Ryutaro of PLASTIC TREE halts band activities

Rock band PLASTIC TREE just released their new single, “Mirai Iro“, on December 15th, and the track even made it into Oricon’s top 10. They were also supposed to do two lives, one on December 28 and one on the 29th at JCB HALL in Tokyo.

But all that has changed now that vocal Ryutaro has been diagnosed with Guillain-Barre syndrome. Earlier today (25th in Japan), Ryutaro, who had been complaining about how sluggish he’s been feeling, went to see a doctor. Although he thinks he’s still able to perform, the band has come to the decision to cancel both performances.

Even though the concerts are cancelled, they will still sell the concert goods to those who purchased tickets.

For those of you who are not familiar with Guillain-Barre syndrome, it is “an acute inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy (AIDP), a disorder affecting the peripheral nervous system.” It’s usually caused by an acute infectious process and the diagnosis is usually found in “rapid development of muscle paralysis, areflexia, abesence of fever, and a likely inciting event.”

Source: Tower / Wikipedia


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  • xshiminu

    hope he gets better soon! ):
    and resume band activities! all the best <3

  • Maria Madalina

    OMG…. POOR GUY ….NO JOKE . HOPE HE WILL BE BETTER SOON.

  • mariya11326

    disease sucks (in general). it’s a wise decision to just cancel their activities and i’m sure the fans will understand. hope he gets better soon..

  • FortyEight

    Rest well and get back soon~

  • N-Joy

    What a bad christmas present :( Hope he’ll recover soon

  • N-Joy

    What a bad christmas present :( Hope he’ll recover soon

  • Ayama

    Get well!

  • Ayama

    Get well!

  • sohxys97

    WAT U MEAN BY INCITING EVENT?

  • kamiracle

    OMG Such a pity :( I hope Ryutaro get well soon <3 he's one of my fav singers :(

  • drjiin

    awww, I hope he gets better ):

  • lee_na204

    aw, hope he gets well soon D:

  • lee_na204

    aw, hope he gets well soon D:

  • chickenbananaX

    Oh gosh, it sounds really serious! I hope he gets well soon!

  • kawaii_yamada

    aawww thats sad….i hope santa cures it for you!

  • delikizzz

    OMG!!!!!! I hope he gets better soon… that must have sucked for them to cancel their shows…

  • aditi

    aww i hope he gets well soon…TT_TT

  • http://twitter.com/delfofo ñññ

    Get well soon taro! D:

  • Anonymous

    I hope he gets better soon.

  • Anonymous

    I hope he gets better soon.

  • MomoNoHikari

    D=
    i hope he gets well…

  • MomoNoHikari

    D=
    i hope he gets well…

  • AdabellaAberline

    That must be so frustrating for him :(
    I hope he gets better soon :)

  • mirachan

    Oh no! I hope he gets to feeling better soon. It’s really sad that he’s sick just when things are starting to go well for them. I hope things work out. Good luck to the group and good luck to him. I really wish he gets better soon!

  • somethinkewl

    Aww Get Better soon. btw, loving the pic =D

  • Nitewalker314

    I hope he’s alright! Get better and don’t push yourself too much!!

  • namelessloverxx

    OMG NO NO NO NO RYUTARO WHYYY >< you're my favorite, don't be sick!! I want to hear your voice forever D= please get better very soon DX

  • imoyaki

    hope he gets better!!!

  • Anonymous

    Double post

  • Anonymous

    頑張って。あなたがこの病気を克服することができます。I hope you feel better soon Ryuutaro.

  • Shuriachi

    OMG RYU SAN!!!

    Please be careful Q~Q

    and wish all you guys the best <3

  • Neika

    oh Lord, wish them all the best

  • luvablesteph

    Ryu noo :( I love there song Replay. Hope it gets well soon and I hope he has a quick recovery :)

  • Cherimoya

    Ahhh! Hope you get better realllyyy soon!!! Get well!

  • Cieru

    Poor Ryu ; ___ ; Get better soon ♥

  • Cieru

    Poor Ryu ; ___ ; Get better soon ♥

  • ♥Tina♥

    Aww… Get better and recover soon. Keep healthy and don’t overwork yourself. Hope you enjoyed your holidays. Happy holidays everyone!~

  • toshii

    That is a very confusing illness :S But none-the-less, hope you get better soon Ryu!!

  • ~michie~

    Oh my hope he gets better!

  • zelphietileternity

    Oh that sucks! I admit, I never listened to their music, but I really do hope he gets better! :D

  • zelphietileternity

    Oh that sucks! I admit, I never listened to their music, but I really do hope he gets better! :D

  • taeminrockz_mwaah!!!

    get well soon… please take care of yourself…

  • matsujunforever

    aww ryutaro!! please pray for him to get well soon T.T tnx tokyohive!

  • namelessloverxx

    you should! it’s an amazing band – my favorite

  • namelessloverxx

    Update on Ryutaro’s condition: Since the disease was caught early, it was treated and he is much healthier. He will be released from the hospital soon and will be able to sing again!!! (THANK GODDDD)
    Also, I think they have a tour set for August, I don’t know about anything before that. All I know is that he should get a lot of rest because he has evidently been pushing himself a lot lately.

  • atarashi.michi

    please please get better~
    we love you ryutaro <3
    we're praying for you~

  • atarashi.michi

    please please get better~
    we love you ryutaro <3
    we're praying for you~

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