Abe Toru
Abe Toru (阿部徹) is a drummer who debuted in 1999 as a member of a Japanese rock band Λucifer under the name SANTA.
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- Name: Abe Toru (阿部徹)
- Birthday: December 11, 1975
- Birthplace: Yamaguchi, Japan
- Blood Type: O
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Abe Toru debuted in 1999 as the drummer of J-rock band Λucifer, a real-life counterpart of a band with the same name in the Kaikan Phrase anime series. He adopted the name SANTA from his anime counterpart. The band stayed together for more than three years until the dissolution in 2003.
He then formed Olive Sunday with fellow former Λucifer member TOWA, and the band still remains active. He also involved with many artists as a support member.
In 2009, Λucifer was reunited and a tour is scheduled to take place in August and September 2010. According to the Japanese version of Wikipedia, Λucifer will stop their activities after their show in Thailand in 25th September 2010, imitating the way they stopped their career 7 years ago.
