SD, which was a sensation in the Japanese music scene and was known as the "national group", officially announced its disbandment on February 15, 2001 due to the withdrawal of members Kenji Fujima, Hisashi Mitsui and Ichiro Kamimou and the signing of another company.
After announcing this news, SD fans in Japan, South Korea, China, and even all over the world were all heartbroken. Japanese fans logged on to SD's website one after another, which once caused the SD website to be paralyzed. The stock of SD's company SNC ent. Also fell sharply that day. The dissolution of SD was undoubtedly a strong blow to SNC ent. For Shigeichi Taoka, chairman of SNC ent., Whose singer group is fronted by SD, he is about to face the crisis of a vote of no confidence from shareholders. The fate of original SD members Sendō Akira and Rukawa Kaede is also a matter of great concern to fans. Whether Sendō and Rukawa will move to a new company and regroup with the other three members, or stay in SNC. Ent, is not only a matter of great concern to fans, but also the focus of attention of people in the industry. SNC internal staff revealed that Shigeichi Taoka has had four hours of detailed talks with Kaede Rukawa and Akira Sendō respectively. As for the outcome, it depends on the press conference held by the two singers tomorrow.