Kuroyume became inactive in 1998, and Kiyoharu created SADS, which played a mix of post-punk and surf rock, and released CDs on its own label Fullface Records, starting in 2001. The label also handled Merry's debut, Gendai Stoic (2003). SADS split in 2003, but Kiyoharu hardly missed a beat, debuting as a guitarist in addition to handling the vocals on his solo record, Poetry (2004). The response was good, and Kiyoharu pressed on in 2005, releasing two albums, Mellow and Kannou Boogie, and touring Japan with Kirito, the frontman of another important visual kei band, Pierrot. He continued releasing new material in 2006, which saw the album Vinnybeach and its single Slow used in the anime series #The Wallflower, and in 2007, Kiyoharu commemorated the death of his father with the album Forever Love. After that he turned largely to retrospectives, releasing Light and Shade -- a double helping of self-covers spanning his entire career, with some new songs thrown in, followed by a collection of singles in 2008 and Medley (2009), a Kuroyume cover album tied to the band's one-off live comeback in early 2009. Kiyoharu also continued to run Fullface Records and worked as a fashion, accessory, and jewelry designer. ~ Alexey Eremenko, Rovi