Kensuke Kita

Kensuke Kita 喜多建介
Background information
Born	Kensuke Kita (1977-01-24) January 24, 1977 Yokohama, Japan
Origin	Tokyo, Japan
Genres	Indie rock alternative rock
Occupation	Musician
Instruments	Guitar vocals
Years active	1996–present
Labels	Ki/oon Tofu
Website	asiankung-fu.com

Kensuke Kita (喜多 建介, Kita Kensuke) (January 24, 1977) is a Japanese musician, best known for being the lead guitarist for the rock band Asian Kung-Fu Generation. Kensuke met fellow band members Masafumi Gotō and Takahiro Yamada 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.^[1]

While he primarily performs as background vocals, he's sung lead vocals on many b-sides, such as "Uso to Wonderland", "Seaside Sleeping", "Time Traveler", "Hakkei", "Weather Report", and "Omatsuri No Ato". In 2026, he contributed lyrics for the first time, on the b-side of "Skins" called "Shioiri Nightfall", where he also sung lead vocals.^[2] He has a degree in economics and his favourite bands are Radiohead, Manic Street Preachers, XTC, Supergrass.^[3]

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