1. Later that release was cancelled, and as its replacement the band released a new studio album on March 23, entitled Maniac. The album didn't have any single or music video promoting it. Only "Soldier" was used in ads, using a few incomplete scenes from the shooting of the PV in TV spots because the full music video was never finished. A few months later they went to Latin America to record new material for their first mini album, New Deal, released on August 9, 2006. Latin American musical influences were the main theme of the mini album, in which Spanish-language phrases were added to songs for the first time. New Deal would be their final album to date. 2007–2008: TK's legal controversy and presumed hiatus Although the band had not released anything since 2006's mini-album New Deal, no official announcement was made by TK that they have disbanded. They were originally set to release two new singles in 2008, covers of TM Network's songs "Get Wild" and "Self Control." However, these singles were cancelled by Avex because of Tetsuya Komuro's fraud controversy. All of their music was removed from digital downloads, such as iTunes (in both Japan and US). 2009–2016: Return from hiatus On August 30, 2009, Globe officially announced their return at the a-nation music festival. TK appeared first, speaking about the return and end of the legal issues. He played several of his greatest hits (both by Globe and songs he wrote for other artists) on piano. Keiko and Marc then joined him and they sang "Face" and "Many Classic Moments". Their music returned to iTunes (Japan and US) around this date as well. On October 24, 2011, Keiko Yamada was admitted to a hospital and diagnosed with a subarachnoid hemorrhage. She subsequently underwent a five-hour operation to repair the condition. 2017–2018: Possible return and eventual disbandment On June 28, 2017, Globe returned without Keiko and appeared during a televised show to perform with singer Hiroko Shimabukuro of Speed. They performed the singles "Face" and "Precious Memories". On August 15, Tetsuya Komuro posted on his Instagram a video in which one hears Keiko interpreting an unpublished song, named "Keiko 2016–2017". TK wrote a comment : "After she got sick, I made a song for her to try to sing. It's Keiko's voice. I think she's getting better now", which implied the entire Globe lineup was in the