# What happened to Bou after leaving Ancafe? Rumors **URL:** \ **Category:** Rumors\ **Created:** [May 8, 2024, 12:54am UTC](https://forum.jrockone.com/t/what-happened-to-bou-after-leaving-ancafe-rumors/10862 "2024-05-08T00:54:14Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![starryeyes](https://forum.jrockone.com/user_avatar/forum.jrockone.com/starryeyes/32/57430_2.png) [@starryeyes](https://forum.jrockone.com/u/starryeyes)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2024, 12:54am UTC](https://forum.jrockone.com/t/what-happened-to-bou-after-leaving-ancafe-rumors/10862/1 "2024-05-08T00:54:14Z")
I’ve been wondering for years about what happened to Bou after he left Ancafe. I decided to look at tanuki to see if I could find anything and I found some comments that I thought I should share. Take these with a grain of salt and not facts since its just rumors. ![image](https://forum.jrockone.com/uploads/default/original/3X/1/0/10a154a2a04d51bc1634ff93e2fa3058a4f3aa90.jpeg) _530: july/31 2020_ What happened to Bou from Ancafe after he left? _553: july 31 2020_ I was in contact with him until a few years ago. At the time he was still a short, old man with flashy hair and a NEET with a gambling addiction. And I guess he’s still into Horse Racing (he used to talk about this in his blog so this is public knowledge lol) Also i found this thread of someone saying He led people on thinking he would marry them. _1733: May 6 2022_ it’s like we never heard about what happened to bou after he left ancafe even though they were really popular _1735: may 6 2022_ At the time there was talks about his marriage fraud _1736: may 6 2022_ Oh really, with who? One of his fans? _1765: may 9 2022_ Even if it wasn’t one of his fans, it would be someone who his friends introduced him to and he wouldn’t care who he dated. He would ask random women to be his girlfriend and say things like “I’m going to date you with the intention of getting married but my parents are sick” So i guess he didnt really wanna marry anyone but lied to them lol and now he’s a social recluse and likes to gamble? I will update this thread if i find more. Also disclaimer translated w the help of google translate ! ---
**Author:** ![scottykins](https://forum.jrockone.com/user_avatar/forum.jrockone.com/scottykins/32/20882_2.png) [@scottykins](https://forum.jrockone.com/u/scottykins)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2024, 1:58am UTC](https://forum.jrockone.com/t/what-happened-to-bou-after-leaving-ancafe-rumors/10862/2 "2024-05-08T01:58:09Z")
I heard something completely different, I heard he’s married and owns a restaurant or bar type business and dresses very masculine, like in suits and stuff? ---
**Author:** ![suji](https://forum.jrockone.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/9de0a6/32.png) [@suji](https://forum.jrockone.com/u/suji)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2024, 3:28am UTC](https://forum.jrockone.com/t/what-happened-to-bou-after-leaving-ancafe-rumors/10862/3 "2024-05-08T03:28:32Z")
From a current bandman in the scene: > [@Band members who retired and got "normal" jobs](https://forum.jrockone.com/t/band-members-who-retired-and-got-normal-jobs/4634/11): > > Bou ex an cafe is now married and if I remember right he said he is a web designer. Shun from vidoll runs his main bar platinum and the 2nd bar ruida but only shows up to platinum really late at night and not always. Reo ex. Lc5 works at platinum and Tana ex. femme fatale worked at ruida but if memory serves he doesn’t anymore or only rarely. Loki also worked at platinum in the past, later at Ice’s private bar too but now not sure last saw him he was in a hurry to go home so couldn’t talk much. … ---
**Author:** ![starryeyes](https://forum.jrockone.com/user_avatar/forum.jrockone.com/starryeyes/32/57430_2.png) [@starryeyes](https://forum.jrockone.com/u/starryeyes)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2024, 4:12am UTC](https://forum.jrockone.com/t/what-happened-to-bou-after-leaving-ancafe-rumors/10862/4 "2024-05-08T04:12:43Z")
I read so many rumors on tanuki i dont believe anything anymore 💀 They said he was working at a pachinko parlor then they said he was a host. & also there was this huge thread of 2k comments and i guess someone leaked pictures of Bou & they said he doesnt look the same at all anymore besides vkei style hair. I really hope he’s happily married with kids like the comments here say ---
**Author:** ![nekkichi](https://forum.jrockone.com/user_avatar/forum.jrockone.com/nekkichi/32/648_2.png) [@nekkichi](https://forum.jrockone.com/u/nekkichi)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2024, 7:21am UTC](https://forum.jrockone.com/t/what-happened-to-bou-after-leaving-ancafe-rumors/10862/5 "2024-05-08T07:21:01Z")
Bou gave birth to nemu (melvel → yumeleep → solo (?) ) and retired ---
**Author:** ![platy](https://forum.jrockone.com/user_avatar/forum.jrockone.com/platy/32/29425_2.png) [@platy](https://forum.jrockone.com/u/platy)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2024, 8:55am UTC](https://forum.jrockone.com/t/what-happened-to-bou-after-leaving-ancafe-rumors/10862/6 "2024-05-08T08:55:03Z")
The only rumour I heard about Bou was that he was now a salaryman. But I’d be much more inclined to believe our neighbourhood bandman ghostpepper than a thread on tanuki. > [@Band members who retired and got "normal" jobs](https://forum.jrockone.com/t/band-members-who-retired-and-got-normal-jobs/4634/13): > > haha it was a mystery? xD like klaha? > seems he married a fan girl if I remember. So at least there’s some substance to him being involved with a fan. re: leaked pictures. I highly doubt he’d look the same after…nearly two decades and no stylists to do his hair and make up. We’d not even recognise him if he walked past on the street at this point 😅 ---
**Author:** ![Axius](https://forum.jrockone.com/user_avatar/forum.jrockone.com/axius/32/336_2.png) [@Axius](https://forum.jrockone.com/u/Axius)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2024, 1:04pm UTC](https://forum.jrockone.com/t/what-happened-to-bou-after-leaving-ancafe-rumors/10862/7 "2024-05-08T13:04:31Z")
It’s possible that he probably did that at one point then got married. Honestly it could be hard to tell what vkei band members do sometimes after leaving a band. Especially if they delete their social media and all that. 😅 ---
**Author:** ![Cappa](https://forum.jrockone.com/user_avatar/forum.jrockone.com/cappa/32/70409_2.png) [@Cappa](https://forum.jrockone.com/u/Cappa)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2025, 10:51pm UTC](https://forum.jrockone.com/t/what-happened-to-bou-after-leaving-ancafe-rumors/10862/8 "2025-02-28T22:51:22Z")
I don’t know but honestly, on their most popular time he decided to leave the band for his family.. so most likely he would do what his family approve of? ---
**Author:** ![Jrockfreak](https://forum.jrockone.com/user_avatar/forum.jrockone.com/jrockfreak/32/84607_2.png) [@Jrockfreak](https://forum.jrockone.com/u/Jrockfreak)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2026, 1:23pm UTC](https://forum.jrockone.com/t/what-happened-to-bou-after-leaving-ancafe-rumors/10862/9 "2026-03-19T13:23:00Z")
Could someone send me the photos that were leaked of him? ---
**Author:** ![ANOMIE](https://forum.jrockone.com/user_avatar/forum.jrockone.com/anomie/32/27722_2.png) [@ANOMIE](https://forum.jrockone.com/u/ANOMIE)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2026, 4:25pm UTC](https://forum.jrockone.com/t/what-happened-to-bou-after-leaving-ancafe-rumors/10862/10 "2026-03-19T16:25:45Z")
Does anyone else remember that online rumor back in the Livejournal era that he joined a satanic cult. That’s all I think about whenever this guy is mentioned. ---
**Author:** ![funeralinthevoid](https://forum.jrockone.com/user_avatar/forum.jrockone.com/funeralinthevoid/32/1278_2.png) [@funeralinthevoid](https://forum.jrockone.com/u/funeralinthevoid)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2026, 4:27pm UTC](https://forum.jrockone.com/t/what-happened-to-bou-after-leaving-ancafe-rumors/10862/11 "2026-03-19T16:27:04Z")
I want to hear more about this. ---
**Author:** ![Heyt](https://forum.jrockone.com/user_avatar/forum.jrockone.com/heyt/32/877_2.png) [@Heyt](https://forum.jrockone.com/u/Heyt)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2026, 4:38pm UTC](https://forum.jrockone.com/t/what-happened-to-bou-after-leaving-ancafe-rumors/10862/12 "2026-03-19T16:38:12Z")
I never understood the fascination with Bou. He was on the band for such a small time compared to the total lifespan of the band. I get tge music and the approach changed a lot with the new members but I think it’s time to let go… ---
**Author:** ![anadentone](https://forum.jrockone.com/user_avatar/forum.jrockone.com/anadentone/32/51719_2.png) [@anadentone](https://forum.jrockone.com/u/anadentone)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2026, 6:41pm UTC](https://forum.jrockone.com/t/what-happened-to-bou-after-leaving-ancafe-rumors/10862/13 "2026-03-19T18:41:33Z")
Ah yes the “Bou-chan is a Satanist” rumor. Man I miss those LJ days of vk. My second fave is the “ someone’s nyappy” nude pic of Miku ( or a Miku look a like). There was one about Yuki being bald hence the wig lol ---
**Author:** ![funeralinthevoid](https://forum.jrockone.com/user_avatar/forum.jrockone.com/funeralinthevoid/32/1278_2.png) [@funeralinthevoid](https://forum.jrockone.com/u/funeralinthevoid)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2026, 8:27pm UTC](https://forum.jrockone.com/t/what-happened-to-bou-after-leaving-ancafe-rumors/10862/14 "2026-03-19T20:27:03Z")
I think it was all about the timing. When many of us in the pre-10’s got into VK, An Cafe was pretty dominant in the scene, so they were a jumping-in point for a lot of new bands that never heard of Oshare Kei before. Naturally, Bou with his very feminine look was an interesting talking point for a lot of people who hadn’t been exposed to the scene before. ---
**Author:** ![platy](https://forum.jrockone.com/user_avatar/forum.jrockone.com/platy/32/29425_2.png) [@platy](https://forum.jrockone.com/u/platy)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2026, 10:53pm UTC](https://forum.jrockone.com/t/what-happened-to-bou-after-leaving-ancafe-rumors/10862/15 "2026-03-19T22:53:32Z")
The obsession with bou is definitely about his looks. I don’t remember anyone else causing such a gender confusion stir around that time. ---
**Author:** ![anadentone](https://forum.jrockone.com/user_avatar/forum.jrockone.com/anadentone/32/51719_2.png) [@anadentone](https://forum.jrockone.com/u/anadentone)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2026, 2:50am UTC](https://forum.jrockone.com/t/what-happened-to-bou-after-leaving-ancafe-rumors/10862/16 "2026-03-20T02:50:43Z")
Ahem mana- sama…. The classic “she’s hot.. she’s a guy.” That caused me to be confused about my sexual orientation for a long time. ---
**Author:** ![sayonara\_blue](https://forum.jrockone.com/user_avatar/forum.jrockone.com/sayonara_blue/32/96452_2.png) [@sayonara\_blue](https://forum.jrockone.com/u/sayonara_blue)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2026, 3:33am UTC](https://forum.jrockone.com/t/what-happened-to-bou-after-leaving-ancafe-rumors/10862/17 "2026-03-20T03:33:25Z")
gotta guess it’s because the fandom was pretty noisy/crazy in a good but also bad way ? I was super surprised recently to discover that an cafe never did a stadium concert, not even Budokan ( if my researches are right ), and yet I always thought they were as " big " as gazetto. it’s just the fidelity and loudness of the fandom. Also anecdotic, Bou was the very visual kei dude, japanese man, just man wearing a mini jeans skirt i’ve seen in my life as the crisp age of 12 so.. there is that too. If you’re an easily impressed very young fan you’re easily addicted and then easily shocked ( and loud ) if a member of your favourite member ends up leaving. ---
**Author:** ![Leo](https://forum.jrockone.com/user_avatar/forum.jrockone.com/leo/32/78600_2.png) [@Leo](https://forum.jrockone.com/u/Leo)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2026, 9:02am UTC](https://forum.jrockone.com/t/what-happened-to-bou-after-leaving-ancafe-rumors/10862/18 "2026-03-20T09:02:25Z")
They did two budokan concerts 😅 The first one (2010) was sold out. The second one (2014) kinda flopped though. ![28733](https://forum.jrockone.com/uploads/default/original/3X/3/2/32d4895a77ce1f944ac59751308b368417c4fcba.jpeg) ![28730](https://forum.jrockone.com/uploads/default/original/3X/0/1/01ad9595574cdcc8f1c6c345bbc116610348e270.jpeg) They also sold out two back to back Yoyogi 2nd gymnasium (8000 tickets in total) in 2012. ---
**Author:** ![sayonara\_blue](https://forum.jrockone.com/user_avatar/forum.jrockone.com/sayonara_blue/32/96452_2.png) [@sayonara\_blue](https://forum.jrockone.com/u/sayonara_blue)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2026, 11:51am UTC](https://forum.jrockone.com/t/what-happened-to-bou-after-leaving-ancafe-rumors/10862/19 "2026-03-20T11:51:29Z")
well oops my guts were right but not my infos 😅 thanks for correcting that ---
**Author:** ![platy](https://forum.jrockone.com/user_avatar/forum.jrockone.com/platy/32/29425_2.png) [@platy](https://forum.jrockone.com/u/platy)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2026, 4:45pm UTC](https://forum.jrockone.com/t/what-happened-to-bou-after-leaving-ancafe-rumors/10862/20 "2026-03-20T16:45:43Z")
They weren’t musically active at the same time though, as far as I know. Bou ushered in a new age of confusion in that golden 2008 era of visual kei. [Next page](https://forum.jrockone.com/t/what-happened-to-bou-after-leaving-ancafe-rumors/10862.md?page=2)