ist ▁H iro ki ▁Nak ado i ▁stepped ▁away ▁from ▁the ▁group . ▁His ▁final ▁single ▁release ▁with ▁Le ad ▁was ▁for ▁their ▁single ▁Still , ▁which ▁had ▁been ▁released ▁on ▁December ▁ 1 2 , ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁and ▁his ▁departure ▁was ▁in ▁April ▁the ▁following ▁year . ▁ ▁H iro ki ▁began ▁to ▁discuss ▁his ▁feelings ▁about ▁leaving ▁to ▁the ▁other ▁members ▁prior ▁to ▁his ▁departure , ▁explaining ▁how ▁he ▁felt ▁that ▁they ▁had ▁sur pass ed ▁him ▁since ▁they ▁deb uted ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 2 ▁with ▁" Man ats u ▁no ▁Magic "; ▁however , ▁due ▁to ▁their ▁re ass urance ▁and ▁saying ▁that ▁they ▁would ▁all ▁" do ▁their ▁best ▁together ," ▁he ▁had ▁decided ▁to ▁stay ▁on , ▁putting ▁more ▁effort ▁into ▁his ▁overall ▁performance . ▁Despite ▁this , ▁he ▁fell ▁into ▁a ▁de pression , ▁bel ieving ▁that ▁he ▁was ▁unable ▁to ▁" catch ▁up " ▁to ▁his ▁friends ' ▁level ▁and ▁began ▁talking ▁about ▁wanting ▁to ▁leave ▁again . ▁He ▁said ▁how ▁he ▁felt ▁that , ▁due ▁to ▁him ▁still ▁not ▁having ▁any ▁self - conf idence , ▁he ▁" should n ' t ▁be ▁with ▁the ▁members ▁who ▁are ▁aim ing ▁higher ▁and ▁. ▁. ▁. ▁re lying ▁on ▁the ▁kind ness ▁of ▁the ▁staff ▁members ▁. ▁. ▁. ▁and ▁the ▁Le aders ▁( the ir ▁fans ). " ▁ ▁Prior ▁to ▁H iro ki ▁making ▁his ▁final ▁decision , ▁the ▁other ▁members , ▁Ke ita ▁Fur u ya ,