| Dictator | ||||
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| Released | August 10, 2011 | |||
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| Language | Japanese | |||
| Label | Ains/Galaxy | |||
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Dictator is the first EP by Japanese visual kei band Diaura, released on 10 August 2011 by Galaxy. [1] [2] [3] It reached 195th place on the Oricon weekly chart, [4] all of the 1,000 copies of the first press were sold out. [5] It was re-released by Ains on 19 December 2012, with one extra song included. [6] [7]
All lyrics are written by yo-ka [3]
| No. | Title | Music | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Fuka (深) (SE)" | Kei | |
| 2. | "Naraku no hana (奈落の花)" | yo-ka | |
| 3. | "Dictator" | Kei | |
| 4. | "Master" | yo-ka | |
| 5. | "Infinite (インフィネイト)" | Kei | |
| 6. | "Sister" (only in second press) | yo-ka |
| No. | Title | Music | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Shitsu tsubasa no ryōiki (失翼の領域)" (music video) | Kei |
| No. | Title | Music | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "World End (SE)" | ||
| 2. | "Naraku no hana (奈落の花)" | yo-ka | |
| 3. | "Dictator" | Kei | |
| 4. | "Master" | yo-ka | |
| 5. | "Infinite (インフィネイト)" | Kei |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Documentary eizō (ドキュメンタリー映像)" (dokumentary film) |
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