Asian Kung-Fu Generation(アジアン・カンフー・ジェネレーション,Ajian Kanfū Jenerēshon), typeset 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. The band's musical style is influenced by seminal Westernpunk and alternative rock acts in conjunction with their own local Japanese indie rock background. As a result, their songs maintain a balance of various aspects 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 worldwide commercial success in addition to critical acclaim.
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 while attending a music club at Kanto Gakuin University, a private university in Yokohama, Japan. After realizing that they all shared similar musical tastes, the three decided to start their very own band. Masafumi Gotō became 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 in. The four then began providing performances at their university as well as throughout the local Yokohama 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 indieEP 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 clubs and hosting independent events.
Music video by Asian Kung-Fu Generation performing Haruka Kanata (Far And Beyond). (C) 2004 Ki/oon Music Inc.
published: 04 Oct 2012
ASIAN KUNG-FU GENERATION - Rewrite
Music video by Asian Kung-Fu Generation performing Rewrite. (C) 2004 Ki/oon Music Inc.
published: 04 Oct 2012
ASIAN KUNG-FU GENERATION - ソラニン / THE FIRST TAKE
「THE FIRST TAKE」は、一発撮りのパフォーマンスを鮮明に切り取るYouTubeチャンネル。 ONE TAKE ONLY, ONE LIFE ONLY. 一発撮りで、音楽と向き合う。
第137回は、今年結成25周年のASIAN KUNG-FU GENERATIONが初登場。
8月6日公開の映画『僕のヒーローアカデミア THE MOVIE ワールド ヒーローズ ミッション』主題歌を新曲「エンパシー」(8月4日発売)で担当することが決まっている。
今回は2010年にリリースされた"アジカン"を代表する名曲「ソラニン」を披露。
普段のライブでのパフォーマンススタイルで一発撮りに挑戦している。
STREAMING & DOWNLOAD : https://lnk.to/OzGDNpz1
■Podcast公開中
ASIAN KUNG-FU GENERATION / THE FIRST TAKE MUSIC(Podcast)
https://lnk.to/b19jWrf4
■ASIAN KUNG-FU GENERATION SNS
Official Site:http://www.asiankung-fu.com/
Twitter:https://twitter.com/AKG_information
Face book:https://www.facebook.com/akg.offical/
YouTube:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3J-txytRWiRtNXrLS95eEw
Official Site:https://k.asiankung-fu.com
■「THE FIRST TAKE」SNS
Official site:https://www.thefirsttake.jp/
Instagram:http...
published: 23 Jul 2021
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℗ 2016 Ki/oon Music
Released on: 2016-03-16
Composer, Lyricist: Masafumi Gotoh
Composer: Takahiro Yamada
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published: 04 Aug 2021
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Sol-fa
℗ 2004 Sony Music Labels Inc.
Released on: 2004-10-20
Composer, Lyricist: Masafumi Gotoh
Composer: Takahiro Yamada
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published: 04 Aug 2021
ASIAN KUNG-FU GENERATION - Well Then, See You Again Tomorrow
Music video by Asian Kung-Fu Generation performing Soredewa, Mata Ashita (Well Then, See You Again Tomorrow). (C) 2012 Ki/oon Music Inc.
published: 04 Oct 2012
ASIAN KUNG-FU GENERATION - Rock'n Roll, Morning Light Falls on You
Music video by Asian Kung-Fu Generation performing Rock'n Roll, Morning Light Falls on You. (C) 2007 Ki/oon Music
http://vevo.ly/HaGYFC
published: 01 Sep 2015
ASIAN KUNG-FU GENERATION - After Dark (Video Clip)
Music video by Asian Kung-Fu Generation performing After Dark. (C) 2008 Ki/oon Music Inc.
published: 04 Oct 2012
ASIAN KUNG-FU GENERATION / フラッシュバック~未来の破片
"ROCK IN JAPAN FESTIVAL 2004" at 国営ひたち海浜公園 on 7.Aug,2004
published: 30 Jun 2024
Asian Kung-Fu Generation. Best songs!
Sellos discográficos: Ki/oon Records, Sony Music Entertainment Japan, JPU Records, Gan-Shin, Tofu Records
「THE FIRST TAKE」は、一発撮りのパフォーマンスを鮮明に切り取るYouTubeチャンネル。 ONE TAKE ONLY, ONE LIFE ONLY. 一発撮りで、音楽と向き合う。
第137回は、今年結成25周年のASIAN KUNG-FU GENERATIONが初登場。
8月6日公開の映画『僕のヒーロー...
「THE FIRST TAKE」は、一発撮りのパフォーマンスを鮮明に切り取るYouTubeチャンネル。 ONE TAKE ONLY, ONE LIFE ONLY. 一発撮りで、音楽と向き合う。
第137回は、今年結成25周年のASIAN KUNG-FU GENERATIONが初登場。
8月6日公開の映画『僕のヒーローアカデミア THE MOVIE ワールド ヒーローズ ミッション』主題歌を新曲「エンパシー」(8月4日発売)で担当することが決まっている。
今回は2010年にリリースされた"アジカン"を代表する名曲「ソラニン」を披露。
普段のライブでのパフォーマンススタイルで一発撮りに挑戦している。
STREAMING & DOWNLOAD : https://lnk.to/OzGDNpz1
■Podcast公開中
ASIAN KUNG-FU GENERATION / THE FIRST TAKE MUSIC(Podcast)
https://lnk.to/b19jWrf4
■ASIAN KUNG-FU GENERATION SNS
Official Site:http://www.asiankung-fu.com/
Twitter:https://twitter.com/AKG_information
Face book:https://www.facebook.com/akg.offical/
YouTube:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3J-txytRWiRtNXrLS95eEw
Official Site:https://k.asiankung-fu.com
■「THE FIRST TAKE」SNS
Official site:https://www.thefirsttake.jp/
Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/the_firsttake/
Twitter:https://twitter.com/The_FirstTake
Tiktok:https://www.tiktok.com/@the_first_take
THE FIRST TIMES : https://www.thefirsttimes.jp/
―
白いスタジオに置かれた一本のマイク。
ここでのルールはただ一つ。
一発撮りのパフォーマンスをすること。
それ以外は、何をしてもいい。
一度きりのテイクで、何をみせてくれるだろうか。
一発撮りで、音楽と向き合う。
THE FIRST TAKE
A microphone and a white studio.
And 1 rule.
You’ve got 1 TAKE.
Perform anything you like.
Show us everything you’ve got for that 1 moment.
ONE TAKE ONLY, ONE LIFE ONLY.
THE FIRST TAKE
Episode 137 welcomes, ASIAN KUNG-FU GENERATION.
ASIAN KUNG-FU GENERATION is releasing “Empathy”, a brand-new song on August 4th,
announced as a tie-in song to the film MY HERO ACADEMIA THE MOVIE WORLD HEROES' MISSION coming to Japan in August 6th.
1 TAKE performance of “Soranin” released in 2010. One of the most know songs of ASIAN KUNG-FU GENERATION.
Performs is their usual way as they do at their gigs, in one take only for THE FIRST TAKE.
CREDITS
―
Director / Creative Director: Keisuke Shimizu
Art Director: Kana Takarada
Director of Photography: Kazuki Nagayama
Lighting Director: Kazuhide Toya
Copywriter: Hiroshi Yamazaki
Producer: Kentaro Kinoshita
Stylist: Minaco Okabe
Hair & Make:Chon Yui (Paja*Pati)
#THEFIRSTTAKE #ASIANKUNGFUGENERATION
「THE FIRST TAKE」は、一発撮りのパフォーマンスを鮮明に切り取るYouTubeチャンネル。 ONE TAKE ONLY, ONE LIFE ONLY. 一発撮りで、音楽と向き合う。
第137回は、今年結成25周年のASIAN KUNG-FU GENERATIONが初登場。
8月6日公開の映画『僕のヒーローアカデミア THE MOVIE ワールド ヒーローズ ミッション』主題歌を新曲「エンパシー」(8月4日発売)で担当することが決まっている。
今回は2010年にリリースされた"アジカン"を代表する名曲「ソラニン」を披露。
普段のライブでのパフォーマンススタイルで一発撮りに挑戦している。
STREAMING & DOWNLOAD : https://lnk.to/OzGDNpz1
■Podcast公開中
ASIAN KUNG-FU GENERATION / THE FIRST TAKE MUSIC(Podcast)
https://lnk.to/b19jWrf4
■ASIAN KUNG-FU GENERATION SNS
Official Site:http://www.asiankung-fu.com/
Twitter:https://twitter.com/AKG_information
Face book:https://www.facebook.com/akg.offical/
YouTube:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3J-txytRWiRtNXrLS95eEw
Official Site:https://k.asiankung-fu.com
■「THE FIRST TAKE」SNS
Official site:https://www.thefirsttake.jp/
Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/the_firsttake/
Twitter:https://twitter.com/The_FirstTake
Tiktok:https://www.tiktok.com/@the_first_take
THE FIRST TIMES : https://www.thefirsttimes.jp/
―
白いスタジオに置かれた一本のマイク。
ここでのルールはただ一つ。
一発撮りのパフォーマンスをすること。
それ以外は、何をしてもいい。
一度きりのテイクで、何をみせてくれるだろうか。
一発撮りで、音楽と向き合う。
THE FIRST TAKE
A microphone and a white studio.
And 1 rule.
You’ve got 1 TAKE.
Perform anything you like.
Show us everything you’ve got for that 1 moment.
ONE TAKE ONLY, ONE LIFE ONLY.
THE FIRST TAKE
Episode 137 welcomes, ASIAN KUNG-FU GENERATION.
ASIAN KUNG-FU GENERATION is releasing “Empathy”, a brand-new song on August 4th,
announced as a tie-in song to the film MY HERO ACADEMIA THE MOVIE WORLD HEROES' MISSION coming to Japan in August 6th.
1 TAKE performance of “Soranin” released in 2010. One of the most know songs of ASIAN KUNG-FU GENERATION.
Performs is their usual way as they do at their gigs, in one take only for THE FIRST TAKE.
CREDITS
―
Director / Creative Director: Keisuke Shimizu
Art Director: Kana Takarada
Director of Photography: Kazuki Nagayama
Lighting Director: Kazuhide Toya
Copywriter: Hiroshi Yamazaki
Producer: Kentaro Kinoshita
Stylist: Minaco Okabe
Hair & Make:Chon Yui (Paja*Pati)
#THEFIRSTTAKE #ASIANKUNGFUGENERATION
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Released on: 2016-03-16
Composer, Lyricist: Mas...
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℗ 2016 Ki/oon Music
Released on: 2016-03-16
Composer, Lyricist: Masafumi Gotoh
Composer: Takahiro Yamada
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℗ 2016 Ki/oon Music
Released on: 2016-03-16
Composer, Lyricist: Masafumi Gotoh
Composer: Takahiro Yamada
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℗ 2004 Sony Music Labels Inc.
Released on: 2004-10-20
Composer, Lyri...
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℗ 2004 Sony Music Labels Inc.
Released on: 2004-10-20
Composer, Lyricist: Masafumi Gotoh
Composer: Takahiro Yamada
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Provided to YouTube by Sony Music Labels Inc.
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Sol-fa
℗ 2004 Sony Music Labels Inc.
Released on: 2004-10-20
Composer, Lyricist: Masafumi Gotoh
Composer: Takahiro Yamada
Auto-generated by YouTube.
「THE FIRST TAKE」は、一発撮りのパフォーマンスを鮮明に切り取るYouTubeチャンネル。 ONE TAKE ONLY, ONE LIFE ONLY. 一発撮りで、音楽と向き合う。
第137回は、今年結成25周年のASIAN KUNG-FU GENERATIONが初登場。
8月6日公開の映画『僕のヒーローアカデミア THE MOVIE ワールド ヒーローズ ミッション』主題歌を新曲「エンパシー」(8月4日発売)で担当することが決まっている。
今回は2010年にリリースされた"アジカン"を代表する名曲「ソラニン」を披露。
普段のライブでのパフォーマンススタイルで一発撮りに挑戦している。
STREAMING & DOWNLOAD : https://lnk.to/OzGDNpz1
■Podcast公開中
ASIAN KUNG-FU GENERATION / THE FIRST TAKE MUSIC(Podcast)
https://lnk.to/b19jWrf4
■ASIAN KUNG-FU GENERATION SNS
Official Site:http://www.asiankung-fu.com/
Twitter:https://twitter.com/AKG_information
Face book:https://www.facebook.com/akg.offical/
YouTube:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3J-txytRWiRtNXrLS95eEw
Official Site:https://k.asiankung-fu.com
■「THE FIRST TAKE」SNS
Official site:https://www.thefirsttake.jp/
Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/the_firsttake/
Twitter:https://twitter.com/The_FirstTake
Tiktok:https://www.tiktok.com/@the_first_take
THE FIRST TIMES : https://www.thefirsttimes.jp/
―
白いスタジオに置かれた一本のマイク。
ここでのルールはただ一つ。
一発撮りのパフォーマンスをすること。
それ以外は、何をしてもいい。
一度きりのテイクで、何をみせてくれるだろうか。
一発撮りで、音楽と向き合う。
THE FIRST TAKE
A microphone and a white studio.
And 1 rule.
You’ve got 1 TAKE.
Perform anything you like.
Show us everything you’ve got for that 1 moment.
ONE TAKE ONLY, ONE LIFE ONLY.
THE FIRST TAKE
Episode 137 welcomes, ASIAN KUNG-FU GENERATION.
ASIAN KUNG-FU GENERATION is releasing “Empathy”, a brand-new song on August 4th,
announced as a tie-in song to the film MY HERO ACADEMIA THE MOVIE WORLD HEROES' MISSION coming to Japan in August 6th.
1 TAKE performance of “Soranin” released in 2010. One of the most know songs of ASIAN KUNG-FU GENERATION.
Performs is their usual way as they do at their gigs, in one take only for THE FIRST TAKE.
CREDITS
―
Director / Creative Director: Keisuke Shimizu
Art Director: Kana Takarada
Director of Photography: Kazuki Nagayama
Lighting Director: Kazuhide Toya
Copywriter: Hiroshi Yamazaki
Producer: Kentaro Kinoshita
Stylist: Minaco Okabe
Hair & Make:Chon Yui (Paja*Pati)
#THEFIRSTTAKE #ASIANKUNGFUGENERATION
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Re:Re:
℗ 2016 Ki/oon Music
Released on: 2016-03-16
Composer, Lyricist: Masafumi Gotoh
Composer: Takahiro Yamada
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Provided to YouTube by Sony Music Labels Inc.
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℗ 2004 Sony Music Labels Inc.
Released on: 2004-10-20
Composer, Lyricist: Masafumi Gotoh
Composer: Takahiro Yamada
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Asian Kung-Fu Generation(アジアン・カンフー・ジェネレーション,Ajian Kanfū Jenerēshon), typeset 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. The band's musical style is influenced by seminal Westernpunk and alternative rock acts in conjunction with their own local Japanese indie rock background. As a result, their songs maintain a balance of various aspects 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 worldwide commercial success in addition to critical acclaim.
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 while attending a music club at Kanto Gakuin University, a private university in Yokohama, Japan. After realizing that they all shared similar musical tastes, the three decided to start their very own band. Masafumi Gotō became 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 in. The four then began providing performances at their university as well as throughout the local Yokohama 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 indieEP 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 clubs and hosting independent events.
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