 On the October 14, 2011 episode of Music Station, Nishikido gave his reason behind his departure, " I'm sure there's a lot of you who are shocked, but, things like scheduling between the two groups was a problem that was worrying me.Now, I'm going to continue my best as Nishikido Ryo of Kanjani8.Please, also, continue to support the new NEWS as well as Yama P. "

Their fifth album, Fight, was released on November 17, 2011 and reached no.