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Flow (stylized in all caps) is a Japanese rock band formed in 1998 as a five-piece band made up of two vocalists, a guitarist, a bassist, and a drummer.[3] They are signed to Sacra Music.[4] As of November 2023, the band has released 40 singles and 12 studio albums. Their songs have been featured in the opening sequences of several anime and Japanese drama series.[2]

Genres
Years active1998 (1998)–present
LabelsFun City Records (2002-2003)
Ki/oon Music (2003–2020)
Sacra Music (2020–present)
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Flow
Flow at Japan Expo 2012 in Paris, France
Flow at Japan Expo 2012 in Paris, France
Background information
OriginTokyo, Japan
Genres
Years active1998 (1998)–present
LabelsFun City Records (2002-2003)
Ki/oon Music (2003–2020)
Sacra Music (2020–present)
MembersKōshi Asakawa (Vocal)
Keigo Hayashi (Vocal)
Takeshi Asakawa (Guitar)
Kōtaro Gotō (Bass)
Hiroshi Iwasaki (Drums)
Websitewww.flow-official.jp
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History

1993–2003: Formation and major label debut

The group began in 1993 when brothers Kōshi (elder: vocals, rhythm guitar) and Take (younger: lead guitar) began playing together.[1] They formed Flow in 1998, and by 2000, were joined by Keigo (vocals), Gotō (bass) and Iwasaki (drums).[5] In 2001, the band released its first maxi single, Flow #0. In 2002, the group released two mini-albums within the same year, followed by "Okuru Kotoba", Flow's first cover single, released in January 2003,[6] which remained on the Oricon indie chart for seven consecutive weeks and also hit No. 6 on the overall singles chart. In the spring of that year, their first full-scale album Splash!!! debuted at No. 2 on the Oricon album chart. In July 2003, Flow released the single "Blaster" on the major label Ki/oon Records.

2004–2007: "Go!!!", Naruto, and Code Geass

In April 2004, they released "Go!!!", which stayed on the Oricon Top 10 Chart for three weeks. In May 2004, Flow released their first major label album Game.[7] A string of singles followed and in July 2005 the band released its third album, Golden Coast. After the release of Golden Coast, Flow released two A-side singles, including the double A-side "Around The World / Kandata". The songs "Go!!!" and "Re:member" both served as opening themes to the anime series Naruto,[8][9] as well as "Sign" for Naruto Shippuden.[10] "Days" was the first opening for Bones' Eureka Seven anime,[11] and "Realize" was the opening for the PlayStation 2 video games based on the same series. Flow performed live in the United States for the first time in Dallas, Texas, on September 2, 2006, at AnimeFest in Dallas.[12] Flow then released "Colors" in 2006, the first opening for Sunrise's original series, Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion.[13][14] Their song "Answer" was the first opening theme for the live action Japanese drama Detective School Q.[15] They performed "Night Parade" with the hip-hop band Home Made Kazoku.[16]

2008–2012: Persona, Heroman, anime convention appearances

In February 2008, they released the single "Arigatō", followed by Persona -trinity soul-'s opening theme, "Word of the Voice" in June 2008. They performed Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion R2's second opening theme "World End" released in 2008.[17] In 2009, the band performed "Sign", the sixth opening for Naruto Shippuden.[10] The band released a B-side compilation album on November 4, 2009. Their single "Calling" was featured as the ending for the anime Heroman.[18] Flow returned to North America to perform at Anime Central, in Rosemont, Illinois on May 20, 2011, and FanimeCon in San Jose, California on May 28, 2010 and in May 2011.[19] Their song "Hey!!!" was the third opening theme for the anime Beelzebub,[20] and the song "Brave Blue" was used as the second opening theme for the anime Eureka Seven AO.[21] In 2012, they performed in France for the first time at Japan Expo.

2013–2019: Flow Anime Best and first world tour

They provided a cover of "Cha-La Head-Cha-La" as the main theme song for the film Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Gods;[22] the song, coupled with an insert song from the film, was released as a double A-side single on March 20, 2013,[23] and subsequently would be featured as the opening theme for Dragon Ball video games such as Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Z and Dragon Ball XenoVerse. Flow released their eighth studio album Flow The Max!!! on March 27, 2013. Flow went to Brazil for the first time to perform at Ressacca Friends in 2013. Their single "Ai Ai Ai ni Utarete Bye Bye Bye" released on February 26, 2014 was used as the second opening to the anime Samurai Flamenco.[24] Flow returned to Brazil in the summer of 2014 to perform at Anime Friends in São Paulo and at SuperCon in Recife. They returned to perform at AnimeFest after 8 years in August 2014 at the Sheraton Dallas Hotel.[25] Their single, "7 -seven-", was a collaboration with the band Granrodeo and was featured as the ending theme to the anime The Seven Deadly Sins.[26] Flow released their second anime best album compilation Flow Anime Best Kiwami on February 25, 2015. Flow's first-ever world tour, Flow World Tour 2015 Kiwami, saw them performing five times in Japan and fourteen times in seven other countries.[27] Their first digital single, "Hikari Oikakete" (光追いかけて), was released on March 21, 2015 and was used as the image song for the Naruto stage play Live Spectacle Naruto.[28] Their single "Niji no Sora" (虹の空) was used as the 34th ending theme of Naruto Shippuden.[29]

Their single "Steppin' out" was used as the opening theme of Durarara!!x2: Ketsu.[30] Flow's single "Kaze no Uta (風ノ唄) / Burn" was released on August 24, 2016; the songs are used as the opening themes of Tales of Zestiria the X and Tales of Berseria. Their single "Innosense" was released on February 8, 2017; the song was used as the second ending theme of Tales of Zestiria the X. The band covered "Classic" on the album Tribute of Mucc -en- as a tribute to the band Mucc released on November 22, 2017. Flow returned to North America to perform at Anime Boston on March 30, 2018.[31] They covered "D.O.D. (Drink Or Die)" for the June 6, 2018 hide tribute album Tribute Impulse.[32] They also performed the theme song "Neiro" (音色; lit. "Sound-colored") for the drama series Sachiiro no One Room.[33] Their song "Break it down" was used in the 2020 game Naruto x Boruto Ninja Tribes. Flow again performed at the Nippon Budokan on January 30, 2019. They released their album Tribalythm on April 10, 2019 and their tour Flow Live Tour 2019: Tribalythm promoted the album.

2020–2022: Online concerts, collaborations

Flow performed Flow Chokaigi 2020 Anime Shibari Returns at the Makuhari Messe Event Hall on February 24, 2020. They covered Granrodeo's "Modern Strange Cowboy" on the album Granrodeo Tribute Album "Rodeo Freak" released on May 13, 2020.[34] Flow's song "Shinsekai" (新世界; lit. "New World") was used for opening theme of the 2020 anime series Shadowverse.[35] They held a special online concert series featuring all 11 of their albums titled Flow Special Online Live Comprehensive Album Series: Flame of 12 Months every 26 of the month, which started on September 26, 2020 and ended on August 26, 2021.[36] The band produced "Nijīro no Puddle" (虹色のPuddle; lit. "Puddle of Rainbow Color") for the virtual YouTuber agency Nijisanji, which celebrated their 3rd anniversary in 2021. Their single "United Sparrows" was used for the ending theme of the 2021 anime series Back Arrow.[37] On August 9, 2021, they held their first in-person concert since the COVID-19 pandemic titled Flow The Carnival 2021 ~Shinsekai~ in Line Cube Shibuya.[38]

The single "Dice" was released on December 15, 2021, and contained three collaboration songs. "Dice" was used for the first opening theme song of the 15th anniversary rebroadcast of the 2006 anime series Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion. "Moment" (モメント) was featured in the slot machine game Pachislot Anemone: Eureka Seven HI-Evolution. "Yūshou" (優勝; lit. "Winner") was a partnership between Flow and Afterglow from the BanG Dream! Girls Band Party! mobile rhythm game. The two parties also collaborated for a cover of "Colors", which is a playable song in Girls Band Party!; "Yūshō" was also added to the game for a limited time from December 11, 2021 to January 10, 2022.[39]

Two songs from the single "Gold" were used in the Naruto franchise. "Tomoshibi" (燈; lit. "Light") was used as the image song for the stage play Live Spectacle "Naruto" ~Uzumaki Naruto Monogatari~, while "Gold" used as the tenth opening theme song for the anime Boruto: Naruto Next Generation in January 2022. The single titled "Daydream Believer" (デイドリーム ビリーヴァー)" was a collaboration with the band Orange Range and was used for the second opening theme of 15th Anniversary re-run of Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion R2 anime. The single also includes a cover of Orange Range's "O2".

2023–present: 20th anniversary, Flow World Tour Anime Shibari

For their 20th anniversary, Flow performed the Flow World Tour Anime Shibari 2024–2025, in which they performed only their anime songs. The tour took the band to Australia, Europe, Middle East, Asia, and North America.[40] In October 2025, Flow launched an American and European tour in which they will perform only Naruto and Boruto songs, called Flow World Tour 2025 Naruto The Rock.[41]

Members

Kohshi
Kohshi[42]
  • Position: Vocalist, Rapping, Rhythm Guitarist
  • Real name: Kōshi Asakawa
  • Birthday: April 22, 1977
  • Birthplace: Saitama
  • Leader years: 2014, 2017, 2020
Keigo
Keigo[42]
  • Position: Vocalist, Rapping, Harmonica
  • Real name: Keigo Hayashi
  • Birthday: July 1, 1977
  • Birthplace: Tokyo
  • Leader years: 2011, 2018
Take
Take[42]
  • Position: Lead Guitarist, Backing Vocalist, Programing, Keyboards, DJ
  • Real name: Takeshi Asakawa
  • Birthday: August 31, 1978
  • Birthplace: Saitama
  • Leader years: 1998–2007, June-December 2009, 2012, 2015, 2016, 2024, 2026
Got's
Got's[42]
  • Position: Bassist, Backing Vocalist, Chorus
  • Real name: Kohtaro Gotō
  • Birthday: January 26, 1977
  • Birthplace: Niigata
  • Leader years: 2010, 2013, 2023, 2025
Iwasaki
Iwasaki[42]
  • Position: Drummer, Backing Vocalist, Percussion, Sampling
  • Real Name: Hiroshi Iwasaki
  • Birthday: November 21, 1969
  • Birth Place: Osaka
  • Leader years: 2008, January-May 2009, 2019, 2021, 2022
Touring members
  • Haruna Miyoshi - Bass (2023, during concerts held in August; 2025, Freedom Nagoya, Crunchyroll Anime Awards, Nagano Aniera Festa)
  • Masami Endo - Bass (2023, Naruto The Live)
  • Jinichiro Hori - Keyboards (2025, Billboard Live)
  • Mai Tanizaki - Violin (2025, Billboard Live)
  • Majikun - Keyboards (2025, Billboard Live)
  • Tsubasa - Percussion (2025, Billboard Live)
  • Isamu Takita - Bass (2025, Flow The Festival, Anime Expo, Sammy's New Horizon Fest)
  • Yuta Tsujimura - Bass (2025, Flow The Festival in Shanghai)

Discography

Albums

Studio albums

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Title Album details JPN chart[43] Certifications
Peak position Weeks on chart
Splash!!! 2 18
Game
  • Released: May 26, 2004
  • Label: Ki/oon Records
  • Formats: CD, CD+DVD, digital download
4 17
Golden Coast
  • Released: July 20, 2005
  • Label: Ki/oon Records
  • Formats: CD, digital download
9 8
Isle
  • Released: March 19, 2008
  • Label: Ki/oon Records
  • Formats: CD, CD+DVD, digital download
7 12
#5
  • Released: January 28, 2009
  • Label: Ki/oon Records
  • Formats: CD, CD+DVD, digital download
7 5
Microcosm
  • Released: June 16, 2010
  • Label: Ki/oon Records
  • Formats: CD, CD+DVD, digital download
9 5
Black & White
  • Released: February 12, 2012
  • Label: Ki/oon Records
  • Formats: CD, CD+DVD, digital download
29 3
Flow The Max!!!
  • Released: March 27, 2013
  • Label: Ki/oon Records
  • Formats: CD, CD+DVD, digital download
21 4
26 a Go Go!!!
  • Released: March 26, 2014
  • Label: Ki/oon Records
  • Formats: CD, CD+DVD, digital download
36 3
#10
  • Released: February 3, 2016
  • Label: Ki/oon Records
  • Formats: CD, CD+DVD, digital download
26 3
Tribalythm
  • Released: April 10, 2019
  • Label: Ki/oon Records
  • Formats: CD, CD+Blu-ray, digital download
21 2
Voy✩✩✩
  • Released: February 2, 2023
  • Label: Sacra Music
  • Formats: CD, CD+Blu-ray, digital download
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Extended plays

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Title EP details JPN chart[43]
Peak position Weeks on chart
Sunshine 60
  • Released: August 31, 2002
  • Label: Fun City Records[46]
  • Format: CD
202 —
Like a Rolling Snow
  • Released: November 27, 2002
  • Label: Fun City Records[47]
  • Format: CD
— —
Nuts Bang!!! 23 3
Fighting Dreamers
  • Released: June 28, 2017
  • Label: Ki/oon Records
  • Formats: CD, digital download
36 4
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Compilation albums

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Title Album details JPN chart[43] Certifications
Peak position Weeks on chart
Flow The Best: Single Collection 4 11
Coupling Collection
  • Released: November 4, 2009
  • Label: Ki/oon Records
  • Formats: CD, CD+DVD, digital download
25 4
Flow Anime Best
  • Released: March 23, 2011
  • Label: Ki/oon Records
  • Formats: CD, CD+DVD, digital download
5 8
Flow Anime Best Kiwami
  • Released: February 25, 2015
  • Label: Ki/oon Records
  • Formats: CD, CD+DVD, digital download
35 4
Flow The Best Anime Shibari
  • Released: March 7, 2018
  • Label: Ki/oon Records
  • Formats: CD, CD+DVD, digital download
21 5
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Singles

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Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album
JPN Oricon[49] JPN Hot[50]
"Blaster" (ブラスター) 2003 12 — Game
"Dream Express" (ドリームエクスプレス) 9 —
"Ryūsei" (流星) 2004 12 —
"Sharirara" (シャリララ) —
"Go!!!" 6 24
"Life Is Beautiful" 28 — Golden Coast
"Rookie" 2005 32 —
"Stay Gold" —
"Days" 3 —
  • RIAJ:
"Garden ~Summer Edit~" 50 —
"Re:member" 2006 12 —
  • RIAJ: Gold (dig.)[52]
Isle
"Around the World" 23 —
"Kandata" —
"Colors" 2 —
  • RIAJ:
"Answer" 2007 7 —
  • RIAJ:
"Fuyu no Amaoto" (冬の雨音) 19 —
"Night Parade"

(with Home Made Kazoku)

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"Arigatō" (ありがとう) 2008 25 18
"Word of the Voice" 15 45 #5
"World End" 4 7
  • RIAJ: Gold (rt.)[52]
"Snow Flake ~Kioku no Koshitsu~"

(Snow Flake ~記憶の固執~)

24 49
"Pulse" —
"Sign" 2010 4 14
  • RIAJ: Gold (rt.)[52]
Microcosm
"Calling" 21 37
"Tabidachi Graffiti" (旅立ちグラフィティ) 32 88 Black & White
"1/3 no Junjō na Kanjō" (1/3の純情な感情) 2011 20 — Flow Anime Best
"Hey!!!" 23 — Black & White
"Rock Climbers" (ロッククライマーズ) 2012 43 —
"Brave Blue" (ブレイブルー) 12 41 Flow The Max!!!
"Hero ~Kibō no Uta~" (Hero ~希望の歌~) 2013 24 39
"Cha-La Head-Cha-La" —
"Tokonatsu Endless" (常夏エンドレス) 35 — 26 a Go Go!!!
"Ai Ai Ai ni Utarete Bye Bye Bye"

(愛愛愛に撃たれてバイバイバイ)

2014 44 99
"7 -Seven-"
(featuring Granrodeo)
10 17
"Niji no Sora" (虹の空) 2015 34 — #10
"Steppin' Out" 2016 18 54
"Kaze no Uta" (風ノ唄) 17 11 Tribalythm
"Burn" 35
"Innosense" 2017 21 43
"Howling"
(featuring Granrodeo)
2018 13 26[54]
"Neiro" (音色) 37 — Tribalythm
"Break It Down" —
"Shinsekai" (新世界)[55] 2021 29 — Voy✩✩✩
"United Sparrows" 50 —
"Dice" 22 —
"Gold" 2022 37 —
"Daydream Believer" (デイドリーム ビリーヴァー)(featuring Orange Range) 32 —
"Get Back" 2023 40 — —
"Alright!!!" 2025 — —
"+Encount" 2026 — —
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
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Indie singles

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Title Year JPN Oricon[49] Album
"Flow #0" 2001 — Splash!!!
"Sunshine 60" 2002 —
"Okuru Kotoba" (贈る言葉) 2003 6
"Melos" (メロス) 10
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Digital singles

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Title Year JPN Oricon[49] Notes Album
Peak position Weeks on chart
"Hikari Oikakete" (光追いかけて) 2015 — — Image song for the play Live Spectacle Naruto. #10
"Oneness" 2018 — — Theme song for Flow Live Best 2019 at Nippon Budokan ~Kamimatsuri~. Tribalythm
"Winter Story" 2022 — — Campaign song for the FM Nack5 program Winter Aloha 2023. Voy✩✩✩
"Rekka" (烈火) 2024 — — Opening theme for the Japanese dub of the Chinese animation Lie Huo Jiao Chou. —
"White Moon" 2025 — — 3rd Opening theme for the game Code Geass: Lellouch of the Rebellion Lost Stories. —
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Demos

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Title Year Notes
Untitled cassette tape[56] 1999 Flow's first release, released in the spring of 1999. It contains 15 songs written by Kōshi and Take during their days as members of Pinkish, including "From 9 to 0", "Cockroach Life", and "F.A Baby".
"Let's Start!"[56] Songs: "Millenium" (featuring Ace) and the live audio of "Cockroach Life" taken on the first show with Keigo on September 20. It is the first release to feature Keigo, and was released at a gig in Ōmiya Hearts on December 8.
"Demo Tape" (デモテープ)[57] 2000
2001[58] (MiniDisc reissue)
Songs: "BCG", "Make Yourself", "Parasite", "F.A Baby" and "From 9 to 0". It is the first release to feature Got's and Iwasaki.
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Videos

DVDs & Blu-rays

More information Year, Title ...
Year Title Oricon chart[43]
Peak position Weeks on chart
2004 The Play Off: Game 1
  • Released: December 1, 2004
74 —
2007 Flow Countdown Live 2006–2007 "Kizuna Factory: Differ Toshiake"
  • Released: March 21, 2007
76 1
2008 Flow the Video
  • Released: September 9, 2008
24 2
2008 Flow Live Tour 2007–2008 'Isle' Final at Nippon Budokan
  • Released: December 24, 2008
82 2
2011 Flow First Zepp Tour 2011 'On The Line'
  • Released: September 11, 2011
39 2
2013 Flow Video the Max!!!
  • Released: February 6, 2013
36 2
2013 Flow Live Tour 2013 "Tour The Max!!!!" -Grand Final- at Maihama Amphitheater
  • Released: December 18, 2013
59 1
2017 Flow The Live 2016
  • Released: March 15, 2017
20 2
2020 Flow Chokaigi 2020 "Anime-Shibari Returns" at Makuhari Messe Event Hall
  • Released: August 5, 2020
16 (Blu-ray)
35 (DVD)
2 (Blu-ray)
1 (DVD)
2024 Flow 20th Anniversary Special Live ~Anime Shibari Festival~
  • Released: February 21, 2024
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Fanclub-limited DVDs & Blu-rays

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Year Title
2018 26ers The Movie
2019 26ers The Movie 2018–2019
2020 26ers The Movie 2019–2020
2021 26ers The Movie 2020–2021
2022 26ers The Movie 2021–2022
Flow Honō no 12-kagetsu Renzoku Live - Jōkan
  • Release: July 2, 2022
Flow Honō no 12-kagetsu Renzoku Live - Gekan
  • Release: August 26, 2022
2023 26ers The Movie 2022–2023
2024 26ers The Movie 2023–2024
2025 Flow at Billboard Live Yokohama 2025
  • Release: May 26, 2025
26ers The Movie 2024–2025
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Others

Compilations

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Title Release date Song(s)
Fine June 29, 2001 "Bluster"
Kōkyōshihen Eureka Seven Pocket ga Niji de Ippai Music Collection June 24, 2009 "Days -Piano House Mix-"
Dragon Ball Z: Kami to Kami Original Soundtrack March 27, 2013 "Hero ~Kibō no Uta~ -Short ver.-" (HERO 〜希望の歌〜 -Short ver.-), "Cha-La Head-Cha-La"
Animelo Summer Live 2013 -Flag Nine- 8.23 March 26, 2014 "Days", "Cha-La Head-Cha-La", "Go!!!"
Animelo Summer Live 2014 -Oneness- 8.30 March 25, 2015 "Go!!!", "Colors", "Ai Ai Ai ni Utarete Bye Bye Bye" (愛愛愛に撃たれてバイバイバイ)
Animelo Summer Live 2016 -Toki- 8.27 March 29, 2017 "Steppin' out", "Burn", "Kaze no Uta" (風ノ唄), "Go!!!"
Tribute of Mucc -en- November 22, 2017 "Classic"
Animelo Summer Live 2017 -The Card- 8.25 March 28, 2018 "Innosense", "World End", "Go!!!", "7-seven-"
hide Tribute Impulse June 6, 2018 "D.O.D. (Drink Or Die)"
Granrodeo Tribute Album "Rodeo Freak" August 19, 2020 "modern strange cowboy"
Bandai Namco Entertainment Festival 2days Live Blu-ray September 9, 2020 "Burn", "Kaze no Uta" (風ノ唄), "Innosense", "Colors", "World End"
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Guest appearances

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Year Song Artist(s) Released on Note
2011 "Let's try again!" Team Amuse!! Let's try again! Collaboration of 54 talents of Amuse.
2014 "Oneness (2014 ver.)" Idolmaster, Eir Aoi, Afilia Saga East, Angela, Wake Up, Girls!, Kanako Ito, Kensho Ono, Oldcodex, Eri Kitamura, Minami Kuribayashi, Granrodeo, Maon Kurosaki, Zaq, JAM Project, Sweet Arms, Konomi Suzuki, Star☆Ais, Takayoshi Tanimoto, Yukari Tamura, Minori Chihara, T.M.Revolution, Sayaka Nakagaya, Hitoshi Hashimoto, Fhána, Flow, Petit Milady, Yui Horie, Sachika Misawa, Nana Mizuki, Suzuko Mimori, Mamoru Miyano, μ's, May'n, YuiKaori, Aoi Yuuki, Hitomi Yoshida, LiSA, Kouji Wada Oneness (2014 ver.) Animelo Summer Live 2014 -Oneness- theme song.
2017 "Sore wo Tsuyosa to Yobitai (2017 ver.) - Live" Yu Takahashi, Perfume, Flumpool, Porno Graffitti, Weaver, Shogo Sakamoto, Sakura Gakuin, Skoop On Somebody, Sakura Fujiwara, Flow Sore wo Tsuyosa to Yobitai (2017 ver.) - Live Theme song for Amuse Fes held in Makuhari Messe.
2018 "Sore wo Tsuyosa to Yobitai (2018 ver.) - Live" Yu Takahashi, Perfume, Flow, Porno Graffitti, Weaver, Edoga Sullivan, Yuki Tsujimura, Sakura Fujiwara, Frederic, Rihwa, Amuse Special Band Sore wo Tsuyosa to Yobitai (2018 ver.) - Live
2019 "Sore wo Tsuyosa to Yobitai (2019 ver.) - Live" Porno Graffitti, Perfume, Flumpool, Yu Takahashi, s**t kingz, Sakura Fujiwara, Yuki Tsujimura, Flow, Rihwa, Skoop On Somebody, Edoga Sullivan, Weaver, Aiko Yamaide Sore wo Tsuyosa to Yobitai (2019 ver.) - Live
2022 "Not Enough (feat. Flow)" Back-On Not Enough (feat. Flow)
2023 "I Don't Wanna Die in the Paradise (feat. Flow)" Burnout Syndromes The WORLD is Mine
"Colors" Afterglow x Flow BanG Dream! Girls Band Party! Cover Collection Vol.8 Playable song in the game BanG Dream! Girls Band Party!.
2024 "Chemy x Story" Back-on x Flow Chemy x Story Opening theme for Kamen Rider Gotchard performed by Back-on and Flow.
"Waremonogatari" CHiCO x Flow CONTiNUE
"Love & Justice" Yasuharu Takanashi x Flow Love & Justice/Chojin Opening theme for Kinnikuman Perfect Origin Arc performed by Yasuharu Takanashi and Flow. The song was written by Yukinojo Mori and composed by Hiroaki Suzuki.
"The Future Daybreak" Back-on x Flow TBA Theme song for the Kamen Rider Gotchard the Movie: The Future Daybreak.
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Credited work

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Year Song Artist Released on Credit
2021 "Nijiiro no Puddle" (虹色のPuddle) Nijisanji Palette 002 - Nijiiro no Puddle Flow as producer and arranger; Kōshi and Keigo as lyricists; Take as composer and recording director and on guitar; Got's on bass; Iwasaki on drums[59]
2024 "Henkaku Delight" (変革Delight) Ayaka Ohashi Henkaku Delight Flow as arranger; Kōshi as lyricist; Take as composer
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Covers

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Year Song Original artist Released on Notes
2003 "Okuru Kotoba"
(贈る言葉)
Kaientai Okuru Kotoba Released on January 15, 2003.
2009 "Gakuen Tengoku"
(学園天国)
Finger 5 #5 Released on January 28, 2009.
"Surfin' U.S.A." The Beach Boys Nuts Bang!!! Released on July 22, 2009.
2011 "1/3 no Junjō na Kanjō"
(1/3の純情な感情)
Siam Shade 1/3 no Junjō na Kanjō Released on March 9, 2011. Featuring Siam Shade's lead guitarist Daita.
2013 "Cha-La Head-Cha-La" Hironobu Kageyama Hero ~Kibō no Uta~ / Cha-La Head-Cha-La Released on March 20, 2013. It is used as the theme song for the theatrical film Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Gods.
2014 "Glory Days" D✩Date 26 a Go Go!!! Released on March 26, 2014. The original song itself was written by Kōshi and composed by Take.
2015 "Blue Bird"
(ブルーバード)
Ikimonogakari Flow Anime Best Kiwami Released on February 25, 2015. Featuring American J-Pop singer, Diana Garnet. The original song was the third opening theme for the Naruto: Shippuden anime.
2017 "Classic" Mucc Tribute of Mucc -en- Released on November 22, 2017.
2018 "D.O.D. (Drink or Die)" hide hide Tribute Impulse Released on June 6, 2018.
2020 "modern strange cowboy" Granrodeo Granrodeo Tribute Album "Rodeo Freak" Released digitally on May 15, 2020.
"Invasion" Com.A Flow Chokaigi 2020 "Anime-Shibari Returns" Live at Makuhari Messe Event Hall Released digitally on July 1, 2020. It is a rock arrangement cover of one of the Heroman anime soundtrack.
2022 "O2" Orange Range Daydream Believer Released on November 16, 2022.
2023 "Haruka Kanata"
(遙か彼方)
Asian Kung-Fu Generation Flow The Cover ~Naruto Shibari~ Released digitally on June 14, 2023. Part of the "Flow x Naruto Theme Song Cover" project, in which the band covered the opening and ending themes of the Naruto anime series at the Naruto x Boruto park in Nijigen no Mori. The original song was the second opening theme for Naruto.
"Viva★Rock"
(ビバ★ロック)
Orange Range Released digitally on June 7, 2023. Part of the "Flow x Naruto Theme Song Cover" project. The original song was the third ending theme for the Naruto anime series.
"Yurayura"
(ユラユラ)
Hearts Grow The original song was the ninth opening theme for the Naruto anime series.
"Hero's Come Back!!" Nobodyknows The original song was the first opening theme for the Naruto: Shippuden anime series.
"Nagareboshi ~Shooting Star~"
(流れ星 ~Shooting Star~)
Home Made Kazoku The original song was the first ending theme for the Naruto: Shippuden anime series.
"Closer" Joe Inoue Released digitally on June 26, 2023. Part of the "Flow x Naruto Theme Song Cover" project. The original song was the fourth opening theme for the Naruto: Shippuden anime series.
"Moshimo" Daisuke The original song was the twelfth opening theme for the Naruto: Shippuden anime series.
"Silhouette"
(シルエット)
Kana-Boon Released digitally on July 26, 2023. Part of the "Flow x Naruto Theme Song Cover" project. The original song was the sixteenth opening theme for the Naruto: Shippuden anime series.
"Kara no Kokoro"
(カラノココロ)
Anly Part of the "Flow x Naruto Theme Song Cover" project. The original song was the twentieth and the last opening theme for the Naruto: Shippuden anime series.
2024 "Naruto Main Theme" Musashi Project Flow 20th Anniversary Special Live 2023 ~Anime Shibari Festival~ (Limited Edition) Cover of one of the Naruto anime soundtrack.
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Tours

Solo concerts

  • Hatsu One-man Live: Attack 26 (2002)
  • Flow The Party: Attack 27 (2002)
  • Nissan X-trail presents: Flow Free Live in Yuigahama (2003)
  • 26ers 1st Anniversary Special Party!!! Kureba Wakarusa! Arigatō!!! (2005)
  • Flow Request Super Live: Minna ga Erabu Chiki Chiki Ranking Countdown! (2010)
  • Totsunyū The Max!!!: Zen Kyoku Mōra Honō no 5-days @ Shibuya O-nest (2012)
Guests: Azumi and Home Made Kazoku during the "Ailu The Max!!!" gig.
  • Dansei Gentei Live: Otoko-Flow (2015)
  • Josei Gentei Live: Onna-Flow (2015)
  • Dansei Gentei Live 2017: Otoko-Flow
  • Josei Gentei Live 2017: Onna-Flow
  • Flow Live Best 2019 in Nippon Budokan: Kami Matsuri[60]
Guest: Granrodeo, Real Akiba Boyz, Ginyuforce
  • Flow Chōkaigi 2020: Anime Shibari Returns[61]
Guests: Ginyuforce and Real Akiba Boyz
  • Flow 20th Anniversary Special Live 2023: Anime Shibari Festival[62]
Guests: Ayane Sakura (as Ran Mitake), Granrodeo, Hironobu Kageyama, Orange Range, Jun Fukuyama, Kaori Nazuka, Yuko Sanpei, Real Akiba Boyz, Fly-N
  • 26ers 20th Anniversary Special Party!!! Kureba Wakarusa! Arigatō!!! (2023)
Bass performed by Haruna Miyoshi, as substitution for Got's.
  • Anime Shibari Standing (2023)
  • Flow at Billboard Live Osaka 2025
Supporting members: Hori Junichiro as keyboardist, Mai Tanizaki as violinist, Majikun as saxophonist and Tsubasa as percussionist.
  • Flow at Billboard Live Yokohama 2025
Supporting members: Hori Junichiro as keyboardist, Mai Tanizaki as violinist, Majikun as saxophonist and Tsubasa as percussionist.

Flow The Carnival

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2004 Flow The Carnival Nishi no Jin: Outdoor-hen Game
Flow The Carnival Higashi no Jin: Indoor-hen
2005 Flow The Carnival 2005 in Hibiya Yagai Ongakudō N/a
2006 Flow The Carnival 2006: Kaimakusen Re:member
2008 Flow The Carnival 2008: Rakuensai N/a Guest: Azumi from Wyolica [63]
2009 Flow The Carnival 2009: Nuts Bang!!! Nuts Bang!!! [64]
2014 Flow The Carnival 2014: All Star Game N/a [65]
2015 Flow The Carnival 2015 Daikanshasai N/a Guest: Futoshi from Kiba of Akiba [66]
2017 Flow The Carnival 2017: Anime Shibari N/a [67]
2021 Flow The Carnival 2021: Shinsekai Shinsekai Guests: Yuriage Daiko, Yoh Ueno, Ru [68]
2023 Flow The Carnival 2023: Naruto Shibari Flow The Cover: Naruto Shibari Guest: Diana Garnet [69]
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Differ Toshiake

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2006 Count Down Special Live "Differ Toshiake" Flow The Best: Single Collection Final leg of the "Kizuna Factory" tour.
2012 Flow Count Down Live 2012–2013: Toshikoshi The Max!!! (Differ Toshiake Season 2) N/a
2016 Flow Count Down Live 2016–2017: Toki no Jin (Differ Toshiake Season 3) Kaze no Uta/Burn
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26ers NaNaNa Night

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2011 26ers NaNaNa Night Vol. 1: Yomigaeru Indie Special Night Flow #0, Sunshine 60, Like a Rolling Snow, Splash!!!
2012 26ers NaNaNa Night Vol. 2: Cover The Max!!! N/a
2013 26ers NaNaNa Night: Flow vs. Got's with Flow N/a
2014 26ers NaNaNa Night Dream Match: Anata no Yume ō Kanaemasu N/a
2016 26ers NaNaNa Night: Natsu Matsuri no Jin Kaze no Uta/Burn
2017 26ers NaNaNa Night Vol. 7: 26ers ni Yoru 26ers no Tame no 26ers All Time Best Live N/a
2018 26ers NaNaNa Night Vol. 8: Anime Igai Shibari N/a
2019 26ers NaNaNa Night Vol. 9 Day 1: 26ers 15th Anniversary Live: Ashika to Oiwai~ N/a
Flow NaNaNa Night Vol. 9 Day 2: Wakuwaku Ranran Summer Live: Ashika to Omatsuri N/a
2020 26ers NaNaNa Night Vol. 10 Online: Fun Time Delivery Night N/a
2024 26ers NaNaNa Night Vol. 11: Honō no 12-kagetsu Offline: Splash!!! Hen ~ Indie Kyoku ō Soete Splash!!!, Flow #0, Sunshine 60, Like a Rolling Snow
2025 26ers NaNaNa Night Vol. 12: Honō no 12-kagetsu Offline: Game Hen Game
2026 26ers NaNaNa Night Vol. 13: Honō no 12-kagetsu Offline: Golden Coast Hen Golden Coast
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Solo tours

Japan tours

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2003 Flow Live Tour 2003: Tope con Giro Dream Express
2004 Flow Live Tour 2004: Tope Suicida Ryūsei/Sharirara
Flow The Limited Circuit Kita no Jin Game
Flow Limited Circuit Minami no Jin
Flow Nenmatsu Special Tour 2004: All You Need Is Live!!!: Jōnetsu no Jiyūseki ☆ Miwaku no Shiteiseki Life is Beautiful
2005 Flow Live Tour 2005: The Sound Of Golden Coast Golden Coast
2006 Flow Live Tour 2006: Kizuna Factory Flow The Best: Single Collection
2007–2008 Flow Live Tour 2007–2008: Ailu Ailu Guest: Home Made Kazoku, during the fourth leg final gig in Tokyo.
2009 Flow Live Tour 2009: #5 #5
2009–2010 Flow Live Tour 2009–2010: Sign Sign
2010 Flow Live Tour 2010: Microcosm Microcosm Guest: Home Made Kazoku, during the final gig in Tokyo.
2011 Flow First Zepp Tour 2011: On The Line Flow Anime Best
2012 Flow Live Tour 2012: Black & White Black & White
2013 Flow Live Tour 2013: Tour The Max!!!: Last Max!!! Flow The Max!!!
Flow Live Tour 2013: Tour The Max!!!: Max!!! no Mukō Gawa
2014 Flow Live Tour 2014 26 a Go Go!!!: Gekitō Pennant Race 26 a Go Go!!!
2016 Flow Live Tour 2016: #10 #10 Guests: Afra and Hayate during the final leg in Tokyo.
Flow Limited Circuit 2016: Kaze no Jin Kaze no Uta/Burn
Flow Limited Circuit 2016: Honō no Jin
2017 Flow 15th Anniversary Tour 2017: We are still Fighting Dreamers Fighting Dreamers
2018 Flow×Granrodeo 1st Live Tour: Howling Howling A tour by Flow×Granrodeo as one unit.
Flow 15th Anniversary Tour 2018: Anime Shibari Flow The Best: Anime Shibari Guest: Hiroshi Kitadani during the final leg in Tokyo.
2019 Flow Live Tour 2019: Tribalythm Tribalythm
2022 Flow Tour 2022: The Die Is Cast Dice
2023 Flow 20th Anniversary Live Tour 2023: Voy Voy Guest: Koji Yamaguchi during the Nagoya leg.
2026 Flow 26th Anniversary Tour 2026: All Time 26: 26 Kyoku Live N/a
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World tours

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2015 Flow World Tour 2015 Kiwami Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Peru, Taiwan, United States, Japan Flow Anime Best Kiwami Guests: Ryou Sakai Project as an opening act for the Lima, Peru leg; Joe Inoue during the appearance at SANA in Fortaleza, Brazil; Diana Garnet and Granrodeo during the final leg in Tokyo.
2016 Flow Limited Circuit 2016: Chūnanbei no Jin Brazil, Mexico Kaze no Uta/Burn
2018 Flow 15th Anniversary Tour 2018 "Anime-Shibari" -Latin America Tour- Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Mexico, Peru Flow The Best: Anime Shibari
2022 Flow World Tour 2022 Mexico, Saudi Arabia, United States Dice
2024–2025 Flow World Tour "Anime Shibari 2024–2025" Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, Germany, Indonesia, Peru, Mexico, Switzerland, Chile, Ecuador, Spain, France, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, Malaysia, Netherlands, Singapore, Thailand, Taiwan, Japan N/a Guest: Yasuharu Takanashi, during the final of the Japan leg in Tokyo.
2025 Flow World Tour 2025 "Naruto The Rock" Belgium, Canada, Germany, Switzerland, Spain, France, United Kingdom, United States, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Sweden Flow The Cover: Naruto Shibari
2026 Flow World Tour 2026 "Naruto The Rock" Argentina, Australia, Chile, Hong Kong, Mexico, Peru, Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand
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Online concerts

  • Anime Shibari Online[70] (2020)

Flow Special Online Live Zen Album Mōra Honō no 12-kagetsu

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2020 Vol. 1: Splash!!! Real-time
Vol. 2: Game
Vol. 3: Golden Coast Pre-recorded
Vol. 4: Ailu Real-time Guest: Azumi
2021 Vol. 5: #5
Vol. 6: Microcosm Pre-recorded
Vol. 7: Black & White Real-time
Vol. 8: Flow The Max!!!
Vol. 9: 26 a Go Go!!! Pre-recorded Guest: Ginyuforce
Vol. 10: #10 Guest: Afra
Vol. 11: Tribalythm
The Final: Best Selection Live Real-time
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Co-headlining gigs

  • "Flow [Flow #0]" Reko Hatsu Live: Atsui Munasawagi (2001)[72]
Guests: Gari, H, Panic or Reset
  • Syakariki & Herts presents: FLOW Reko Hatsu Live (2001)[72]
Guests: Cand Yards Jack Jam, Dekorap Crew, Dustbox, Head Phones President, Muratrix, Oyster Bed, Robin Mask
  • Flow×Granrodeo 1st Live Tour "Howling" in Taiwan (2018)
In addition to featuring Flow×Granrodeo's performances as a unit, it also featured individual performances from both bands.
  • Flow 2man Tour 2019–2020: VS Next Generation
Guests: Uso to Chameleon, Brian the Sun, Bentham, Novelbright, Luck Life, Spark!!Sound!!Show!!, The Boys&Girls, My Hair is Bad, She's, Oisicle Melonpan
  • Flow Live in Mexico City 2026
Guest: Does

Flow The Party

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2002 Flow The Party: Attack 28 Rottengraffty, Source N/a
Flow The Party: Attack 29 Full Monty, Landscape Sunshine 60
Flow The Party: Attack 30 Possibility, Source Like a Rolling Snow
2003 Flow The Party: Winter Collection 2BL, Dustbox Okuru Kotoba
Flow The Party Tour Back Dommest, Bakuretsu Haze, Duo Hoop, Kotobuki, Side Line, Yamatosei Geronimo & Love Guerrilla Experience, Almighty Bomb Jack, Chubu Track, Masa Band, Over Limit, #18, Marsas Sound Machine, Orange Range, Ska Shippe Splash!!!
2010 Flow The Party 2010 Possibility, Snail Ramp, Rottengraffty, Uzumaki, Glory Jackpot System, Hundred Percent Free N/a
2011 Flow The Party 2011 2gMonkeyz, A.F.R.O, Piko, The Yatō, Spyair, Totalfat, The Kanmuri, Sadie N/a
2012 Flow The Party 2012: Taiban The Max!!! Kanojo in the Display, Sowlkve, Ao, Home Made Kazoku, Aqua Timez, Brand New Vibe, Flip, Three Lights Down Kings, Orange Range, Scandal N/a
2013 Flow The Party 2013 Granrodeo, Home Made Kazoku, Rookiez Is Punk'd, Cinema Staff, Huwie Ishizaki, Duff N/a
2014 Flow The Party 2014 A.F.R.O, Selfarm, Funkist, Six of Sprites, Back-On, Solid Red Style, Mucc, Oto×Air, Granrodeo, The Challenge N/a
2018 15th Anniversary Live: Flow The Party 2018 Totalfat, Anger Jully The Sun, Knock Out Monkey, Leetspeak Monsters, Xmas Eileen, Solomon, Ren, Everlong, Rottengraffty, Innosent in Formal, The Bonez, Ros N/a
2024 Flow The Party 2024 Frederic, Spark!!Sound!!Show!!, Survive Said The Prophet, Ash Da Hero, Nobodyknows, Who-ya Extended, Su-xing-cyu, Uchikubi Gokumon Dōkōkai, Does, Luck Life N/a
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Act Against AIDS in Sendai

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Year[73] Guest performer(s) Note
2013 Does, Yuriage Daiko
2014 Lisa, Yuriage Daiko
2015 Back-On, Yuriage Daiko
2016 Sambomaster, Yuriage Daiko
2017 Fhána, Yuriage Daiko
2018 Garnidelia, Yuriage Daiko
2019 Eir Aoi, Yuriage Daiko
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Self-organized festival

Flow The Festival

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Day 1 Day 2
2024 It was held on June 29 and 30 in Pia Arena MM.
2025
  • Main stage: Flow, Back-On, Blue Encount, Flumpool, Granrodeo OxT, Spira Spica, Jun Fukuyama (guest act), Micro & Kuro from Home Made Kazoku (guest acts)
  • Side Stage (s): Real Akiba Boyz, DJ Kazu, Hisashi, Ash (guest act), and more.
It was held on June 14 and 15 in Pia Arena MM.
2026 It was held on June 6 and 7 in Pia Arena MM.
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Overseas festival
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2025 Flow The Festival in Shanghai 2025 China Flow, Blue Encount, Does, DJ Caesar It was held on September 26 and 27 in Phase Live House.
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Kekki Shūkai
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2024 Flow The Festival 2024 Kekki Shūkai @ Raizeen DJ Take, DJ Hiroto Akiya, and more.
2025 Flow The Festival 2025: Kekki Shūkai Akihabara DJ Take, DJ Hiroto Akiya, DJ Caesar, and more.
2026 Flow The Festival 2026: Kekki Shūkai Akihabara DJ Take, DJ KG, DJ Caesar, Kirari Sawamura, Mashiro Ayano, DJ Meguchee, Nano, Nano Ripe, Rookiez Is Punk'd, Project Leap!, and more.
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Live appearances

Events/festivals

Concerts hosted by artist

Concerts/events hosted by media franchises

Media appearances

  • CDTV Special! Toshikoshi Premium Live
    • 2017-2018: "Go!!! ~15th Anniversary Ver.~"
    • 2018-2019: "Colors", "Go!!! ~15th Anniversary Ver.~"
    • 2019-2020: "Sign"
    • 2020-2021: "Go!!!", "Sign"
    • 2021-2022: "Dice"
    • 2022-2023: "Okuru Kotoba (20th Anniversary Version)"
    • 2023-2024: "Go!!!"
    • 2024-2025: "Go!!!"
  • The First Take
    • 2023: "Go!!!", "Sign"
    • 2026: "Colors", "Hero ~Kibou no Uta~"

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