Best Hit AKG

Best Hit AKG
Compilation album by Asian Kung-Fu Generation
Released	January 18, 2012
Genre	Indie rock, alternative rock
Length	74:52
Label	Ki/oon Records, JPU Records
Producer	Asian Kung-Fu Generation
Asian Kung-Fu Generation chronology
Magic Disk (2010) Best Hit AKG (2012) Landmark (2012)
Singles from Best Hit AKG
"Marching Band" Released: November 30, 2011

Best Hit AKG is the first best-of album by the Japanese rock band Asian Kung-Fu Generation, released on January 18, 2012.

History

Following their previous work "Magic Disc", Best Hit AKG is their first album in about a year and a half and the first best-of album by the band. Song selection was determined by members other than Masafumi Goto. Most of their singles up until now were edited for the album, but 3rd single "Siren", 8th single "World Apart" and 15th single "Maigoinu to Ame no Beat" were not.

Limited edition includes bonus DVD of "Return To The Basics vol.1". Live studio recording of the songs from the 1st album "Kimi Tsunagi Five M" are included here in the same order.^[1][2]

Gotoh announced via Twitter that the best of album does not represent the end of the band, and that they still plan on releasing an original album in summer, 2012, as the title of it was later announced to be called Landmark.

This album is also their first to be available for digital download in the United States via iTunes.

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Haruka Kanata"	4:03
2.	"Mirai no Kakera"	4:48
3.	"Understand"	3:45
4.	"Kimi to Iu Hana"	6:12
5.	"Rewrite"	3:46
6.	"Kimi no Machi Made"	3:37
7.	"Loop & Loop"	3:47
8.	"Blackout"	5:19
9.	"Blue Train"	4:22
10.	"Aru Machi no Gunjō"	4:23
11.	"After Dark"	3:15
12.	"Korogaru Iwa, Kimi ni Asa ga Furu"	4:39
13.	"Mustang"	4:50
14.	"Fujisawa Loser"	2:47
15.	"Shinseiki no Love Song"	5:16
16.	"Solanin"	4:35
17.	"Marching Band"	5:20

limited edition bonus DVD Return To The Basics vol.1: Kimi Tsunagi Five M Studio Live
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Flashback"
2.	"Mirai no Kakera"
3.	"Denpatō"
4.	"Understand"
5.	"Natsu no Hi, Zanzō"
6.	"Mugen Glider"
7.	"Sono Wake o"
8.	"N.G.S."
9.	"Jihei Tansaku"
10.	"E"
11.	"Kimi to Iu Hana"
12.	"No Name"

Personnel

• Masafumi Gotoh – lead vocals, guitar, lyrics
• Kensuke Kita – lead guitar, background vocals
• Takahiro Yamada – bass, background vocals
• Kiyoshi Ijichi – drums
• Asian Kung-Fu Generation – producer

References

• CDJapan

1. "アジカン初ベスト「BEST HIT AKG」の詳細が明らかに" (in Japanese). natalie.mu. Retrieved 27 February 2012.
2. "ASIAN KUNG-FU GENERATION - BEST HIT AKG【初回生産限定盤】" (in Japanese). sonymusicshop.jp. Retrieved 27 February 2012.