asa ▁could ▁not ▁particip ate ▁as ▁he ▁was ▁not ▁well . ▁However , ▁with ▁the ▁band ' s ▁own ▁tour ▁" Live ▁By ▁The ▁C 2 " ▁due ▁to ▁kick ▁off ▁on ▁March ▁ 5 , ▁the ▁ag ency ▁had ▁no ▁choice ▁but ▁to ▁make ▁the ▁decision ▁public ▁on ▁March ▁ 2 ▁that ▁it ▁would ▁be ▁difficult ▁for ▁them ▁to ▁continue ▁as ▁four . ▁The ▁tour ▁would ▁instead ▁have ▁ex - D op ing ▁P anda ▁member ▁Y ut aka ▁Fur uka wa ▁perform ▁as ▁a ▁support ▁guitar ist . ▁ ▁To ▁this , ▁the ▁band ' s ▁members ▁and ▁staff ▁felt ▁unable ▁to ▁compreh end ▁the ▁situation ▁and ▁expressed ▁regret . ▁V ocal ist ▁Ko ide ▁said ▁that ▁they ▁had ▁spent ▁more ▁than ▁half ▁their ▁lives ▁together ▁and ▁it ▁was ▁" very ▁regret ful " ▁that ▁Yu asa ▁would ▁leave ▁the ▁band . ▁Hor in ouch i ▁said ▁it ▁was ▁" vex ing " ▁because ▁he ▁had ▁believed ▁the ▁band ▁would ▁be ▁ 4 ▁members ▁" for ▁ 2 0 ▁or ▁even ▁ 3 0 ▁years ." ▁Having ▁taken ▁for ▁granted ▁that ▁they ▁would ▁always ▁be ▁four , ▁he ▁could ▁not ▁understand ▁why ▁this ▁had ▁happened ▁and ▁" even ▁feels ▁anger ." ▁Bass ist ▁Se k ine ▁said ▁that ▁she ▁was ▁" ext rem ely ▁bew ilder ed ▁at ▁first ▁by ▁this ▁sudden ▁development ", ▁and ▁that ▁she ▁had ▁never ▁thought ▁about ▁anyone ▁leaving . ▁She ▁expressed ▁that ▁she ▁was ▁une asy ▁that ▁something ▁pre cious ▁to ▁her ▁had ▁" c rum