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ASIAN KUNG-FU GENERATION timeline (EN)

2026
announced EP Fujieda EP

On 12 February 2026, the band announced a new EP called “Fujieda EP” to be released on 25 March. It will include four tracks, including a cover of a Spitz song, marking the second time the band has covered them. The EP was recorded at a newly opened studio called…
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2025
opening act for Oasis concerts

On 25 October 2025, the band was an opening act for the Oasis concerts in Japan, supporting the first of two performances at Tokyo Dome . In October 2025, they announced a two-day solo concert at Ariake Arena in Tokyo and along with a concert in Jakarta, Indonesia to celebrate…
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hosted Nano-Mugen Festival

In May and June 2025, the band once again hosted Nano-Mugen Festival after an over decade-long hiatus. It was planned to have an international date for the first time, in Jakarta , however the Indonesian leg was cancelled shortly prior. Coinciding with the festival was the release of a new…
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2024
releasing singles collection

In July 2024, the band will be releasing a singles collection, a two-disc compilation of all A-sides released to commemorate the 20th anniversary of major debut. The collection will also include a re-recording of ” Haruka Kanata “.

2023
cancelled Kana-Boon concert due to COVID-19

In August 2023, the band was scheduled as guest in Kana-Boon ‘s concert but cancelled it due to Ijichi tested positive for COVID-19. After he recovered, the band performed in some summer Japan festivals like Rock In Japan, Sweet Love Shower and Rush Ball. The band also performed live in…
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2022
performed at Summer Sonic 2022

In August 2022, they performed in Summer Sonic 2022 festival for first time since 2005. New single, ” Demachiyanagi Parallel Universe ” was selected as the opening theme of anime series The Tatami Galaxy ‘s sequel, Tatami Time Machine Blues , which premiered in September 2022. In December 2022, it…
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released tenth studio album Planet Folks

On March 30, 2022, they released their tenth studio album Planet Folks. It included three previous singles alongside “Flowers” from Empathy’s B-side and guest musicians such as ROTH BART BARON , Rachel of Chelmico , and OMSB. They released three music videos, “You To You”, “De Arriba”, and “Hoshi no…
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2021
announced theme song Empathy

In June 2021, it was announced Asian Kung-Fu Generation would provide the theme song for the new My Hero Academia movie My Hero Academia: World Heroes Mission called ” Empathy ” . In July 2021, it was announced new single “Empathy” and music video collection called Eizo Sakuhin Shu vol.…
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2020
announced Tour 2020 Sui Cup 2

In January 2020, they announced tour named Tour 2020 Sui Cup 2 -The Song of Apple- that would be performed in May–June. However, the tour was delayed to October 2020 before they cancelled it due to COVID-19 pandemic . In October 2020, they released new double A-side single, Dialogue/Furetai Tashikametai…
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2018
released Best Hit AKG 2

In March 2018, they released Best Hit AKG 2 alongside two bootleg albums, HONE and IMO . They held a tour called “BONES & YAMS” (based two bootleg album artwork), with Nick Moon as opening act. In September 2018, the band released a single ” Boys & Girls “. In…
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