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Surf Bungaku Kamakura

Studio album by the Japanese rock band Asian Kung-Fu Generation


Surf Bungaku Kamakura (サーフ ブンガク カマクラ, Sāfu Bungaku Kamakura) is the fifth studio album released by the Japanese rock band Asian Kung-Fu Generation, released on November 5, 2008. The album peaked at the second position on both the Oricon charts and Billboard Japan.[3] Its lead single, "Fujisawa Loser" managed to peak at number five on the Japan Hot 100 and at the number six spot on Oricon.[4] The album's tracks are named after notable stops along the famous Enoshima Electric Railway in order starting from Fujisawa and ending with Kamakura. Additionally, it includes the three b-sides "Enoshima Escalator," "Yuigahama Kite," and "Kugenama Surf" released over the past two years within "Korogaru Iwa, Kimi ni Asa ga Furu," "After Dark," and "Aru Machi no Gunjō" respectively. In promotion of the conceptual album, on November 9, the band held an exclusive live concert within an undisclosed location in Kamakura.[5]

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The band has since revealed a continuation of this album is in the works, covering the stations of the Railway line which did not originally have a song.[6] This began with Yanagikōji Parallel Universe, a B-side track to Demachiyanagi Parallel Universe.

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All songs written and composed by Masafumi Gotoh.

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Surf Bungaku Kamakura Complete

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Asian Kung-Fu Generation's eleventh studio album, Surf Bungaku Kamakura Complete (サーフ ブンガク カマクラ(完全版)) was released on July 5, 2023.[7] The album contains re-recordings of the original songs and new five songs, also dubbed "complete version" as now it covers every Enoshima Electric Railway station. Two new tracks, "Yanagikouji Parallel Universe" and "Nissaka Down Hill" were already released as B-sides of "Demachiyanagi Parallel Universe" and "Shukuen", respectively.

Three weeks before the release of the full album, the band released an EP called Surf Bungaku Kamakura (half carton) (サーフ ブンガク カマクラ(半カートン)) that included five new songs and an instrumental cover of Caramelman's "Shonan Electro", exclusive on music streaming services.[8]

On the day of release, an Instagram live talk was held on Gotoh and Kiyoshi's Instagram accounts, broadcasting from New Enoshima Aquarium.[9] To promote the new album, the band took a different artist photo at each Enoden station, which were then displayed as posters at the respective stations for a two week period starting from the day prior to release.[10]

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All songs written and composed by Masafumi Gotoh, except where noted.

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References

  1. "Billboard Japan – TOP Albums". Billboard. 2008-11-11. Archived from the original on October 2, 2008. Retrieved 2008-11-14. (in Japanese)
  2. "Japan Hot 100 Singles – Fujisawa Loser". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 2008-10-24. Retrieved 2008-11-10. [dead link] (in English)
  3. "ASIAN ASIAN KUNG-FU GENERATION Holds a Secret Live Somewhere in Kamakura". natalie. Natasha. 2008-11-05. Retrieved 2009-03-06.
  4. "ASIAN KUNG-FU GENERATION -「江ノ島エスカー」Music Videoアルバム発売日7月5日(水)21:00より公開! 新江ノ島水族館でのインスタライブ、リスニングパーティーも開催!" ["Enoshima Escar" Music Video and album releases July 5th (Wednesday) at 21:00! Instagram Live and Listening Party will be held at Enoshima Aquarium!]. www.asiankung-fu.com (in Japanese). Retrieved 2023-07-04.
  5. "ASIAN KUNG-FU GENERATION - 江ノ電各駅にて撮影の"各駅アーティスト写真"を使用したポスターが、本日から江ノ電全15駅に掲載!" [Posters using "artist photos" taken at each Enoden station will be posted at all 15 Enoden stations from today!]. www.asiankung-fu.com (in Japanese). Retrieved 2023-07-04.
  6. "Oricon Top 50 Albums: 2023-07-17" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved July 12, 2023.
  7. "Oricon Top 50 Combined Albums: 2023-07-17" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved July 14, 2023.
  8. Billboard Japan – Adult Contemporary Airplay Archived 2008-10-06 at the Wayback Machine. Billboard. Retrieved on 2008-11-10. (in Japanese)

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