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Asian Kung-Fu Generation Asian Kung-Fu Generation Origin Yokohama, Japan Genre(s) Indie rock Alternative rock Power pop Years active 1996–present Label(s) Ki/oon, Tofu, Okami Website asiankung-fu.com Members Masafumi Gotō Kensuke Kita Takahiro Yamada Kiyoshi Ijichi Asian Kung-Fu Generation (?????????????? ????, Ajian Kanfū Jenerēshon), typeset as ASIAN KUNG-FU GENERATION, is a Japanese rock band formed in Yokohama, Japan in 1996. For nearly its entire career, the band has consisted of vocalist Masafumi Gotō, guitarist Kensuke Kita, bassist Takahiro Yamada, and drummer Kiyoshi Iji- chi.[1] The band’s musical style is influenced by seminal Western punk and alternative rock acts in conjunction with their own local Japanese indie rock background. As a result, their songs maintain a balance of various as- pects of the genres, most typically expressing fast-paced tempos and prominent, hard- edged guitar riffs as well as rhythmic flow and emotional lyrics. Despite the indie nature of their music, the band has enjoyed wide- spread commercial success in addition to critical acclaim.[2] History Formation and indie releases (1996–2002) Asian Kung-Fu Generation was first formed in 1996 when Masafumi Gotō, Kensuke Kita, and Takahiro Yamada met in while attending a music club at Kanto Gakuin University, a private university located in Yokohama, Japan. After realizing that they all shared similar musical tastes, the three decided to start their very own band. Masafumi Gotō be- came the lead vocalist and played rhythm guitar, Kensuke Kita played lead guitar and sang backup and Takahiro Yamada played bass. Drummer Kiyoshi Ijichi joined them later on after parting with another college band he was with at the time. The four then began providing performances at their uni- versity as well as throughout the local Yoko- hama area. After graduating from college, following years of playing in several small venues and having collaborated with fellow Japanese rock musician Caramelman, AKG released their first indie EP in 2000. The six- track EP contained original lyrics written and sung almost entirely in English. The four spent the remainder of the year playing in multiple clubs and hosting various independ- ent events. The year after, the band made an attempt to attain airplay on indie radio stations for their first Japanese single, "Konayuki" (??). The song was eventually picked up by a pop- ular radio DJ and put into heavy rotation on the station FM Yokohama upon the demand of listeners. AKG then released another indie EP, I’m Standing Here. This time, however, the band wrote songs which expressed Japan- ese lyrics. At this time, the band had begun drawing an increasingly large number of audiences to their shows held in various clubs in the districts of Shibuya, Shimokitaza- wa, Kichijōji, and Tokyo.[1] Hōkai Amplifier and Kimi Tsunagi Five M (2002–2004) On November 25, 2002, after contributing to the Under Flowers Records compilation, Whatch You Gonna Do?, Asian Kung-Fu Gen- eration officially released their first major-la- bel mini-album, Hōkai Amplifier (???????? ?).[3] The group enlisted internet radio host and graphic artist Yusuke Nakamura to design and compose their single and album covers.[4] The critically-acclaimed EP topped the High Line Records’ weekly chart for two consecutive weeks and peaked at number thirty-five on the Oricon indies sales chart.[5] As a result of its success, Hōkai Amplifier From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Asian Kung-Fu Generation 1 was re-released on April 23, 2003 by the band’s new record label, Ki/oon Records, a subsidiary of Sony Music Japan. A month later, AKG held their first headline show at Shimokitazawa Club Shelter. That same sum- mer, the band performed at the annual rock festivals of Fuji Rock Festival 03’s "ROOKIE A GO GO" and Summer Sonic ’03 in Tokyo and Osaka. On August 6, the band released their major-label debut single, "Mirai no Kakera" (?????), with their second single, "Kimi to Iu Hana" (?????), following shortly after. Days later, AKG held the first of what would come to be many annual concert fest- ivals, entitled, ASIAN KUNG-FU GENERATION presents NANO-MUGEN FES. The festival took place on August 11th at the Shinjuku LOFT.[6] The band followed it up by releasing their first full-length studio album, Kimi Tsunagi Five M (????????) on November 19th.[1] The LP sold over 250,000 copies and landed in the number five spot on the Oricon charts in its first week. As their fame and fol- lowing grew, fans began calling the band simply Ajikan (????), which is an abridgment of their full name. Sol-fa (2004–2005) As they entered 2004, AKG received the award for Best New Artist while their video for "Kimi to Iu Hana" won the award for Best Music Video at the SPACE SHOWER Music Video Awards.[7] From January 19 to Febru- ary 25, AKG held their first headlining tour. Entitled, Five Nano Seconds, the tour con- sisted of thirteen shows. On July 1st, the band held their third ASIAN KUNG-FU GENERATION presents Nano-Mugen Festival at the Tokyo arena Nippon Budokan.[6] Over the course of the following summer, the band played in more than ten summer rock fest- ivals, including Meet The World Beat, Rock In Japan Fes 04, and Fuji Rock Festival 04. Over the course of the year, the band would release four more singles: "Siren" (??? ?), "Loop & Loop" (???????), "Rewrite" (????) and "Kimi no Machi Made" (?????), before fi- nally releasing their second full-length al- bum, Sol-fa (????) on October 20th.[1] The al- bum debuted at number-one on the Oricon charts where it stayed for two consecutive weeks and eventually went on to sell more than 600,000 copies. The album received critical praised for its honed sound and high production quality, which thoroughly nullified the language barrier that frequently impeded non–Japanese speaking audiences.[8] This no- tion became evident following the domestic release of Sol-fa, when AKG fans from around the world organized themselves and peti- tioned for copies of the sophomore album to be distributed outside of Japan. The support for Ajikan eventually resulted in Tofu Re- cords striking a contract to release Sol-fa in the United States on October 18, 2005.[8] Ad- ditionally, the song "Rewrite" found immense fame both domestically as well as on an inter- national level when it was chosen as the fourth opening theme for the anime series Fullmetal Alchemist.[9] Around the same time, their song "Haruka Kanata," enjoyed similar recognition after being used for the second opening of the anime series Naruto.[10] Asian Kung-Fu Generation spent the next two months on a national tour con- sisting of twelve shows called "Tour SUI CUP 2004 -No! Member, November." The tour in- cluded a prestigious headliner at Nippon Budokan arena. The four then released a year-end video DVD, Eizō Sakuhinshū Vol. 1 on November 26. The DVD is compilation of the music videos for all singles from "Haruka Kanata" to "Kimi no Machi Made," including a never before seen clip of "Siren." The video also contains audio commentary for each song, a making-of featurette, and live footage derived from their concerts.[1] Fanclub (2005–2006) Due in part to their growing recognition, Asian Kung-Fu Generation would dedicate a significant amount of time the next couple of years going on extensive national tours. Between March 14 and June 26 of 2005, AKG went on an extensive sold-out Re:Re Tour, performing at forty-eight concerts in thirty- eight cities throughout Japan. At the same time, the band released their second DVD, Eizō Sakuhinshū Vol. 2: Live at Budokan +. The two-disc video was the band’s very first live DVD, as the first disc contains live foot- age of the entirety of the final show of their "Tour Suihai 2004 - No!Member, Novemer-," at Budokan, where they performed before an audience of over 10,000 people on December 5, 2004. Meanwhile, second disc contains clips from their first concert at the Shimokitazawa Shelter Club on November 2, 2004. It also includes behind-the-scenes doc- umentary directed by Toshiaki Toyoda and From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Asian Kung-Fu Generation 2 filmed at Kanto Gakuin University, as well as outtakes from the music video for "Kimi to Iu Hana." Upon its release, the video managed to top the Oricon DVD charts for an entire month. On July 9th, AKG held their fifth Nano-Mugen Festival at Yokohama Arena, where they performed with seven other Japanese and UK bands.[6] To advertise the event, they released a preceding compilation album that retained one song from each band attending the festival. Over the next summer, AKG attended a host of festivals, including Summer Sonic 05, Rising Sun Rock Fes. 2005, and Rock in Japan Fes. 05.[11][12][13] They also appeared as guests on GOGOICHI –SPACE SHOWER CHART SHOW– on November 27th on SPACE SHOWER TV. The band closed the year by releasing the single, "Blue Train" (???????), followed up by a brief tour entitled, "Tour SUI CUP 2005 - Winter Dragon" in December. The band began 2006 with the release of their upcoming albums’ second single, "World Apart." The single was unique in that it featured a song in which Kensuke Kita stood as lead singer. It was also AKG’s first song to achieve number-one single status. It was also the year that the band was finally able to acquire their very own studio. They then took part in live performances in LIVE SUPERNOVA DX on February 16, 2006.[14] On March 15th, AKG released their third full- length album, Fanclub (??????). The album peake at number three and stayed in the Oricon top five for nearly two months. The following month, the band went on a national tour entitled, Count 4 My 8 Beat. Tickets for all thirty-eight shows quickly sold out. AKG’s sixth annual Nano-Mugen Fes. was held at Yokohama Arena.[6] For two days, Asian Kung-Fu Generation and eleven other bands, including six Japanese bands, three American bands and two English bands, performed. Like the previous year, a compilation album was released in July to advertise the Nano- Mugen Festival. After three years of attend- ing the Fuji Rock Fes, AKG had the opportun- ity to perform on its coveted primary Green Stage for the first time at Fuji Rock Festival 06.[15][16][1] Feedback File (2006–2007) To commemorate their ten-year anniversary, Asian Kung-Fu Generation released their first compilation album, Feedback File on October 25th. Rather than featuring hit singles, the nostalgic album was primarily compiled of B- sides, live performances, and old demos from their early indie days. Even though it re- tained little new material, the compilation was met by commercial success and man- aged to debut at number two on the Oricon charts. AKG then went on a two-month arena tour entitled, Tour Sui Cup 2006-2007: The Start of a New Season. Well over 100,000 fans attended this tour, which traveled through eight cities and featured guest per- formances by bands from Japan and the Un- ited States.[1] In the midst of the tour, AKG was commissioned by the director of the then-upcoming anime film, Tekkon Kinkreet, to compose a theme song for the movie. The band created a song called, "Aru Machi no Gunjō" (??????) and released it as a year-end single prior to the film’s debut.[17] As a sign of their increasing cultural prominence, the band came to be parodied in a volume of the popular Hellsing manga by members of the Vatican named, "The Vactikung." Withdrawal and World World World (2007–2008) On March 21st, the band released another live DVD, entitle, Eizō Sakuhinshū Vol. 3: Tour Sui Cup 2006-2007 The Start of a New Season that contained footage of their previ- ous tour. Although they took part in various domestic summer festivals, AKG gradually became more and more withdrawn over the course of 2007 before ending appearances al- most entirely. It was also the year that the band withheld their annual Nano-Mugen Festival.[1] However, they closed the year with the November release of their next al- bums’ second single, "After Dark." The song debuted in the top ten on the Oricon charts and was used as the seventh opening for the anime series Bleach.[18] Additionally, on December 22nd, AKG held a live concert in Seoul entitled, ASIAN KUNG-FU GENERATION Tour SUI-CUP 2007 ~Project Beef~ Live In Korea. It was the band’s first concert in Korea since their performance five months earlier at Incheon Pentaport Rock Festival, which had received enthusiastic ap- plause from the foreign audience and led to the band being invited to play again.[19] While they performed at the Japanese New Year countdown, AKG continued to re- main withdrawn and spent the next few From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Asian Kung-Fu Generation 3 months working on their fifth studio al- bum.[20] On February 2008, AKG released the album’s final single, Korogaru Iwa, Kimi ni Asa ga Furu (???????????), before quickly following it up with the actual album, World World World. Despite the lack of media ap- pearances and the significant time-span between their releases, the album topped the debuted Oricon charts on its first week be- fore eventually relapsing the weeks after.[21] Just a few months after the album release, Asian Kung-Fu Generation released their second major-label EP, Mada Minu Ashita ni, on June 11, 2008. The mini-album features songs conceived around the time of the re- cording of their preceding full-length al- bum.[22] Although the EP didn’t give way to any singles, the song "Mustang" managed to peak at number fifteen on the Japan Hot 100.[23] The song was the band’s very first entry on the newly established chart. Surf Bungaku Kamakura (2008–Present) The band appeared as a supporting act for a show held at Yokohama Bay Hall by Americ- an alternative rock band Third Eye Blind on July 18th.[24] Incidentally, Third Eye Blind later appeared for the fourth and final lineup of AKG’s seventh annual Nano-Mugen Festiv- al held at the Yokohama Arena through July 20-21st.[25] The group was but one of a total of sixteen musical acts, originating from Japan, America, and the UK, who performed at the festival alongside Asian Kung-Fu Gen- eration, who later released their third Nano- Mugen disc, Nano-Mugen Compilation 2008.[26] Peaking at number eighteen on the Oricon charts and retaining one song from each of the sixteen groups, the compilation expressed the largest track number within the Nano-Mugen series as of yet. Addition- ally, the song "Natsusemi" (??, Summer Cicada), composed by AKG just for the com- pilation, managed to peak at number thirty- six on the Japan Hot 100 despite not being released as a single.[27] In September, Asian Kung-Fu Generation had the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to play side-by-side with Weezer, a California-based alternative rock band that had played a major influence on their music. The WEEZER FESTIVAL was Weezer’s first tour to Japan in three years and in promotion of their The Red Album, they performed on September 13th at Intex Osaka and on the 15th at the The National Yoyogi First Gymnasium in Tokyo. Asian Kung-Fu Generation, along with fellow Japanese rock band Going Under Ground, performed on both the Osaka and Tokyo stage.[28] Band members • Masafumi Gotō (?? ??, Gotō Masafumi) – lead vocals, rhythm guitar • Kensuke Kita (?? ??, Kita Kensuke) – lead guitar, backing vocals • Takahiro Yamada (?? ??, Yamada Takahiro) – bass, backing vocals • Kiyoshi Ijichi (?? ??, Ijichi Kiyoshi) – drums Discography Albums • 2003: Kimi Tsunagi Five M • 2004: Sol-fa • 2006: Fanclub • 2006: Feedback File • 2008: World World World • 2008: Surf Bungaku Kamakura EPs • 2000: Caramelman and Asian Kung-Fu Generation • 2000: The Time Past And I Could Not See You Again • 2001: I’m Standing Here • 2003: Hōkai Amplifier • 2008: Mada Minu Ashita ni Awards References [1]^ "ASIAN KUNG-FU GENERATION: Biography". ASIAN KUNG-FU GENERATION Official Website. Ki/oon Records Inc. http://www.sonymusic.co.jp/ Music/Info/AKG/eng/bio/index.html. Retrieved on 2008-10-9. [2] Eremenko, Alexey. 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[34] "SPACE SHOWER Music Video Awards 08: Rock Video". MVA08. SPACE SHOWER NETWORKS INC. 2008. http://www.mva.jp/nomination/ index.html. Retrieved on 2008-11-07. (Japanese) [35] "SPACE SHOWER Music Video Awards 09: Conceptual Video". MVA09. SPACE SHOWER NETWORKS INC. 2009. http://www.mva.jp/en/nomination/ nomination_conceptual.html. Retrieved on 2008-11-07. External links • Asian Kung-Fu Generation official website (English) • Asian Kung-Fu Generation official website (Japanese) • Nano-Mugen official website • Asian Kung-Fu Generation at Allmusic Retrieved from "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asian_Kung-Fu_Generation" Categories: Asian Kung-Fu Generation, Sony Music Japan artists, Japanese rock music groups, Musical groups established in 1996, Japanese musical groups This page was last modified on 21 May 2009, at 07:38 (UTC). All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License. (See Copyrights for details.) 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