the Underneath have announced that they will be disbanding on May 3rd, 2010, after their live at Shibuya O-WEST.

The following announcement has been posted on their OHP.

To all of our fans,

the Underneath has been active snce January 1st, 2008, however, we are now announcing that we have decided to disband after our performance on May 3rd, 2010, at Shibuya O-WEST.

We truly thank all the fans who have been cheering us on thus far, during our 13 years of activity, and still through our activities as the Underneath.
The members are all grateful from the bottom of their hearts.

Furthermore, to show our gratitude to all of our fans, we will be having a disbanding tour.

the Underneath LAST LIVE TOUR 2010 “LAST SCENE”

We only have a short amount of time left together, however, we hope that you can continue to support us until the very end.

The members have each posted comments on the OHP regarding the announcement:

TAKA’s Comment

I’m sorry about surprising you with this unexpected announcement.
This is the decision that we’ve reached after numerous conversations between the members.
I want to enjoy the little time that we have left as the Underneath to it’s utmost potential.
Let’s meet on our last tour.

TAKA

MASATO’s Comment

Please accept our decision to disband.
I love the band, and the members, however, finally this day as come.
Nevertheless, in order to move forward, the five of us talked together and came to this decision, which I have no regrets about.
To all of you who have believed in us and supported us, I can’t express in words how grateful I am.

MASATO

TAL’s Commet

Even though two years is a short amount of time, I am truly grateful that I was able to meet all of you.
I’m not sure if we came up with the right answer or not, but I’ll keep searching for what is.
I honestly thank you all for all the love you have given me.

TAL

RYO’s Comment

Creation is born out of destruction
This is the best, forward-facing answer that came out of our numerous discussions.
We will push through with all our power [until the end].

RYO

MASAKI’s Comment

It’s been about two and a half years since I’ve been active with the band.
It honestly felt like just an instant.
However, I feel that the time I’ve spent has been rich.
I’ve been friends with the other members for more than ten years, and yet we are still able to respect each other.
Being able to have such happiness, is thanks to all of the fans who have been supporting us.
Thank you.
Even though saying farewell makes you lonesome, I feel that there are still many things that I have to do.
At any rate, our last tour will be a hit!
I really want to leave behind a time that in five, or even ten years, will remain unrusted in every one’s hearts.

I’m sorry that I can’t write that well. I wish I could express exactly what I want to…

The end is coming, but before that, there will surely be a beginning.
I’ll be glad if I can see all your smiling faces again.

Thank you.

MASAKI

The band’s final tour, “LAST SCENE” kicks off in March:
March 21st @ HEAVEN’S ROCK VJ-3 Saitama Shinsaibashi
April 10th @ Kobe STAR CLUB
April 29th @ Nagoya ell.FITSALL
May 3rd @ Shibuya O-WEST

The first three shows on the tour cost 3150 yen to attend, and their final live is 3800 yen.

the Underneath will also be putting out one last single titled “Diamond” on March 17th. It will contain four tracks and cost 1500 yen:
1. Diamond
2. Deep -acoustic ver.-
3. Bite the bullet -re-build ver.-
4. Frontier -re-build.ver.-

Source: OHP