**解散** – _kaisan_. **disband**. Dissolution or breakup of a group around or following a cease of activities. Related to fadeout (see [fadeout](https://whimsicaltranslations.wordpress.com/seiyuu-subculture-term-glossary/#fadeout)[link])
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**解散** – _kaisan_. **disband**. Dissolution or breakup of a group around or following a cease of activities. Related to [fade out](https://seiyuu.yakuaru.com/%E3%83%95%E3%82%A7%E3%83%BC%E3%83%89%E3%82%A2%E3%82%A6%E3%83%88).
Groups form, peak, stagnate, then disband. But not always. Sometimes they just disband out of nowhere, never really hitting their stride. Some disband as they hit their peak. In most cases, it is a business and management issue because they weren’t sustainable anymore, or personal issues got too much in the way. This is less worrisome for *seiyuu* groups since they are more likely formed to promote an anime, a product, or themselves while still focusing on their solo careers; those groups never truly disband, they just fade away and become inactive. However, for groups that were formed as a result of open call auditions, it can be a nightmare as that would have been their foot in the door in the industry and most, if not all, of their work would have been centered around their group’s activities. They may be forced to look for a new agency to take them in as well.
