It has been reported that Mikio Fujioka, a member of the backing Kami Band for BabyMetal, has died on January 5th at the age of 36. Fujioka was one of the guitarist for the band and is known by fans as Ko-Gami (The Small God or The Little God). His wife released the information on his Twitter account stating that he was observing astronomy on December 5th and fell from a high altitude.

BabyMetal's official twitter page posted "The "Little" Guitar Kami of #BABYMETAL's #Kamiband has passed away in the METAL GALAXIES. We hope that he is now with his GUITAR MASTER A.Holdsworth and enjoying an epic guitar session with him. Wear the one Together We're the only one You are the one Forever #RIP #THEONE"

Fujioka graduated from the Musicians Institute of Osaka. He joined BabyMetal in 2013 and had been with them up to his passing. He is survived by his wife and two daughters.

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