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- 1 2 "Japan Music Week International Artists - JMW 2011 Music Convention & Festival International Artist Applications". Archived from the original on 2011-09-05. Retrieved 2011-10-11.
- ↑ http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/fm20101105a1.html The Japan Times
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