Asian kung fu generation
| Asian kung fu generation | |
|---|---|
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| General information | |
| Genre (s) | J-skirt |
| founding | 1996 |
| Website | http://www.asiankung-fu.com/ |
| Current occupation | |
| Kensuke day care center | |
Vocals, guitar |
Masafumi Gotō |
Vocals, bass
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Takahiro Yamada |
| Kiyoshi Ijichi | |
Asian Kung-Fu Generation , also Ajikan ( ア ジ カ ン ) or AKG , is a J-rock band from Japan , consisting of singers and guitarists Kensuke Kita and Masafumi Gotō, singer and bassist Takahiro Yamada and drummer Kiyoshi Ijichi.
Band history
In 1996 the band met for the first time at Kantō Gakuin University . It was the first band ever for Gotō, Kita and Yamada. Ijichi joined the band a short time later. He'd played in another band at a previous college.
In 2000 the band released their first independent album with six English-language songs. The CD was only sold at the clubs they played in and on the Internet at the time. In 2001 the band recorded their first Japanese-written song Kona Yuki ( 粉 雪 , dt powder snow ) and sent the recordings to various independent radio stations. From 2001 the band had regular appearances in cities like Shibuya , Shimokitazawa and Kichijo-ji .
In 2003 the album Hōkai Amplifier ( 崩 壊 ア ン プ リ フ ァ ー ) was released by the record company Ki / oon Records , which was able to position itself at number 35 on the Oricon charts. With the singles Mirai no Kakera ( 未来 の 破 片 ) and Kimi to iu Hana ( 君 と い う 花 ) they made the breakthrough.
Their first real album, Tsunagi Five M ( 君 繋 フ ァ イ ブ エ ム ) sold over 25,000 copies and landed at number 5 on the Oricon charts in its first week. In the summer of 2003 the band played at festivals such as the Fuji Rock Festival , Rookie a Go Go and the Summer Sonic in Tokyo and Osaka . The following year, the band won in the Space Shower Music Video Awards for their music video for Kimi to iu Hana the Best New Artist Video Award and the award for the best music video. Later in 2004, the band released other singles, including Rewrite ( リ ラ イ ト ), which was the opening song for the anime Fullmetal Alchemist , and Haruka Kanata , which was used for Naruto and After Dark for Bleach . Her next album Sol-fa ( ソ ル フ ァ ) made it to the top of the charts for two weeks with over 600,000 copies sold.
In 2005, AKFG released a DVD that was number 1 in the Oricon DVD charts for a month and played the Re: Re: tour . They also took part in the Nano-Mugen Festival along with eight other bands . The band started the year 2006 with successful album releases and another Nano-Mugen-Festival , this time with the participation of 12 bands, was completed. That year World Apart hit the charts as the first single.
In 2009 the song Shinseiki no Love Song was released. It was also later released on the Magic Disk album. After all, the album was sold 135,000 times. In 2010 the single Maigoinu to ame no Beat came out and was used as the opening of the Madhouse anime " The Tatami Galaxy ".
In January 2012, the band's first best-of album called Best AKG was released , on which the single Marching Band (マ ー チ ン グ バ ン ド) released in 2011 is also available. After the nuclear disaster in Fukushima in 2012, the band campaigned for the shutdown of these power plants. On November 4, 2012, the single Kakato de Ai wo Uchinarase (踵 で 愛 を 打 ち な ら せ) was released and is one of the two single releases from the album Landmark. The other coupling is Sore Dewa, Mata Ashita (そ れ で は 、 ま た 明日). This was used as the ending of the sixth Naruto Shippuden film "Road to Ninja".
The band released the compilation album Feedback File 2 on February 26, 2014, which contains B-side songs of their singles that were released after the first issue. Masafumi Gotō released the single The Long Goodbye back in 2013 under the stage name Gotch . On March 12, 2014, his second single Wonderland was released . Both songs are on the debut album (as solo artist) Can't Be Forever Young, which will be released on April 30, 2014 . In 2014 Gotch goes on the Can't Be Forever Young tour.
The band returned in March 2015 with the single Easter (復活 祭). The rock group also released the single Right Now at the beginning of 2016.
On June 13, 2016, the group released the single Blood Circulator (ブ ラ ッ ド サ ー キ ュ レ ー タ), which was also used as the opening of the anime Naruto Shippuden . At the end of 2016, the newly recorded Sol-fa ( ソ ル フ ァ ) was released. The newly recorded song Rewrite ( リ ラ イ ト ) was also released in November 2016, but a few months earlier the newly sung song Re: Re: was used as the opening theme for the Erased .
It has been announced that the theme song for the anime film adaptation Yoru wa Mijikashi Arukeyo Otome (夜 は 短 し 歩 け よ 乙 女), which was released on March 29, 2017, will be contributed by Asian Kung-Fu Generation. The song is called Kouya wo Aruke (荒野 を 歩 け) The novel was also written by the same novelist as The Tatami Galaxy .
For the 20th anniversary, the album AKG Tribute was also released on the same day as Kouya wo Aruke (荒野 を 歩 け). There are covers of Asian Kung-fu Generation Albums. The Japanese band KANA-BOON also covered a song.
Band members
Masafumi Gotō (後 藤 正文)
Masafumi Gotō (born December 2, 1976 in Shimada , Shizuoka Prefecture ) is the lead singer , rhythm guitarist and is the songwriter of Asian Kung-Fu Generation. He also has a music label called " Only in Dreams ". Gotō also performs solo under the name "Gotch". He also produces for other artists such as Chatmonchy or The Chef Cooks Me . He has also been actively committed to environmental protection since 2012 and plays with his band and solo at several No Nukes festivals. He is also editor-in-chief of the free newspaper The Future Times , which he founded after the nuclear disaster in Fukushima .
Kensuke Kita (喜 多 建 介)
Kensuke Kita (born January 24, 1977 in Yokohama , Kanagawa Prefecture ) is the lead guitarist and background singer of Asian Kung-Fu Generation. He also has a degree in economics. Kensuke Kita co-wrote a few songs like Blue Train. Kita owns the Gibson Les Paul Standard 1959 Reissue Faded Cherry and the Gibson ES-335 Historic1963 Block Reissue. On the single "World Apart" Kita had the opportunity to sing the song "Uso to Wonderland" and the song "Seaside Sleeping", which appeared on the single Easter / Fukkatsusai.
Takahiro Yamada (山田 貴 洋)
Takahiro Yamada (born August 19, 1977 in Fujinomiya , Shizuoka Prefecture) is the bassist and background singer of the Asian Kung-Fu Generation. Yamada has a degree in literature . He also wrote a few songs for the Asian Kung-Fu Generation like for example "No Name" or he also wrote "Siren" and "Re: Re:" with Masafumi Gotō
Kiyoshi Ijichi
Kiyoshi ijichi (born September 25, 1977 in Kamakura , Kanagawa Prefecture) is the drummer of Asian Kung-Fu Generation. He has a degree in architecture . He is the youngest member of the group. He can also play the piano. Ijichi belongs to the minority of Japanese Christians and also plays for the band Phono Tones .
Discography
EPs
- 2003: Houkai Amplifier
- 2006: Mada Minu Ashita Ni
Albums
- 2003: Kimi Tsunagi Five M
- 2004: Sol-fa
- 2006: fan club
- 2008: World World World
- 2008: Surf Bungaku Kamakura
- 2010: Magic Disk
- 2012: Landmark
- 2015: Wonder Future
- 2016: Sol-fa
Compilations
- 2005: Nano Mugen Compilation 2005
- 2006: Nano Mugen Compilation 2006
- 2006: Feedback File
- 2008: Nano Mugen Compilation 2008
- 2009: Nano Mugen Compilation 2009
- 2011: Nano Mugen Compilation 2011
- 2012: Best Hit AKG
- 2012: Nano Mugen Compilation 2012
- 2013; Nano Mugen Compilation 2013
- 2014: Nano Mugen Compilation 2014
- 2014: Feedback File 2
Singles
- 2004: Siren
- 2004: Loop & Loop
- 2004: Kimi to Iu Hana
- 2004: Mirai no Kakera
- 2004: Rewrite
- 2004: Kimi no Machi Made
- 2005: Blue Train
- 2006: World Apart
- 2006: Aru Machi no Gunjō
- 2007: After Dark
- 2008: Korogaru Iwa, Kimi ni Asa ga Furu
- 2008: Natsusemi
- 2008: Fujisawa Loser
- 2009: Shinseiki no Love Song
- 2010: solanine
- 2010: Maigoinu to Ame no Beat
- 2011: Marching Band
- 2012: Kakato de Ai o Uchinarase
- 2012: Soredewa, Mata Ashita
- 2013: Ima o Ikite
- 2013: Rolling Stone
- 2015: Easter / Fukkatsusai
- 2016 Right Now
- 2016 Blood Circulator
- 2017 Kouya wo Aruke
DVDs
- 2004: Eizō Sakuhinshū Vol. 1
- 2005: Eizō Sakuhinshū Vol. 2
- 2007: Eizō Sakuhinshū Vol. 3
- 2008: Eizō Sakuhinshū Vol. 4
- 2009: Eizō Sakuhinshū Vol. 5
- 2009: Eizō Sakuhinshū Vol. 6
- 2011: Eizō Sakuhinshū Vol. 7
- 2013: Eizō Sakuhinshū Vol. 8
- 2014 Eizō Sakuhinshū Vol. 9
- 2014 Eizō Sakuhinshū Vol. 10
- 2016 Eizō Sakuhinshū Vol. 11
- 2016 Eizō Sakuhinshū Vol. 12
- 2017 Eizō Sakuhinshū Vol. 13
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ 四 畳 半 主義 者 の 会: 音 楽 ： 四 畳 半 神話 大 系. Retrieved February 6, 2017 (Japanese).
- ↑ JpopAsia: JpopAsia. Retrieved April 6, 2017 .
- ↑ http://www.onlyindreams.com
- ↑ JpopAsia: ASIAN KUNG-FU GENERATION Making A Comeback With Easter, First New Single In 2 Years | JpopAsia . In: JpopAsia . ( jpopasia.com [accessed February 6, 2017]).
- ↑ JpopAsia: Asian Kung-Fu Generation Releases New Single & Blu-Ray / DVD in January | JpopAsia . In: JpopAsia . ( jpopasia.com [accessed February 6, 2017]).
- ↑ Gina: Asian Kung-Fu Generation - Single Blood Circulator will be released in July . In: Sumikai . May 3, 2016 ( sumikai.com [accessed February 6, 2017]).
- ↑ JpopAsia: ASIAN KUNG FU GENERATION to Release Re-Recording of 2nd Album Sol-fa | JpopAsia . In: JpopAsia . ( jpopasia.com [accessed February 6, 2017]).
- ↑ Gina: ASIAN KUNG-FU GENERATION presented "Rewrite (2016 Version)" . In: Sumikai . November 22, 2016 ( sumikai.com [accessed February 6, 2017]).
- ↑ Japan Music Network, Inc .: ASIAN KUNG-FU GENERATION 、 新 録 「 Re: Re: 」 ア ー ト ワ ー ク に 中 村 佑 介 . In: BARKS . ( barks.jp [accessed February 6, 2017]).
- ↑ JpopAsia: MV Video ASIAN KUNG-FU GENERATIONf - Kouya wo Aruke (荒野 を 歩 け) with LYRICS | JpopAsia. Retrieved April 6, 2017 .
- ↑ New information on the anime adaptation of "Yoru wa Mijikashi Arukeyo Otome" . In: Anime2You - your anime-news source . ( anime2you.de [accessed February 8, 2017]).
- ↑ JpopAsia: JpopAsia. Retrieved April 6, 2017 .
- ↑ Masafumi Gotoh - 後 藤 正文 - akfgfragments.com. Retrieved April 15, 2017 .
- ↑ JpopAsia: ASIAN KUNG-FU GENERATIONf Discography 18 Albums, 24 Singles, 0 Lyrics, 95 Videos | JpopAsia. Retrieved April 6, 2017 .
- ↑ Discography - Eizo Sakushinshu Vol.13 ~ Tour 2016 - 2017 '20th A - Asian Kung-Fu Generation - akfgfragments.com. Accessed March 19, 2018 (English).