Chronology of Ricky Siahaan's Death in Japan, No Signs of Fatigue - Second Heart Attack

Kapanlagi.com - The passing of Ricky Siahaan, guitarist of the band Seringai, is a deep sorrow for family, friends, and metal music fans in the country. Ricky's departure occurred suddenly amidst the busy Seringai Wolves of East Asia Tour 2025.

Ricky breathed his last on Saturday night, April 19, 2025, at 21:30 Tokyo time. He passed away right after completing Seringai's final performance in their Asia tour.

"Our late guitarist Ricky Siahaan passed away on April 19 at 21:30 Tokyo time at the Walside venue, the last location of Seringai's tour that started on April 10 and ended on April 21, 2025," said Wendi Putranto, Seringai's manager, when met at the Sentosa Funeral Home, Central Jakarta, Thursday (24/5/2025).

1. Rapid and Sudden Incident

Seringai performed in five shows during the Wolves of East Asia Tour 2025, with three concerts in Taiwan and two in Tokyo. Ricky was known to be in top form until the very last moment before the incident occurred.

"So the deceased had just finished the last show, the show that was the finale of Seringai's tour in Japan," he said.

The incident happened very quickly and suddenly. Ricky collapsed backstage just a few minutes after stepping off the stage.

"On that Saturday night, at the time of the incident, he collapsed backstage. The deceased received first aid from the promoter's side," said Wendi.

"Our promoter is indeed a doctor, and he was the one who attempted to save Ricky backstage," Wendi explained.

As soon as the ambulance arrived, Ricky was rushed to the hospital. However, fate had other plans. He was declared dead shortly after arriving at the medical facility.

"Then after the ambulance arrived, Ricky was evacuated to the hospital, and was declared dead at 9:30 PM Tokyo time," Wendi said.

2. Second Heart Attack

Wendy did not join the Seringai tour to Japan. However, he received news from the band members just moments after Ricky took his last breath.

"The news was also conveyed by the drummer to me. Coincidentally, I did not join this tour and I got the news 10 minutes after Ricky's passing," he revealed.

Ricky's health condition before departure was reported to be excellent. There were no significant signs of illness or fatigue.

"So indeed, before departing, there were no health problems; the deceased was in good health and really enjoyed this tour," said Wendy.

However, Wendy also revealed that Ricky had experienced a heart attack in 2014 and had two stents placed. Since then, there had been no significant symptoms, making his collapse backstage a big surprise.

"This is the second heart attack; the first one was a long time ago, in 2014. After the first attack, he had stents placed, there are two stents. After that, there was nothing else," he concluded.

(kpl/far/phi)