is the first studio album by Japanese rock band Asian Kung-Fu Generation and their second major-label release overall, released on November 19, 2003 on Kioon Music. 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.[ allmusic (((Asian Kung-Fu Generation > Biography)))] The album is also featured in a live studio recording which is included as a bonus DVD from the limited edition of future compilation, Best Hit AKG.
Track listing
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 ChartPeak positions2003Oricon5
Singles Year SongPeak positionsOricon2003"Mirai no Kakera"34"Kimi to Iu Hana"14
References
External links CDJapan Kimi Tsunagi Five M at MusicBrainz Kimi Tsunagi Five M at Last.fm