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".
Loop & Loop
ASIAN KUNG-FU GENERATION Lyrics
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描いた途中で投げ出す その光る明日を
左手汚して 名も無き君の絵を
描いた宇宙で出会った その光る明日を
とめどない青 消える景色 終わる冬を
抜け出す扉を沈めるひどい雨
頼りない明日の儚い想いも
僅かな光で切り取る白い影
所詮 突き刺して彷徨って
塗りつぶす君の今日も
つまりエンド & スタート
積み上げる弱い魔法
由縁 失って彷徨って
垂れ流す僕の今日を
走り出したエンドロール
つまらないイメージを壊せ
そうさ
君と僕で絡まって
繋ぐ 繋ぐ 繋ぐ未来
最終形のその先を
担う 担う 担う世代
僕が描いたその影に
君の未来は霞んでしまった?
所詮 突き刺して彷徨って
塗りつぶす君の今日も
つまりエンド & スタート
積み上げる弱い魔法
由縁 失って彷徨って
垂れ流す僕の今日を
走り出したエンドロール
つまらないイメージを壊せ
そうさ
The lyrics of "Loop & Loop" by ASIAN KUNG-FU GENERATION speak of a sense of hopelessness in the face of an uncertain future, with the singer struggling to find meaning and purpose in their life. The song begins with a description of the singer giving up on a drawing of their own and instead drawing a picture of someone else's, only to meet that same person in a universe they themselves have created. The refrain repeats a phrase about a "shining tomorrow" that is always just out of reach, accompanied by images of boundless blue, disappearing landscapes, and the end of winter.
The verses turn inward as the singer struggles to find a way out of their despair, with a "terrible rain" weighing down the door that they need to open in order to escape. The song then moves into a sense of resolution, as the singer realizes that the only way to break through their sense of hopelessness is to act, to make something happen, to live their life. The song concludes with a call to action, to create something real and tangible out of the dull and lifeless images that surround us.
Overall, "Loop & Loop" is a song about the struggle to find one's place in the world and to create something meaningful out of the chaos and confusion of the everyday. It speaks to the importance of taking action and making a difference, no matter how small, in order to move forward and find a sense of purpose.
Line by Line Meaning
右手に白い紙 理由なき僕の絵を
In my right hand is a blank piece of paper on which I'll draw a meaningless picture.
描いた途中で投げ出す その光る明日を
But in the middle of drawing, I'll throw away that bright future.
左手汚して 名も無き君の絵を
With my left hand stained, I'll draw your nameless picture.
描いた宇宙で出会った その光る明日を
The bright future we met in the world I drew.
とめどない青 消える景色 終わる冬を
Endless blue, disappearing scenery, and the end of winter.
抜け出す扉を沈めるひどい雨
The terrible rain that weighs down the door we need to escape through.
染み込む心の奥底に響いて
Echoing deep within our hearts, soaking in.
頼りない明日の儚い想いも
Even the fleeting feelings of an unreliable tomorrow.
僅かな光で切り取る白い影
The white shadow we cut out with just a little light.
所詮 突き刺して彷徨って
In the end, we're just wandering, feeling the sting.
塗りつぶす君の今日も
Painting over your today.
つまりエンド & スタート
In other words, the end and start.
積み上げる弱い魔法
Stacking up our weak magic.
由縁 失って彷徨って
Losing our reasons and wandering.
垂れ流す僕の今日を
My today just flows out from me.
走り出したエンドロール
The credits have started to roll.
つまらないイメージを壊せ
We must destroy the boring imagery.
君と僕で絡まって 繋ぐ 繋ぐ 繋ぐ未来
You and me, tangled up, connected, connected, connected to the future.
最終形のその先を 担う 担う 担う世代
We are the generation that will bear the responsibility for what comes after the final form.
僕が描いたその影に 君の未来は霞んでしまった?
I wonder if your future became hazy in the shadow I drew?
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: Gtoh Masafumi
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
@kaseybeckett9231
Watching this again in 2022 is so surreal.
I remember this being on Comcast where there was a section to watch j-rock/j-pop music videos in the U.S. This music video reminds me of when I was little, and my big sister and I were always into anime, watching Adult Swim, and just being nerdy kids. It was back before my parents got divorced and before my sister moved across the country where now I only see her a couple times a year.
Every now and then, we bring this song up and just absolutely revel in how much powerful nostalgia it brings when we would sit on the living room floor and watch this on repeat when we were young.
The memories used to make me so sad since now that things are completely different, but I've grown to realize how happy of a childhood I honestly had and I am happy to just have experienced it at all.
My family and I are more or less alright, but I love that this song is a safe place to come visit those memories every once in a while.
@jairofrancoguzman668
Romaji Lyrics:
Migite ni shiroi kami
Riyounaki boku no e o
Egaita tochou de nage dasu
Sono hikaru ashita o
Hidarite yogoshite
Namonaki kimi no e o egaita uchuude deatta
Sono hikaru ashita o
Tomedonai ao kieru keshiki owaru fuyu o
Nugedasu tobira o shizumeru hidori ame
Shimikomu kokoro no okuzoko ni hibiki ite
Tayorinai ashita no hakanai omoi mo
Wazukana hikari de kiri toru shiroi kage
Shosen tsuki sashite samayotte
Nuritsubusu kimi no kyou mo
Tsumari endo & sutaato
Tsumiageru yowai mahou
Yuen ushinatte samayotte
Nagare dasu boku no kyou
Hashiridashita endo rouru
Tsumaranai imeiji o kowase sousa
Kimi to boku de karamatte tsunagu
Tsunagu tsunagu mirai
Saishou katachi no sono saki o ninau
Ninau ninau sedai
Boku ga kaita sono kage ni
Kimi no mirai wa kasande shimatta?
Shosen tsuki sashite houkoutte
Nuritsubusu kimi no kyou mo
Tsumari endo & sutaato
Tsumiageru yowai mahou
Yuen ushinatte samayotte
Nagare dasu boku no kyou
Hashiridashita endo rouru
Tsumaranai imeiji o kowase sousa
@deaglelover6942
A white sheet of paper in my right hand
Tossed out a half-finished picture of me for no reason
That shining tomorrow
Soiling my left hand
I met you, the nameless one in outer space where I drew your picture
That shining tomorrow
An endless blue, a disappearing view, the ending of winter
The door that lets you slip away from all that, swallowed by torrential rain
Reverberating in the depts of my soaking soul
These transient feelings of an unreliable tomorrow
White shadows cut out by a bit of light
After all, your day of stabbing, wandering and blotting everything out
Is just an end and a start
Stacking up weak magic
The reason for this lost, wandering, effluent day of mine
Are the rolling end credits
Destroy worthless images
That's right
You and I entwine, connecting to our future
Our generatrion bears the burden that goes beyond the final stage
Did my drawing of shadows blur your future?
After all, your day of stabbing, wandering and blotting everything out
Is just an end and a start
Stacking up weak magic
The reason for this lost, wandering, effluent day of mine
Are the rolling end credits
Destroy worthless images
That's right
@yudinishicarmo5194
右手に白い紙 理由なき僕の絵を
描いた途中で投げ出す その光る明日を
左手汚して 名も無き君の絵を
描いた宇宙で出会った その光る明日を
とめどない青 消える景色 終わる冬を
抜け出す扉を沈めるひどい雨
染み込む心の奥底に響いて
頼りない明日の儚い想いも
僅かな光で切り取る白い影
所詮 突き刺して彷徨って
塗りつぶす君の今日も
つまりエンド & スタート
積み上げる弱い魔法
由縁 失って彷徨って
垂れ流す僕の今日を
走り出したエンドロール
つまらないイメージを壊せ
そうさ
君と僕で絡まって
繋ぐ 繋ぐ 繋ぐ未来
最終形のその先を
担う 担う 担う世代
僕が描いたその影に
君の未来は霞んでしまった?
所詮 突き刺して彷徨って
塗りつぶす君の今日も
つまりエンド & スタート
積み上げる弱い魔法
由縁 失って彷徨って
垂れ流す僕の今日を
走り出したエンドロール
つまらないイメージを壊せ
そうさ
migite ni shiroi kami
riyounaki boku no e o egaita tochou de nage dasu
sono hikaru ashita o
hidarite yogoshite
namonaki kimi no e o egaita uchuude deatta
sono hikaru ashita o
tomedonai ao kieru keshiki owaru fuyu o
nugedasu tobira o shizumeru hidori ame
shimikomu kokoro no okuzoko ni hibiki ite
tayorinai ashita no hakanai omoi mo
wazukana hikari de kiri toru shiroi kage
shosen tsuki sashite houkoutte
nuritsubusu kimi no kyou mo
tsumari ENDO & SUTAATO
tsumiageru yowai mahou
yuen ushinatte samayotte nagare dasu boku no kyou
hashiridashita ENDO ROURU
tsumaranai imeiji o kowase
sousa
kimi to boku de karamatte tsunagu
tsunagu tsunagu mirai
saishou katachi no sono saki o ninau
ninau ninau sedai
boku ga kaita sono kage ni
kimi no mirai wa kande shimatta?
shosen tsuki sashite houkoutte
nuritsubusu kimi no kyou mo
tsumari ENDO & SUTAATO
tsumiageru yowai mahou
yuen ushinatte samayotte nagare dasu boku no kyou
hashiridashita ENDO ROURU
tsumaranai imeiji o kowase
sousa!
@michaelmelro6641
*ROMAJI LYRICS*
Migite ni shiroi kami
Riyuu naki boku no e wo
Egaita tochuu de nage dasu
Sono hikaru asu wo
Hidarite yogoshite
Namonaki kimi no e wo
Egaita uchuude deatta
Sono hikaru asu wo
Tomedonai ao
Kieru keshiki
Owaru fuyu wo
Nukedasu tobira wo shizumeru hidoi ame
Shimikomu kokoro no okuzoko ni hibiite
Tayorinai ashita no hakanai omoi mo
Wazukana hikari de kiri toru shiroi kage
Shosen tsuki sashite samayotte
Nuritsubusu kimi no kyou mo
Tsumari ENDO ANDO SUTAATO
Tsumiageru yowai mahou
Yuen ushinatte samayotte
Tare nagasu boku no kyou wo
Hashiridashita ENDO ROORU
Tsumaranai IMEEJI wo kowase
Sousa!
Kimi to boku de karamatte
Tsunagu tsunagu tsunagu mirai
Saishuu kei no sono saki wo
Ninau ninau ninau sedai
Boku ga kaita sono kage ni
Kimi no mirai wa kasunde shimatta?
Shosen tsuki sashite samayotte
Nuritsubusu kimi no kyou mo
Tsumari ENDO ANDO SUTAATO
Tsumiageru yowai mahou
Yuen ushinatte samayotte
Tare nagasu boku no kyou wo
Hashiridashita END ROORU
Tsumaranai IMEEJI wo kowase
Sousa!
Ahhh~ Yeah! Yeah! Yeah~ah
@deanroger3573
English Translation
A white sheet of paper in the right hand
Tossed out a half-finished picture of myself for no reason
Of a shining tomorrow
Soiling in the left hand
I met you, the nameless one in the outer space of where I drew your picture
Of a shining tomorrow
An endless blue, a disappearing view, the ending of winter
The door that lets you slip away from all that, swallowed by torrential rain
Reverberating in the depths of my soaking soul
These transient feelings of an unreliable tomorrow
White shadows cut out by a bit of light
In other words, your day of stabbing, wandering and blotting everything out
Is just end & start
Stacking up weak magic
So this lost, wandering effluent day of mine
Comes to a close with the rolling end credits
Destroy worthless images
That's right
You and I entwine, connecting to our future
Our generation bears the burden that goes beyond final stage
Did my drawing of shadows blur your future?
In other words, your day of stabbing, wandering and blotting everything out
Is just an end & start
Stacking up weak magic
So this lost, wandering, effluent day of mine
Comes to a close with the rolling end credits
Destroy worthless images
That's right
@diegotarazona7379
"Loop&Loop" lyrics
migite ni shiroi kami
riyounaki boku no e o egaita tochou de nage dasu
sono hikaru ashita o
hidarite yogoshite
namonaki kimi no e o egaita uchuude deatta
sono hikaru ashita o
tomedonai ao kieru keshiki owaru fuyu o
nugedasu tobira o shizumeru hidori ame
shimikomu kokoro no okuzoko ni hibiki ite
tayorinai ashita no hakanai omoi mo
wazukana hikari de kiri toru shiroi kage
shosen tsuki sashite houkoutte
nuritsubusu kimi no kyou mo
tsumari ENDO & SUTAATO
tsumiageru yowai mahou
yuen ushinatte samayotte nagare dasu boku no kyou
hashiridashita ENDO ROURU
tsumaranai imeiji o kowase
sousa
kimi to boku de karamatte tsunagu
tsunagu tsunagu mirai
saishou katachi no sono saki o ninau
ninau ninau sedai
boku ga kaita sono kage ni
kimi no mirai wa kande shimatta?
shosen tsuki sashite houkoutte
nuritsubusu kimi no kyou mo
tsumari ENDO & SUTAATO
tsumiageru yowai mahou
yuen ushinatte samayotte nagare dasu boku no kyou
hashiridashita ENDO ROURU
tsumaranai imeiji o kowase
sousa
@CanalKizaru
This song reminds me of a really difficult period of my life, but at same time it brings me an incredibly nostalgia, I really love it! AKG was the first band I truly loved and they helped me a lot in the past with their amazing songs! They also were basically my introduction to j-rock and music in general. Thanks for making amazing music for more than 2 decades and I wish all the best for you guys. Keep up the great work!
@chilledoutluke
Sei como é, eles me ajudaram nuns tempos difíceis também, é incrível ver como a música pode nos carregar quando estamos passando por tempos mais sombrios.
@CanalKizaru
@@chilledoutluke Com certeza. E apesar da banda Dir en grey ser sem dúvidas minha banda favorita, a AKG sempre terá um lugar especial no meu coração tmb como minha introdução ao mundo do rock japonês.
@saifaldin_
Same here.. I just finished uni back then. Moved to the big city, no job, single, and broke as hell.. 😂
@niranjankris
I cannot explain why but every time I listen to a AKFG song, some kind of motivation comes in me and I get the feel that I can do much better!
Really appreciate their quality music and will definitely love to see them live if I get the chance :D
@J0seph88
I know that feel bro
@Fjgdghs
Omg same. Their songs motivate me so much
@etherealfuegooscuro491
exactly
@kenzeigurmendi6459
✌♥🐼
@FetishonyoutubeURL
They were influenced by weezer