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===Disbandment (1981)===

Despite the critical and commercial success of ''Earth Ark'', internal tensions between the band and their management office came to a head. Drummer Higuchi, as the eldest and de facto leader, had been negotiating on behalf of the group over matters including living arrangements, which put him at odds with management. When the office threatened to remove a member, the five chose to leave together rather than splinter. Lazy announced their breakup on February 18, 1981, at a concert in Chofu, Tokyo, and officially dissolved on May 31, 1981, after a farewell show in their hometown of Osaka.