Asian Kung-Fu Generation perform in London on November 8th

They've provided music for a number of anime series, from Naruto through to The Tatami Galaxy, and this Sunday Asian Kung-Fu Generation come to London as part of their current European tour.

Alongside this, record label Japan Underground are localising and releasing two of their albums, BEST HIT AKG and Wonder Future on November 6th, both of which are now available for pre-order via the JPU Records web site and other online retailers.

Meanwhile, the group's live appearance takes place at the O2 Academy, Islington, on Sunday 8th November from 7PM - you can find more details on the Academy Music Group web site.

You can find more details in the press release below:

ASIAN KUNG-FU GENERATION Strike Europe in Album and Tour Combo

Japan’s black belts of alt-rock, ASIAN KUNG-FU GENERATION, have confirmed that two of their high hitting albums will be localised by London’s JPU Records ahead of the influential quartet’s headline tour of Europe this November.

ASIAN KUNG-FU GENERATION, described by The Guardian as “one of Japan’s biggest rock bands… in terms of homegrown talent, you can't get much bigger”, are a multi-award winning rock band hailing from Yokohama. They’ve performed alongside Oasis, Weezer and Third Eye Blind and curate their own event, NANO-MUGEN FESTIVAL, which has featured Ash, Stereophonics and Manic Street Preachers amongst many more British and Japanese bands.

On 6 November 2015 BEST HIT AKG will be released, the band’s chart-topping ‘best of’ compilation features 17 career defining tracks. The CD includes breakout singles Piece of the Future (video) and A Flower Named You (video), as well as guitar anthems Rewrite (video) and Far and Beyond (video) from their smash hit album Sol-fa, which sold more than half-a-million copies in Japan. Far and Beyond has had over seven million views on YouTube outside of Japan. The album also packs several songs that brought the band to international attention, including ones used as themes to popular anime such as Bleach and Naruto.

Eighth and latest album Wonder Future, recorded at Foo Fighters’ Studio 606 earlier this year, will be released simultaneously with BEST HIT AKG in the UK and Europe. The release smashed its way to number four in Japan’s weekly album chart (Oricon), and saw the band adopt an entirely new recording style for the first time in their 19-year career, led by lead single Easter (video).

Both albums include extra booklets with lyrics translated into English and Romaji, while BEST HIT AKG additionally has track-by-track comments from each member in English. The album is available to pre-order now direct from JPU Records Online, as well as HMV, Amazon, FNAC and other stores.

ASIAN KUNG-FU GENERATION European Tour Dates:

7 Nov 2015 – Die Werkstatt, Cologne, Germany

8 Nov 2015 – O2 Academy Islington, London, UK.

10 Nov 2015 – La Machine du Moulin Rouge, Paris, France.

ASIAN KUNG-FU GENERATION are;

Masafumi Gotoh – Vocal, Guitar (Twitter / Instagram / Facebook)

Takahiro Yamada – Bass, Vocal

Kiyoshi Ijichi – Drums (Twitter / Instagram)

Kensuke Kita – Guitar, Vocal