is a song by
Japan
Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, while extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north ...
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rock band
Asian Kung-Fu Generation. It was released as the first single of their major-label debut album, ''
Kimi Tsunagi Five M
is the first studio album by Japanese rock music, rock band Asian Kung-Fu Generation and their second major-label release overall, released on November 19, 2003 on Kioon Music. The album's name is sometimes given as "Kunkei Five M," but the readi ...
'', on August 6, 2003. In 2020, this song was used for promotional anime video for horse race event, 65th Arima Kinen, with original characters then became anime ''
Fanfare of Adolescence
is an original Japanese anime television series produced by Lay-duce and Aniplex. It aired from April to June 2022.
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Production and release
The anime p ...
''. The song's
b-side
The A-side and B-side are the two sides of phonograph records and cassettes; these terms have often been printed on the labels of two-sided music recordings. The A-side usually features a recording that its artist, producer, or record compan ...
, "Entrance," was later included on the band's 2006 compilation, ''
Feedback File
is the first compilation album by Japanese rock band Asian Kung-Fu Generation, released on October 25, 2006. The album is primarily composed of B-side tracks from previously released studio singles and recordings of live performances, with the e ...
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Music video
The
music video for "Mirai no Kakera" was directed by Suguru Takeuchi.
[ ] The PV features the band performing the song in a pitch-black environment. As they play, a mysterious woman wearing a hideously cartoonish, cardboard mask resembling Gotoh's face dances to the song.
Track listing
Personnel
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Masafumi Gotoh
(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 Gakui ...
– lead vocals, rhythm guitar
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Kensuke Kita – lead guitar, background vocals
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Takahiro Yamada – bass, background vocals
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Kiyoshi Ijichi – drums
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Asian Kung-Fu Generation – producer
*Yusuke Nakamura – single cover art
Charts
References
{{DEFAULTSORT:Mirai No Kakera
2003 songs
2003 debut singles
Asian Kung-Fu Generation songs
Songs written by Masafumi Gotoh
Ki/oon Music singles