On March 24th, Rock band UNDER GRAPH announced through their official website, that their guitarist Asa Ryosuke has officially left the band.

Asa went on hiatus since last January, and proposed to the band,�"I want to leave the band officially and try my own ability starting from 0(zero)." The band accepted that and decided on his official withdrawal.

Asa put an end his 12 years of band activities. He thanked his fans and commented, "I will devote myself not only as a guitarist, but also as a human being, Asa Ryosuke, so please cheer for me."

Other members�Matohara Naoto(Vo), Nakahara Kazuma(B) and Taniguchi Naoko(D) stated, "After we became a 3 member band since January, there were a lot of difficulties for us," but also gave a cheer for Asa, "We would like to watch over Asa's new activities."

UNDER GRAPH is holding a monthly acoustic live for 12 months, along with a support guitarist. Starting April, they will hold one-man tours in Tokyo, Nagoya and Osaka. They commented about the tour,�"Our rehearsal is going well, and the first day of the tour will be soon. We are sure that we will have a good tour."




Source : Oricon