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683:2021-02-24
654:References
648:Neko Saitō
476:short film
446:California
360:Aaron Kwok
356:Angela Aki
279:Blue Blood
75:1989-12-01
61:Blue Blood
1189:X Singles
590:Personnel
490:slideshow
455:released
442:Hollywood
387:Brian May
379:Babymetal
337:boomboxes
90:(track 2)
1601:Category
1583:S.K.I.N.
1572:We Are X
1502:Aoi Yoru
1323:Week End
1277:We Are X
1270:Trance X
1224:Star Box
1099:Jealousy
924:Tokyopop
822:"Zipang"
615:– guitar
609:– guitar
603:– vocals
399:SixTones
322:Week End
195:Week End
129:CBS/Sony
83:Recorded
68:Released
1309:Kurenai
1287:Singles
1029:Yoshiki
1017:X Japan
625:Yoshiki
535:Yoshiki
498:Kurenai
463:ダブルエックス
342:During
294:Yoshiki
272:Summary
268:chart.
262:X Japan
245:YouTube
224:YouTube
199:(1990)
190:(1989)
181:(1989)
177:Kurenai
143:Yoshiki
73: (
1379:Dahlia
1302:Orgasm
1113:Dahlia
1077:Albums
1050:Sugizo
948:Oricon
621:– bass
550:Length
518:Oricon
405:, and
364:Zipang
284:ballad
266:Oricon
107:Length
48:Single
1449:Angel
1400:Scars
1351:Tears
1068:Heath
1058:Taiji
1036:Toshi
916:Clamp
632:Other
619:Taiji
601:Toshi
582:16:15
547:Title
486:Clamp
407:Milet
391:Queen
124:Label
96:Genre
1435:Jade
1421:I.V.
1063:hide
1043:Pata
955:2011
881:2021
855:2020
613:hide
607:Pata
572:9:40
561:6:35
522:RIAJ
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474:, a
421:Two
403:LiSA
385:and
350:and
324:"'.
298:Sony
230:Live
543:No.
484:by
440:in
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