Hōkai Amplifier
2002 EP by Asian Kung-Fu Generation
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Hōkai Amplifier (崩壊アンプリファー, Hōkai Anpurifā; Destructive Amplifier) is the major-label debut EP by Japanese rock band Asian Kung-Fu Generation, released on November 25, 2002 on Under Flower Records.[1][2]
April 23, 2003 (re-release)
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| Released | November 25, 2002 (original) April 23, 2003 (re-release) | |||
| Recorded | 2002 at GOK Sound Studio in Tokyo, Japan | |||
| Genre | Indie rock, alternative rock | |||
| Length | 22:54 | |||
| Label | Under Flower FLOWER-047 Ki/oon KSCL-542 Spectrum SPJL-001 | |||
| Producer | Katsuhisa Ogawa | |||
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Background
After six years since its inception and three independent releases, Asian Kung-Fu Generation contributed to the Under Flower compilation album, What You Gonna Do?, before dropping their first major-label EP.[1] Due to its success, Hōkai Amplifier was re-released by Ki/oon Records on April 23, 2003. Although the mini-album didn't release any singles, the intro track "Haruka Kanata" enjoyed immense domestic and international popularity after it came to be used as the second opening theme for the anime series Naruto.[3] In 2014, the album was released again as a 12-inch analog record.[4]
Track listing
All lyrics are written by Masafumi Gotoh; all music is composed by Masafumi Gotoh, except "Rashinban" by Gotoh and Takahiro Yamada.
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Haruka Kanata" (遥か彼方 Far Away) | 4:02 |
| 2. | "Rashinban" (羅針盤 Compass) | 2:32 |
| 3. | "Konayuki" (粉雪 Powder Snow) | 3:46 |
| 4. | "Ao no Uta" (青の歌 Blue Song) | 3:52 |
| 5. | "Sunday" (サンデイ Sandei) | 4:03 |
| 6. | "12" | 4:36 |
| Total length: | 22:51 | |
Personnel
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Chart positions
| Year | Chart | Peak positions |
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| 2002 | High Line Records | 1 |
| Oricon Indie | 35 |