| Kensuke Kita | |
| Native Name: | 喜多建介 |
| Background: | solo_singer |
| Birth Name: | Kensuke Kita |
| Birth Date: | 1977 1, mf=yes |
| Birth Place: | Yokohama, Japan |
| Origin: | Tokyo, Japan |
| Instrument: | Guitar, vocals |
| Genre: | Indie rock, Alternative rock |
| Occupation: | Lead guitarist, backing vocalist |
| Years Active: | 1996 - present |
| Label: | Ki/oon, Tofu |
| Associated Acts: | Asian Kung-Fu Generation |
| Website: | asiankung-fu.com |
(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]