Birth name Kensuke Kita Labels Ki/oon, Tofu Origin Tokyo, Japan Name Kensuke Kita | Instruments Guitar, vocals Role Guitarist Years active 1996–present | |
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Born January 24, 1977 (age 47)
Yokohama, Japan ( 1977-01-24 ) Occupation(s) Lead guitarist, backing vocalist Genres Indie rock, Alternative rock Albums Wonder Future, Kimi Tsunagi Five M, Sol‑fa, Best Hit AKG, Surf Bungaku Kamakura | ||
Music group Asian Kung-Fu Generation | ||
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Kensuke Kita (喜多 建介, Kita Kensuke) (January 24, 1977) is the lead guitarist and backing singer of the Japanese rock band Asian Kung-Fu Generation. Kensuke met fellow band members Masafumi Gotō and Takahiro Yamada while attending a music club of Kanto Gakuin University. The three formed Asian Kung-Fu Generation in 1996, with drummer Kiyoshi Ijichi joining the band shortly after.
While he primarily performs as background vocals, he sang lead vocals on, "Uso to Wonderland", "Seaside Sleeping", "Time Traveler", "Hakkei" and "Omatsuri No Ato", all of them are B-sides from the band's singles. He has a degree in economics and his favourite bands are Radiohead, Manic Street Preachers, XTC, Supergrass.
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