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- 1 2 "平井堅、全シングル収録の初ベストアルバムが発売決定！" [All of Ken Hrai's singles to be released on his first best-of album] (in Japanese). 8 September 2005. Archived from the original on 24 December 2005.
- ↑ "【平井堅】シングル人気ランキングTOP52！ 第1位は「even if」に決定！【2021年最新投票結果】" (in Japanese). 28 September 2021. Retrieved 25 January 2022.