Kimi Tsunagi Five M

Kimi Tsunagi Five M
Studio album by ASIAN KUNG-FU GENERATION
Released	November 19, 2003
Recorded	2003
Genre	indie rock, Alternative rock
Length	50:06
Label	Ki/oon Records KSCL-629
ASIAN KUNG-FU GENERATION chronology
Hōkai Amplifier (2003) Kimi Tsunagi Five M (2003) Sol-fa (2004)
Singles from Kimi Tsunagi Five M
"Mirai no Kakera" Released: August 6, 2003 "Kimi to Iu Hana" Released: October 16, 2003

Kimi Tsunagi Five M (君繋ファイブエム, Kimi tsunagi faibu emu) is the first full-length studio album by Japanese rock band ASIAN KUNG-FU GENERATION and their second major-label release overall, released on November 19, 2003 on Ki/oon Records. The album's name is sometimes given as "Kunkei Five M," but the reading "Kimitsunagi" is given in katakana on the original compact disc. Peaking at number five on the Oricon charts, the LP retained two successful singles, "Mirai no Kakera" and "Kimi to Iu Hana, and has gone on to sell over 250,000 copies.

Track listing

All songs written and composed by Masafumi Gotō except:

• "No Name" written by Takahiro Yamada

1. "Flashback" (フラッシュバック) – 1:58
2. "Mirai no Kakera" (未来の破片, Fragments of the Future) – 4:45
3. "Denpatou" (電波塔, Radio Tower) – 3:31
4. "Understand" (アンダースタンド) – 3:44
5. "Natsu no Hi, Zanzou" (夏の日、残像, A Summer's Day, Afterimage) – 4:41
6. "Mugen Glider" (無限グライダー, Infinite Glider) – 5:07
7. "Sono Wake o" (その訳を, That reason) – 4:36
8. "N.G.S."(Number Girl Syndrome) – 2:54
9. "Jihei Tansaku" (自閉探索, Self-absorbed Search) – 3:28
10. "E" – 4:12
11. "Kimi to Iu Hana" (君という花, A Flower Called You) – 6:10
12. "No Name" (ノーネーム) – 5:00
13. "Yoru no Call" (夜のコール, Call of the Night) (2009 Korean reissue Bonus Track) - 3:55

B-sides

Song	Length	B-side of
"Entrance"	3:59	"Mirai no Kakera"
"Sono Wake o"	4:36
"Rocket No.4"	3:42	"Kimi to Iu Hana"

Personnel

• Masafumi Gotō – lead vocals, guitar, lyrics
• Kensuke Kita – lead guitar, background vocals
• Takahiro Yamada – bass, background vocals
• Kiyoshi Ijichi – drums
• Asian Kung-Fu Generation – producer
• Tohru Takayama – mixing
• Mitsuharu Harada – mastering
• Kenichi Nakamura – recording
• Yusuke Nakamura – art direction

Chart positions

Album

Year	Chart	Peak positions
2003	Oricon	5

Singles

Year	Song	Peak positions
		Oricon
2003	"Mirai no Kakera"	34
	"Kimi to Iu Hana"	14

External links

• Kimi Tsunagi Five M at MusicBrainz
• Kimi Tsunagi Five M at Last.fm