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.
After a while, they began to perform at the school and in the local Yokohama area. 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 CDs were sold at concerts and over the internet.
In 2001, beginning with "YMD" they held many self-planned events at Yokohama's CLUB24.
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.
After that, they released their second CD of original works, this time using Japanese lyrics. It achieved great success within the region and at all the Live Houses.
From this time on, starting at Shibuya, Shimokitazawa, Kichijouji and other places, they started putting on shows famed for their energy.
In 2002, they submitted a track to the Underflow Records Compilation CD. In November of the same year, they released "Houkai Amplifier," their first Mini Album to be produced professionally. 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.
On April 4, 2003, "Houkai Amplifier" was re-released under Ki/oon Records. That summer, they appeared at FUJI ROCK (on the "ROOKIE A GO GO" stage), and at SUMMER SONIC '03 in Osaka.
Following their October 16, 2003 single "Kimi to Iu Hana," their first full album "Kimi Tsunagi Five M" was released on November 19.
From January 19 to February 25 2004, they went on the "five nano seconds" tour. All shows immediately sold out and were a massive success.
In 2004, their first proper single "Siren" and their second single, the iconic "Loop & Loop," were released, the former on April 14th and the latter on May 19th.
Their self-planned event ASIAN KUNG-FU GENERATION presents "NANO-MUGEN FEST" took place on July 1st at Nihon Budoukan and, that summer, they appeared live at festivals in areas all over the country. On August 4th, their new single "Rewrite" was released, followed by "Kimi no Machi Made" on September 23rd.
On October 20, 2004, their long-awaited new album "Sol-fa" was released and this really pushed the band to the forefront of the J-Rock scene. Then, on November 2nd, they started their second national tour: ASIAN KUNG-FU GENERATION Tour Suihai No!
June 8 2005 saw the release of "NANO-MUGEN COMPILATION," an album composed of songs from various acts, both Japanese and English-language alike. Included was their first single after "Sol-fa": "Blackout." Later, the band released their first real single in over a year; "Blue Train."
In 2006, the band released another single "World Apart," followed by their third album, "Fanclub." A month later, they released their latest album "Feedback File," which includes live versions of some of their most popular tracks.
Their song "Haruka Kanata" was chosen to be a theme song for the anime series "Naruto," and the popular single "Rewrite" was selected as a theme song to the hit anime series "Fullmetal Alchemist." The song "Aru Machi no Gunjou" was used in the animated movie "Tekkon Kinkreet," and the song "After Dark" was used as a theme song for the animated series "BLEACH." The song "Maigo Inu to Ame no Beat" was used as the opening theme for the anime "The Tatami Galaxy".
青の歌
ASIAN KUNG-FU GENERATION Lyrics
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隙間を埋めるには僕は弱く
ああ青い春の唄です
僕らを満たすより 君へと届くよに
悲しみの瞬間は 僕の胸しめつけるけど
ささやかに心ブランニュース 君に届けるから
居場所さえ探す日々
いつだって
僕らは行き詰まっては 広がる星の海も
青に染めるよ
心を溶かすよに 吐き出す思いの全て
青に染めるよ 青に染めるよ
切なさ募っては軋み歪む ああ青い春の僕です
僕らを満たすより 君へと届くよに
いつだって
僕らは行き詰まっては 広がる星の海も
青に染めるよ
心を溶かす様に 吐き出す思いの全て
青に染めるよ 青に染めるよ
青に染めるよ
青に染めるよ
I will was you to bully
I say love you
You love me now
The song, 青の歌 (Ao no Uta) by ASIAN KUNG-FU GENERATION, talks about the emotions and struggles of youth. The first verse expresses the singer's weakness in filling the gaps and also the beginning of the season of youth. The chorus talks about how they will sing about the "blue" moments, which can refer to the sadness and struggles of youth, and how they hope to reach out to someone special through their music. Although they feel restricted by their emotions, they will always strive to look for their place in the world.
The second verse reflects on how they are constantly facing dead ends, but they will still color the expansive sea of stars in blue. They will pour out their feelings, no matter how painful or unbearable, in the hopes of turning them into something beautiful. The repetition of "青に染めるよ" emphasizes the importance and significance of their desire to paint the world in blue. In the end, the song expresses the bittersweetness of youthful struggles and how they turn those experiences into art to connect with others.
Contributed by Keira K. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
CrashGamerr
Amo essa música, incrível. Abraços do Brasil!
Esteban Rios
Dios, como amo este EP, cuando ajikan eran salvajes puros
samuel perez garcia
Por cierto, está re pasado este temazo, lo bueno es que hay canciones que no he escuchado y los descubro acá donde ya tengo la letra, es un ganar/ganar
kieropalomitasxd
Hace años que buscaba un sub de esta canción , gracias por cumplir esta fantasía
ಥ‿ಥ
そのうち名前考えるよ。
青の歌大好き
アジカン
いいな
Sunlit Akzkwkfj
Es lo único que llena el vacío
samuel perez garcia
Por aquí casual dandole a "reproducir todo" de tu canal
Ajikan17
DALE-PLAY----lml
こんにちはです
うーむよきよき