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Jasmine You (August 3, 1979-September 8, 2009) was the bass guitar player and co-founder for the Japanese metal band Versailles.

Biography
Jasmine You was born in the Aichi prefecture of Japan. He joined the band Jakura, which was based in Nagoya, in 1998. In 2003 Jakura disbanded, and shortly after Jasmine moved to Tokyo in search of a new band.

The Start of Versailles
In June 2006, his long time friend Hizaki invited him to join his solo project Hizaki Grace Project. In 2007 Hizaki, Kamijo (ex-Lareine) and You got together to create Versailles. At the same time Jasmine was working with Kamijo's side project Node of Scherzo, which consisted of You, Kamijo, Juka and Kaya. About six months after Versailles was started both Jasmine and kamijo devoted most of their time to Versailles, and eventually ended their side project. In December 2008, Versailles was signed to Warner Music Japan.

His Death
On August 3, it was announced that Jasmine You would temporarily suspend all musical activities due to unknown circumstances regarding his health and to recover. It had been announced that Versailles' new album was in the final stages of production and the bass tracks were being recorded. In the early hours of August 9, 2009, it was reported on the official site that Jasmine You had died. The translated announcement reads as follows:

''2009.8.9 「Versailles」 Urgent Announcement: Though Jasmine You had taken time off in order to rest because of poor physical condition, we received a report that early in the morning on August 9, he died. Because of the extreme abruptness of this news, the members and staff are all dumbfounded and trying hard to accept this it. As soon as his family has been notified and updated as to the details and we receive their permission, we will further report to all of the fans. Moreover, with the current announcement, in regards to activity, please allow us to postpone it.''