 This song has become well known through a cover version recorded by the Bank Band, a project which Kazutoshi Sakurai and Takeshi Kobayashi launched for a charity.Their interpretation, featuring Sakurai's vocals, was included on their 2004 "Soushi Souai" album.In December 1992, "East Asia" won the 34th Japan Record Awards for 10 Excellent Albums, which is a prize that honors ten exceptional studio albums.