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Korogaru Iwa, Kimi Ni Asa Ga Furu
is a song by Japanese rock band Asian Kung-Fu Generation. It was released as the third and last single of their fifth studio album, '' World World World'', on February 6, 2008. The song was first introduced late 2007 during a live, onstage performance in Korea while the band was on its ''Project Beef'' tour. The song was ranked 8th on fans request for band's 10th anniversary live setlist on September 14, 2013. In December 2022, the song was used as the ending for the final episode of anime ''Bocchi the Rock!'', where it was covered by Kessoku Band from the series. Music video The music video for "Korogaru Iwa, Kimi ni Asa ga Furu" was directed by Kazuyoshi Oku. The music video primarily centers around a young boy planting and watching a seed sprout in flowerpot. Track listing Personnel *Masafumi Gotō – lead vocals, rhythm guitar *Kensuke Kita – lead guitar, background vocals * Takahiro Yamada – bass, background vocals *Kiyoshi Ijichi – drums *Asian Kung-Fu Generatio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Asian Kung-Fu Generation
(stylized as ASIAN KUNG-FU GENERATION) is a Japanese alternative rock band formed in Yokohama in 1996. For its entire career, the band has consisted of vocalist Masafumi Gotoh, 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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Space Shower TV
is a Japanese music television channel operated by Space Shower Networks, Inc. The company is headquartered in Minato, Tokyo. The channel launched at 6:00 on December 1, 1989. The idea behind establishing Space Shower TV was to create a specialized music channel like MTV in Japan. The purpose was to make it a strictly music channel providing quality content that would meet the standards of a true music fan. See also * Space Shower Music Video Awards * Space Shower Music Space Shower Music is a Japanese record label and talent agency owned by Space Shower Network, best known as the operator of Space Shower TV. History The company was founded in 1999 as , whose primary shareholder was Polystar. In 2004, Space Sh ... References External links * Mass media companies based in Tokyo Music television channels Television channels and stations established in 1989 1989 establishments in Japan Japanese-language television stations Itochu Music organizations based in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Songs Written By Masafumi Gotoh
A song is a musical composition intended to be performed by the human voice. This is often done at distinct and fixed pitches (melodies) using patterns of sound and silence. Songs contain various forms, such as those including the repetition and variation of sections. Written words created specifically for music, or for which music is specifically created, are called lyrics. If a pre-existing poem is set to composed music in classical music it is an art song. Songs that are sung on repeated pitches without distinct contours and patterns that rise and fall are called chants. Songs composed in a simple style that are learned informally "by ear" are often referred to as folk songs. Songs that are composed for professional singers who sell their recordings or live shows to the mass market are called popular songs. These songs, which have broad appeal, are often composed by professional songwriters, composers, and lyricists. Art songs are composed by trained classical composers fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2008 Singles
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Asian Kung-Fu Generation Songs
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Oricon
, established in 1999, is the holding company at the head of a Japanese corporate group that supplies statistics and information on music and the music industry in Japan and Western music. It started as, which was founded by Sōkō Koike in November 1967 and became known for its music charts. Oricon Inc. was originally set up as a subsidiary of Original Confidence and took over the latter's Oricon record charts in April 2002. The charts are compiled from data drawn from some 39,700 retail outlets (as of April 2011) and provide sales rankings of music CDs, DVDs, electronic games, and other entertainment products based on weekly tabulations. Results are announced every Tuesday and published in ''Oricon Style'' by subsidiary Oricon Entertainment Inc. The group also lists panel survey-based popularity ratings for television commercials on its official website. Oricon started publishing Combined Chart, which includes CD sales, digital sales, and streaming together, on December 19, 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kiyoshi Ijichi
(born September 25, 1977) is the drummer of the Japanese rock band Asian Kung-Fu Generation. Ijichi credits the origin of his drumming ability to playing in marching bands in junior high. He met fellow band members Masafumi Gotō, Kensuke Kita, and Takahiro Yamada while attending Kanto Gakuin University in 1996. Unlike the others, Ijichi had prior band experience and was a member of another college band when approached by the three. After parting ways with his old band, Ijichi joined Gotō, Kita, and Yamada to form Asian Kung-Fu Generation and the four have been together ever since. Aside from drumming, Ijichi is a skilled pianist and can be heard playing an excerpt of "Claire de Lune" from Debussy's '' Suite bergamasque'' for the intro of "Moonlight." He has a degree in engineering and his favourite bands are Brian Setzer, Link, King Bee and Hi-Standard. In comparison to his bandmates, Ijichi is fairly indifferent towards British alternative rock, instead preferring American ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Takahiro Yamada (musician)
is the bass player and backing vocalist of the Japanese rock band Asian Kung-Fu Generation. Yamada met fellow band members Masafumi Gotoh and Kensuke Kita while attending a music club of Kanto Gakuin University. The three formed Asian Kung-Fu Generation in 1996, with drummer Kiyoshi Ijichi joining the band shortly after. While Gotoh acts the main songwriter of the band, Yamada has composed music for certain songs, such as After Dark, Re:Re:, Siren and Sore dewa, Mata Ashita. He retains a degree in literature and his favourite bands are The Beatles, Oasis, The Smashing Pumpkins and Pet Shop Boys The Pet Shop Boys are an English synth-pop duo formed in London in 1981. Consisting of primary vocalist Neil Tennant and keyboardist Chris Lowe, they have sold more than 50 million records worldwide, and were listed as the most successful duo i .... Yamada also contribute for other musician projects. In 2014, he arranged a song for Rina Katahira, "HIGH FIVE" and performed together w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kensuke Kita
(January 24, 1977) is the lead guitarist and backing singer of the Japanese rock band Asian Kung-Fu Generation. Kensuke met fellow band members Masafumi Gotō and Takahiro Yamada while attending a music club of Kanto Gakuin University. The three formed Asian Kung-Fu Generation in 1996, with drummer Kiyoshi Ijichi joining the band shortly after. While he primarily performs as background vocals, he sang lead vocals on, "Uso to Wonderland", "Seaside Sleeping", "Time Traveler", "Hakkei" and "Omatsuri No Ato", all of them are B-sides from the band's singles. He has a degree in economics and his favourite bands are Radiohead, Manic Street Preachers, XTC, Supergrass Supergrass are an English rock band formed in 1993 in Oxford. For the majority of the band's tenure, the line-up consisted of brothers Gaz (lead vocals, guitar) and Rob Coombes (keyboards), Mick Quinn (bass, backing vocals) and Danny Goffey ( .... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Masafumi Gotō
(December 2, 1976) is the lead vocalist, main songwriter and rhythm guitarist of the Japanese rock band Asian Kung-Fu Generation. Masafumi met fellow band members Kensuke Kita and Takahiro Yamada while attending a music club of Kanto Gakuin University. The three formed Asian Kung-Fu Generation in 1996, with drummer Kiyoshi Ijichi joining the band shortly after. As the main songwriter of the band, Gotoh is credited with writing a majority of their lyrics, but has a strong tendency to share songwriting duties equally among his bandmates. His vocal style most often alternates between soft, melodic singing, and harder, harsher, yelling. Masafumi has a degree in economics and his favourite artists include Weezer, Number Girl, Oasis, Teenage Fanclub, and Beck. He produces records for other artists such as Chatmonchy, Dr. Downer and The Chef Cooks Me. He was also one of the founding members of the band . In 2010, Gotoh launched his own music label, only in dreams. In 2012, he started ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bocchi The Rock!
is a Japanese four-panel manga series written and illustrated by Aki Hamaji. It has been serialized in Houbunsha's ''seinen'' manga magazine ''Manga Time Kirara Max'' since December 2017. Its chapters have been collected in five ''tankōbon'' volumes as of November 2022. An anime television series adaptation produced by CloverWorks aired from October to December 2022. Plot Extremely anxious and socially awkward Hitori Gotō longs to become a rock musician in spite of her struggles, whilst fulfilling her desires to one day make friends. She is even given a chance to do so after she is taken in by Nijika Ijichi to become a member of the newly formed Kessoku Band. Characters Kessoku Band is the center band in the series, based in STARRY, a live house in Shimokitazawa. The members' family names are derived from the real-life J-Rock band Asian Kung-Fu Generation, with their instrumental roles matching as well (for example, the Yamada of both bands play bass). ; / : :The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
World World World (Asian Kung-Fu Generation Album)
is the fourth studio album by Japanese rock band Asian Kung-Fu Generation, released on March 5, 2008. Release Unlike the band's previous yearly studio albums, the conception and release of ''World World World'' spanned almost two years. The album's lead single, "Aru Machi no Gunjō," was released in November 2006, and after spending nearly the entirety of 2007 touring and performing at festivals, AKFG ended the year with the release of its second single, " After Dark." The third and final single, "Korogaru Iwa, Kimi ni Asa ga Furu" was released a month prior to the album's drop. Despite the significant time span between the releases, both the LP and all three singles were well received. Alongside ''World World World'' debuting at number one on the Oricon chart, AKFG was once more selected to produce the opening theme for yet another highly popular anime series, with "After Dark" being chosen as the seventh opening of ''Bleach''. Track listing Personnel *Masafumi Gotō – ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
