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, also known as "A Look Around", is a song by Japanese band Sakanaction. It was initially released as a digital download on January 6, 2010, before a wide release on January 13 as the band's second physical single. The song was praised by critics for its synth-based dance sound, as well as lead vocalist Ichiro Yamaguchi's introspective and poetic lyrics. In particular, the song's music video was lauded by critics, winning an excellence prize at the Japan Media Arts Festival, and winning the Best Video of the Year award at the Space Shower Music Video Awards. The song was a commercial success for the band, becoming their first release top peak in the top five of the Japanese Oricon record charts, and receiving a gold certification from the Recording Industry Association of Japan. == Background and development == After releasing two studio albums based in Sapporo, the band moved to Tokyo in Spring 2009 to further their musical potential. Their first album produced in Tokyo, ''Shin-shiro'' (2010), saw a new approach for the band, where Yamaguchi asked the other members of Sakanaction to produce songs individually, instead of together as a group. Led by the singles "Sen to Rei" and "Native Dancer", the album became their most commercially successful in their career to date, peaking at number eight on Oricon's album chart. Despite this, Yamaguchi was disappointed with the sales, and was not sure why the album stalled at 30,000 copies sold. After the release of the album in January 2010, Sakanaction performed a two-month long tour of Japan, Sakanaquarium 2009: Shinshiro. This was followed by the band making appearances at many summer music festivals, including Sweet Love Shower, Nano-Mugen Fes, Rock in Japan and Rising Sun Rock Festival. On June 13, 2009, Sakanaction performed at Version 21.1, a newly created rock event set up by Sakanaction and the rock bands Ogre You Asshole and the Telephones to showcase rock music of the 2010s. On October 10, Sakanaction performed their first overseas concert, the Gentra X Ssamzie Sound Festival in Paju, South Korea. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Aruku Around」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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