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==Musical style==
[[File:Asian Kung Fu Generation - Masafumi Gotoh (cropped).jpg|thumb|Masafumi Gotoh]]
The musical style of Asian Kung-Fu Generation largely has been influenced by seminal 1990s [[alternative rock]] and [[Indie rock|indie-rock]] bands, particularly [[Weezer]], [[Oasis (band)|Oasis]], [[Teenage Fanclub]], [[Radiohead]], [[Supergrass]], [[Manic Street Preachers]], [[Smashing Pumpkins]] and [[Beck]].<ref name="Profile">[http://www.akfgfan.com/profile.php Asian Kung-Fu Generation Fansite Flash Back! - Profile] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081014203137/http://www.akfgfan.com/profile.php |date=2008-10-14 }}</ref><ref name="Fanclub"/> This is in conjunction with a wide variety of other genres, ranging from [[pop music|pop]], [[Garage rock|garage]], [[New wave music|new wave]], [[hardcore punk]], and [[Heavy metal music|heavy metal]].<ref name="Profile"/><ref name="Surf Bungaku Kamakura"/> Members of ASIAN KUNG-FU GENERATION have imparted to being fans of [[Western music (North America)|Western music]] groups including [[The Beatles]], [[XTC]], [[The Pet Shop Boys]] and [[King Bee (band)|King Bee]] as well as fellow Japanese acts such as [[Number Girl]], [[Eastern Youth]], and [[Hi-Standard]].<ref name="Profile"/><ref name="Surf Bungaku Kamakura"/> As a result, many of the band's songs maintain a distinct balance of various elements of the genres, most typically expressing fast [[tempo]]s, strong [[Melody|melodies]], clear vocals, loud and [[Distortion|distorted]] guitars, [[power chord]] sequences, rhythmic [[groove (music)|groove]], [[Hook (music)|hook]]-filled [[refrain]]s, transgressive lyrics, and emotional delivery.<ref name="Fanclub"/><ref name="World World World"/> Over the course of their career, the members of Asian Kung-Fu Generation, like most [[Japanese rock]] musicians, prefer to slightly expand their core sonic style with every release rather than drastically reinvent themselves.<ref name="Mada Minu Ashita Ni"/><ref name="Surf Bungaku Kamakura"/> However, with their sixth studio album, the band uncharacteristically incorporated [[brass]] instruments, [[synthesizers]], and [[string arrangement]]s into their music. Ijichi is also a skilled [[pianist]] and can be heard playing an excerpt of "Claire de Lune" from French composer [[Claude Debussy]]'s ''[[Suite bergamasque]]'' on their third studio album ''[[Fanclub (album)|Fanclub]]''.

Leader singer [[Masafumi Gotoh]] typically employs quiet-loud [[Dynamics (music)|dynamics]], as his vocal style often alternates between soft, melodic singing, and harder, harsher, yelling.<ref name="Talkin Bout My (Asian Kung-Fu) Generation"/> Gotoh serves as the band's main [[songwriter]] and is responsible writing a majority of their lyrics alongside playing the [[rhythm guitar]]. However, Gotoh tends to share songwriting duties among his bandmates, particularly with bassist [[Takahiro Yamada (musician)|Takahiro Yamada]], whom he sometimes harmonizes with on songs.<ref name="Asian Kung-Fu Generation Finally Kicks In">{{cite web |url=http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/newse/20041111woa3.htm |title=Asian Kung-Fu Generation Finally Kicks In |access-date=2008-11-06 |author=Caffrey, Rori |date=2004-11-11 |work=[[Yomiuri Shimbun|The Daily Yomiuri]] |publisher=The Yomiuri Shimbun}} {{Dead link|date=October 2010|bot=H3llBot}}</ref> Lead guitarist [[Kensuke Kita]] also serves as a backup singer, and has been known to sing lead vocals on occasion.