ROM-4 is a four-member J-pop

J-pop

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 group

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 that consists of Masaki Kaji

Masaki Kaji

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, Masataka Kubota, Ryo Kimura

Ryo Kimura

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, and Gouta Watabe.

History

The rap group "ROM-4" was formed for the Japanese television drama

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, Seishun Energy: Check It Out, Yo! in Tokyo (青春★ENERGY ~ チェケラッチョ!! In Tokyo), that aired on Fuji TV

Fuji Television

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 from April 12, 2006 to June 15, 2006.

The show's about 4 third year high school students of present Tokyo that are not motivated, but when they encounter rap, it helps motivate them to take charge of their lives and their dreams. Thus the song "Keep It Goin' On" represents their motivation, spirit and seishun (young) energy.

In the drama, Takumi (played by Masataka Kubota), Satoru (played by Gouta Watabe), Shingo (played by Masaki Kaji) and Sanpei (played by Ryo Kimura) form the group ROM-4.

The name, ROM-4, is an abbreviation for Rapで、俺(O)達、モ(M)テタイ、Yo(4)！」の略, which means "through Rap R, Oretachi ('we') O, Motetai ('want to be hot') M, Yo (from 'yon' which is Japanese for '4') 4. Therefore, a literal translation of ROM-4, would mean "We want to be hot and rap, yo!"

ROM-4 made their CD debut on June 21, 2006, when they released their CD single called "Keep It Goin' ON" for the show. On November 13, 2006, the single sold 465 copies in Japan and its highest ranking on Oricon was 174, appearing on the chart once.

Singles Stats

Single was released for the Seishun Energy: Check It Out, Yo! in Tokyo tv show in Japan (JPN), only.

Year	Cover	Title	Album	Chart positions
JPN
2006 2006 in music This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 2006.-January:*January 10 – Eric Burdon releases his album Soul of a Man and begins touring with a new band....		"Keep It Goin' On"	Keep It Going ON Release date: June 21, 2006 1st CD Single CD single A CD single is a music single in the form of a standard size Compact Disc, not to be confused with the 3-inch CD single, which uses a smaller form factor. The format was introduced in the mid-1980s, but did not gain its place in the market until the early 1990s... Formats: CD	174

Track Listings

Track Listings for the Keep It Goin' On CD Single:

1. "Keep It Goin' On"
2. "Keep It Goin' On (SUNSHINE REMIX)"
3. "Keep It Goin' On ～Instrumental～"

External links

• Sony MEJ's ROM-4 Webpage
• Fuji TV's ROM-4 Webpage