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noted the comical rhythms and lyrical sense of freedom on the release, feeling that the lyrics mixed irony, colloquialisms and an "intellectual musical sense" well. She noted the "beautiful melody" of "Parallel Spec" which was laid upon a "Gesu-style" dance arrangement, while
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on April 15. The band made radio appearances at FM-Fuji's
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986:"ゲスの極み乙女。とindigo la End、新曲PVを同時公開！"
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229:Minna Normal
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767:WPCL-11747
341:Shikao Suga
82:progressive
1556:Categories
1443:Hona Ikoka
1373:October 3,
1349:October 5,
1323:October 5,
1266:October 3,
1208:October 3,
1180:October 3,
1173:Rockin' On
1167:ゲスがゲスである為に
1149:October 3,
1124:October 4,
1102:October 6,
1095:Rockin' On
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789:References
782:Rental CD
776:2014-04-19
747:2014-04-02
451:What's In?
445:Rockin' On
407:What's In?
295:sub-label
139:chronology
56:2014-04-02
1467:Ryōseibai
1438:Chan Mari
1312:"みんなノーマル"
653:position
486:SoundScan
461:, due to
421:Reception
399:Seventeen
279:in 2013:
1562:2014 EPs
1232:March 9,
526:パラレルスペック
411:Barfout!
373:Tokyo FM
253:Japanese
127:Producer
108:Japanese
104:Language
64:Recorded
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39: by
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1067:ノーマルアタマ
833:みんなノーマル
774: (
763:Unborde
745: (
727:Format
721:Region
707:37,000
696:Amount
648:Charts
601:"Song3"
586:ノーマルアタマ
436:Skream!
403:Marquee
345:Fuji TV
297:Unborde
261:Unborde
236:みんなノーマル
186:Singles
172:(2014)
163:(2014)
154:(2013)
120:Unborde
78:hip hop
54: (
1317:Oricon
1260:Oricon
702:Oricon
693:Chart
674:Oricon
672:Japan
661:Oricon
658:Japan
641:Charts
616:ユレルカレル
514:Length
481:Oricon
389:Bounce
385:Switch
381:Musica
365:J-Wave
293:Warner
88:Length
1524:Asobi
739:Japan
724:Date
686:Sales
633:23:26
548:サカナの心
511:Title
488:Japan
255:band
188:from
115:Label
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1375:2014
1351:2014
1325:2014
1298:2015
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1076:2014
1052:2014
1024:2014
998:2014
972:2014
943:2014
915:2014
893:2014
869:2014
842:2014
815:2014
651:Peak
623:4:40
604:3:09
593:4:01
574:3:28
567:市民野郎
555:3:28
536:4:37
409:and
371:and
285:and
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679:34
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507:No.
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