Sad news for nil admirari fans. The band, who started their activities in January, announced last week that drummer 那捺 (Nao) would be leaving them after their May 14th live at Takadanobaba Area.

Although the live was yesterday, fans might like to read the members’ comments about this decision. Translation was provided by Shattered-Tranquility.net’s vii-vii.

Fumi

We are truly sorry for this disappointing announcement.

After being playing together for four months and knowing him for eight, we have shared so many emotions together with Nao.

With the existence of our fans, both myself and the other members will be able to overcome this dark wall that blocks us now.

We all don’t share the same values we did when we first started and unless we are unified in our opinions, we can’t respect each other and continue to work towards our goal together.

But coming to this decision of Nao leaving was not easy and it took a lot of discussion.

But Nao wants to do things that differ from what the rest of us want. It was a difficult decision to come to.

Us remaining members have decided that we will all treat Nao’s leaving with smiles, as a positive thing.

So, we would like fans to not cry, but smile during his last live on the 14th of May.

We will always watch over Nao fondly and we would like our fans to help support him in what he does.

Yuuta

In the four months that nil admirari have been together, we would like to thank you all for your support. I don’t know if it’s a bad thing for our fans that Nao is leaving but
I sincerely think that in order for us to keep playing the music we make, we all have to be in it and agree together.

It wasn’t a fight or argument that made us come to this decision,
We’re not going to backspace, but advance. Nil admirari has certain values to  being nil admirari, and Nao has certain values to being Nao. That’s why I think this decision is for the best in order for everyone to keep going.

For everything up to now, thank you Nao and nil admirari.

YuK

I’m sorry for the disappointing announcement,
It must be very confusing for our fans.

Nil admirari has been together for only four short months. Working with Nao has brought us both joys and sadness.

We can’t replace someone who is so important to us as a group, and even talking about Nao’s leaving has been too sad to think about.

But we came to this difficult decision in our last meeting, and with Nao’s determination and honesty we were able to let him go with our respect.

Thank you all so much, but I don’t think we can continue as the nil admirari we are now without the four of us.

Nao

I will be officially leaving nil admirari on the 14th of May.

Lately I don’t know what I would have done without all the support of my band members and our fans. I want to continue playing with nil admirari for more than four months, but I also want to do my own thing.

We have all talked together many times, but it was decided that the best solution was for me to leave.

I don’t think of this as a retirement, but as a graduation.

I cannot be myself and play with nil admirari .

I face my graduation thinking of the things I want to do.

I’ll still continue working as a musician though, of course.

I have only a short time left with the band, so let’s do our best as members and fans to make it the best time together!!

Source: OHP, visulog
Translation: Shattered-Tranquility.net’s vii-vii