(born September 25, 1977) is the

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of the Japanese rock band Asian Kung-Fu Generation. Ijichi credits the origin of his drumming ability to playing in

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s in junior high. He met fellow band members Masafumi Gotō, Kensuke Kita, and Takahiro Yamada while attending Kanto Gakuin University in 1996. Unlike the others, Ijichi had prior band experience and was a member of another college band when approached by the three. After parting ways with his old band, Ijichi joined Gotō, Kita, and Yamada to form Asian Kung-Fu Generation and the four have been together ever since. Aside from drumming, Ijichi is a skilled pianist and can be heard playing an excerpt of "Claire de Lune" from

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's ''

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'' for the intro of "Moonlight." He has a degree in

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and his favourite bands are

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, Link, King Bee and Hi-Standard. In comparison to his bandmates, Ijichi is fairly indifferent towards British

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, instead preferring American and Japanese punk rock. He is the only member of the group who listens to heavy metal. Kiyoshi is a part of a small number of

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. He also plays drums in the band

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1977 births 21st-century drummers 21st-century Japanese pianists Asian Kung-Fu Generation members Japanese rock drummers Japanese rock pianists Kanto Gakuin University alumni Living people Musicians from Kanagawa Prefecture {{drummer-stub