Kensuke Kita 喜多建介
Background information
Birth name	Kensuke Kita
Born	(1977-01-24) January 24, 1977 (age 47) Yokohama, Japan
Origin	Tokyo, Japan
Genres	Indie rock, Alternative rock
Occupation(s)	Lead guitarist, backing vocalist
Instrument(s)	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 the lead guitarist and backing singer of the Japanese 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". He has a degree in economics and his favourite bands are Radiohead, Manic Street Preachers, XTC, Supergrass.^[2]