[News] KALAFINA disbanding at the end of Spring

Maemi · #1 13th March 2018, 07:58 AM

Vocal group Kalafina is said to be disbanding at the end of Spring.

The catalyst for the group falling apart is due to Yuki Kajiura making her departure from SACRA MUSIC, which is a subsidiary of Sony Music.

Kajiura was a “support” member for the group, while she didn’t appear in promotional pictures and videos she was responsible for many duties behind the scenes. This includes composing, arranging, producing, and providing backing vocals.

While it was reported that the group would continue on without Kajiura, things eventually fell apart behind the scenes.

On March 11th the girls held a live event, and after that their schedule is virtually blank. Their radio show Kalafina Club is still happening, but an announcement has already been made that the final episode will air at the end of March.

It’s rumored that the sudden stop, and eventual departure of Kajiura and the group will put a huge burden on their office resulting in an alleged blow of 2 billion yen. Kalifina isn’t the only one suffering from issues with their office, last year both Rola and Mariya Nishiuch went head to head with their management.

Kalafina made their debut in 2008 with the release of their single Oblivious, theme song for the anime series Kara no Kyoukai Fukan Fuukei. They have went on to gain notatriy among anime fans by providing themes for Sora no Oto, Mahou Shoujo Madoka Magica, and Rekishi Hiwa Historia.

They released 5 studio albums, and 21 singles.

http://aramajapan.com/news/kalafina-...-spring/86176/

Thread: http://www.ahsforum.com/forum/showth...=122524&page=4

Bigtop · #2 13th March 2018, 08:07 AM

Unfortunate but there was no choice other than disbanding. How in the world Kalafina wouldn't run so smoothly without a particular "support" member?

**Yoake** · #3 13th March 2018, 09:23 AM

T_T Sad but at the same time I was afraid to see Kalafina turns into a generic-anime band without Kajiura. Maybe the girls'll follow Kajiura and start a new poject with her?

NintendoHTF1242 · #4 13th March 2018, 10:31 AM

Strange. I was just looking up Kalafina two nights ago because I remembered I enjoyed their track oblivious back in 2009. Sad to hear they’re disbanding.

Bigtop · #5 14th March 2018, 07:03 AM

Wait, hang on a second...

Quote:

Originally Posted by mellody

Ok, let's clear things up, Kalafina is not disbanding, but only one member will leave the group. One of my friends who is the member of Harmony (Kalafina Fan Club) is confirming this news, so we decided to go with this news, and it's official as well.

Quote:

As many of you may already know, there are rumors about Kalafina's disbandment due to Yuki Kajiura parting ways with her and Kalafina's shared agency.

No official statement has been made by Kalafina's staff. However, the Harmony Fanclub members have received a message concerning Kalafina's future. It states that although Kalafina will not disband, one member will leave the group and the remaining members will continue as a duo.

Currently, Kalafina are still scheduled to appear in events through to the end of March. We hope this post will help to clear things up.

The Harmony Fanclub e-mail contained the following message:

"To Harmony Fanclub members,

Today, news concerning Kalafina has surfaced from one media outlet, so we would like to inform the fan club members of the following.

One member of Kalafina has expressed intent of leaving the group, and upon receipt of said request, we have decided to accept it. The two remaining members will continue activities with our agency.
While giving utmost respect and importance to Yuki Kajiura's works through activities intended to express passion for said music, we would like to continue with our plans that all of the fans will enjoy and will be happy about.
We shall announce them soon.

We would like to ask for your continued support.

March 13, 2018
- SpaceCraft Produce"

Again, we would like to clarify that Kalafina are not disbanding. Regarding the change in their member lineup, we would like to encourage everyone to continue supporting Kalafina in the future.

(FC Mail translation credits to −suteki)

Harmony FC Mail link:
https://kalafina-fc-harmony.jp/contents/162600

Still a better news rather than just disbanding, yet Kalafina won't be the same anymore.

I'm guessing the one who is going to leave is either Keiko or Hikaru. Why?

The recent 10th anniversary pamphlet interview reveals Hikaru's thoughts for so long, she said that her voice is somehow out of place, and saying that the combination of Keiko and Wakana is the true sound of Kalafina.

Keiko's interview was rather simple, something like, "Wherever Kajiura is going, I will always follow her." So, yeah.

adantatu2 · #6 19th March 2018, 05:50 AM

It seems they aren't disbanding. However without the composer/producer and without one of the girls, Kalafina wouldn't be the same again.

**DonkeyKongRemix** · #7 3rd August 2018, 03:29 AM

I can't believe Keiko has left. What will happen to the group now?

**Yoake** · #8 7th August 2018, 09:19 AM

^They said they'll carry on with the remaining members.

Aderianu · #9 7th August 2018, 09:35 AM

Where have I been?? didn't saw news
Yuki Kajiura is the main member of the band, to tell the truth