 However, soon after, the other members of Malice Mizer agreed upon recruiting him as a full member of the group.Upon Kami's recruitment, Malice Mizer released their debut album, "Memoire", his first inclusion on a publicly released album.On June 21, 1999 a subarachnoid hemorrhage killed Kami in his sleep at the age of just 27 years old; his body was discovered four days later & his funeral was held the same day with only his band members, Mana, Közi, and Yu~ki attending as well as his parents and a few close friends.