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Members

*Matsumoto Sou – lead vocals, guitar *Nakazawa Hiroki – guitar, backing and lead vocals *Ishihara Satoshi – bass, backing vocals

Past members

*Itoh Yoichi – keyboards, percussion (left in 2009) *Kohno Takehiro – drums, percussion, guitar, violin (left in 2014)

Discography

Studio albums

*''GOING UNDER GROUND'' (May 24, 2000, re-released on May 7, 2003 as

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with bonus tracks) *''Kayowaki Energy'' (かよわきエナジー, "Feeble Energy", October 24, 2001) *''Home'' (ホーム, September 11, 2002) *''Heartbeat'' (ハートビート, October 22, 2003) *''h.o.p.s.'' (February 9, 2005) *''TUTTI'' (February 22, 2006) *''Oyasumi Monster'' (おやすみモンスター, "Goodnight Monster", December 7, 2007) *''LUCKY STAR'' (March 4, 2009) *''Inagawa-Kun'' (稲川くん, April 27, 2011) *''Roots & Routes'' (November 14, 2012) *''Hitoribocchi ni Naru Hi no Tameni'' (ひとりぼっちになる日のために, "For a Day to Be All Alone", March 5, 2014) *''Out of Blue'' (August 24, 2016) *''Manatsu no Mokugekisha'' (真夏の目撃者, "Witness in Midsummer", October 25, 2017) *''FILMS'' (September 19, 2018) *''Atarashii Tomodachi'' (あたらしいともだち, "New Friends", March 19, 2022)

Mini albums

*''Cello'' (December 12, 1998) *''Shishunki no Blues'' (思春期のブルース, "Puberty Blues", September 23, 1999)

Compilations

*''BEST OF GOING UNDER GROUND with YOU'' (June 28, 2006) *''COMPLETE SINGLE COLLECTION 1998–2008'' (May 21, 2008) *''ALL TIME BEST ~20th STORY + LOVE + SONG~'' (December 12, 2018) *''THE BOX'' (December 24, 2014)

Singles

*"Sakura ga Saitara" (桜が咲いたら, "When the Cherry Blossoms Bloom", April 21, 2000) *"Romantic Kaidō" (ロマンチック街道, Romantic City Street", September 3, 2000) *"Arrow" (アロー, March 10, 2001) *"Graffiti" (グラフティー, June 21, 2001) *"Sentiment Express" (センチメント・エキスプレス, September 19, 2001) *"Mirage" (ミラージュ, April 27, 2002) *"Rumble" (ランブル, July 10, 2002) *"Diary" (ダイアリー, May 7, 2003) *"Twilight" (トワイライト, September 24, 2003) *"Heartbeat" (ハートビート, January 21, 2004) *"Thank You" (サンキュー, September 22, 2004) *"Onaji Tsuki o Miteta" (同じ月を見てた, "We Were Looking at the Same Moon", December 8, 2004) *"Ageha" (アゲハ, "Swallowtail", February 9, 2005) *"STAND BY ME" (May 18, 2005) *"Kirari/Tomorrow's Song" (きらり／トゥモロウズソング, "Twinkle/Tomorrow's Song", August 17, 2005) *"Happy Birthday" (February 1, 2005) *"VISTA/Humming Life" (VISTA／ハミングライフ, May 3, 2006) *"Mune Ippai" (胸いっぱい, "Heartful", March 21, 2007) *"TWISTER" (June 13, 2007) *"Sakasama World" (さかさまワールド, "Upside Down World", October 17, 2007) *"Hatsukoi" (初恋, "First Love", March 19, 2008) *"Issho ni Kaerou" (いっしょに帰ろう, "Let's Go Home with Me", January 21, 2009) *"Listen to the Stereo!!" (Opening theme for the anime Katekyo Hitman Reborn!", May 19, 2010) *"LONG WAY TO GO" (November 23, 2010) *"Ai Nante" (愛なんて, "Love is", November 2, 2011) *"Break through" (13th Opening for the anime

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, November 14, 2012) *"the band" (May 11, 2016) *"Choshinsei/Yosomono" (超新星／よそもの, "Supernova/Outsider", May 24, 2017) *"Sweet Temptation" (スウィートテンプテーション, June 6, 2018)

DVD

*"every breath" (March 24, 2004) *"GOING UNDER GROUND TOUR TUTTI at BUDOKAN" (October 25, 2006) *"Tour 2008-2009 “LUCKY STAR” FINAL LIVE at Hibiya" (September 1, 2009) *"GOING UNDER GROUND Fuyu no HALL TOUR Furusato Live ~ARAKAWA WATARE vol.3~ at Hibikinomori/Okegawa City Arts Theater" (March 1, 2013) *"GOING UNDER GROUND TOUR 2013-14 “Naraba Seishun no Hikari” Furusato Live ~ARAKAWA WATARE vol.4~ at Hibikinomori/Okegawa City Arts Theater" (January 19, 2014) *"GOING UNDER GROUND TOUR “OReTABI 2014-15” LIVE at Shibuya Public Hall “Kohno, Bando Yamerutteyo”" (May 16, 2015) *"Documentary Film “the band ~Kiroku to Kioku~”" (September 19, 2016)

Song use in media

*Their song, "VISTA", is featured in the 2007

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''. *Their song, "Listen to the Stereo!!", is used as the eighth opening theme song for the

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" *Their song, "Title", was used as official theme song for 2007

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, however it is also featured in the Nintendo DS game '' Nippon Futsal League Kounin: Minna no DS Futsal'' (released on July 24, 2008) *Their song, "Break Through", is used as the thirteenth opening song for the anime "Fairy Tail"

References

External links

Going Under Ground official website
{{Authority control Japanese rock music groups Musical groups from Saitama Prefecture