Surf Bungaku Kamakura

Surf Bungaku Kamakura
Studio album by Asian Kung-Fu Generation
Released	November 5, 2008
Recorded	2006-2008
Genre	Indie rock, alternative rock, surf rock
Length	31:27
Label	Ki/oon Records KSCL-1310
Producer	Asian Kung-Fu Generation
Asian Kung-Fu Generation chronology
Mada Minu Ashita ni (2008) Surf Bungaku Kamakura (2008) Magic Disk (2010)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
The Japan Times	(favorable)[2]

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 as well as at number eighteen on the World Chart.^[3][4] Its lead single, "Fujisawa Loser" managed to peak at number five on the Japan Hot 100 and at the number six spot on Oricon.^[5] 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 Escar," "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.^[6]

Track listing

All songs written and composed by Masafumi Gotō.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Fujisawa Loser" (藤沢ルーザー Fujisawa Rūzā)	2:45
2.	"Kugenuma Surf" (鵠沼サーフ Kugenuma Sāfu)	2:28
3.	"Enoshima Esker" (江ノ島エスカー Enoshima Esukā)	2:39
4.	"Koshigoe Crybaby" (腰越クライベイビー Koshigoe Kuraibeibī)	3:54
5.	"Shichirigahama Skywalk" (七里ヶ浜スカイウォーク Shichirigahama Sukaiwōku)	2:50
6.	"Inamuragasaki Jane" (稲村ヶ崎ジェーン Inamuragasaki Jēn)	3:09
7.	"Gokurakuji Heartbreak" (極楽寺ハートブレイク Gokurakuji Hātobureiku)	2:21
8.	"Hase Suns" (長谷サンズ Hase Sanzu)	2:56
9.	"Yuigahama Kite" (由比ヶ浜カイト Yuigahama Kaito)	3:54
10.	"Kamakura Goodbye" (鎌倉グッドバイ Kamakura Guddobai)	4:31

B-sides

Song	Length	B-side of
"Hello Hello"	2:45	"Fujisawa Loser"

Personnel

Masafumi Gotō – lead vocals, guitar, lyrics Kensuke Kita – lead guitar, background vocals Takahiro Yamada – bass, background vocals Kiyoshi Ijichi – drums Asian Kung-Fu Generation – producer

Kenichi Nakamura – mixing, recording Michifumi Onodera – mixing, recording Stephen Marcussen – mastering Stewart Whitmore – editing Yusuke Nakamura – art direction

Chart positions

Album

Year	Chart	Peak positions
2008	Oricon	2
	World Chart	18[4]
	Billboard Japan	2[3]

Single

Song	Chart (2008)	Peak positions
"Fujisawa Loser"	Oricon	6
	Japan Hot 100	5[5]
	Billoard Japan Adult Contemporary	6[7]

References

• CDJapan

1. Allmusic review
2. The Japan Times review
3. "Billoard Japan – TOP Albums". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 2008-11-11. Archived from the original on October 2, 2008. Retrieved 2008-11-14. (Japanese)
4. "Asian Kung-fu Generation – Surf Bungaku Kamakura". αCharts.us. November 2008. Retrieved 2008-11-10.
5. "Japan Hot 100 Singles – Fujisawa Loser". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 2008-10-24. Retrieved 2008-11-10. (English)
6. "ASIAN ASIAN KUNG-FU GENERATION Holds a Secret Live Somewhere in Kamakura". natalie. Natasha. 2008-11-05. Retrieved 2009-03-06.
7. Billoard Japan – Adult Contemporary Airplay. Billboard. Retrieved on 2008-11-10. (Japanese)