After nine years, BELLE (ベル) is calling it quits.

The band made the announcement last week as they cited differences in direction that came up at the height of the coronavirus pandemic.

English translation by Visunavi:

To all of you who have always supported Belle

In March 2020, with the start of the new organization, the Corona Disaster began, and while accepting change and seeking ways to grow the band, differences emerged in the vision of the future that each of us had for the band, As a result of repeated discussions it has been decided that the band will disband after the LAST ONEMAN TOUR FINAL “Zansho no Epilogue” performance on October 29, 2023 (Sun.) at Shibuya WWW X.

We are sorry to have to make this announcement so suddenly. We would like to express our deepest apologies to all the fans who have been supporting us and to all the people who have been involved with us.

We are currently planning to hold a fan trip in June, which was cancelled due to the Corona disaster, and to release our first full-length album in July, which will be distributed nationwide. We are currently working on various projects to maximize the time you spend with the band members. Although there is only half a year left until the LAST ONEMAN TOUR “Zansho no Epilogue”, we will do our best to share the precious time with our fans by ringing the bells together until the last note.

Haro, Rumina, Taizo, Akiya, Masato 2023.4.16

Their last oneman tour, Zansho no Epilogue (残鐘のエピローグ) will begin in August, at which their tour final and last live will be held on October 29th at Shibuya WWW X. Before then, as stated before, they will also release their new album sometime in July - stay tuned for more details!