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On the 26th of May, while under treatment, Sakai fell three meters from a hospital staircase while returning to her room from a routine walk around the hospital. Sakai was diagnosed with cervical cancer in June 2006 the cancer went into remission, but despite this onset, on April of 2007, the cancer returned. Sakai Izumi's vocals are considered by many critics a high point of ZARD's music, which revolve around ballads. Since their debut, ZARD released 42 singles and 17 albums in total. ZARD has performed several songs that have been chosen as anime themes such as Meitantei Conan, Dragon Ball GT, and Slam Dunk. This early success quickly earned ZARD recognition at the Japan Golden Disc Awards of 1994. Around this time, ZARD became a solo project for lead singer and songwriter Sakai Izumi. Their next major hit came in January of 1993 when their 6th single, " Makenaide", brought ZARD to the top at #1 and sold over 1.5 million copies. Their debut single " Good-bye My Loneliness" broke into the top 10 on the Oricon singles charts, at #9.
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