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On Dragon Ash's official site, it was announced that their vocalist Kj (= Furuya Kenji) has been hospitalized due to multifocal hemorrhagic gastric ulcer.

According to an announcement, Kj complained about not feeling too well when Dragon Ash performed at "ROCKS TOKYO 2011" which was held on May 29th. �After a thorough examination, the ulcer was revealed and now he needs to be hospitalized for treatment, and rest for a month.

Dragon Ash was going to appear at the live event "OKAMOTO'S presents Screaming License No.1" which was planned to be held on June 3rd at Akasaka BLITZ, however, the event has been postponed back until July 28th. �The band was also supposed to perform at an open-air fes "Kyoto Daisakusen 2011" on July 10th, but it's not decided at this moment whether they can perform there or not.

Source & Image: Oricon + Dragon Ash official site