Ima o Ikite

"Ima o Ikite" (今を生きて; lit. 'Living in the Now') is a song by Japanese rock band Asian Kung-Fu Generation. It was released as the single on February 20, 2013, and it was used as the theme song for the 2013 film, The Story of Yonosuke.^[1]

"Ima o Ikite"
Single by Asian Kung-Fu Generation
Released	February 20, 2013
Genre	Indie rock, power pop
Length	4:50
Label	Ki/oon
Songwriters	Masafumi Gotoh (Lyrics) Masafumi Gotoh Kensuke Kita Takahiro Yamada Kiyoshi Ijichi (Music)
Producer	Asian Kung-Fu Generation
Asian Kung-Fu Generation singles chronology
"Sore de wa, Mata Ashita" (2012) "Ima o Ikite" (2013) "Wake Up!" (2014)
Music video
"Living in the Now" on YouTube

Music video

The music video for "Ima o Ikite" was directed by The Story of Yonosuke's director, Shūichi Okita.^[2] The video features Kengo Kora as a college student (like in the film's story), living together with his friends. Band members appear in a cameo, where they and the college students look at an attractive girl. This is the second time Kora appeared in Asian Kung-Fu Generation's music video after "Shinseiki no Love Song".^[3][4]

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Masafumi Gotoh.

CD

No.	Title	Music	Length
1.	"Ima o Ikite" (今を生きて Living in the Now)	Masafumi Gotoh, Kensuke Kita, Takahiro Yamada, Kiyoshi Ijichi	4:50
2.	"Kemono no Kemono" (ケモノノケモノ Beast of the Beast)	Masafumi Gotoh, Takahiro Yamada	4:04
Total length:			7:09

DVD

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Ima o Ikite" (music video)	5:35

Charts

Year	Chart	Peak position
2017	Oricon[5]	10
	Japan Hot 100[6]	9

Release history

Region	Date	Label	Format	Catalog
Japan	20 February 2013	Ki/oon	CD	KSCL-2193
			CD+DVD	KSCL-2192