Loop & Loop

"Loop & Loop"
Single by ASIAN KUNG-FU GENERATION
from the album Sol-fa
Released	May 19, 2004
Format	CD single
Genre	Alternative rock
Length	3:45
Label	Ki/oon KSCL-919
Writer(s)	Masafumi Gotō
Producer(s)	Asian Kung-Fu Generation
ASIAN KUNG-FU GENERATION singles chronology
"Siren" (2004) "Loop & Loop" (2004) "Rewrite" (2004)

"Loop & Loop" (ループ&ループ, Rūpu&Rūpu) is a song by Japanese rock band Asian Kung-Fu Generation. It was released as the second single of their second full-length studio album, Sol-fa, on May 19, 2004.

The song was used as the theme song for the drama Dame Nari!. The following year, the song was used in Osu! Tatakae! Ouendan, a Japanese rhythm game released on Nintendo DS.

Music video

The music video for "Loop & Loop" was co-directed by Kazuyoshi Oku and Masafumi Gotō. The PV takes place within a classroom populated by four young boys. Over the course of the video, the students ride bikes, play jumprope, and pretend to be a band using brooms for guitars. All the while, they listen to headphones and lip-sync the lyrics to the song.

Track listing

1. "Loop & Loop" (ループ&ループ, Rūpu&Rūpu)
2. "Entrance (Live)" (エントランス (LIVE), Entoransu (LIVE))
3. "Rashinban (Live)" (羅針盤 (LIVE), Compass (LIVE)

Personnel

• Masafumi Gotō – lead vocals, rhythm guitar
• Kensuke Kita – lead guitar, background vocals
• Takahiro Yamada – bass, background vocals
• Kiyoshi Ijichi – drums
• Asian Kung-Fu Generation – producer
• Tohru Takayama – mixing
• Mitsuharu Harada – mastering
• Kenichi Nakamura – recording
• Yusuke Nakamura – single cover art

Charts

Year	Chart	Peak position
2004	Oricon	8