Ima wo Ikite

"Ima wo Ikite" (今を生きて, 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, A Story of Yonosuke.^[1]

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

Music video

The music video for "Ima wo Ikite" was directed by A 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 wo 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 wo 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