#ryuchell

[yourdailyqueer]

Ryuchell (deceased)

Gender: Transgender non binary (unsure on pronouns)

Sexuality: N/A

DOB: 29 September 1995 

RIP: 12 July 2023

Ethnicity: Japanese

Occupation: Model, singer, activist, reality star

[sarahalainn]

お会いしたことはありませんが、呟きを読み、勇気付けられたことは何回もありました。とてもとても悲しいです…生き辛い世の中です。色々な考え方があったとしても、今はご本人や大切な方々を傷つける言葉は避けましょう。ただただ悲しいですし悔しいです。ご冥福をお祈り致します。

#ryuchell さん You were/are loved

[inganikki]

Been feeling really saddened about Ryuchell's death since I heard of it yesterday. I loved their fashion and positive vibes. I'm on Twitter and I saw the absolute VITRIOL people had towards them ever since they came out and started transitioning, people were just saying the craziest transphobic/homophobic things, and I keep thinking how painful it just have been for them. I can't imagine what Peco is going through right now. It's a great injustice that their life had to end like this.

[dearsusie]

Ever since I heard the news last night, I haven’t been able to think of much else. Such a heartbreaking loss. I wish the world had been kinder to you. Rest in peace, beautiful Ryuchell. ♥️

[papirouge]

ryuchellさん死亡報道…離婚後も立場を尊重し続けたpecoの今後に「胸が張り裂けそう」と心配多数 - Smart FLASH/スマフラ[光文社週刊誌]

[tlmunderground]

Channeling Ryuchell to get rid of this cold????

[aramajapan]

RYUCHELL (Ryucheru) releases new MV in honor of his son "LINK"

Talent Ryucheru is making his comeback to the music scene with a brand new MV and digital single, which just so happens to be named after his baby son LINK! Ryucheru’s wife Peco gave birth to a healthy baby boy back in July. After the news broke about the couples pregnancy, they shared that they would […]

Read more on aramajapan.com

[aoxblog-blog]

Genderless-kei － A "not non-binary" moviment who embraces everyone

  As a conservative country, Japan don't have a strong queer movement to fight for their causes. But... Even with a lot of conservatism, Japan is the most receptive country for different styles, principally fashion styles. A lot of Japaneses said in interviews that they few really safe to go on streets wearing whatever they want... Even young models like Soso (@_soso_american_boy_) with his 15 years old can use genderless clothes that no other 15 years old boy in other countries can use, like feminine modeling clothes, skirts and etc. 

What is really sad about it, it's that a lot of personalities, like the amazing singer Piko (@piko_niconico on Twitter) and Ryuchell (@ryuzi33world929) just identify theirselves as cisgender people probably because they don't know about the gender spectrum. On interviews in 2013, Piko says openly that he loves using androgenous clothes, even if his normal looks are more masculine or gothic.

Since 2010, Piko has been a reference for the Genderless-kei, that doesn't even existed at this time, but his androgenous voice makes us fall in love with him every single second of his music videos.

Ryuchell is the most popular reference of Genderless-kei these days, and for everyone is completly unsderstandable of why is he a Straight man with a marked marrige with the model Peco (@pecotecoo). Why does his "non-masculinity" bothers everyone so much overseas? 

Genderless-kei is a really new term, it started to be used around 2015. But it's not the first genderless trending in Japan! The "Visual-kei" it's fashion and artistc moviment that makes a lot of followers around the world since the 80's.

The band “Versailles" it's a good example of the androgenous moviment Visual-kei, because there are only mans in this band that some of then "drag them" for their music videos and concerts.

My only hope is: As trans people in Japan are getting more visibility on Television, on Social Media, and this "Subject" has been talking with more constancy there, I hope that new movements arise and some people start to not be afraid of seeing theirselves as a non-binary person, and this way, Japan can turn into a even more receptive country to the differences.