Upon its debut, the album topped the Oricon charts for two weeks straight and produced four singles, with sales reaching over 600,000 copies by its third week.[1] Its success can be partially traced to two tracks that the band produced, "Rewrite" and "Haruka Kanata," were featured in the opening themes of the highly popular anime series Fullmetal Alchemist and Naruto respectively. In 2016, the 2016 version of "Re:Re:" was used as the opening for the anime adaptation of Erased. With the LP, AKG also finally succeeded in outreaching to international audiences, a goal they had attempted in earlier English indie releases but were met by little response[verification needed].
The album peaked at number three on the World Chart while "Rewrite" went on to win Best Anime Theme Song at the 2007 American Anime Awards.[2][3] Following its domestic release, fans from around the world petitioned for Sol-fa to be distributed outside Japan. The support for Ajikan eventually resulted in Tofu Records striking a contract to release Sol-fa in the United States on October 18, 2005.[4]
ReceptionEdit
With the LP, AKG fully realized and honed the upbeat tempo but hard-edged and emotionally charged sound first expressed within Hōkai Amplifier. The urgency of the songs were complemented by the balanced nature of the overall album, creating their most mature release as of late. Gotō credited this outcome as the result of sharing his songwriting duties more evenly with bandmates than ever before.[1] The album was equally praised for its high production quality, which thoroughly nullified the language barrier that frequently impeded non–Japanese speaking audiences.[4] In 2020, Jonathan McNamara of The Japan Times listed Sol-fa as one of the 10 Japanese albums worthy of inclusion on Rolling Stone's 2020 list of the 500 greatest albums of all time, billing it as "an album full of tracks as well produced as they are sonically complex."[5]
In 2016, Asian Kung-fu Generation re-recorded Sol-fa and released it on November 30, 2016. "Re:Re:" was released as the lead single on March 16, 2016. The tracklist changed with "Loop & Loop" as the third track and made "Kaigan Dōri" the closer for the album. This was the original track order that the band wanted for the original album, but they decided not to as they thought it would be bad to have all the singles in the first half of the album.[6]
Track listingEdit
No.
Title
Length
1.
"Shindōkaku" (振動覚Resonance)
2:27
2.
"Rewrite" (リライトRiraito)
4:39
3.
"Loop & Loop" (ループ&ループRūpu & Rūpu)
3:37
4.
"Kimi no Machi Made" (君の街までTo Your Town)
3:40
5.
"My World" (マイ・ワールドMai Wārudo)
4:03
6.
"Yoru no Mukō" (夜の向こうThe Next Night)
3:13
7.
"Last Scene" (ラストシーンRasutoshīn)
3:55
8.
"Siren" (サイレンSairen)
5:25
9.
"Re:Re:"
5:26
10.
"Nijūyoji" (24時Midnight)
3:34
11.
"Mayonaka to Mahiru no Yume" (真夜中と真昼の夢Midnight and Daydreams)
^ abCaffrey, Rori (2004-11-11). "Asian Kung-Fu Generation Finally Kicks In". The Daily Yomiuri. The Yomiuri Shimbun. Retrieved 2008-11-06.[dead link]
^American Anime Awards official website 2007-06-15 at the Wayback Machine
^Pegasus News Wire (2007-03-06). . Pegasus News. PanLocal Media, LLC. Archived from the original on 2009-04-19. Retrieved 2008-10-25.
^ abKao, Larry (2005-11-03). . Asian Pacific Arts. UCLA Asia Institute. Archived from the original on 2007-02-18. Retrieved 2008-11-06.
^McNamara, Jonathan (2020-09-30). "Ten Japanese albums that Rolling Stone missed on its '500 Greatest Albums of All Time' list". The Japan Times. Retrieved 2021-01-03.
^本間夕子 (2016-11-30). "Asian Kung-Fu Generation has completely re-recording 2nd album "Sol-fa"". Skream!. Retrieved 2016-11-30. (in Japanese)
^"Asian Kung-fu Generation – Sol-fa". αCharts.us. October 2004. Retrieved 2008-11-10.
^"Japan Hot Album Chart December 12, 2016" (in Japanese). Billboard Japan. Retrieved December 12, 2016.
album, ソルファ, sorufa, second, studio, album, japanese, rock, band, asian, kung, generation, released, october, 2004, fastudio, album, asian, kung, generationreleasedoctober, 2004, october, 2005, genreindie, rock, alternative, rock, post, hardcorelength46, 39lab. Sol fa ソルファ Sorufa is the second studio album by Japanese rock band Asian Kung Fu Generation released on October 20 2004 Sol faStudio album by Asian Kung Fu GenerationReleasedOctober 20 2004 JP October 18 2005 US GenreIndie rock alternative rock post hardcoreLength46 39LabelKioon TofuProducerAsian Kung fu GenerationAsian Kung Fu Generation chronologyKimi Tsunagi Five M 2003 Sol fa 2004 Fanclub 2006 Singles from Sol fa Siren Released April 4 2004 Loop amp Loop Released May 19 2004 Rewrite Released August 4 2004 Kimi no Machi Made Released September 23 2004 Contents 1 Release 2 Reception 3 Track listing 3 1 B sides 4 Sol fa 2016 4 1 Track listing 5 Personnel 6 Chart positions 6 1 Sol fa 6 1 1 Album 6 1 2 Singles 6 2 Sol fa 2016 6 2 1 Album 6 2 2 Singles 7 References 8 External linksRelease EditUpon its debut the album topped the Oricon charts for two weeks straight and produced four singles with sales reaching over 600 000 copies by its third week 1 Its success can be partially traced to two tracks that the band produced Rewrite and Haruka Kanata were featured in the opening themes of the highly popular anime series Fullmetal Alchemist and Naruto respectively In 2016 the 2016 version of Re Re was used as the opening for the anime adaptation of Erased With the LP AKG also finally succeeded in outreaching to international audiences a goal they had attempted in earlier English indie releases but were met by little response verification needed The album peaked at number three on the World Chart while Rewrite went on to win Best Anime Theme Song at the 2007 American Anime Awards 2 3 Following its domestic release fans from around the world petitioned for Sol fa to be distributed outside Japan The support for Ajikan eventually resulted in Tofu Records striking a contract to release Sol fa in the United States on October 18 2005 4 Reception EditWith the LP AKG fully realized and honed the upbeat tempo but hard edged and emotionally charged sound first expressed within Hōkai Amplifier The urgency of the songs were complemented by the balanced nature of the overall album creating their most mature release as of late Gotō credited this outcome as the result of sharing his songwriting duties more evenly with bandmates than ever before 1 The album was equally praised for its high production quality which thoroughly nullified the language barrier that frequently impeded non Japanese speaking audiences 4 In 2020 Jonathan McNamara of The Japan Times listed Sol fa as one of the 10 Japanese albums worthy of inclusion on Rolling Stone s 2020 list of the 500 greatest albums of all time billing it as an album full of tracks as well produced as they are sonically complex 5 Track listing EditAll lyrics are written by Masafumi Gotoh all music is composed by Masafumi Gotoh except Siren and Re Re by Gotoh and Takahiro YamadaNo TitleLength1 Shindōkaku 振動覚 Resonance 2 272 Rewrite リライト Riraito 3 473 Kimi no Machi Made 君の街まで To Your Town 3 364 My World マイ ワールド Mai Warudo 4 035 Yoru no Mukō 夜の向こう The Next Night 3 126 Last Scene ラストシーン Rasutoshin 4 017 Siren サイレン Sairen 5 288 Re Re 3 489 Nijuyoji 24時 Midnight 3 3110 Mayonaka to Mahiru no Yume 真夜中と真昼の夢 Midnight and Daydreams 4 2111 Kaigan Dōri 海岸通り Waterfront 4 4012 Loop amp Loop ループ amp ループ Rupu amp Rupu 3 45Total length 46 39 Bonus DVDNo TitleLength13 Haruka Kanata Live 4 0214 Shindo Kaku Live 2 27 B sides Edit Song Length B side of Siren 6 15 Siren Entrance Live 4 12 Loop amp Loop Rashinban Live 2 37 Yugure no Aka 4 17 Rewrite Hold Me Tight 4 06 Kimi no Machi Made Sol fa 2016 EditSol fa 2016 nbsp Studio album by Asian Kung Fu GenerationReleasedNovember 30 2016GenreIndie rock alternative rockLength49 32LabelKioonProducerAsian Kung fu GenerationAsian Kung Fu Generation chronologyWonder Future 2015 Sol fa 2016 2016 Hometown 2018 Singles from Sol fa 2016 Re Re Released March 16 2016In 2016 Asian Kung fu Generation re recorded Sol fa and released it on November 30 2016 Re Re was released as the lead single on March 16 2016 The tracklist changed with Loop amp Loop as the third track and made Kaigan Dōri the closer for the album This was the original track order that the band wanted for the original album but they decided not to as they thought it would be bad to have all the singles in the first half of the album 6 Track listing Edit No TitleLength1 Shindōkaku 振動覚 Resonance 2 272 Rewrite リライト Riraito 4 393 Loop amp Loop ループ amp ループ Rupu amp Rupu 3 374 Kimi no Machi Made 君の街まで To Your Town 3 405 My World マイ ワールド Mai Warudo 4 036 Yoru no Mukō 夜の向こう The Next Night 3 137 Last Scene ラストシーン Rasutoshin 3 558 Siren サイレン Sairen 5 259 Re Re 5 2610 Nijuyoji 24時 Midnight 3 3411 Mayonaka to Mahiru no Yume 真夜中と真昼の夢 Midnight and Daydreams 4 2612 Kaigan Dōri 海岸通り Waterfront 5 01Total length 49 32Personnel EditMasafumi Gotoh lead vocals guitar Kensuke Kita lead guitar background vocals Takahiro Yamada bass background vocals Kiyoshi Ijichi drums Asian Kung Fu Generation producer Michihiko Nakayama executive producer Rieko Ohkura production coordination Fumihito Yokono drum technician Kenichi Nakamura engineering Toru Takayama engineering mixing Stephen Marcussen mastering Stewart Whitmore editing Yusuke Nakamura art directionChart positions EditSol fa Edit Album Edit Year Chart Peak positions2004 Oricon 1World Chart 3 7 Singles Edit Year Song Peak positionsOricon2004 Siren 2 Loop amp Loop 8 Rewrite 4 Kimi no Machi Made 3Sol fa 2016 Edit Album Edit Year Chart Peak positions2016 Oricon 4Japan Hot Album 8 3Singles Edit Year Song Peak positionsOricon2016 Re Re 9References Edit a b Caffrey Rori 2004 11 11 Asian Kung Fu Generation Finally Kicks In The Daily Yomiuri The Yomiuri Shimbun Retrieved 2008 11 06 dead link American Anime Awards official website Archived 2007 06 15 at the Wayback Machine Pegasus News Wire 2007 03 06 FUNimation s FullMetal Alchemist Wins Five Awards At the Inaugural American Anime Awards Pegasus News PanLocal Media LLC Archived from the original on 2009 04 19 Retrieved 2008 10 25 a b Kao Larry 2005 11 03 Talkin Bout My Asian Kung Fu Generation Asian Pacific Arts UCLA Asia Institute Archived from the original on 2007 02 18 Retrieved 2008 11 06 McNamara Jonathan 2020 09 30 Ten Japanese albums that Rolling Stone missed on its 500 Greatest Albums of All Time list The Japan Times Retrieved 2021 01 03 本間夕子 2016 11 30 Asian Kung Fu Generation has completely re recording 2nd album Sol fa Skream Retrieved 2016 11 30 in Japanese Asian Kung fu Generation Sol fa aCharts us October 2004 Retrieved 2008 11 10 Japan Hot Album Chart December 12 2016 in Japanese Billboard Japan Retrieved December 12 2016 External links EditCDJapan Sol fa at MusicBrainz Sol fa at Last fm Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Sol fa album amp oldid 1181185457, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
