Eizō Sakuhinshū Vol. 2: Live at Budokan + is the second video release by Japan

Japan

Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...

ese rock

Rock music

Rock music is a genre of popular music that developed during and after the 1960s, particularly in the United Kingdom and the United States. It has its roots in 1940s and 1950s rock and roll, itself heavily influenced by rhythm and blues and country music...

 band Asian Kung-Fu Generation

Asian Kung-fu Generation

, typeset as ASIAN KUNG-FU GENERATION, is a Japanese rock band formed in Yokohama, Japan in 1996. For nearly its entire career, the band has consisted of vocalist Masafumi Gotō, guitarist Kensuke Kita, bassist Takahiro Yamada, and drummer Kiyoshi Ijichi...

, released on April 20, 2005 by Ki/oon Records

Ki/oon Records

is a Japanese record label, a subsidiary of Sony Music Japan.-Artists:Their artists include L'Arc-en-Ciel, Asian Kung-Fu Generation, FLOW, Home Made Kazoku, Puffy AmiYumi, Polysics, Pushim, chatmonchy, Denki Groove, The Babystars, DOES, Guitar Wolf, Miki Furukawa, Nico Touches the Walls, plingmin,...

. The two-disc video was also the band's very first live DVD, as the first disc contains live footage of the entirety of the final show of their "Tour Suihai 2004 - No!Member, November-," at Budokan, where they performed before an audience of over 10,000 people on December 5, 2004. The disc retains twenty-two songs, with tracks taken from Kimi Tsunagi Five M

Kimi Tsunagi Five M

is the first full-length studio album by Japanese rock band ASIAN KUNG-FU GENERATION and their second major-label release overall, released on November 19, 2003 on Ki/oon Records. The album's name is sometimes given as "Kunkei Five M," but the reading "Kimitsunagi" is given in katakana on the...

, Sol-fa

Sol-fa (album)

is the second full-length studio album by Japanese rock band, ASIAN KUNG-FU GENERATION, released on October 20, 2004.-Reception:With the LP, AKG fully realized and honed the upbeat tempo but hard-edged and emotionally-charged sound first expressed within Hōkai Amplifier...

, and Hōkai Amplifier

Hokai Amplifier

is the major-label debut EP by Japanese rock band ASIAN KUNG-FU GENERATION, released on November 25, 2002 on Under Flower Records.-Background:After six years since its inception and three independent releases, Asian Kung-Fu Generation contributed to the Under Flower compilation album, Whatch You...

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The second disc contains clips from the first concert at the Shimokitazawa

Shimokitazawa

is a neighborhood in Setagaya, Tokyo. It consists of the neighborhood immediately surrounding Shimo-Kitazawa Station, where the Odakyū and Keiō Inokashira Lines intersect. Also known as "Shimokita", the district is a center for stage theater and live music venues. It is home to the historic Honda...

 Shelter Club on November 2, 2004. It also includes behind-the-scenes documentary directed by Toshiaki Toyoda and filmed at Kanto Gakuin University

Kanto Gakuin University

is a private university located in Kanazawa-ku, Yokohama, Japan. The school's official English name is Mabie Memorial School.-History:It traces its roots to The Baptist Theological Seminary of Yokohama established by Albert Arnold Bennett, a missionary of the American Baptist Missionary Union, in...

, where AKG was originally formed, as well as outtakes from the music video for "Kimi to Iu Hana

Kimi to Iu Hana

is a song by Japanese rock band Asian Kung-Fu Generation. It was released as the second single of their major-label debut album, Kimi Tsunagi Five M, on October 16, 2003. The song's b-side, "Rocket No.4," was later included on the band's 2006 anniversary compilation, Feedback File.-Music video:The...

." Upon its release, the video managed to top the Oricon

Oricon

, established in 1999, is the holding company at the head of a Japanese corporate group that supplies statistics and information on music and the music industry in Japan. It started as , which was founded by Sōkō Koike in November 1967 and became known for its music charts. Oricon Inc...

 DVD charts for an entire month.

Disc 1

• Live at Nippon Budokan
  Nippon Budokan
  The , often shortened to simply Budokan, is an indoor arena in central Tokyo, Japan.This is the location where many "Live at the Budokan" albums were recorded...
  
  

1. Opening
2. "Resonance" - "Shindo-Kaku"
3. "Rewrite
   Rewrite (song)
   is a song by Japanese rock band Asian Kung-Fu Generation. It was released as the third single of their second full-length studio album, Sol-fa, on August 4, 2004.-Reception:...
   
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4. "Sunday"
5. "Flash Back"
6. "Mirai no Kakera"
7. "Midnight" - "24ji"
8. "Re:Re:"
9. "My World"
10. "Beyond the Night" - "Yoru No Mukou"
11. "Last Scene"
12. "Mugen Glider"
13. "Siren"
14. "Loop & Loop
    Loop & Loop
    is a song by Japanese rock band Asian Kung-Fu Generation. It was released as the second single of their second full-length studio album, Sol-fa, on May 19, 2004.The song was used as the theme song for the drama Dame Nari!...
    
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15. "Understand"
16. "N.G.S"
17. Far and Away - "Haruka Kanata"
18. "Compass" - "Rashinban"
19. "Kimi to Iu Hana
    Kimi to Iu Hana
    is a song by Japanese rock band Asian Kung-Fu Generation. It was released as the second single of their major-label debut album, Kimi Tsunagi Five M, on October 16, 2003. The song's b-side, "Rocket No.4," was later included on the band's 2006 anniversary compilation, Feedback File.-Music video:The...
    
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20. "Waterfront" - "Kaigan Dori"
21. "12"
22. "Hold me tight"

Disc 2

• Live at Shimokitazawa
  Shimokitazawa
  is a neighborhood in Setagaya, Tokyo. It consists of the neighborhood immediately surrounding Shimo-Kitazawa Station, where the Odakyū and Keiō Inokashira Lines intersect. Also known as "Shimokita", the district is a center for stage theater and live music venues. It is home to the historic Honda...
  
   Shelter Club

1. "Resonance" - "Shindo-Kaku"
2. "To Your Town" - "Kimi no Machi Made
   Kimi no Machi Made
   is a song by Japanese rock band Asian Kung-Fu Generation. It was released as the fourth and final single of their second full-length studio album, Sol-fa, on September 23, 2004.-Music video:...
   
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3. "Entrance"
4. "Waterfront" - "Kaigan Dori"

• Live at Kanto Gakuin University
  Kanto Gakuin University
  is a private university located in Kanazawa-ku, Yokohama, Japan. The school's official English name is Mabie Memorial School.-History:It traces its roots to The Baptist Theological Seminary of Yokohama established by Albert Arnold Bennett, a missionary of the American Baptist Missionary Union, in...
  
  

1. "Kimi to Iu Hana"

Personnel

• Masafumi Gotō (後藤 正文, Gotō Masafumi?) – lead vocals, rhythm guitar
• Kensuke Kita (喜多 建介, Kita Kensuke?) – lead guitar, backing vocals
• Takahiro Yamada (山田 貴洋, Yamada Takahiro?) – bass, backing vocals
• Kiyoshi Ijichi (伊地 知潔, Ijichi Kiyoshi?) – drums