Fans of rock group throng to funeral service

Fans of rock group throng to funeral service

Fans of the disbanded rock group X Japan attend a funeral service at Tokyo's Tsukiji-Honganji Temple on May 7. Hideto Matsumoto, former lead guitarist in the X Japan group, hanged himself in his Tokyo condominium May 2. Apparently shocked by the death of the rock star whose stage name was Hide, several fans have attempted to commit suicide.

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