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- ↑ "Diaura: Focus interview" (in Japanese). v-kei.jp. Retrieved 2019-11-24.
- ↑ "DIAURA、2ndフルアルバム『FOCUS』完成「"常識を疑え"っていうコンセプト自体がこのバンドを表している」(1)" (in Japanese). Barks. 2013-12-02. Retrieved 2019-11-24.
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- ↑ "DIAURA、2ndフルアルバム『FOCUS』完成「"常識を疑え"っていうコンセプト自体がこのバンドを表している」(2)" (in Japanese). Barks. 2013-12-02. Retrieved 2019-11-24.
- ↑ "Diaura Sirius/Lily Interview" (in Japanese). v-kei.jp. Retrieved 2019-11-24.
- ↑ "Diaura" (in Japanese). mysound.jp. Retrieved 2019-11-30.