I'm afraid I abandoned this forum a bit, but I think you should know this:
Isshi is having problems with his voice.
Well.. I think I'm just going to post his messages of his blog, because that explains the best I think:
"I'm really sorry...
I'm so sorry...
I returned to Tokyo some time ago, but the fact is I can't even determine my own condition now.
Having been to a few hospitals in Nagano, and had as much emergency procedures as I could have gotten but my voice didn't come back.
I even had an endoscopy, but this is the first time in all the years I've been singing that my vocal cords have gotten like that.
After this I think I'll go to a hospital here, but to be honest since I'm awfully worried, I'm thinking it's a time of "What ifs."
But now, one way or another I'll rest as much as I can, I just can't use my voice.
Even so, since there's still a long way to go, I think that I want to go forward until I can use my throat as much as my head and limbs.
All our fans, the members, the staff, and my friends... I am being a bother and making you all worry, and I really could not be more apologetic.
There are things I'd want to say from my mouth if I could, but because it would surely make you more anxious, please let me give you my apology with this writing.
But everyone's love, everyone's warmth, I can feel it though things may be as they appear now...
I'm really sorry...
I really thank you...
Now I want to depend upon all your affections.
I'll report as soon as I understand anything further.
I'm so sorry..."
"I greeted the morning without having slept.
Reading and reading without any break, everyone's words of "love."
It's the first time such calm tears fell.
Now, instead of not being able to use my voice, I try singing with a guitar.
Even in times like this,
"putting my feelings into music."
I was really stupid to think such a thing.
Without any calm composure, I intently moved my fingers but just couldn't.
I should definitely have stood on stage but, now it seems to be a terribly scary thing...
I'm so sorry...
Really, I'm sorry..."
I hope it's nothing serieus
Poor Isshi...
(ps. Thanks to oni_life on livejournal for the translations)