Unison Square Garden (stylized as UNISON SQUARE GARDEN, or USG) is a Japanese Rock band signed to Toy's Factory. The band includes Kosuke Saito (vocals/guitar), Tomoya Tabuchi (bass/backing vocals), and Takao Suzuki (drums/backing vocals).
Career In July 2004, the band formed under the name "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, and won the Grand Prix. On July 23rd, 2008, they made their major debut under Toy's Factory with their first single "Sentimental Period". In 2009, they released their first full album "Unison Square Garden", and went on tour. In February 2014, they gave their first televised performance on Music Station. In July 2015, they released the anniversary album "Dugout Accident", and held a "Unison Square Garden Live Special 'fun time 724'" at Nippon Budokan. In July 2019, they released a 15th anniversary coupling best album "Bee-Side Sea-Side: B-side Collection Album", and held a concert 『Program 15th』 at Maishima Sports Island. The band celebrated its 20th anniversary in July 2024, and on July 24th the concert "Unison Square Garden 20th Anniversary LIVE "Rock Band is fun"" was held at Nippon Budokan. On the same day, they released "Sub Machine, Best Machine".
On April 27th, 2026, it was announced by the band on their official website that drummer Takao Suzuki will leave the band, and the band would go on hiatus after their July 15 performance at Makuhari Messe titled UNISON SQUARE GARDEN LIVE 2026「Sentimental Period」.
Discography Studio albums Release date Title Peak position JPN April 15, 2009 Unison Square Garden 20April 7, 2010Jet Co.24July 6, 2011Populus Populus18 February 6, 2013Cider Road9 August 27, 2014Catcher in the Spy5 July 6, 2016Dr. Izzy3 January 24, 2018Mode Mood Mode2September 30, 2020Patrick Vegee2April 12, 2023Ninth Peel1
Mini albums Release date Title Peak position JPN 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 Release date Title Peak position JPN July 22, 2015 Dugout Accident2 July 3, 2019 Bee Side Sea Side: B-side Collection Album5 July 24, 2024 Sub Machine, Best Machine4
Compilation albums Release date Title October 11, 2019 Unison Square Garden The 1st Collection for Streaming
Video albums Release date Title Peak position JPN DVD JPN Blu-ray 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 4May 26, 2021UNISON SQUARE GARDEN TOUR 2021「Normal」at KT Zepp Yokohama 2021.03.02610October 6, 2021UNISON SQUARE GARDEN Revival Tour “Spring Spring Spring” at TOKYO GARDEN THEATER 2021.05.2063December 29, 2021UNISON SQUARE GARDEN Revival Tour “CIDER ROAD” at TOKYO GARDEN THEATER 2021.08.24168July 6, 2022UNISON SQUARE GARDEN TOUR 2021-2022『Patrick Vegee』at TOKYO GARDEN THEATER 2022.01.2669January 18, 2023UNISON SQUARE GARDEN TOUR 2022『kaleido proud fiesta』at Fuchu no Mori Arts Theater 2022.09.2087October 25, 2023UNISON SQUARE GARDEN TOUR 2023 “Ninth Peel” at TOKYO GARDEN THEATER 2023.07.0167March 26, 2025UNISON SQUARE GARDEN 20th Anniversary LIVE "ROCK BAND is fun" 2024.07.24 / "Orchestra Wo Mini Ikou" 2024.07.25 at Nippon Budokan53July 2, 2025UNISON SQUARE GARDEN TOUR 2024「20th BEST MACHINE」at Utsunomiya city Cultural Hall 2024.10.01
Singles Release date Title Peak position AlbumJPN July 23, 2008 "Sentimental Period" (センチメンタルピリオド) 109Unison Square GardenJanuary 28, 2009"Master Volume" (マスターボリューム)49 February 10, 2010Cody Beats38Jet Co.November 24, 2010"Scarsdale" (スカースデイル)35 Populus Populus May 11, 2011 "Orion o 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 o 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)5Patrick Vegee November 7, 2018 "Catch Up, Latency"3 October 11, 2019 "Phantom Joke" 5April 13, 2022"Kaleido Proud Fiesta"4Ninth PeelOctober 19, 2022"Chaos Ga Kiwamaru" (カオスが極まる)7September 27, 2023"Ikenai Fool Logic" (いけないfool logic)5 October 2, 2024 "Bōjaku No Charisma" (傍若のカリスマ) 7 January 21, 2026 "Uruwashi"/"Azalea no Kaze" (うるわし/アザレアの風) 5
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