D-SHADE (originally known as D†SHADE) consists of Hibiki on vocals, Ken on guitar, Yoshihiro on bass and Yuji on drums. The name D-SHADE is an abbreviation of the phrase DEAREST SHADE. On April 22, 1998 they debuted having tremendous success with their single 'BELIEVE'. They released 6 singles and 2 albums then disbanded on May 31, 2000 because singer Hibiki retired from music to become a racer.