▁nin th ▁place ▁on ▁the ▁Or icon ▁Week ly ▁Albums ▁Chart . ▁It ▁was ▁their ▁first ▁album ▁to ▁reach ▁the ▁top ▁ten , ▁and ▁they ▁held ▁a ▁five - venue ▁tour ▁at ▁Ze pp ▁h alls ▁to ▁promote ▁the ▁album . ▁ ▁Base ▁Ball ▁Bear ▁managed ▁their ▁first ▁solo ▁concert ▁at ▁the ▁N ipp on ▁Bud ok an ▁on ▁January ▁ 3 , ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁titled ▁" Live ; ( This ▁Is ▁The ) ▁Base ▁Ball ▁Bear ". ▁ ▁Depart ure ▁of ▁Sho he i ▁Yu asa ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁also ▁the ▁band ' s ▁ 1 0 th ▁anni versary ▁of ▁debut ▁and ▁their ▁ 1 5 th ▁year ▁together , ▁it ▁was ▁announced ▁that ▁guitar ist ▁Sho he i ▁Yu asa ▁would ▁be ▁leaving ▁the ▁band . ▁According ▁to ▁their ▁management ▁ag ency , ▁since ▁mid - F ebru ary ▁that ▁year , ▁Yu asa ▁had ▁been ▁un contact able ▁and ▁did ▁not ▁turn ▁up ▁at ▁the ▁studio ▁when ▁they ▁were ▁scheduled ▁for ▁production ▁work . ▁He ▁then ▁declared ▁his ▁intention ▁through ▁a ▁third ▁party ▁that ▁he ▁was ▁unable ▁to ▁continue ▁his ▁activities ▁in ▁Base ▁Ball ▁Bear . ▁After ▁that , ▁the ▁staff ▁and ▁members ▁tried ▁to ▁contact ▁Yu asa ▁directly ▁for ▁several ▁days ▁but ▁no ▁one ▁managed ▁to ▁reach ▁him . ▁ ▁On ▁February ▁ 2 7 , ▁Base ▁Ball ▁Bear ▁went ▁through ▁with ▁a ▁scheduled ▁appearance ▁at ▁a ▁festival ▁with ▁the ▁remaining ▁ 3 ▁members , ▁announ cing ▁that ▁Yu