Takahiro Yamada

Who is Takahiro Yamada?

Takahiro Yamada is the bass player and backing singer of the Japanese rock band Asian Kung-Fu Generation. Yamada met fellow band members Masafumi Gotō and Kensuke Kita 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 Masafumi acts the main songwriter of the band, Yamada has provided lyrics for certain songs. Yamada has had the opportunity to sing lead on the song, "Road Movie," the B-side to the band's very first number-one single, "Blue Train." He retains a degree in literature and his favourite bands are The Beatles, Oasis, The Smashing Pumpkins, and Pet Shop Boys. The band once had the opportunity to meet the Gallagher brothers while opening for a tour Oasis once held in Japan. The brothers turned out to be quite nicer than they expected. Noel Gallagher in particular reportedly told AKG to, "Keep rocking."