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avex\n                          SHOICHIRO FUJINO for avex\nDesign: AKIKO TASAKI for Rhythmedia design\nPhotographer: AIKO NAKANO\nStylist: YUZO OTSUKA\nHair and make up: KATSUHIKO YUHMI\nArt coordination: CHISE KAMIMURA for Rhythmedia design\nAssociate producer: HIROYUKI HAGIWARA for Rhythmedia\nExecutive producers: HIROTO TANIGAWA for Rhythmedia\n                                MASATO MATSUURA for avex\nPresented by Rhythmedia Tribe\nSpecial thanks from Calyn\n  First of all, I would like to give thanx to:\n  Almighty God for giving me the wisdom power and for blessing me with such a beautiful voice!!!\n  Also I would like to say than to my family, Toshi, Yatchin, Keita, Chiemi, Gavin, Hanna, Mathew, who have been there for me through\n  good times and bad times and to my fans and who have stayed with me from my first Album.\n  I would like to give an extra pecial thanx to:\n  MISIA, TIGER, Gomi, Joaquin \"Joe\" Claussell, Francois K, Danny Krivit, Joaquin \"Joe\" Claussell Japan tour all staff, Aaron Blackmon,\n  Gary Scott, Paulo Vargas, Hisa Ishioka, Kiyo Tominaga, Ogawa and precious hall all staff, Tyuubachi and ghetto all staff, Arizumi and\n  yellow all staff, Saito and praha all staff, Horio and jb's all staff, Imayuki and grandcafe all staff, Sakata and o/d all staff, My big brother\n  Masaya, Mei, Hiro art nail from Vulgar, Yukoh Kusunoki and Jessie, Michie, SJP, Shin, Ikesue, Richard Hartley and Soul Resurrection,\n  Yasunao Matsumoto and all staff at Kanamedo, Junya \"Lucy\" Imai, Masaya Tateno, Kazushige Nagaya, Futami 4 sisters, Ottie, Touya,\n  Brown, Terry Thompson, Yuko Kuwana for Fujipacific Music,\n  Staff at D&N of Deka, Ume-z and Knock,\n  All staff at Rhythmedia, UNIVERSOUL and Avex.\n  Yuiko Mukaino, Tomoki Hirata, Peggy, Mizuho Sato and Shiro's recording project members in London.\n  And to all of those I forgot, you will always be in my heart.\n  Thank you for your support and God bless you.\n  Thank you Shiro Sagisu for everything that you 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It's wonderful to work with someone as great as you, thank you again!\n  Also, I must send a shout out to Body & SOUL in NY, thank you for all the things you have gave me, much strength and power to the\n  whole staff. 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