
In 2016, Asian Kung-fu Generation re-recorded Sol-fa and released on November 30, 2016. "Mayonaka to Mahiru no Yume" ( 真夜中と真昼の夢 Midnight and Daydreams) " Kimi no Machi Made" ( 君の街まで To Your Town) Track listingĪll lyrics are written by Masafumi Gotoh all music is composed by Masafumi Gotoh, except " Siren" and " Re:Re:" by Gotoh and Takahiro Yamada. The support for Ajikan eventually resulted in Tofu Records striking a contract to release Sol-fa in the United States on October 18, 2005. Following its domestic release, fans from around the world petitioned for Sol-fa to be distributed outside Japan. The album peaked at number three on the World Chart while "Rewrite" went on to win Best Anime Theme Song at the 2007 American Anime Awards. With the LP, AKG also finally succeeded in outreaching to international audiences, a goal they had attempted in earlier English indie releases but were met by little response. In 2016, the 2016 version of Re:Re: was used as the opening for the anime version of Erased).
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Its success can be partially traced to two tracks that the band produced, " Rewrite" and " Haruka Kanata," were featured in the opening themes of the highly popular anime series Fullmetal Alchemist and Naruto respectively. Upon its debut, the album topped the Oricon charts for two weeks straight and produced four singles, with sales reaching over 600,000 copies by its third week. The album was equally praised for its high production quality, which thoroughly nullified the language barrier that frequently impeded non– Japanese speaking audiences. Gotō credited this outcome as the result of sharing his songwriting duties more evenly with bandmates than ever before. The urgency of the songs were complemented by the balanced nature of the overall album, creating their most mature release as of late. After experiencing modest success under Sony Music Entertainment Japan, the band started their own label, spiral-motion, in July 2010, where they have remained ever since.With the LP, AKG fully realized and honed the upbeat tempo but hard-edged and emotionally charged sound first expressed within Hōkai Amplifier. No Regret Life formed in January 2001, signing on to a major label in February 2005. "I don't have the strength to go on with the band anymore," he stated.Īfter having a discussion as a band, No Regret Life decided that they would be ending their activities together, holding one final tour before disbanding in July 2013.ĭetails regarding the band's farewell tour have not been worked out at this time. In December 2012, the band's bassist Genta Matsumura requested to leave the band. There are 2 promotional videos (PV) Can't Explain (from their previous single) and ハルカカナタ(Haruka Kanata). No Regret Life released their fourth album Wheels of Fortune on October 22, 2008. But finally, on August 13, 2008, they released a new single, "Can't Explain". After the release of Allegro, the band did not release any more albums or singles for nearly a year and a half. Their third album, Allegro, was released on March 14, 2007. Their next single, "Day by day", was released on February 14, 2007. They released two more singles in 2006: "憧れの果て (Akogare no Hate)" on July 19, and "右手の在処 (Migite no Arika)" on November 8. Their second album, Sign, was released on February 1, 2006. This was followed by their next two singles "失くした言葉 (Nakushita Kotoba)" on June 8, which was used as the 9th ending theme for the anime Naruto, and "あの日の未来 (Ano Hi no Mirai)" on November 2. Soon after, they signed with Yeah! Yeah! Yeah! Records and released their first maxi-single on Februentitled "メロディー (Melody)". In April 2004, they released a mini album My Life, My Song, My Mind. In May 2003, they toured with Ellegarden. They played live shows before releasing their first album Tomorrow is the Another Day in November 2002. No Regret Life was founded in 2001 in Kanoya, Kagoshima, Japan, by Kazusō Oda, Ryūta Hashiguchi, and Yuka Shimokariya, who was later replaced by Genta Matsumura.
