Going Under Ground

Going Under Ground (ゴーイング・アンダー・グラウンド) are a Japanese alternative rock band, formed in Okegawa, Saitama, 1991. Sometimes referred to as just "Going", they got their name from the British hit single, "Going Underground" by The Jam.

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)

Studio albums

 * GOING UNDER GROUND (May 24, 2000, re-released on May 7, 2003 as enhanced CD 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 Tame ni (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)
 * THE BOX (December 24, 2014)
 * ALL TIME BEST ~20th STORY + LOVE + SONG~ (December 12, 2018)

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 wo 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)
 * Naraba Seishun no Hikari (ならば青春の光, "Then I Call it the Light of the Youth", November 9, 2013)
 * ''Mou Yume ha Minai Koto ni Shita/Soul train" (もう夢は見ないことにした／Soul train, "I Decided Not to Dream Anymore/Soul train", September 18, 2015)
 * 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)
 * Bakuon no Shihanseiki ep (爆音ノ四半世紀ep, "Quarter Century on Blasted Sound ep", June 16, 2024)

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 Nintendo DS game Moero! Nekketsu Rhythm Damashii Osu! Tatakae! Ouendan 2.
 * Their song, "Listen to the Stereo!!", is used as the eighth opening theme song for the anime "Katekyo Hitman Reborn!"
 * Their song, "Title", was used as official theme song for 2007 F. League, 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, "Breakthrough", is used as the thirteenth opening song for the anime "Fairy Tail"