was certified as a million-selling single by Recording Industry Association of Japan (RIAJ). It was the closing theme song of the anime series Slam Dunk. Wesugi loved grunge and wanted to turn into alternative rock. "Sekai ga Owaru made wa..." became the last song written in his former style because he felt that many musicians around him were doing the same thing. Their next single, "Secret Night (It's My Treat)," shifted to power pop and created controversies. Their 1995 studio album, Piece of My Soul, reached the #1 position on the Oricon charts, with sales of over 542,000 copies the first week. Wesugi's image continued to change with the song "Same Side". His new style was said to be "painterly" and their new album was influenced by punk and blues, according to Wesugi. After the release of the single "Worst Crime (About a Rock Star who was a Swindler)" in February 1996, Wesugi and Shibasaki withdrew from the band. Their withdrawals were officially announced in 1997. Wesugi continued his music career and performed in the sixth anniversary of Hide's death in 2004. Shibasaki formed rock band Abingdon Boys School with Takanori Nishikawa in 2005. Oshima also worked with Nishikawa on the 2006 album Under Cover. 1997–2000: Third period with Waku Shinya Kimura re-formed the group with vocalist Jiro Waku and guitarist Issei Sugimoto. Jiro Waku, whose real name is Jiro Matsumoto, was the first leader of twelve skateboarding boys (predecessor of SMAP) in Johnny & Associates. Their debut song, "Sabitsuita Machine Gun de Ima o Uchinukō", written by Miho Komatsu, was used as the end credits theme for Dragon Ball GT. Their next single, "Brand New Love", was written by Izumi Sakai. Sakai also wrote the song "Ashita moshi Kimi ga kowaretemo" (lit. "Even if you shatter tomorrow"), which was used as the closing theme for Season 0 of Yu-Gi-Oh! produced by Toei Animation. Their next single, "Kyo, Nanika no Hazumi de Ikiteiru" (lit. "Today, I live by some chance"), was written by Nana Azuki, a future member of Garnet Crow, and by Makoto Miyoshi, a future member of Rumania Montevideo. However, their first studio album, Awake, released on 27 October 1999, only charted for three weeks, peaking at #18 on the Oricon charts. Through the official website, the band from the third period announced its disbandment in 2000. 2019-present: Fourth and Fifth Wands period with Daishi Uehara On 13