Empathy (Asian Kung-Fu Generation song)

"Empathy"
Single by Asian Kung-Fu Generation
from the album Planet Folks
Released	August 4, 2021
Studio	Landmark Studio Cold Brain Studio Xylomania Studio LLC
Length	4:44
Label	Ki/oon
Songwriter(s)	Masafumi Gotoh
Producer(s)	Asian Kung-Fu Generation, Ryosuke Shimomura
Asian Kung-Fu Generation singles chronology
"Dialogue/Furetai Tashikametai" (2020) "Empathy" (2021) "Demachiyanagi Parallel Universe" (2022)

"Empathy" (エンパシー, Enpashī) is a song by Japanese rock band Asian Kung-Fu Generation. It was released as single on August 4, 2021, and it was used as the theme song for the 2021 anime film, My Hero Academia: World Heroes' Mission.^[1][2] The single's B-side, Flowers also added as insert song for the same film.^[3] The single was produced and arranged by Asian Kung-Fu Generation and Ryosuke Shimomura, who also support member for their live concerts.

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Masafumi Gotoh

CD

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Empathy" (エンパシー Enpashī)	4:44
2.	"Flowers" (フラワーズ Furawāzu)	5:21
3.	"Furetai Tashikametai (Seiho Remix)" (触れたい 確かめたい (Seiho Remix) I Want To Touch You And Be Sure (Seiho Remix))	5:44
4.	"Empathy (Instrumental)"	4:44
5.	"Flowers (Instrumental)"	5:21
Total length:		25:55

DVD

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Empathy (music video)"
2.	"Empathy (music video making)"

Personnel

Adapted from the single liner notes.^[4]

Asian Kung-Fu Generation Masafumi Gotoh – vocals, guitars Kiyoshi Ijichi – drums Kensuke Kita – guitars, vocals Takahiro Yamada – bass guitar, vocals Production Asian Kung-Fu Generation - production Kenichi Koga – recording (track 1 & 2), mixing (track 1 & 2), protools programming (track 1 & 2) Mai Kondo – assistant engineered (track 1 & 2) Randy Merrill - mastering Kenichi Nakamura – recording (track 1 & 2) Ryoma Nakamura – assistant engineered (track 1 & 2) Hajime Yamamoto – editing (track 1 & 2) Artwork and design Yusuke Nakamura – illustration

Additional musicians ermhoi – chorus (track 2) Yosuke Inoue – acoustic guitar advisor (track 2) Fumihiro Ibuki – drum technician (track 1 & 2) Mariko Hirose – strings section arrangement (track 2) Shuta Nishida – guitar sound adviser (track 1 & 2) guitar noise (track 1) Seiho – remix (track 3) Ryosuke Shimomura – synthesizers (track 1 & 2), programming (track 1 & 2), editing (track 1 & 2), production Naoto Tange – equipment staff (track 2) Koji Yamada – equipment staff (track 1 & 2) YOUSAYSOUNDS – fuzz (track 2) Tomoe Nakajima (Yasuko Murata Strings) – 1st violin (track 2) Leina Ushiyama (Yasuko Murata Strings) – 1st violin (track 2) Sena Oshima (Yasuko Murata Strings) – 2nd violin (track 2) Anzu Suhara (Yasuko Murata Strings) – 2nd violin (track 2) Mikiyo Kikuchi (Yasuko Murata Strings) – viola (track 2) Yasuko Murata (Yasuko Murata Strings) – viola (track 2) Robin Dupuy (Yasuko Murata Strings) – cello (track 2) Shuhei Ito (Yasuko Murata Strings) – cello (track 2)

Charts

Chart (2021)	Peak positions
Japanese Singles (Oricon)[5]	17
Japanese Anime Singles (Oricon)[6]	8
Japanese Rock Singles (Oricon)[7]	1
Japan Hot 100 (Billboard)[8]	60
Japan Hot Animation (Billboard)[9]	7

Release history

Region	Date	Label	Format	Catalog
Japan	August 4, 2021	Ki/oon	CD	KSCL-3308
			CD+DVD	KSCL-3306
Various			Digital download streaming

References

1. "ASIAN KUNG-FU GENERATIONがシングル＆MV集同時発売、11月には2年半ぶりツアー" (in Japanese). Natalie. July 15, 2021. Retrieved July 15, 2021.
2. ustar (July 15, 2021). "ASIAN KUNG-FU GENERATION to simultaneously release a new single and MV collection". Tokyohive. Retrieved July 15, 2021.
3. Hodgkins, Crystalyn (August 1, 2021). "Asian Kung-Fu Generations Perform Insert Song for My Hero Academia The Movie: World Heroes' Mission Anime Film". Anime News Network. Retrieved August 11, 2021.
4. Empathy (liner notes).
5. "エンパシー(初回生産限定盤)" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved August 11, 2021.
6. "週間 アニメシングルランキング" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved August 18, 2021.
7. "週間 ROCKシングルランキング" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved August 11, 2021.
8. BILLBOARD JAPAN HOT 100
9. BILLBOARD JAPAN HOT ANIMATION