Between March 14 and June 26 of 2005, AKFG went on an extensive sold-out Re:Re Tour, performing at forty-eight concerts in thirty-eight cities throughout Japan.
The band closed the year by releasing the single, ” Blue Train ” ( ブルートレイン ) , followed up by a brief tour entitled, “Tour SUI CUP 2005 – Winter Dragon” in December.
The four then released a year-end video DVD, izō Sakuhinshū Vol. 1 on November 26.
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,…
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On July 1, the band held their third ASIAN KUNG-FU GENERATION presents Nano-Mugen Festival at the Tokyo arena Nippon Budokan .
From January 19 to February 25, AKG held their first headlining tour: Five Nano Seconds. The tour consisted of thirteen shows.
As they entered 2004, AKFG received the award for Best New Artist while their video for “Kimi to Iu Hana” won the award for Best Music Video at the SPACE SHOWER Music Video Awards .
The band followed it up by releasing their first full-length studio album, Kimi Tsunagi Five M ( 君繋ファイブエム ) on November 19.
Days later, AKG held the first edition of what would become an annual festival, the Nano-Mugen Fes. The event took place on August 11 at the Shinjuku LOFT.
On August 6, the band released their major-label debut single, ” Mirai no Kakera ” ( 未来の破片 ) , with their second single, ” Kimi to Iu Hana ” ( 君という花 ) , following shortly after.