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'''桜''' or rarer '''櫻''' (Romaji: '''Sakura''') is the Japanese word for '''Cherry Blossom'''. It is a common word in Japanese. Sakura could be a reference to:
[[Image:Sakurakissmedeadly2.jpg‎|right|230px||thumb|Sakura / Kiss Me Deadly]]<onlyinclude>'''Sakura''' (櫻澤 泰徳) is best known for his time as the drummer of popular Japanese rock/pop band L'Arc~en~Ciel. His musical influences include those of Led Zeppelin and Pink Floyd; his drumming style is similar to and inspired by the drumming of John Bonham.


</onlyinclude>==Biography==
* [[SAKURA]], an R&B artist signed under [[Virgin Music Records]];
Sakura was born Sakurazawa Yasunori (櫻澤 泰徳) on November 20, 1969 in Nerima, Tokyo, the youngest child of three. As the youngest child and second son in a fairly wealthy family, he led a very free-spirited childhood. Sakura was something of a mama's boy and sometimes a troublemaker. In school, he enjoyed subjects such as mathematics and physics and was a member of the judo club. He was inspired to learn to play the drums in high school after hearing an student a year above him play.
* [[Sakura (drummer)|sakura]], the former drummer of [[L'Arc~en~Ciel]] and [[ZIGZO]] and current drummer of [[SONS OF ALL PUSSYS]];
* [[Sakura-con]], an anime convention in the USA;
* [[Sakura (bird)|Sakura]] (桜), [[bird]]'s 10th single;
* [[Sakura (BUCK-TICK)| Sakura]] (さくら), track #6 of [[BUCK-TICK]]'s [[Kurutta Taiyou]] album;
* [[Sakura (capsule)|Sakura]] (さくら), [[capsule]]'s debut single;
* [[Sakura (D'espairs Ray)|Sakura]], a Demo-disc by [[D'espairs Ray]];
* [[Sakura (Horie Yui)|Sakura]] (桜), the first track of [[Horie Yui]]'s album [[Mizutamari ni Utsuru Sekai]];
* [[Sakura (Ikimono Gakari)|SAKURA]], [[Ikimono Gakari]]'s debut single.
* [[Sakura (Kagrra,)|Sakura]] (桜), the second album by [[Kagrra,]];
* [[Kawaguchi Kyougo)|Sakura]] (桜), a single by [[Kawaguchi Kyougo]];
* [[Sakura (Ketsumeishi)|Sakura]] (さくら), a single by [[Ketsumeishi]];
* [[Sakura (Kobukuro)|Sakura]] (桜), a single by [[Kobukuro]];
* [[Sakura (Moriyama Naotaro)|Sakura]] (さくら), [[Moriyama Naotaro]]'s second single;
* [[Sakura (Ryu Siwon)|Sakura]] (桜), a single by [[Ryu Siwon]];


After graduating high school, Sakura became a roadie for the popular 80s band [[DEAD END]]. During his time with DEAD END he was able to fine-tune his drumming by studying DEAD END drummer Minato Masafumi. He even did some support work for DEAD END.
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Following his time with DEAD END, Sakura branched out on his own, trying to make it by working as a free-lance drummer, supporting bands on a gig-by-gig basis. He had little interest in joining and remaining a member of a band, but when he got the call from [http://wiki.jpopstop.com/wiki/TETSU69 tetsu] of [[L'Arc~en~Ciel]] in 1993 he soon found himself agreeing to join the band.
 
It was in L'Arc~en~Ciel that Sakura was able to finally make a name for himself. He put his all into the band as a perfectionist and musician, but Sakura found himself facing a troubled mentality and began using drugs. In February of 1997 Sakura was arrested for heroin possession and soon after quit L'Arc~en~Ciel.
 
Two years passed before Sakura found himself getting back on his feet. He formed the band [[ZIGZO]] with Takano Tetsu, DEN, and RYO in 1999. Despite Sakura's ambitions, ZIGZO lasted until only 2002. Almost immediately, Sakura joined [[SONS OF ALL PUSSYS]] with former bandmate [[ken]] of [[L'Arc~en~Ciel]]. Never meant to be a serious band, SONS OF ALL PUSSYS has been on hiatus since 2004.
 
In 2005, Sakura decided to try something different. He joined the band [[Lion Heads]] as a guitarist and something of a mentor to his much younger band members. The band fell apart possibly by lack of motivation and has been inactive since 2007.
 
Since then, Sakura has been playing support for スペースフィルターズ and has tentative plans with friend and keyboardist Kaoru for a duo project they are calling Karasu.
 
Sakura has also been active in band production since around 2002 for artists such as [[SID]] and [[ムック]].
 
==Discography==
See [[L'Arc~en~Ciel]], [[ZIGZO]], [[SONS OF ALL PUSSYS]], [[Lion Heads]].
 
==External Links==
 
*[http://www.myspace.com/sakurazawa Sakura Official MySpace]
*[http://www.bubble-star.com SONS OF ALL PUSSYS Official Site]
*[http://www.up-down.com/100zigzo/index.html ZIGZO Official Site]
*[http://www.lion-heads.com/ Lion Heads Official Site]
[[Category:Artists]]
[[Category:Drummer]]

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