Announced on Twitter by the drummer of the band eno now in D=OUT (ダウト) as Naoto, Yo-shiT passed away on the 20th of August last month due to ischemic heart disease.
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No NO. NO NO NO NO NO NO FUCK NO NO NO
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Im a big fan of the abe brothers im shattered
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I–—- this is not real okay……
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This is absolutely unreal. RIP.
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Far too young, RIP Yo-shiT
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Really fond memories of xTRiPx.. so sudden to hear on our end, just hoping it was less of a shock to those close to him
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No way, this is crazy…… I was just thinking about him and what he’s up to now. May he rest in peace.
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this can’t be real
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your pfp 
I thought of you :(( i’m so sorry to all fans
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So sad to hear this. I never really got into their earlier work, but I loved xTRiPx’s last few releases. He had such a beautiful voice. Great songwriter too. I always hoped we’d see another project from him someday.
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what the fuck
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Didn’t know Masato, Naoto and Yo-shiT were all brothers but now that i’m looking closer at Naoto they really look alike.
Anyway, only listened to few xTRiPx songs back in the days but always thought his voice was pretty 
feel super bad for his brothers.. ( and family and fans )
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Fuck… I had seen a user post “Rest in Peace” on insta about a week-or-so ago three days ago (Yuto-san from Fukuoka) doing some routine searches, but I thought they were referencing the mini-album. I knew he was battling health issues for some time, but I wasn’t expecting this at all.
I think this is a good time to check out for a bit. This hurts.
R.I.P to my favorite vk composer/writer on the fucking planet, man. 
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Naoto/Ena [Brother] (follow-up):
https://x.com/naoto_d_out/status/1967146578504020322#m
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Thank you for all the reposts and shares.
I’m sure my brother would be delighted to know that people will continue listening to the music he left behind.
These past few days since facing my brother’s death, I catch myself staring down at the ground all the time. Honestly, it’s unbearably painful, and I keep thinking about things I can’t change—what if I’d done this, what if I’d done that. I only made it this far in this life because my brother was there. Without him, there’d be no me today. He always listened to my songs first, and when I told him they were awesome, he’d get so happy. Seeing him struggle, wanting to be recognized by as many people as possible, his back was truly cool.
I was always moved by the sounds he created.
I wanted to hear so many more songs he made.
I wanted him to keep putting his magic on my songs.
I wanted to drink and argue back and forth with him.
I wanted him to make me laugh again with his silly stories.
But none of that is possible anymore.
The best tribute I can offer is to engage with music and all of you more earnestly than ever before, so please keep watching me as you always have.
I know you’ll worry, but please don’t.
I’ve cried like crazy already, so I’m okay.
My brother is gone, but the music he left behind will accompany me on the journey ahead.
And for those who walk beside me, I’ll live fiercely as long as my heart and body hold out.
Thank you for becoming my reason to live.“Let’s meet again.
I won’t say goodbye
have a good trip.”
Ruchi:
https://x.com/trip_ruchi/status/1967182061619601682#m
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We were the closest.
The reason I quit music and then decided to start again was because of XTRiPx.
At first, another friend invited me to see them live at Hakata B1. Watching that live show was a shock. Afterwards, they asked me to join the band, and I accepted without hesitation.
Right after that, we went on tour together, doing stupid stuff, and became close friends fast. I didn’t know what kind of person he was at first, but the songs hit me so hard there was no reason to refuse. I got arrested because of a job I was doing while in the band, and the band couldn’t continue. After I got out, seeing someone else playing bass was complicated, but I loved the songs so I kept listening. Then they asked me to come back as a member, and I accepted immediately. I was incredibly happy. Being able to play together again was pure happiness. But then we had a falling out, and I quit.After some time, we reunited and became close again.
Even when I wasn’t there, I loved Yoshito’s songs and music, so I kept going to xTRiPx’s live shows. Even after the band broke up, we kept hanging out and he’d let me hear his new songs. Even though our jobs changed, our conversations never changed. Several years passed after the breakup. In 2021, though we couldn’t reunite all the original members, we got to perform xTRiPx.This time, we all wanted to perform together… Every year, we’d say, “This year, we’ll definitely do it!”
We were still meeting up right before he passed.
There’s so much more I want to write, so much I can’t put into words.
I cried endlessly, but it still feels like there’s a gaping hole in my heart, and it hasn’t sunk in.
I tell myself every day that he’s just far away, that we just can’t meet…Because when I listen to the songs, Yoshito is right there.
Masato [Brother] (Belle):
https://x.com/belle_masato/status/1967100705908682822#m
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This is a report regarding my brother.
I would be grateful if you could see him off in your hearts.
Important Notice to All
Yo-shiT, vocalist of xTRiPx, passed away on August 20, 2015, due to ischemic heart disease. His departure at the age of 42 was far too early. In accordance with our wishes, the funeral was held privately with only immediate family present. We deeply apologize for the delay in informing you, as this announcement follows the funeral. We sincerely request your understanding that we must decline any condolence money, floral tributes, or offerings.We express our deepest gratitude for the kindness shown to the deceased during his lifetime and respectfully share this news.
September 14, 2025
The Family
Shiina Mio (ユナイト):
https://x.com/41730official/status/1967175143220011081#m
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I’m utterly shocked by the news of Yo-shiT’s passing.
This might sound like I’m just talking about myself, but please let me share my memories of him.I guess we met about 20 years ago… It started when a friend told me there was a great vocalist in Kyushu who was the same age as me, while I was looking for band members.
I immediately checked out xTRiPx’s homepage, listened to the demo tracks available, and instantly thought, “This is insane!” When xTRiPx came to Tokyo for a tour, I snuck off to see their live show.
But, given the premise that I was looking for band members, I had my reservations and ended up leaving without approaching him.
Why I didn’t approach him, the circumstances around that, I’ve talked about in my conversation with Yoshito-kun too. (shiinamio.com/talk3)Later, after I started my own band, we ended up playing a show together. That’s when I finally made proper contact, and our friendship began.
I loved everything about them – the songs they made, the lyrics they wrote, the music they performed. We were the same age, started around the same time, and I was always aware of them, always inspired by them.
Back then, I was incredibly sharp-edged. I struggled to accept things like someone being more popular than me, or more talented than me.
So I had very few friends and didn’t really want to make any either. (Childish, huh?)
Even so, I did manage to make a handful of friends, and one of them was Yoshito.
I felt his abilities were beyond my reach, and his talent was something that could easily have become a complex for me back then. But I remember thinking, “I absolutely have to be friends with him,” because his appeal as a musician was undeniable.
We played many shows together and talked endlessly about band life and music.
He was one of the few friends I could freely share new songs with, without any reservations.
That’s why xTRiPx’s breakup was so devastating.
Come to think of it, I wrote about it on my blog back then too. When I looked it up, I found I’d written similar things then as well.
(ameblo.jp/mio-official/entry…)Later, when I was making solo recordings, there was one song I absolutely wanted Yoshito to sing on. I managed to leave behind just one recording in this world with his voice on my song.
That song was painful for me, both the music and the lyrics. I wrote it back then as a kind of musical suicide note.
But having him sing it ended up being my salvation.
The reason I still continue with the band today is because of the music we created together.
I’m grateful. The songs we made together will always be important to me.Right now, I’m just incredibly sad.
I never imagined we’d part so soon.
I’ll keep listening to xTRiPx’s songs, and the songs we made together, for the rest of my life. I promise.I liked it when you called me Mio-san.
You were the only one who called me that.
I miss you.
Ryohei (ex-CLOWD):
https://x.com/CLOWD_RYOHEI/status/1967118386598736244#m
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The first time we shared the stage with xTRiPx, I remember being utterly floored—like, “Fukuoka has a band this insane sounding?” That feeling is still vivid.
We toured together a ton, played two-man shows together.
Back then, my feelings went beyond frustration; before I knew it, they turned into admiration. For so long, I just wanted to make that kind of sound.
I was so determined to create that kind of sound that for the song Summer Fever, I asked Yoshito-san to handle the synth arrangements and sound direction.
When the demo he sent back was genuinely “it,” I was truly overjoyed.
From then on, for almost every title track with CLØWD, Yoshito-san also handled the synth arrangements and sound direction.
I think it was for Tomorrowland—it was almost done, but I felt it wasn’t right, so I rebuilt it almost from scratch and ended up causing trouble.
When we go drinking together, he never lets me leave. It’s such a hassle. Well, I guess we’re even on that score.
It also makes me incredibly happy when he occasionally sends me demos he’s made recently to listen to. He always made me think, “I want to create sounds like this.”
Yoshito-san might not know this, but even now, whenever we go to Be-1, we still play xTRiPx at the venue.
Even back then, you made a song like “good trip” that no one could ever surpass, then just ran away with it. That’s so sneaky.
Can’t I even tell you that? It’s lonely.
Rest peacefully, surrounded by the music and drinks you loved so much. I’ll keep loving the music you made forever.
HIRO (ex-Ruvish):
https://x.com/Wizard__HIRO/status/1967109990742978880#m
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We’d played shows together many times, shared drinks at after-parties, and I was incredibly inspired by how awesome xTRiPx’s songs were. I’d even traveled all the way to Kyushu just to be blown away by their music. Thinking about my bandmates, whose circumstances mirrored my own, my heart feels like it’s tearing apart beyond mere pain.
Rest in peace.
Shuto (ALST):
https://x.com/shuto_official_/status/1967394266935853173#m
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Yo-shiT-kun, a vocalist Kyushu is proud of.
xTRiPx’s songs, his singing voice—they were just too cool, and I still respect him to this day.
May he rest in peace.
Schrödinger’s Dog:
https://x.com/schro_official/status/1967174388266279016#m
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[In Memoriam]
Yo-shiT (Yoshito Abe), who created numerous masterpieces as Schrödinger’s Dog, has passed away.
We express our deepest gratitude for his contributions during his lifetime and offer our sincere condolences.
This might interest a few, but Ham-chan over on X put together a playlist of his idol works:
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this year sucks too many of my faves dying so young
Naoto gave an update:
https://x.com/naoto_d_out/status/1967146578504020322
so sad that he had/did go back to work a week after his brother died. And Yoshit’s last post was the 18 of August
RIP Cutie
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this song will forever hold a special place in my vk heart:
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That’s one of the few songs I used to listen from them and couldn’t remember it thanks 
https://x.com/dolly_tsuguki/status/1967251582376140839
Tweet from Tsuguki from dolly, pretty sad if you ask me ?
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Yo, I saw Mizuki (Sadie) post something a couple days back about someone who passed , but he was super vague and I found absolutely no context as well…I wonder too…
Also thank you for posting the tributes 
This feels very much like some of the feelings of Yoshito’s passing that I see here and there; what I like is that a lot of tributes show how much he was appreciated, but also quite a few painted out his more human side. I hope he knows how many of us cared about him
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passing away at that age well.. it can be a sick but… anyway RIP 
I had forgotten how it was possible to be so hugely affected by the passing of someone I never even met.
The last time it happened was with Shunsuke ex-bis, this hits so so hard, jesus christ.
Yoshito’s art had an impossibly huge impact on my life in all aspects, really feels like I lost a friend, a reference.
Funny thing, I was wearing a hand painted xTRiPx shirt a ex-girlfriend made for me during Takeru’s concert here in Rio last month, and a friend who was really close with Yoshito took a picture of it and sent it to him. I really really hope he saw it.
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