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Kimi Tsunagi Five M

{{Infobox album

| name = Kimi Tsunagi Five M

| type = Album

| artist = Asian Kung-Fu Generation

| cover = Kimi Tsunagi Five M Cover.jpg|border=yes

| alt =

| released = November 19, 2003

| recorded = 2003

| venue =

| studio =

| genre = Pop punk, alternative rock, indie rock

| length = 50:06

| label = Kioon Music
KSCL-629

| producer =

| prev_title = Hōkai Amplifier

| prev_year = 2002

| next_title = Sol-fa

| next_year = 2004

| misc = {{Singles

| name = Kimi Tsunagi Five M

| type = studio

| single1 = Mirai no Kakera

| single1date = August 6, 2003

| single2 = Kimi to Iu Hana

| single2date = October 16, 2003

}}

}}

{{nihongo|Kimi Tsunagi Five M|君繋ファイブエム|Kimi tsunagi faibu emu}} 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|class=artist|id=p685130/biography|pure_url=yes}} 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

{{track listing

| all_music = Masafumi Gotoh, except "No Name" by Gotoh and Takahiro Yamada

| all_lyrics = Masafumi Gotoh

| title1 = Flashback

| note1 = {{nihongo2|フラッシュバック}} Furasshubakku

| length1 = 1:58

| title2 = Mirai no Kakera

| note2 = {{nihongo2|未来の破片}} Piece of The Future

| length2 = 4:45

| title3 = Denpatou

| note3 = {{nihongo2|電波塔}} Radio Tower

| length3 = 3:31

| title4 = Understand

| note4 = {{nihongo2|アンダースタンド}} Andāsutando

| length4 = 3:44

| title5 = Natsu no Hi, Zanzō

| note5 = {{nihongo2|夏の日、残像}} After Image of Summer

| length5 = 4:41

| title6 = Mugen Glider

| note6 = {{nihongo2|無限グライダー}} Eternal Glider

| length6 = 5:07

| title7 = Sono Wake o

| note7 = {{nihongo2|その訳を}} The Reason Why

| length7 = 4:36

| title8 = N.G.S

| length8 = 2:54

| title9 = Jihei Tansaku

| note9 = {{nihongo2|自閉探索}} (Search Within) Social Withdrawal

| length9 = 3:28

| title10 = E

| length10 = 4:12

| title11 = Kimi to Iu Hana

| note11 = {{nihongo2|君という花}} A Flower Named You

| length11 = 6:10

| title12 = No Name

| note12 = {{nihongo2|ノーネーム}} Nōnēmu

| length12 = 5:00

| total_length = 50:06

}}

{{track listing

| headline = 2009 Korean reissue Bonus Track

| title13 = Yoru no Call

| note13 = {{nihongo2|夜のコール}} Call of the Night

| length13 = 3:55

}}

=B-sides=

class="wikitable"
Song

! Length

! B-side of

"Entrance"

|align="center"|3:59

|rowspan="2"|"Mirai no Kakera"

"Sono Wake o"

|align="center"|4:36

"Rocket No. 4"

|align="center"|3:42

|"Kimi to Iu Hana"

Personnel

Chart positions

=Album=

class="wikitable"
Year

! Chart

!style="width:5em;line-height:1.3"|Peak positions

2003

|Oricon

|align="center"|5

=Singles=

class="wikitable"

!rowspan="2"| Year

!rowspan="2"| Song

!style="width:5em;line-height:1.3"|Peak positions

align="center"|Oricon
rowspan="2"|2003

|"Mirai no Kakera"

|align="center"|34

"Kimi to Iu Hana"

|align="center"|14

References

{{Reflist}}

External links

  • [http://www.cdjapan.co.jp/aff/click.cgi/e86NDzbdSLQ/3873/A876102/detailview.html?KEY=KSCL-629 CDJapan]
  • [http://musicbrainz.org/release/dde332bb-ee41-438f-b35f-d1ac1679423e.html Kimi Tsunagi Five M] at MusicBrainz
  • [http://www.last.fm/music/ASIAN+KUNG-FU+GENERATION/Kimi+Tsunagi+Five+M Kimi Tsunagi Five M] at Last.fm

{{Asian Kung-Fu Generation}}

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Category:2003 debut albums

Category:Asian Kung-Fu Generation albums

Category:2000s Japanese-language albums

Category:Ki/oon Records albums

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