is the first full-length studio album by Japan

Japan

Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...

ese rock

Rock music

Rock music is a genre of popular music that developed during and after the 1960s, particularly in the United Kingdom and the United States. It has its roots in 1940s and 1950s rock and roll, itself heavily influenced by rhythm and blues and country music...

 band ASIAN KUNG-FU GENERATION

Asian Kung-fu Generation

, typeset as ASIAN KUNG-FU GENERATION, is a Japanese rock band formed in Yokohama, Japan in 1996. For nearly its entire career, the band has consisted of vocalist Masafumi Gotō, guitarist Kensuke Kita, bassist Takahiro Yamada, and drummer Kiyoshi Ijichi...

 and their second major-label release overall, released on November 19, 2003 on Ki/oon Records

Ki/oon Records

is a Japanese record label, a subsidiary of Sony Music Japan.-Artists:Their artists include L'Arc-en-Ciel, Asian Kung-Fu Generation, FLOW, Home Made Kazoku, Puffy AmiYumi, Polysics, Pushim, chatmonchy, Denki Groove, The Babystars, DOES, Guitar Wolf, Miki Furukawa, Nico Touches the Walls, plingmin,...

. The album's name is sometimes given as "Kunkei Five M," but the reading "Kimitsunagi" is given in katakana

Katakana

is a Japanese syllabary, one component of the Japanese writing system along with hiragana, kanji, and in some cases the Latin alphabet . The word katakana means "fragmentary kana", as the katakana scripts are derived from components of more complex kanji. Each kana represents one mora...

 on the original compact disc. Peaking at number five on the Oricon

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. It started as , which was founded by Sōkō Koike in November 1967 and became known for its music charts. Oricon Inc...

 charts, the LP retained two successful singles, "Mirai no Kakera

Mirai no Kakera

is a song by Japanese rock band Asian Kung-Fu Generation. It was released as the first single of their major-label debut album, Kimi Tsunagi Five M, on August 6, 2003. The song's b-side, "Entrance," was later included on the band's 2006 compilation, Feedback File.-Music video:The music video for...

" and "Kimi to Iu Hana

Kimi to Iu Hana

is a song by Japanese rock band Asian Kung-Fu Generation. It was released as the second single of their major-label debut album, Kimi Tsunagi Five M, on October 16, 2003. The song's b-side, "Rocket No.4," was later included on the band's 2006 anniversary compilation, Feedback File.-Music video:The...

, and has gone on to sell over 250,000 copies.

Track listing

All songs written and composed by Masafumi Gotō

Masafumi Goto

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...

 except:

• "No Name" written by Takahiro Yamada

1. – 1:58
2. – 4:45
3. – 3:31
4. – 3:44
5. – 4:41
6. – 5:07
7. – 4:36
8. "N.G.S."(Number Girl Syndrome) – 2:54
9. – 3:28
10. "E" – 4:12
11. – 6:10
12. – 5:00
13. (2009 Korean reissue Bonus Track) - 3:55

B-sides

Song	Length	B-side of
"Entrance"	3:59	"Mirai no Kakera Mirai no Kakera is a song by Japanese rock band Asian Kung-Fu Generation. It was released as the first single of their major-label debut album, Kimi Tsunagi Five M, on August 6, 2003. The song's b-side, "Entrance," was later included on the band's 2006 compilation, Feedback File.-Music video:The music video for... "
"Sono Wake o"	4:36
"Rocket No.4"	3:42	"Kimi to Iu Hana Kimi to Iu Hana is a song by Japanese rock band Asian Kung-Fu Generation. It was released as the second single of their major-label debut album, Kimi Tsunagi Five M, on October 16, 2003. The song's b-side, "Rocket No.4," was later included on the band's 2006 anniversary compilation, Feedback File.-Music video:The... "

Personnel

• Masafumi Gotō
  Masafumi Goto
  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...
  
   – lead vocals, guitar, lyrics
• Kensuke Kita
  Kensuke Kita
  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...
  
   – lead guitar, background vocals
• Takahiro Yamada
  Takahiro Yamada (musician)
  is the bass player and backing singer of the Japanese rock band Asian Kung-Fu Generation. Yamada met fellow band members Masafumi Gotō and Kensuke Kita while attending a music club of Kanto Gakuin University...
  
   – bass, background vocals
• Kiyoshi Ijichi
  Kiyoshi Ijichi
  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....
  
   – drums
• Asian Kung-Fu Generation
  Asian Kung-fu Generation
  , typeset as ASIAN KUNG-FU GENERATION, is a Japanese rock band formed in Yokohama, Japan in 1996. For nearly its entire career, the band has consisted of vocalist Masafumi Gotō, guitarist Kensuke Kita, bassist Takahiro Yamada, and drummer Kiyoshi Ijichi...
  
   – producer
• Tohru Takayama – mixing
• Mitsuharu Harada – mastering
• Kenichi Nakamura – recording
• Yusuke Nakamura – art direction

Album

Year	Chart	Peak positions
2003	Oricon 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. It started as , which was founded by Sōkō Koike in November 1967 and became known for its music charts. Oricon Inc...	5

Singles

Year	Song	Peak positions
		Oricon 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. It started as , which was founded by Sōkō Koike in November 1967 and became known for its music charts. Oricon Inc...
2003	"Mirai no Kakera Mirai no Kakera is a song by Japanese rock band Asian Kung-Fu Generation. It was released as the first single of their major-label debut album, Kimi Tsunagi Five M, on August 6, 2003. The song's b-side, "Entrance," was later included on the band's 2006 compilation, Feedback File.-Music video:The music video for... "	34
	"Kimi to Iu Hana Kimi to Iu Hana is a song by Japanese rock band Asian Kung-Fu Generation. It was released as the second single of their major-label debut album, Kimi Tsunagi Five M, on October 16, 2003. The song's b-side, "Rocket No.4," was later included on the band's 2006 anniversary compilation, Feedback File.-Music video:The... "	14

External links

• Kimi Tsunagi Five M at MusicBrainz
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• Kimi Tsunagi Five M at Last.fm
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