That summer, they appeared at FUJI ROCK (on the “ROOKIE A GO GO” stage), and at SUMMER SONIC ‘03 in Osaka. ■ On April 4, 2003, “Houkai Amplifier” was re-released under Ki/oon Records. This album, which would decide their future, debuted in the number 1 spot of Highline Records weekly charts, and also made it to the number 35 spot in the Oricon Indies Chart.
In November of the same year, they released “Houkai Amplifier,” their first Mini Album to be produced professionally. ■ In 2002, they submitted a track to the Underflow Records Compilation CD. It achieved great success within the region and at all the Live Houses.įrom this time on, starting at Shibuya, Shimokitazawa, Kichijouji and other places, they started putting on shows famed for their energy. ■ After that, they released their second CD of original works, this time using Japanese lyrics. ■ Once “Konayuki,” the first song in which they used Japanese lyrics, was completed, they sent copies to all the independent shows on the FM stations, and were consequently able to get their music played for the first time on FM radio. ■ In 2001, beginning with “YMD” they held many self-planned events at Yokohama’s CLUB24. The CDs were sold at concerts and over the internet. Interestingly, their first songs were all written in English and, in fact, their first independent 6 track album (released in 2000) was entirely sung in English. ■ The four of them came together in the music club of their university in 1996 for Gotoh, Kita, and Yamada, ASIAN KUNG-FU GENERATION was the first band they ever formed.Īfter a while, they began to perform at the school and in the local Yokohama area. They’re known for making “Haruka Kanata”, “After Dark”, and “Rewrite” which were used in the anime Naruto, Bleach, and Fullmetal Alchemist The group consists of Goto Masafumi (vocals, guitar), Kita Kensuke (guitar, vocals), Yamada Takahiro (bass, vocals), and Ijichi Kiyoshi (drums). ASIAN KUNG-FU GENERATION is a popular Japanese rock group from Yokohama, Japan, formed in 1996.
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