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ASIAN KUNG-FU GENERATION

Asian Kung-Fu Generation (アジアン・カンフー・ジェネレーション, Ajian Kanfū Jenerēshon, stylized as ASIAN KUNG-FU GENERATION) is a Japanese alternative 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 Ijichi. Starting out as a college band, Asian Kung-Fu Generation released a series of independent EPs featuring lyrics mostly sung in English. In 2002, they released their major-label EP debut Hōkai Amplifier, from that point singing their lyrics in Japanese. The band's musical style is influenced by seminal Western alternative rock acts as well as their own local Japanese indie-rock and punk scene. Their songs incorporate various aspects of the genres, most typically expressing fast tempos and prominent power chord guitar riffs in addition to rhythmic groove and emotional lyrics. Despite the indie nature of their music, the band has enjoyed worldwide commercial success in addition to critical acclaim. Asian Kung-Fu Generation has been cited as one of the best, most balanced modern rock bands to emerge from Japan in the 2000s.

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Genres rock indie rock

Albums

  1. Kimi Tsunagi Five M
    2003
  2. Sol-fa
    2004
  3. ファンクラブ
    2006
  4. World World World
    2008
  5. Surf Bungaku Kamakura
    2008
  6. Magic Disk
    2010
  7. ランドマーク
    2012
  8. Wonder Future
    2015
  9. ソルファ (2016)
    2016

Other releases

  1. The Time Past and I Could Not See You Again
    2000
  2. CARAMELMAN / ASIAN KUNG-FU GENERATION
    2001
  3. I'm standing here
    2001
  4. Houkai Amplifier
    2003
  5. Mirai no Kakera
    2003
  6. 君という花
    2003
  7. サイレン
    2004
  8. ループ&ループ
    2004
  9. 未来の破片(カケラ)
    2004
  10. リライト
    2004
  11. 君の街まで
    2004
  12. ブルートレイン
    2005
  13. ワールドアパート
    2006
  14. フィードバックファイル
    2006
  15. Aru Machi no Gunjou
    2006
  16. アフターダーク
    2007
  17. Korogaru Iwa Kimini Asagafuru
    2008
  18. Into an Unseen Tomorrow
    2008
  19. 藤沢ルーザー
    2008
  20. 新世紀のラブソング
    2009
  21. ソラニン
    2010
  22. 迷子犬と雨のビート
    2010
  23. マーチングバンド
    2011
  24. Best Hit AKG
    2012
  25. 踵(かかと)で愛を打ち鳴らせ
    2012
  26. それでは、また明日
    2012
  27. 今を生きて
    2013
  28. THE RECORDING at NHK CR-509 Studio
    2013
  29. フィードバックファイル 2
    2014
  30. Easter
    2015
  31. Re:Re: (Anime Size)
    2016
  32. ブラッドサーキュレーター (Anime Size)
    2016
  33. ループ&ループ FOR THE NEXT EDITION
    2016
  34. 荒野を歩け
    2017