Two consecutive sold out concerts, titled End of Period, were held at the Tokyo Dome on December 23 and 24.
His third solo album Ja, Zoo , formally including his live band Spread Beaver , was released in November 1998 and became his most successful, having reached number one and sold over a million copies.
followed in September by, at the time, the band’s longest tour, Shining Brightly, which included 33 concerts in twenty-six locations and mobilized one hundred and fifty thousand people.
In August, the band held two consecutive concerts at Yokohama Stadium, titled Revive ~Manatsu no Yagai~ ( REVIVE 〜真夏の野外〜 ) ,
On July 23, Shine , the band’s sixth and best-selling studio album, was released.
The band’s song “Lose Control” was included in the Japanese and Philippine releases of the official movie soundtrack of Godzilla , released on May 19, 1998, through Epic Records.
until his death on May 2, 1998.
In April 1998, the band’s ninth and best-selling single, ” Storm “, was released.
They subsequently released their album Heart on February 25, 1998.
Oshima Watchma became the new official drummer in February 1998.