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| Utatane (ウタタネ） | ||||
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| Released | June 23, 2004 | |||
| Genre | J-Pop | |||
| Length | 56:23 | |||
| Producer | Sony Music Japan | |||
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Utatane is the first album from the Japanese duo RYTHEM, released in 2004.
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