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742:「THE SHORT HAND ～SINGLES COLLECTION」
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607:「rainbow rain／サヨナラ 愛しのピーターパンシンドローム」
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756:「10th ANNIVERSARY BEST」
470:「STRAWBERRY & LION」
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854:"SOPHIA at Anime Expo"
560:「brother & sister」
543:「ANSWER ～イチバンタダシイコタエ～」
374:(Himawari / Sunflower)
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418:「黒いブーツ～oh my friend～」
174:Universal Music Japan
102:Universal Music Japan
717:(Mirai Otona Sengen)
379:「Early summer rain」
221:on the compilation
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779:(Complete B-Sides)
772:(Complete Singles)
628:(Independent Demo)
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508:「-僕はここにいる-」
488:「ROCK STAR」
476:「Thank you」
464:「KURU KURU」
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360:Discography
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170:Toshiba EMI
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1014:Categories
983:2012-07-10
959:2011-09-28
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911:2012-07-10
887:2012-07-10
863:2012-07-10
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791:References
709:「BAND AGE」
691:「EVERBLUE」
672:(Material)
404:「君と揺れていたい」
235:love songs
214:visual kei
199:Anime Expo
744:(Singles)
524:(Limited)
446:(Missile)
425:「ビューティフル」
385:「Believe」
354:keyboards
219:Doremidan
176:in 2009.
162:Avex Trax
107:Avex Trax
56:power pop
715:「未来大人宣言」
626:「SOPHIA」
556:「エンドロール」
494:「未だ見ぬ景色」
432:「Place～」
195:lymphoma
66:art rock
46:Pop rock
670:「マテリアル」
664:「ALIVE」
639:「GIRLS」
587:「青空の破片」
573:「君と月の光」
567:「stain」
365:Singles
241:Members
140:Website
120:Members
729:「1999」
703:「2007」
633:「BOYS」
614:Albums
536:「青い季節」
515:「旅の途中」
451:「walk」
444:「ミサイル」
372:「ヒマワリ」
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154:Sophia
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29:Origin
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677:「進化論」
438:「OAR」
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317:赤松 芳朋
295:黒柳 能生
273:豊田 和貴
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722:Live
697:「We」
339:都 啓一
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