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kawaii metal
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Description
Kawaii metal fuses the aggressive intensity of heavy metal with Japanese pop culture's "cute" aesthetic, blending harsh guitars and extreme vocals with idol-style melodies and choreography. This genre emerged from Japan's underground music scene, creating a striking contrast between brutal instrumentation and playful, colorful visual presentation. The style embraces contradiction as its core appeal, attracting both metalheads and J-pop fans through its theatrical performances and genre-defying energy.
100 chronological releases
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1975 | Trident | ADVANCE GENERATION |
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| 58 |
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1981 | Empire | BRiGHT FUTURE |
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| 67 |
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1981 | Empire | EMPiRE originals |
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| 5 |
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1987 | Rondo | クライノイド - Single |
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| 13 |
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1987 | Rondo | 神蕾-シン・ライ- |
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| 27 |
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1996 | Sipp | It all begins here |
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| 57 |
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1999 | Mad Medicine | Mad MEDiCATiON |
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| 18 |
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2000-10-30 | Monoclone | Proof of MONOCLONE |
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| 48 |
![Cover for [Re] termination](https://i.discogs.com/tkNUyQhQIiFB_k4bGXdFQx0Vy9oyRW8Yo_M23R3HslQ/rs:fit/g:sm/q:40/h:150/w:150/czM6Ly9kaXNjb2dz/LWRhdGFiYXNlLWlt/YWdlcy9SLTI4MDU1/MDQtMTQ4Nzc4NjUz/My04NTU5LmpwZWc.jpeg)
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2004 | Rondo | [Re] termination |
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| 24 |
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2008 | ChemicalX | Start |
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| 55 |
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2012-03-07 | BABYMETAL × キバオブアキバ | BabyMetal X Kiba of Akiba |
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| 39 |
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2012-03-21 | Bailey Jay | You're Getting Lucky Tonight |
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| 75 | 2012-07-04 | BABYMETAL | ヘドバンギャー!! |
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| 82 | 2013-01-09 | BABYMETAL | イジメ、ダメ、ゼッタイ |
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| 92 | 2013-06-19 | BABYMETAL | メギツネ |
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| 100 | 2014-02-26 | BABYMETAL | BABYMETAL |
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| 32 |
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2015-01-07 | BABYMETAL | METAL RESISTANCE -THE ONE LIMITED EDITION- |
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| 40 |
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2015-01-07 | BABYMETAL | LIVE AT BUDOKAN ~RED NIGHT~ |
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| 45 |
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2015-01-07 | BABYMETAL | LIVE AT BUDOKAN ~BLACK NIGHT~ |
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| 59 |
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2015-01-07 | BABYMETAL | LIVE AT BUDOKAN ～RED NIGHT～ |
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| 91 |
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2015-01-07 | BABYMETAL | LIVE AT BUDOKAN -RED NIGHT- |
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| 74 |
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2015-03-18 | Kairiki Bear | imitation gallery | ||
| 46 |
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2015-06-17 | BABYMETAL | Baby Metal |
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| 73 |
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2016 | NECRONOMIDOL | NEMESIS |
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| 70 |
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2016-03-25 | NECRONOMIDOL | from chaos born |
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| 99 |
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2016-04-01 | BABYMETAL | Metal Resistance | ||
| 21 |
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2016-04-01 | BABYMETAL | METAL RESISTANCE - THE ONE LIMITED EDITION - |
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| 68 |
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2016-04-01 | BABYMETAL | Road of Resistance |
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| 20 |
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2016-05-18 | BAND-MAID | Maid In Japan |
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| 69 |
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2017-02-22 | NECRONOMIDOL | DAWNSLAYER |
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| 71 |
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2017-04-19 | PassCode | Bite The Bullet |
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| 85 |
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2017-07-24 | DEADLIFT LOLITA | Kimi Terasu Sairiumu |
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| 86 |
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2017-07-24 | DEADLIFT LOLITA | Muscle Cocktail |
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| 31 |
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2017-08-30 | BUD VIRGIN LOGIC | Monologue |
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| 54 |
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2017-09-27 | The Idol Formerly Known As LADYBABY | Sanpai! Gosyuin Girl☆ |
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| 62 |
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2017-09-27 | The Idol Formerly Known As LADYBABY | Pinky! Pinky! |
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| 51 |
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2017-11-21 | zsasz | Dark Hero |
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| 65 |
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2017-11-21 | zsasz | Zsasz |
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| 33 |
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2017-11-21 | zsasz | Zsasz(EP) |
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| 81 |
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2018 | Empire | the GREAT JOURNEY ALBUM |
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| 90 |
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2018-02-10 | DEADLIFT LOLITA | Pump Up JAPAN |
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| 97 |
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2018-02-10 | DEADLIFT LOLITA | SIX PACK TWINS |
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| 88 |
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2018-05-23 | PassCode | ZENITH |
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| 80 |
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2018-08-22 | Broken By The Scream | AN ALIEN'S PORTRAIT |
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| 16 |
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2019-02-06 | Underbeasty | ROCK ALIVE / ARCADIA CAT<TYPE-B> |
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| 28 |
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2019-02-06 | Underbeasty | ROCK ALIVE / ARCADIA CAT<TYPE-A> |
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| 89 |
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2019-03-08 | Ladybaby | Renge Chance! |
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| 95 |
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2019-07-09 | Wagamama Rakia | StartingOver |
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| 98 |
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2019-10-11 | BABYMETAL | METAL GALAXY | ||
| 94 |
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2020-01-13 | Ladybaby | Age-Age Money | ||
| 63 |
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2020-03-01 | WAGAMAMA RAKIA | WAGAMAMARAKIA |
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| 83 |
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2020-05-13 | BABYMETAL | Live at Wembley |
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| 96 |
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2020-08-19 | RAISE A SUILEN | ERA |
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| 61 |
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2020-09-23 | NECRONOMIDOL | Ikotsu Moufubuki |
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| 66 |
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2020-10-02 | Trident | D-X |
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| 41 |
![Cover for prayer[s]](https://i.discogs.com/6Y3FwGpkbrmNuZ36bTvdU6Fno85J6wRbkSKZuxU8-Fw/rs:fit/g:sm/q:40/h:150/w:150/czM6Ly9kaXNjb2dz/LWRhdGFiYXNlLWlt/YWdlcy9SLTE5Nzgy/OTIyLTE2MjgzODQw/OTItODMyNS5wbmc.jpeg)
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2020-11-18 | Rondo | prayer[s] |
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| 15 |
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2021-01-20 | ZoC | AGE OF ZOC / DON'T TRUST TEENAGER |
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| 79 |
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2021-02-24 | NECRONOMIDOL | vämjelseriter | ||
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2021-03-08 | Underbeasty | 灼熱ECSTASY (TYPE A) |
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| 60 |
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2021-03-10 | zsasz | Percontation point |
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| 7 |
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2021-03-10 | zsasz | Ultra Heroine - Single |
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| 72 |
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2021-04-21 | RAISE A SUILEN | EXIST |
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| 47 |
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2021-04-22 | MAD JAMIE | MAIPENRAI |
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| 64 |
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2021-04-22 | MAD JAMIE | FUCK FOREVER |
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| 22 |
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2021-06-09 | ZoC | BEGGiNG/STUPiD - Single |
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| 43 |
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2021-06-09 | ZoC | SHINEMAGIC - EP |
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| 56 |
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2021-06-09 | ZoC | PvP |
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| 78 |
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2021-06-09 | ZoC | family name |
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| 87 |
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2021-10-27 | Utsu-P | HAPPYPILLS |
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| 37 |
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2021-12-15 | PassCode | ONE STEP BEYOND |
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| 11 |
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2022-03-30 | MIIS | MiiS-2024ver.- |
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| 26 |
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2022-03-30 | MIIS | AS I AM |
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| 30 |
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2022-03-30 | MIIS | LINKING CELL |
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| 19 |
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2022-06-22 | Lonesome_Blue | First Utterance - EP |
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| 53 |
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2023-05-10 | GANG PARADE | OUR PARADE |
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| 38 |
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2023-06-11 | PaleneØ | PANORAMA |
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| 77 |
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2023-06-28 | RAISE A SUILEN | -N-E-M-E-S-I-S- |
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| 50 |
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2023-10-01 | PaleneØ | Schizoid |
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| 12 |
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2023-12-20 | PaleneØ | aLiVE - Single |
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| 52 |
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2023-12-27 | MAD JAMIE | THIS is NONFICTION |
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| 84 |
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2024-05-23 | BABYMETAL, Electric Callboy | RATATATA |
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| 2 | suiseimushi | zetsubousekai |
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| 4 | suiseimushi | ReBoot |
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| 10 | suiseimushi | aoihomura |
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| 23 | AdFicTioN | Beyond the chaos |
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| 36 | MyDearDarlin' | Dearest |
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| 42 | MyDearDarlin' | Candy Chu! / FLOWER / Aonokimi |
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| 44 | PLANCK STARS | FUCK THE PINCHIKE |
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| 49 | Zenbukiminoseida. | Yamikawaimrad | ||||
| 3 | WORL'S END. | Welcome to the WORL'S END. |
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| 6 | Hikicomoteikoku | Teoawaseta |
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| 8 | MAYDAY IDOL | LAST MAYDAY |
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| 9 | AdFicTioN | Still I will live |
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| 14 | 仮面女子 | 元気種☆[Type-A] |
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| 17 | AdFicTioN | New Awakening |
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| 25 | #2i2 | 涙そうそう |
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| 29 | Plevail | PERIPETY |
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| 34 | 仮面女子 | 元気種☆ |
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| 35 | AKIRA KURØ | WE ARE AKIRA KURØ |
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| 93 | OSAKA☆SYUNKASYUTO | NO-LIMIT |
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