released Sol-fa

Over the course of the year, the band released four more singles: ” Siren ” ( サイレン ) , “Loop & Loop” ( ループ＆ループ ) , ” Rewrite ” ( リライト ) and ” Kimi no Machi Made ” ( 君の街まで ) , before finally releasing their second full-length album, Sol-fa ( ソルファ ) on October 20. The album debuted at number-one on the Oricon charts where it stayed for two consecutive weeks and eventually went on to sell more than 600,000 copies. The album received critical praise for its honed sound and high production quality, which thoroughly nullified the language barrier that frequently impeded non– Japanese -speaking audiences. This notion became evident following the domestic release of Sol-fa , when AKFG fans from around the world organized themselves and petitioned for copies of the second album to be distributed outside Japan. The support for Ajikan eventually resulted in Tofu Records striking a contract to release Sol-fa in the United States on October 18, 2005. Additionally, the song “Rewrite” found recognition both domestically as well as on an international level when it was chosen as the fourth opening theme for the anime series Fullmetal Alchemist . Around the same time, their song ” Haruka Kanata ” enjoyed similar recognition after being used for the second opening of the anime series Naruto . Asian Kung–Fu Generation spent the next two months on a national tour consisting of twelve shows called “Tour SUI CUP 2004 -No! Member, November.” The tour included a prestigious headliner at Nippon Budokan arena. The four then released a year-end video DVD, izō Sakuhinshū Vol. 1 on November 26. The DVD is compilation of the music videos for all singles from “Haruka Kanata” to “Kimi no Machi Made,” including a never before seen clip of “Siren.” The video contains audio commentary for each song, a making-of featurette, and live footage derived from their concerts. In 2016, the song ” Re:Re: ” was rerecorded and used as the opening for the anime Erased .