Kakato de Ai wo Uchinarase (踵で愛を打ちならせ Clicking My Heels To Love).Maigo Inu to Ame no Beat (迷子犬と雨のビート A Lost Dog and Beats of the Rain).Shinseiki no Love Song (新世紀のラブソング Love Song of the New Century).
Madaminu Ashita ni (未だ見ぬ明日に Into An Unseen Tomorrow).Houkai Amplifer (崩壊アンプリファー Destruction Amplifier).THE TIME PAST AND I COULDN'T SEE YOU AGAIN (indies).Nito wo Oumono, Itto wo mo Ezu (二兎を追うもの、一兎をも得ず) (indies) (split album with CARAMELMAN).Surf Bungaku Kamakura (サーフ ブンガク カマクラ Kamakura Surf Stories).Kimitsunagi Five M (君繋ファイブエム Five M You Connection).Their second album, Sol-Fa, reached the number one spot on the Japanese music charts following its release, selling over 700,000 copies.ĪSIAN KUNG-FU GENERATION (2020) Studio Albums In 2003, ASIAN KUNG-FU GENERATION produced their first major album, Kimitsunagi Five M which sold over 250,000 copies. That same year, ASIAN KUNG-FU GENERATION also scored a deal with the producers of NARUTO and used the song " Haruka Kanata" for its opening. In 2002, AKG released their mini album, Houkai Amplifer, which ranked #1 on the High Line Record Sales and #35 on Oricon. This time, the album included some Japanese lyrics.
That same year, another independent album was released titled " I'm Standing Here". In addition, their first independent album, "The Time and Past I Couldn't See You Again," was entirely in English (which is not uncommon for Japanese musicians).ĪSIAN KUNG-FU GENERATION got their first big break when their song, " Konayuki", was featured on the radio. Their first works were sold exclusively online. Their drummer, Ijichi Kiyoshi, later joined after quitting another band. Gotou Masafumi (Vocals, guitar, lyrics)ĪSIAN KUNG-FU GENERATION was first formed in 1996 by Gotou Masafumi, Kita Kensuke, and Yamada Takahiro.