DetonatioN FocusMe DetonatioN FocusMe Japan Rank #6 Meiy Ibuki Seki SSeeS Tomonori Okimura Jinboong Kim Jin-won (김진원) Akame Yu Gwang-hui (유광희) gyen Koki Nakamura has announced the departure of Koki "Art" Kagami following the termination of his contract.

The player, known for his high-energy stage presence and skillful use of the Odin, departs DFM after just under a year with the organization, having joined last fall. Before joining DFM's ranks, Art played for CREST GAMING Zst CREST GAMING Zst Japan Rank #7 bazz KEN Jan Shin Dong-yeop (신동엽) Anthem Yoshitaka Enomoto yutaro , Jadeite Jadeite Inactive , and Sengoku Gaming Sengoku Gaming Inactive Gwangboong Kim Gwang-won (김광원) Kippei NOBITA Misaya yuran Yushin Hato , even coaching for Sengoku during the 2024 season.

Last year, Art joined as the team's IGL ahead of its participation in three offseason events. In the Radiant Asia Invitational, he helped the squad to a second-place finish, placing higher than the likes of EDward Gaming EDward Gaming China Rank #2 ZmjjKK Zheng Yongkang (郑永康) nobody Wang Senxu (王森旭) CHICHOO Wan Shunzhi (万顺治) Smoggy Zhang Zhao (张钊) Jieni7 Zhang Juntai (张君泰) , Gen.G Gen.G Korea Rank #1 Foxy9 Jung Jae-sung (정재성) Ash Ha Hyun-cheol (하현철) t3xture Kim Na-ra (김나라) Munchkin Byeon Sang-beom (변상범) Lakia Kim Jong-min (김종민) Karon Kim Won-tae (김원태) , and DRX DRX Korea Rank #3 Flicker Kim Tae-hee (김태희) Flashback Cho Min-hyuk (조민혁) MaKo Kim Myeong-gwan (김명관) free1ng No Ha-jun (노하준) HYUNMIN Song Hyun-min (송현민) Estrella Park Gun (박건) BeYN Kang Ha-bin (강하빈) .

As the 2025 VCT season rolled around, DFM looked to surpass its 10th-place finish in regional play from the year before. They did so at Kickoff, turning heads by taking down Paper Rex Paper Rex Asia-Pacific Rank #1 PatMen Patrick Mendoza Jinggg Wang Jing Jie f0rsakeN Jason Susanto d4v41 Khalish Rusyaidee something Ilya Petrov and finishing 5th-6th. However, DFM, in search of its first-ever playoff berth, benched Art after an 0-5 showing in Stage 1, promoting SSeeS from the active roster in his place. Since then, DFM made strides with a 3-2 record in Stage 2, which led to the organization's first playoff appearance, finishing 7th-8th in the region.

In a social media post, Art revealed his intentions to return to the Japanese Challengers scene.

With Art 's departure from the team, DetonatioN FocusMe DetonatioN FocusMe Japan Rank #6 Meiy Ibuki Seki SSeeS Tomonori Okimura Jinboong Kim Jin-won (김진원) Akame Yu Gwang-hui (유광희) gyen Koki Nakamura 's full roster is now: