▁K uro y ume ▁began ▁in ▁the ▁beginning ▁days ▁of ▁the ▁visual ▁ke i ▁movement . ▁They ▁progress ed ▁from ▁a ▁typical ▁dark ▁image ▁and ▁sound , ▁to ▁a ▁heavy ▁sound ▁influenced ▁by ▁punk ▁rock . ▁The ▁band ▁ended ▁as ▁only ▁a ▁du o ▁with ▁Ki y oh aru ▁and ▁Hit oki ▁remaining . ▁After ▁t ension ▁on ▁how ▁the ▁band ▁should ▁be ▁managed ▁and ▁health ▁problems ▁for ▁Hit oki , ▁the ▁du o ▁ended ▁the ▁band ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 9 . ▁ ▁S ads ▁and ▁Full face ▁establishment ▁( 1 9 9 9 - 2 0 0 3 ) ▁ ▁Ki y oh aru ▁picked ▁up ▁again ▁with ▁his ▁musical ▁career , ▁forming ▁S ads ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 9 . ▁S ads ▁produced ▁a ▁post - p unk ▁sound ▁with ▁a ▁heavy ▁sur f ▁rock ▁influence . ▁The ▁band ▁eventually ▁formed ▁their ▁own ▁record ▁label , ▁Full face ▁Records , ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 1 , ▁re le asing ▁their ▁own ▁material ▁on ▁the ▁label . ▁The ▁label ▁would ▁sign ▁its ▁first ▁act ▁outside ▁S ads , ▁Mer ry , ▁for ▁their ▁first ▁album ▁G end ai ▁Sto ic . ▁ ▁S ads ' ▁drum mer , ▁E iji ▁M its uz ono ▁announced ▁his ▁departure ▁from ▁the ▁band ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 3 , ▁leaving ▁the ▁band ▁on ▁an ▁in defin ite ▁hi atus . ▁ ▁Solo ▁career ▁( 2 0 0 4 - present ) ▁ ▁After ▁the ▁pause ▁in ▁S ads ' ▁activities