Unison Square Garden (stylized as UNISON SQUARE GARDEN, or USG) is a Japanese Rock band signed to Toy's Factory.[1] The band includes Kosuke Saito (vocals/guitar), Tomoya Tabuchi (bass/backing vocals), and Takao Suzuki (drums/backing vocals).
Career
editIn July 2004, the band was formed, and named as "Unison" (ユニゾン) and later renamed the band name to "Unison Square Garden". They took part in Teens 'Music Festival Musical Instrument Store Competition, they won the Grand Prix finally.[2] In 2008, they made a major debut at Toy's Factory.[2] The first single is "Sentimental Period". In 2009, they released their first full album, "Unison Square Garden", and went on tour. In February 2014, they gave their first performance on Music Station.[3] In July, 2015, they released the anniversary album "Dugout Accident", and held a "Unison Square Garden Live Special "fun time 724"" in Nippon Budokan.[4]On July, 2019, they released a 15th anniversary coupling best album "Bee-Side Sea-Side: B-side Collection Album". and , held a concert『Program 15th』in Maishima Sports Island. The band celebrated its 20th anniversary in July 2024. July 24, 2024, "Unison Square Garden 20th Anniversary LIVE "Rock Band is fun"" was held in Nippon Budokan. On the same day, they released "Sub Machine, Best Machine".
Discography
editStudio albums
edit| Release date | Title | Peak position |
|---|---|---|
| JPN [5] | ||
| April 15, 2009 | Unison Square Garden | 20 |
| April 7, 2010 | Jet Co. | 24 |
| July 6, 2011 | Populus Populus | 18 |
| February 6, 2013 | Cider Road | 9 |
| August 27, 2014 | Catcher in the Spy | 5 |
| July 6, 2016 | Dr. Izzy | 3 |
| January 24, 2018 | Mode Mood Mode | 2 |
| September 30, 2020 | Patrick Vegee | 2 |
| April 12, 2023 | Ninth Peel | 1 |
Mini albums
edit| Release date | Title | Peak position |
|---|---|---|
| JPN [5] | ||
| January 16, 2008
Re-released: July 3, 2019 |
Shin Sekai Note (新世界ノート) | 25 |
| January 16, 2008
Re-released: July 3, 2019 |
Ryusei Zenya (流星前夜) | 24 |
Anniversary albums
edit| Release date | Title | Peak position |
|---|---|---|
| JPN [5] | ||
| July 22, 2015 | Dugout Accident | 2 |
| July 3, 2019 | Bee Side Sea Side: B-side Collection Album | 5 |
| July 24, 2024 | Sub Machine, Best Machine | 4 |
Compilation albums
edit| Release date | Title |
|---|---|
| October 11, 2019 | Unison Square Garden The 1st Collection for Streaming |
Video albums
edit| Release date | Title | Peak position | |
|---|---|---|---|
| JPN DVD [5] |
JPN Blu-ray [5] | ||
| February 6, 2013 | UNISON SQUARE GARDEN ONEMAN TOUR 2012 SPECIAL ~Spring Spring Spring~ at ZEPP TOKYO 2012.04.21 | 9 | — |
| November 6, 2013 | UNISON SQUARE GARDEN TOUR 2013 CIDER ROAD TOUR at NHK HALL 2013.04.10 | 8 | — |
| January 27, 2016 | UNISON SQUARE GARDEN LIVE SPECIAL "fun time 724" at Nippon Budokan 2015.7.24 | 4 | — |
| May 17, 2017 | UNISON SQUARE GARDEN TOUR 2016 “Dr.Izzy” at Yokosuka Arts Theatre 2016.11.21 | 7 | 9 |
| December 26, 2018 | UNISON SQUARE GARDEN TOUR 2018 MODE MOOD MODE at Omiya Sonic City 2018.06.29 | 6 | 10 |
| December 25, 2019 | UNISON SQUARE GARDEN 15th Anniversary Live『Program 15th』 at Osaka Maishima 2019.07.27 | 9 | 6 |
| June 24, 2020 | UNISON SQUARE GARDEN「Bee-side Sea-side U-side」at Zepp Tokyo 2019.10.16 | 6 | 4 |
| May 26, 2021 | UNISON SQUARE GARDEN TOUR 2021「Normal」at KT Zepp Yokohama 2021.03.02 | 6 | 10 |
| October 6, 2021 | UNISON SQUARE GARDEN Revival Tour “Spring Spring Spring” at TOKYO GARDEN THEATER 2021.05.20 | 6 | 3 |
| December 29, 2021 | UNISON SQUARE GARDEN Revival Tour “CIDER ROAD” at TOKYO GARDEN THEATER 2021.08.24 | 16 | 8 |
| July 6, 2022 | UNISON SQUARE GARDEN TOUR 2021-2022『Patrick Vegee』at TOKYO GARDEN THEATER 2022.01.26 | 6 | 9 |
| January 18, 2023 | UNISON SQUARE GARDEN TOUR 2022『kaleido proud fiesta』at Fuchu no Mori Arts Theater 2022.09.20 | 8 | 7 |
| October 25, 2023 | UNISON SQUARE GARDEN TOUR 2023 “Ninth Peel” at TOKYO GARDEN THEATER 2023.07.01 | 6 | 7 |
Singles
edit| Release date | Title | Peak position | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| JPN [5] | |||
| July 23, 2008 | Sentimental Period (センチメンタルピリオド) | 109 | Unison Square Garden |
| January 28, 2009 | Master Volume (マスターボリューム) | 49 | |
| February 10, 2010 | Cody Beats | 38 | Jet Co. |
| November 24, 2010 | Scarsdale (スカースデイル) | 35 | Populus Populus |
| May 11, 2011 | Orion Wo Nazoru (オリオンをなぞる) | 14 | |
| July 25, 2012 | Ryusei-no Squall (流星のスコール) | 21 | Cider Road |
| September 19, 2012 | Linear Blue Wo Kikinagara (リニアブルーを聴きながら) | 8 | |
| November 6, 2013 | Sakura No Ato (all quartets lead to the?) (桜のあと (all quartets lead to the?)) |
10 | Catcher in the Spy |
| February 5, 2014 | Harmonized Finale | 8 | |
| May 20, 2015 | Sugar Song and Bitter Step (シュガーソングとビターステップ) | 5 | Dr. Izzy |
| August 9, 2017 | 10% Roll, 10% Romance | 3 | Mode Mood Mode |
| November 8, 2017 | Invisible Sensation | 5 | |
| November 15, 2017 | Fake Town Baby | 6 | |
| March 7, 2018 | Haru Ga Kite Bokura (春が来てぼくら) | 5 | Patrick Vegee |
| November 7, 2018 | Catch Up, Latency | 3 | |
| October 11, 2019 | Phantom Joke | 5 | |
| April 13, 2022 | Kaleido Proud Fiesta | 4 | Ninth Peel |
| October 19, 2022 | Chaos Ga Kiwamaru (カオスが極まる) | 7 | |
| September 27, 2023 | Ikenai Fool Logic (いけないfool logic) | 5 | |
| October 2, 2024 | Boujaku No Charisma (傍若のカリスマ) | 7 |