Question: Which band has been together longer, Asian Kung-Fu Generation or The Get Up Kids?

<P0-S0>  Formed in 1995, the band was a major player in the mid-1990s emo scene, otherwise known as the "" of emo music. <P0-S1>  As they gained prominence, they began touring with bands such as Green Day and Weezer before becoming headliners themselves, eventually embarking on international tours of Japan and Europe. <P0-S2> The Get Up Kids are an American rock band from Kansas City, Missouri. <P0-S3>  They founded Heroes & Villains Records, an imprint of the successful indie rock label Vagrant Records. <P0-S4>  While the imprint was started to release albums by The Get Up Kids, it served as a launching pad for several side-projects such as The New Amsterdams and Reggie and the Full Effect. <SEP> <P1-S0> Caramelman and Asian Kung-Fu Generation is an early EP by Japanese rock band, Asian Kung-Fu Generation, released during their indie days. <P1-S1>  The mini-album was a joint-work with and composed almost entirely in English lyrics. <P1-S2>  The fourth track, "Aono Uta," was later re-recorded and included within the band's major-label debut EP, "Hōkai Amplifier". <SEP> <P2-S0>  For nearly its entire career, the band has consisted of vocalist Masafumi Gotō, guitarist Kensuke Kita, bassist Takahiro Yamada, and drummer Kiyoshi Ijichi. <P2-S1>  Starting out as a college band, Asian Kung-Fu Generation released a series of independent EPs featuring lyrics mostly sung in English. <P2-S2>  In 2002, they released their major-label EP debut "Hōkai Amplifier", from that point singing their lyrics in Japanese. <P2-S3>  The band's musical style is influenced by seminal Western alternative rock acts as well as their own local Japanese indie-rock and punk scene. <P2-S4>  Their songs incorporate various aspects of the genres, most typically expressing fast tempos and prominent power chord guitar riffs in addition to rhythmic groove and emotional lyrics. <P2-S5> Asian Kung-Fu Generation (アジアン・カンフー・ジェネレーション , Ajian Kanfū Jenerēshon , stylized as ASIAN KUNG-FU GENERATION) is a Japanese alternative rock band formed in Yokohama, Japan, in 1996. <P2-S6>  Despite the indie nature of their music, the band has enjoyed worldwide commercial success in addition to critical acclaim. <P2-S7>  Asian Kung-Fu Generation has been cited as one of the best, most balanced modern rock bands to emerge from Japan in the 2000s. <SEP> <P3-S0> Masafumi Gotō (後藤 正文 , Gotō Masafumi ) (December 2, 1976) is the lead vocalist, main songwriter and rhythm guitarist of the Japanese rock band Asian Kung-Fu Generation. <P3-S1>  Masafumi met fellow band members Kensuke Kita and Takahiro Yamada while attending a music club of Kanto Gakuin University. <P3-S2>  The three formed Asian Kung-Fu Generation in 1996, with drummer Kiyoshi Ijichi joining the band shortly after. <P3-S3>  As the main songwriter of the band, Gotō is accredited for engendering a majority of their lyrics, but has a strong tendency to share songwriting duties equally among his bandmates. <P3-S4>  His vocal style most often alternates between soft, melodic singing, and harder, harsher, yelling. <P3-S5>  Masafumi has a degree in economics and his favourite artists include Weezer, Number Girl, Oasis, Teenage Fanclub, and Beck. <P3-S6>  He launched his own music label, Only in Dreams and produces records for other artists such as Chatmonchy, Dr. Downer and The Chef Cooks Me. <P3-S7>  He was also one of the founding members of the band Skeletons (スケルトンズ ) .