ▁performed ▁their ▁first ▁one - man ▁concert , ▁at ▁Tak ad an ob aba ▁Arena . ▁ ▁Ghost ' s ▁first ▁full ▁album , ▁T sum i