Mirai no Kakera
{{Infobox song
| name = Mirai no Kakera
| cover = Mirai no Kakera.jpg
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = Asian Kung-Fu Generation
| album = Kimi Tsunagi Five M
| released = August 6, 2003
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| genre = Indie rock, power pop
| length = 4:45
| label = Ki/oon Records
KSCL-905
| writer = Masafumi Gotoh
| producer = Asian Kung-Fu Generation
| prev_title =
| prev_year =
| next_title = Kimi to Iu Hana
| next_year = 2003
}}
{{nihongo|"Mirai no Kakera"|未来の破片|Piece of the Future}} is a song by Japanese rock band Asian Kung-Fu Generation. It was released as the first single of their major-label debut album, Kimi Tsunagi Five M, on August 6, 2003.{{cite web | title=ASIAN KUNG-FU GENERATION: "Mirai no Kakera" (未来の破片) | url=http://www.sonymusic.co.jp/Music/Arch/KS/ASIANKUNG-FU/KSCL-905/index.html | work=ASIAN KUNG-FU GENERATION Official Website]| publisher=Ki/oon Records Inc | date=| accessdate=2008-10-24}} {{in lang|ja}} The song's b-side, "Entrance," was later included on the band's 2006 compilation, Feedback File.
Music video
The music video for "Mirai no Kakera" was directed by Suguru Takeuchi.{{cite web | title=SPACE SHOWER Music Video Search | url=http://www.spaceshowertv.com/search/artist.cgi?ac=010577&ch=0 | work=SPACE SHOWER TV | publisher=SPACE SHOWER Networks Inc | date= | accessdate=2008-11-07}} {{in lang|ja}} The PV features the band performing the song in a pitch-black environment. As they play, a mysterious woman wearing a hideously cartoonish, cardboard mask resembling Gotoh's face dances to the song.
Track listing
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| headline =
| total_length = 12:38
| all_writing = Masafumi Gotoh
| title1 = Mirai no Kakera
| note1 = {{nihongo2|未来の破片}} Piece of the Future
| length1 = 4:45
| title2 = Entrance
| note2 = {{nihongo2|エントランス}} Entoransu
| length2 = 3:58
| title3 = Sono Wake o
| note3 = {{nihongo2|その訳を}} The Reason Why
| length3 = 4:35
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Personnel
- Masafumi Gotoh – lead vocals, rhythm guitar
- Kensuke Kita – lead guitar, background vocals
- Takahiro Yamada – bass, background vocals
- Kiyoshi Ijichi – drums
- Asian Kung-Fu Generation – producer
- Yusuke Nakamura – single cover art
Charts
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!Year !Chart !Peak |
| 2003
| Oricon |style="text-align:center"|34 |
References
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Category:Asian Kung-Fu Generation songs