Planet Folks

Planet Folks (プラネットフォークス) is the tenth studio album by Japanese rock band Asian Kung-Fu Generation, released on March 30, 2022, through Sony Music subsidiary Ki/oon Music. The album was preceded by six singles, including Dororo, which was the opening for the anime series of the same title.^[1]

Planet Folks
Studio album by Asian Kung-Fu Generation
Released	March 30, 2022
Genre	Alternative rock, power pop
Length	60:04
Label	Ki/oon Music
Producer	Asian Kung-Fu Generation
Asian Kung-Fu Generation chronology
Hometown (2018) Planet Folks (2022) Surf Bungaku Kamakura Complete (2023)
Singles from Planet Folks
"Dororo/Kaihōku" Released: 15 May 2019 "Dialogue/Furetai Tashikametai" Released: 7 October 2020 "Empathy" Released: 4 August 2021

Release

The album was released on March 30, 2022, in Japan. The album contained several features, including rappers OMSB and Rachel on the song "A Starry Night, The City Of Light".^[2] The songs "Empathy" and "Flowers" were released as a single, and were used in the film My Hero Academia: World Heroes' Mission.^[3] The songs "Dialogue" and "Furetai Tashikametai" were also released as singles in 2020.^[4]

Track listing

Regular edition

No.	Title	Features	Length
1.	"You To You"	featuring Roth Bart Baron	4:01
2.	"Kaihōku" (解放区 Liberation Zone)		4:16
3.	"Dororo"		2:41
4.	"Empathy" (エンパシー Empashii)		4:42
5.	"Dialogue" (ダイアローグ Daiarōgu)		4:32
6.	"De Arriba"		4:42
7.	"Flowers" (フラワーズ Furawāzu)		5:19
8.	"Hoshi no Yoru, Hikari no Machi'" (星の夜、ひかりの街 A Starry Night, The City Of Light)	featuring OMSB & Rachel	5:08
9.	"Furetai Tashikametai" (触れたい 確かめたい I Want To Touch You And Be Sure)	featuring Moeka Shiotsuka'	4:37
10.	"Amaoto" (雨音 Rainfall)		3:43
11.	"Gimme Hope"		4:57
12.	"C'mon"		3:54
13.	"Zai Jian" (再見)		3:26
14.	"Be Alright"		4:00
Total length:			60:04

All tracks are written by Masafumi Gotoh, tracks 1, 2, 3, 10, and 14 co-written by Takahiro Yamada.

Personnel

Adapted from the album liner notes.^[5]

Asian Kung-Fu Generation Masafumi Gotoh – vocals, guitars, recording Kiyoshi Ijichi – drums Kensuke Kita – guitars, vocals Takahiro Yamada – bass guitar, vocals Additional musicians Ryosuke Shimomura - synthesizers (tracks 4, 5, 7, 9, 10) Koichi Mizukami - keyboard, organ

Production Chris Athens – mastering Kenichi Koga – recording, mixing Artwork and design Yutaka Kimura – design Yusuke Nakamura – illustration

Chart positions

Chart (2022)	Peak position
Oricon[6]	12