Release UpdatesMini Album to be released in June! (updated 04/30/2008)June 11th will be the official release date of the new mini album titled "Mada Minu Ashita Ni". It will feature six brand new tracks that were recorded around the time of "World World World". The album is said to have an "unrestricted" atmosphere with a solid concept for each song, from the fast, uptempo rock tune to the medium ballad. It can be preordered at CDJapan or YesAsia. New Album and DVD to Be Released in March! (updated 02/11/2008)After a much awaited time, fans will be pleased to know that AKG will be releasing a new album and DVD this coming March! The album is titled "World World World" and includes 13 tracks! It will feature some of the past singles such as "After Dark", along with some new songs such as "No. 9 ". You can expect the album to be on shelfs the fifth of March. In addition, March 26, will mark the release of a DVD titled Eizou Sakushin Shuu 4. The DVD will feature AKG’s latest PV’s, starting with "Blackout". It will also include two new PVs for "Atarashii Sekai" and "World World World"! You can preorder both items at CDJapan or YesAsia! New Single to be Released in February 08! (updated 12/31/2007)AKG has announced that they will be releasing another single this coming year. "Korogaru Iwa Kimi ni Asa ga Furu" will contain two tracks and is stated to be different than "After Dark". Unlike the previous single, AKG has mentioned on their official site that this single will have a medium tempo. Along with its self-titled track, is one other titled "Enoshima Esukaa". You can now pre-order the single at CDJapan and YesAsia! After Dark is Now Out! (updated 11/11/07)AKG’s latest single, "After Dark" is now available for purchase! The single has gathered a lot of attention from the press and is doing well. The single ranked at #5 on the Oricon music charts upon its release and is currently still in the top ten. Some reviewers have compared this single to others like "Rewrite", praising the upbeat tempo and experimentation that it presents. In celebration of its release, AKG has been interviewed by both Excite Music and Oricon. When asked about the tune, it was revealed that the basic tune and tempo for "After Dark" was first thought of by Yamada! Once Yamada had some notes down, the band played around and were able to come up with the finished product you can now hear! You can read more in each interview below. Each interview also features a video message from AKG about the single! Excite’s Interview with AKG Oricon’s Interview with AKG DVD #3 is Now Out! (updated 03/23/07)AKG’s third DVD is now out and availabe for purchase! The DVD contains 22 songs performed live and runs for almost two hours. Currently ranking #4 on the Oricon charts, the content on this DVD is sure to thoroughly please any fan. To see clips of the DVD, click here. You can order the DVD at YesAsia or CDJapan for reasonable prices. Problems with Haruka, Haruka Photobook! (updated 03/23/07)It has been announced that the release date of the new photobook "Haruka, Haruka" has been postponed from April 10th to April 27th! It seems there is a problem with the production of the book. Sound familiar? This also happened with their first photobook! To make sure you get a copy of this photobook, I suggest you preorder it now. It is currently being offered on HMV’s website. Click the link below to preorder your copy. Order Haruka, Haruka Live Documentary Book to be Released! (updated 02/18/07)AKG has announced that they will be releasing a new documentary book containing photos from the years 2005-2007. The photos are expected to be a medley of live and behind the scene pictures spread over 288 pages. The documentary is titled "Haruka, Haruka" and is set to be released on April 10th! As some older fans may remember, a similar photobook was released several years ago to a very limited audience. Keep an eye out for this great collectable on hmv.co.jp or amazon.jp! New DVD Information (updated 02/18/07)It has been announced that the title of the new DVD will be "Eizo Sakushin Shu Vol. 3". No official tracklist has been released, but AKG has commented that the DVD will include songs from "Houkai Amplifier" up through "Fanclub". Altogether, the total footage will last 120 minutes! The DVD costs about $50 once you figure in tax and shipping, and is in region 2 coding. If you do order this DVD, make sure that your DVD player or computer can play region 2 (most DVD drives in computers can change region specifications). If you would like to purchase a copy of the DVD, click on the link below. Order the DVD Here New DVD To Be Released March 21st! (updated 01/13/07)AKG has announced that they will be releasing their third DVD March 21st! Much of the footage that will be featured on the DVD was taped on December 9th at the Yokohama arena. The DVD will also include behind the scene footage of the band! Please stay tuned for the announcement of the tracklist and title :) AKG Releases Rank in the Top 100 Best Selling CD’s! (updated 12/30/06)Every year Oricon releases the top 100 best selling albums and singles. This year AKG’s singles and album made it on to both lists! "Blue Train" ranked #94 on the top singles of 2006. "Fan Club" hit #48 and "Feedback File" (which has only been out for 2 months) barely made it at spot #99 on the top 100 albums list. This good news does deserve a congratulations. If the latest single "Aru Machi no Gunjou" sells enough copies, it will also appear on Oricon’s list for 2007. Space Shower Music Video Awards 06 (updated 12/20/06)This year at Space Shower’s annual music video award show, AKG won the "Best Group Video" award! The award was in honor of the music video for the song "Blue Train". Now some of you may be thinking, wait what about their more recent videos? No worries...Some of those videos will have a chance to win an award next year. Space Shower holds their award shows every March. The next award show will be held March 17, 2007. If you live in Japan, then you will be able to watch the 2006 Award Show on Space Shower TV January 12th, 20th, 24th, and February 3rd. For specific time listings, please visit Space Shower TV’s Official site. Congrats AKG! New Information on the Single for the Upcoming Tekkon Movie! (updated 10/08/06)AKG has officially announced that they will be releasing a new single. This single will be featured in the upcoming anime movie Tekkon. The title of the single is "Aru Machi no Gunjou" and it will feature two tracks: 1. Aru Machi no Gunjou, 2. Kugenuma Surf. It is set to be released November 29th and will cost 1,020 yen (around $10). You can preview a small sample of the song "Aru Machi no Gunjou" on the movie trailer at Tekkon’s site. Stay tuned to akfgfan.com for more information on this single as it is released! New Album! (updated 09/07/06)AKG released some very exciting news earlier today! They will be releasing a new album in October titled "Feedback File". The album will be featuring 4 live audio recordings and 9 of their best back tracks, including Entrance, Siren, Yuugure no Aka, Hold Me Tight and more! In addition to this, the album will contain two new tracks: Kaiga Kyoushitsu and Doudoumeguri Yoru! As if this wasn’t awesome, a special DVD will also be included with the album! For more awesome news check out the discography section and AKG’s official site :D New Single to be Featured in the Upcoming Tekkon Movie! (updated 08/22/06)Here is some fantastic news all fans should look forward to! AKG has announced that their upcoming fall single will be featured in the animated movie Tekkon! This is the third song that AKG will have composed for an anime, but the first time it has been featured in a movie. According to Tekkon’s official site, Matsumoto Taiyo (the creator of the Tekkon manga) met with AKG. He asked them to do the theme song for the movie. Instead of waiting for the movie to be finished so AKG could see the final product, AKG was given to the go ahead to start on the song right away! The new tune will be released this fall by Ki/oon Records before the movie makes its premiere. The movie is set to premiere in December! For more information on the new tune and the movie, please visit Tekkon’s official site: http://www.tekkon.net/site.html Tsutaya Records (updated 07/17/06)To help advertise for the festival, AKG created a special contest with Tsutaya Records. When you go to Tsutaya Records store, you can enter into a contest to win one of Gotoh’s Gibson Marauder Guitars! The winner will recieve the guitar as well as autographs from AKG :D That is one extremely awesome prize! Tune in to Space Shower TV! (updated 07/02/06)In preparation for the release of the Nano-Mugen Compilation Album and festival, AKG will be appearing on two different shows on Space Shower TV! The first show is called World Ride. Here, AKG will discuss the festival and artists attending it. You can view this showing July 3rd from 11-12 PM. The second show is called Space Shower TV [Chart*Cobain]. AKG will make a live appearance on the show. This one will air on July 7th, from 6:30-8. These are two shows not to be missed! New Tune Announced! (updated 05/24/06)AKG has announced that the new song featured on the Nano-Mugen Compilation album is called "Jyuni Shinhou no Yukei". The title roughly means "Twelve Advance System of Evening Scenery". Some fans have speculated that the title is representational of the zodiac which contains twelve animals. Others have come up with more outlandish theories, stating that it represents the revolution of the moon. Whatever the case, all fans should be excited for this new tune :) AKG also plans to make a PV for this new tune. The album is planned to be released July 5th, so look for the new PV about two weeks prior to the release. Nano-Mugen Compilation 2006 (updated 05/07/06)AKG is planning on hosting their annual Nano-Mugen Festival this July! In hopes of promoting and advertising the festival, AKG will be releasing a new Nano-Mugen Compilation CD that features this year’s bands. The CD is planned to be released on July 5th for 2,520 yen. The CD will feature a new song by AKG. Also plan to see songs by bands like Ellegarden, Straightener, HiGE, Silver Suns, and more! Please stay tuned to akfgfan.com for more up to date information as it is released! Poor Results for Fan Club (updated 04/06/06)After a nice start, Fan Club’s performance has dwindled in the Japanese market. Sales have gone down dramatically. The results are odd since AKG has received praise from several organizations like Excite and Oricon. In Ninki’s investigation, it was even found that Fan Club was highly anticipated by listeners. So what’s the problem? The only clear dillema I can find is their poor advertisement. If you don’t count "Blackout" as a real release for AKG, then AKG basically did not release anything for almost a year! In addition to this, they have had poor advertising for "Blue Train" and "World Apart". The lack of releases and advertisement has really hurt their sales! Sol-Fa sold almost 600,000 copies and right now Fan Club has only sold about 200,000 after three weeks. What can be done to change this bad trend? Remind friends and fans to support AKG by buying their new album. I also encourage you to email AKG if you feel the need to. They do read their mail and feedback is very important to them. How has Fan Club done? (updated 03/25/06)I am sure that many of you have been wondering how Fan Club has done in terms of sales. Fan Club has performed very well so far! On daily rankings, it hasn’t dropped below the top three and continues to stay strong in the charts! After the first week it was released, Fan Club currently stands #3. In addition, they sold 152, 034 copies! Only 600,000 copies of Sol-Fa were sold, so there is a very good chance that Fan Club will pass this number! Stay tuned each week as I’ll bring you more news about Fan Club’s latest performance in the market! Fan Club is Out! (updated 03/014/06)Fan Club is now officially out! If you have not ordered a copy yet, I highly encourage you to do so. This album is by far their best and it got a great pre-ranking score on Oricon’s Ninkya. In fact, it was #1 to be exact! It includes the songs Blackout, Gekkou, Blue Train, World Apart, and several other new great rock songs! You can sample the album by clicking on my review section. You’ll find my reviews as well as samples of each song. Below are two great sites you can also buy the album from! YesAsia CD Japan Special AKG Calendar! (updated 03/05/06)I am very envious of those who live in Japan right now! AKG is holding a special sale! When you buy "Houkai Amplifier", "Kimitsunagi Five M", or "Sol-fa" at select stores in Japan, they will give you an AKG calendar! It is an incredible deal and a long list of stores are participating in this sale. If you are in Japan right now or will be soon, then check out the official list of stores to see if one is in your area. But hurry soon because there is only a limited supply of calendars! Official Stores Participating in Calendar Deal World Apart is now out! (updated 02/16/06)World Apart is now out! You can find a review of the single by me under the review section. Also find out the latest news about the single by going back to the news section and clicking on "World Apart News". Blue Train (updated 01/27/06)As many fans know, Blue Train was a very experimental single with mixed feelings amonst fans. Ironically, according to Oricon, this was AKG’s best selling single thus far with 66,000 copies sold! That is almost 20,000 more copies than their previous best selling single, Rewrite! Another interesting fact that was revealed, is that Kita helped compose Blue Train. In less than a month, the single World Apart will be out. It will be interesting to see if World Apart will share the same success. Stay tuned to akfgfan.com for more info! AKG’s 3rd Album! (updated 01/11/06)The long awaited 3rd album is almost here! AKG released the official news concerning the album earlier today with some new surprises! The title of the album is going to be "Fan Club". The album was expected to be released in April, but AKG is now going to release it on March 15th! That is exactly one month after the release of their next single "World Apart". The album has 11 tracks and includes "World Apart", "Blackout", "Blue Train", and "Gekkou". Curiously AKG has also noted that the track "Blackout" will be different than the track that was on their Nano-Mugen Compilation. The album is selling for 2900-3000 yen, depending what site you order from. You can preorder your copy now at CDJapan and YesAsia! Below is a direct link to the album :D YesAsia CD Japan New Single Information is Released! (updated 01/01/06)AKG has finally announced the official title of their next single which will come out in February. The single is titled "World Apart" and features three new tracks! According to some of the Japanese blogs, AKG played the song "World Apart" at one of their Winter Dragon concerts in Zepp Nagoya during a encore performance. The song is supposed to be upbeat! The single is already available for pre-order on CD Japan and YesAsia! It is going for about 1223 yen, or $9.95. A special first press edition is available right now and is supposed to carry a bonus item! Follow the links below to pre-order your copy! YesAsia CD Japan |
