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{{Infobox musical artist
{{Infobox musical artist
| name              = Kenso
| name              = Kenso (ケンソー)
| image            = KensoInConcert.jpg
| image            = KensoInConcert.jpg
| caption          = Kenso performing live at [[Roppongi Pit Inn]] in 1985, a performance that was recorded and later released as the live album [[Music For Unknown Five Musicians]].
| caption          = Kenso performing live at [[Roppongi Pit Inn]] in 1985, a performance that was recorded and later released as the live album [[Music For Unknown Five Musicians]].
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| origin            = Sagamihara, Kanagawa, Japan
| origin            = Sagamihara, Kanagawa, Japan
| genre            = {{hlist|Progressive Rock|Jazz-Rock|}}
| genre            = {{hlist|Progressive Rock|Jazz-Rock|}}
| years_active      = 1974–Present
| years_active      = 1974–present
| label            = {{flatlist|
| label            = {{flatlist|
* Pam
* Pam
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}}
}}
| website          = {{URL|https://kenso1974.jimdofree.com/}}
| website          = {{URL|https://kenso1974.jimdofree.com/}}
| current_members  = Yoshihisa Shimizu<br />Kenichi Oguchi<br />Shunji Saegusa<br />Keisuke Komori
| current_members  = Yoshihisa Shimizu 清水義央<br />Kenichi Oguchi 小口健一<br />Shunji Saegusa 三枝俊治<br />Keisuke Komori 小森啓資
| past_members      = Masayuki Tanaka<br />Yoshiaki Tsukahira<br />Akira Ninomiya<br />Toru "Susumu" Ohya<br />Shiro Yajima<br />Atsushi Makiuchi<br />Kazuyuki Morishita<br />Haruhiko "Harukichi" Yamamoto<br />Kimiyoshi Matsumoto<br />Toshihiko Sahashi<br />Masayuki Muraishi<br />Kenichi Mitsuda
| past_members      = Masayuki Tanaka 田中政行<br />Yoshiaki Tsukahira 塚平喜昭<br />Akira Ninomiya 二宮朗<br />Toru (Susumu) Ohya 大矢亨<br />Shiro Yajima 矢島史郎<br />Atsushi Makiuchi 牧内淳<br />Kazuyuki Morishita 森下一幸<br />Haruhiko (Harukichi) Yamamoto 山本治彦<br />Kimiyoshi Matsumoto 松元公良<br />Toshihiko Sahashi 佐橋俊彦<br />Masayuki Muraishi 村石雅行<br />Kenichi Mitsuda 光田健一
}}
}}


Info
Kenso


==History==
==History==
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==Members==
==Members==
[[File:KensoMemberTimeline.png]]
[[File:KensoMemberTimeline.png]]
==Discography==
Since 1980, Kenso has released 10 studio albums, 14 live albums and live video recordings, 2 archival albums, and 2 compilations.
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!English Title
!Japanese/Alternate Title
!Release Date
!Album Type
|-
![[Kenso (Kenso Album)|Kenso]]
|ケンソー
|December 1980
|Studio Album
|-
![[Kenso II (Kenso Album)|Kenso II]]
|ケンソー Ⅱ
|December 1982
|Studio Album
|-
![[Kenso III (Kenso Album)|Kenso III]]
|ケンソー Ⅲ / KENSO(Ⅲ)
|May 5th, 1985
|Studio Album
|-
![[Music For Unknown Five Musicians (Kenso Album)|Music For Unknown Five Musicians]]
|イン・コンサート
|January 21st, 1986
|Live Album
|-
![[Self-Portrait (Kenso Album)|Self-Portrait]]
|
|July 1987
|Compilation
|-
![[Sparta (Kenso Album)|Sparta]]
|スパルタ / ἡ Σπάρτη
|August 21st, 1989
|Studio Album
|-
![[Yume No Oka (Kenso Album)|Yume No Oka]]
|夢の丘
|October 21st, 1991
|Studio Album
|-
![[Live '92 (Kenso Album)|Live '92]]
|ライヴ '92
|January 21st, 1993
|Live Album
|-
![[Sora Ni Hikaru ~ Early Live Vol. 1 (Kenso Album)|Sora Ni Hikaru ~ Early Live Vol. 1]]
|空に光る～アーリー・ライヴ Vol.1
|June 5th, 1994
|Live Anthology
|-
![[Inei No Fue ~ Live Vol. 2 (Kenso Album)|Inei No Fue ~ Live Vol. 2]]
|陰影の笛 ~ ライヴ Vol.2
|November 7th, 1995
|Live Anthology
|-
![[Zaiya Live (Kenso Album)|Zaiya Live]]
|
|July 5th, 1996
|Live Album
|-
![[In The West (Kenso Album)|In The West]]
|
|July 5th, 1998
|Live Album
|-
![[Esoptron (Kenso Album)|Esoptron]]
|エソプトロン
|July 23rd, 1999
|Studio Album
|-
![[76/77 (Kenso Album)|76/77]]
|
|April 30th, 2000
|Archival Album
|-
![[Hitoku-sei Shinsho (Kenso Album)|Hitoku-sei Shinsho]]
|秘匿性心象
|Mid 2000
|Live Anthology (Video)
|-
![[Ken-Son-Gu-Su (Kenso Album)|Ken-Son-Gu-Su]]
|謙遜愚素
|Late 2000
|Live Album
|-
![[Fabulis Mirabilibus De Bombycosi Scriptis (Kenso Album)|Fabulis Mirabilibus De Bombycosi Scriptis]]
|天鵞絨症綺譚
|May 22nd, 2002
|Studio Album
|-
![[Ha-Re-Ki (Kenso Album)|Ha-Re-Ki]]
|ハレ紀
|November 9th, 2003
|Live Album (Video)
|-
![[AYR (Kenso Album)|AYR]]
|
|July 31st, 2005
|Live Album (Video)
|-
![[Chlling Heat: Live In Tokyo 2004 (Kenso Album)|Chlling Heat: Live In Tokyo 2004]]
|鬼気迫而暖
|2005
|Live Album
|-
![[Live In USA (Kenso Album)|Live In USA]]
|
|2006
|Live Album (Video)
|-
![[Utsuroi Yuku Mono (Kenso Album)|Utsuroi Yuku Mono]]
|うつろいゆくもの
|September 21st, 2006
|Studio Album
|-
![[Kenso's Guide To Making Progressive Rock Music (Kenso Album)|Kenso's Guide To Making Progressive Rock Music]]
|KENSO版 プログレッシブロックの作り方
|August 20th, 2008
|Live Anthology (Video)
|-
![[Kenso Aid ~ A Boy In Solitude (Kenso Album)|Kenso Aid ~ A Boy In Solitude]]
|
|December 4th, 2011
|Archival Album
|-
![[Kenso Complete Box (Kenso Album)|Kenso Complete Box]]
|
|December 26th, 2012
|Compilation
|-
![[Uchinaru Koe Ni Kaiki Seyo (Kenso Album)|Uchinaru Koe Ni Kaiki Seyo]]
|内ナル声ニ回帰セヨ
|July 23rd, 2014
|Studio Album
|-
![[Traveller Of Eternity ~ Our Decade (Kenso Album)|Traveller Of Eternity ~ Our Decade]]
|永劫の旅人～我々の10年
|December 1st, 2017
|Live Anthology (Video)
|-
![[An Old Warrior Shook The Sun (Kenso Album)|An Old Warrior Shook The Sun]]
|
|November 13th, 2024
|Studio Album
|-
|}


==Live Performances==
==Live Performances==
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|1976/1977
|1976/1977
|''Pre-debut''
|''Pre-debut''
|Unknown Location
|''Unknown Location''
|-
|-
!Kamimizo Noryo Summer Festival
!Kamimizo Noryo Summer Festival
|1976/1977
|1976/1977
|''Pre-debut''
|''Pre-debut''
|Unknown Location
|''Unknown Location''
|-
|-
!Studio Live
!Studio Live
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|Sagamihara High School
|Sagamihara High School
|}
|}
===Old Kenso 「ケンソー」 (1980-1989)===
===Old Kenso 「ケンソー」 (1980-1989)===
{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible"
{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible"
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|Kenso III
|Kenso III
|[[Roppongi Pit Inn]]
|[[Roppongi Pit Inn]]
|-
!Silver Elephant Live
|March 18th, 1987
|[[Music For Unknown Five Musicians (Kenso Album)|Music For Unknown Five Musicians]]
|Silver Elephant
|-
!Sleeping Show for Kenso
|March 22nd, 1987
|Music For Unknown Five Musicians
|Roppongi Pit Inn
|-
!Silver Elephant Live
|July 17th, 1988
|[[Self Portrait (Kenso Album)|Self Portrait]]
|Silver Elephant
|-
!Roppongi Pit Inn Live
|November 27th, 1988
|Self Portrait
|Roppongi Pit Inn
|-
!Roppongi Pit Inn Live
|December 10th, 1989
|[[Sparta (Kenso Album)|Sparta]]
|Roppongi Pit Inn
|}
===Yume No Oka Band (1990-2003)===
{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible"
|+
!Title
!Date
!Most Recent Album
!Location
|-
!Roppongi Pit Inn Live
|October 14th, 1990
|Sparta
|Roppongi Pit Inn
|-
!Silver Elephant Live
|October 10th, 1991
|Sparta
|Silver Elephant
|-
!NHK-FM Session '91
|October 26th, 1991
|[[Yume No Oka (Kenso Album)|Yume No Oka]]
|[[NHK Studio 505]]
|-
!Club Quattro Live (with In Cahoots)
|December 19th, 1991
|Yume No Oka
|Club Quattro
|-
!Ishibashi Music Live
|February 1st, 1992
|Yume No Oka
|Ishibashi Music
|-
!Live '92
|February 29th, 1992
|Yume No Oka
|Roppongi Pit Inn
|-
!Zaiya Live
|August 3rd-4th, 1995
|[[Sora Ni Hikaru ~ Early Live Vol. 1 (Kenso Album)|Sora Ni Hikaru ~ Early Live Vol. 1]]
|Silver Elephant
|-
!Zaiya Live '96
|August 22nd, 1996
|[[Zaiya Live (Kenso Album)|Zaiya Live]]
|[[On Air West]]
|-
!In The West
|September 14th, 1997
|Zaiya Live
|On Air West
|-
!Esoptron Live Tour 1999
|August 3rd, 1999
|[[Esoptron (Kenso Album)|Esoptron]]
|Shinsaibashi Muse Hall
|-
!Esoptron Live Tour 1999
|August 5th, 1999
|Esoptron
|[[On Air East]]
|-
!Esoptron Live Tour 1999
|August 14th, 1999
|Esoptron
|Sagamihara Green Hall
|-
!25th Anniversary Concert
|April 30th, 2000
|[[76/77 (Kenso Album)|76/77]]
|On Air East
|-
!Progfest 2000 Rehearsal
|August 19th, 2000
|[[Hitoku-sei Shinsho (Kenso Album)|Hitoku-sei Shinsho]]
|Shibuya NEST
|-
!Progfest 2000
|September 1st, 2000
|Hitoku-sei Shinsho
|La Mirada Theatre for the Performing Arts (USA)
|-
!Live 2002
|June 26th, 2002
|[[Fabulis Mirabilibus De Bombycosi Scriptis (Kenso Album)|Fabulis Mirabilibus De Bombycosi Scriptis]]
|On Air East
|-
!Roland Sound Spark 2003
|January 25th, 2003
|Fabulis Mirabilibus De Bombycosi Scriptis
|Amlux Hall
|-
|}
===Modern Kenso (2003-present)===
{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible"
|+
!Title
!Date
!Most Recent Album
!Location
|-
!Sagamihara High School 40th Anniversary Live
|October 31st, 2003
|Fabulis Mirabilibus De Bombycosi Scriptis
|Sagamihara High School
|-
!Ha-Re-Ki Live 2003
|November 2nd, 2003
|[[Ha-Re-Ki (Kenso Album)|Ha-Re-Ki]]
|[[Club Citta']]
|-
!Chilling Heat
|August 15th, 2004
|Ha-Re-Ki
|Club Citta'
|-
!Off to the USA
|June 26th, 2005
|Ha-Re-Ki
|Club Citta'
|-
!NEARfest 2005
|July 10th, 2005
|Ha-Re-Ki
|Zoellner Arts Center (USA)
|-
!Utsuroi Yuku Mono Live
|October 22nd, 2006
|[[Utsuroi Yuku Mono (Kenso Album)|Utsuroi Yuku Mono]]
|Club Citta'
|-
!Kenso at Live Spot RAG
|May 4th, 2007
|Utsuroi Yuku Mono
|Live Spot RAG
|-
!Kenso 2007 Live (Workshop & Live)
|May 27th, 2007
|Utsuroi Yuku Mono
|Yokohama Arena Sound Hall
|-
!2008 Kenso at Kyoto RAG
|July 20th, 2008
|Utsuroi Yuku Mono
|Live Spot RAG
|-
!Persistence Pays Off
|August 17th, 2008
|Utsuroi Yuku Mono
|Club Citta'
|-
!Keep On Going On!
|August 15th, 2009
|[[Kenso's Guide To Making Progressive Rock Music (Kenso Album)|Kenso's Guide To Making Progressive Rock Music]]
|Club Citta'
|-
!Uchinaru Koe Ni Kaiki Seyo
|December 4th, 2011
|[[Kenso Aid ~ A Boy In Solitude (Kenso Album)|Kenso Aid ~ A Boy In Solitude]]
|Club Citta'
|-
!Kenso Complete Box Fan Event
|December 30th, 2012
|[[Kenso Complete Box (Kenso Album)|Kenso Complete Box]]
|Silver Elephant
|-
!New Release And 40th Anniversary Live
|August 17th, 2014
|[[Uchinaru Koe Ni Kaiki Seyo (Kenso Album)|Uchinaru Koe Ni Kaiki Seyo]]
|Club Citta'
|-
!Traveller Of Eternity ~ Our Decade ~ Kenso Final Chapter Part 1
|November 12th, 2017
|Uchinaru Koe Ni Kaiki Seyo
|Club Citta'
|-
!Life Must Go On Nevertheless ~ Kenso Final Chapter Part 2
|November 3rd, 2019
|[[Traveller Of Eternity ~ Our Decade (Kenso Album)|Traveller Of Eternity ~ Our Decade]]
|Club Citta'
|-
|}
|}


==References==
==References==

Latest revision as of 04:05, 4 August 2025

Kenso (ケンソー)
Kenso performing live at Roppongi Pit Inn in 1985, a performance that was recorded and later released as the live album Music For Unknown Five Musicians.
Kenso performing live at Roppongi Pit Inn in 1985, a performance that was recorded and later released as the live album Music For Unknown Five Musicians.
Background information
OriginSagamihara, Kanagawa, Japan
Genres
  • Progressive Rock
  • Jazz-Rock
Years active1974–present
Labels
  • Pam
  • ICR
  • King Records
  • Crime
  • Electric Bird
  • Belle Antique
  • Pathograph
MembersYoshihisa Shimizu 清水義央
Kenichi Oguchi 小口健一
Shunji Saegusa 三枝俊治
Keisuke Komori 小森啓資
Past membersMasayuki Tanaka 田中政行
Yoshiaki Tsukahira 塚平喜昭
Akira Ninomiya 二宮朗
Toru (Susumu) Ohya 大矢亨
Shiro Yajima 矢島史郎
Atsushi Makiuchi 牧内淳
Kazuyuki Morishita 森下一幸
Haruhiko (Harukichi) Yamamoto 山本治彦
Kimiyoshi Matsumoto 松元公良
Toshihiko Sahashi 佐橋俊彦
Masayuki Muraishi 村石雅行
Kenichi Mitsuda 光田健一
Websitekenso1974.jimdofree.com

Kenso

History

Formation, Early Demos, Band Changes (1974-1979)

Kenso at a cultural festival live performance in 1976 during Shimizu's third year in Kanagawa Sagamihara Prefectural High School.[1]

Members

Discography

Since 1980, Kenso has released 10 studio albums, 14 live albums and live video recordings, 2 archival albums, and 2 compilations.

English Title Japanese/Alternate Title Release Date Album Type
Kenso ケンソー December 1980 Studio Album
Kenso II ケンソー Ⅱ December 1982 Studio Album
Kenso III ケンソー Ⅲ / KENSO(Ⅲ) May 5th, 1985 Studio Album
Music For Unknown Five Musicians イン・コンサート January 21st, 1986 Live Album
Self-Portrait July 1987 Compilation
Sparta スパルタ / ἡ Σπάρτη August 21st, 1989 Studio Album
Yume No Oka 夢の丘 October 21st, 1991 Studio Album
Live '92 ライヴ '92 January 21st, 1993 Live Album
Sora Ni Hikaru ~ Early Live Vol. 1 空に光る～アーリー・ライヴ Vol.1 June 5th, 1994 Live Anthology
Inei No Fue ~ Live Vol. 2 陰影の笛 ~ ライヴ Vol.2 November 7th, 1995 Live Anthology
Zaiya Live July 5th, 1996 Live Album
In The West July 5th, 1998 Live Album
Esoptron エソプトロン July 23rd, 1999 Studio Album
76/77 April 30th, 2000 Archival Album
Hitoku-sei Shinsho 秘匿性心象 Mid 2000 Live Anthology (Video)
Ken-Son-Gu-Su 謙遜愚素 Late 2000 Live Album
Fabulis Mirabilibus De Bombycosi Scriptis 天鵞絨症綺譚 May 22nd, 2002 Studio Album
Ha-Re-Ki ハレ紀 November 9th, 2003 Live Album (Video)
AYR July 31st, 2005 Live Album (Video)
Chlling Heat: Live In Tokyo 2004 鬼気迫而暖 2005 Live Album
Live In USA 2006 Live Album (Video)
Utsuroi Yuku Mono うつろいゆくもの September 21st, 2006 Studio Album
Kenso's Guide To Making Progressive Rock Music KENSO版 プログレッシブロックの作り方 August 20th, 2008 Live Anthology (Video)
Kenso Aid ~ A Boy In Solitude December 4th, 2011 Archival Album
Kenso Complete Box December 26th, 2012 Compilation
Uchinaru Koe Ni Kaiki Seyo 内ナル声ニ回帰セヨ July 23rd, 2014 Studio Album
Traveller Of Eternity ~ Our Decade 永劫の旅人～我々の10年 December 1st, 2017 Live Anthology (Video)
An Old Warrior Shook The Sun November 13th, 2024 Studio Album

Live Performances

Hard Rock Era 「県相 / 喧騒」 (1974-1979)

Title Date Most Recent Album Location
Summer Concert August 10th, 1976 Pre-debut Sagamihara Youth Hall
Sagamihara Sakura Festival 1976/1977 Pre-debut Unknown Location
Kamimizo Noryo Summer Festival 1976/1977 Pre-debut Unknown Location
Studio Live 1979 Pre-debut Sagamihara High School

Old Kenso 「ケンソー」 (1980-1989)

Title Date Most Recent Album Location
Studio Live December 1981 Kenso Kanagawa Dental University
Silver Elephant Live (with Aquapolis) April 25th, 1982 Kenso Silver Elephant
School Festival October 1982 Kenso Tokyo College of Music
School Festival November 1982 Kenso Kanagawa Dental University
Silver Elephant Live (with Aquapolis) April 3rd, 1983 Kenso II Silver Elephant
Shinjuku Loft Live (with Fromage) May 16th, 1983 Kenso II Shinjuku Loft
Silver Elephant Live July 24th, 1983 Kenso II Silver Elephant
Silver Elephant Live August 1983 Kenso II Silver Elephant
Silver Elephant Live January 15th, 1984 Kenso II Silver Elephant
Last Live 1984 April 30th, 1984 Kenso II Silver Elephant
Silver Elephant Live August 25th, 1985 Kenso III Silver Elephant
Music For Unknown Five Musicians September 4th, 1985 Kenso III Roppongi Pit Inn
Silver Elephant Live March 18th, 1987 Music For Unknown Five Musicians Silver Elephant
Sleeping Show for Kenso March 22nd, 1987 Music For Unknown Five Musicians Roppongi Pit Inn
Silver Elephant Live July 17th, 1988 Self Portrait Silver Elephant
Roppongi Pit Inn Live November 27th, 1988 Self Portrait Roppongi Pit Inn
Roppongi Pit Inn Live December 10th, 1989 Sparta Roppongi Pit Inn

Yume No Oka Band (1990-2003)

Title Date Most Recent Album Location
Roppongi Pit Inn Live October 14th, 1990 Sparta Roppongi Pit Inn
Silver Elephant Live October 10th, 1991 Sparta Silver Elephant
NHK-FM Session '91 October 26th, 1991 Yume No Oka NHK Studio 505
Club Quattro Live (with In Cahoots) December 19th, 1991 Yume No Oka Club Quattro
Ishibashi Music Live February 1st, 1992 Yume No Oka Ishibashi Music
Live '92 February 29th, 1992 Yume No Oka Roppongi Pit Inn
Zaiya Live August 3rd-4th, 1995 Sora Ni Hikaru ~ Early Live Vol. 1 Silver Elephant
Zaiya Live '96 August 22nd, 1996 Zaiya Live On Air West
In The West September 14th, 1997 Zaiya Live On Air West
Esoptron Live Tour 1999 August 3rd, 1999 Esoptron Shinsaibashi Muse Hall
Esoptron Live Tour 1999 August 5th, 1999 Esoptron On Air East
Esoptron Live Tour 1999 August 14th, 1999 Esoptron Sagamihara Green Hall
25th Anniversary Concert April 30th, 2000 76/77 On Air East
Progfest 2000 Rehearsal August 19th, 2000 Hitoku-sei Shinsho Shibuya NEST
Progfest 2000 September 1st, 2000 Hitoku-sei Shinsho La Mirada Theatre for the Performing Arts (USA)
Live 2002 June 26th, 2002 Fabulis Mirabilibus De Bombycosi Scriptis On Air East
Roland Sound Spark 2003 January 25th, 2003 Fabulis Mirabilibus De Bombycosi Scriptis Amlux Hall

Modern Kenso (2003-present)

Title Date Most Recent Album Location
Sagamihara High School 40th Anniversary Live October 31st, 2003 Fabulis Mirabilibus De Bombycosi Scriptis Sagamihara High School
Ha-Re-Ki Live 2003 November 2nd, 2003 Ha-Re-Ki Club Citta'
Chilling Heat August 15th, 2004 Ha-Re-Ki Club Citta'
Off to the USA June 26th, 2005 Ha-Re-Ki Club Citta'
NEARfest 2005 July 10th, 2005 Ha-Re-Ki Zoellner Arts Center (USA)
Utsuroi Yuku Mono Live October 22nd, 2006 Utsuroi Yuku Mono Club Citta'
Kenso at Live Spot RAG May 4th, 2007 Utsuroi Yuku Mono Live Spot RAG
Kenso 2007 Live (Workshop & Live) May 27th, 2007 Utsuroi Yuku Mono Yokohama Arena Sound Hall
2008 Kenso at Kyoto RAG July 20th, 2008 Utsuroi Yuku Mono Live Spot RAG
Persistence Pays Off August 17th, 2008 Utsuroi Yuku Mono Club Citta'
Keep On Going On! August 15th, 2009 Kenso's Guide To Making Progressive Rock Music Club Citta'
Uchinaru Koe Ni Kaiki Seyo December 4th, 2011 Kenso Aid ~ A Boy In Solitude Club Citta'
Kenso Complete Box Fan Event December 30th, 2012 Kenso Complete Box Silver Elephant
New Release And 40th Anniversary Live August 17th, 2014 Uchinaru Koe Ni Kaiki Seyo Club Citta'
Traveller Of Eternity ~ Our Decade ~ Kenso Final Chapter Part 1 November 12th, 2017 Uchinaru Koe Ni Kaiki Seyo Club Citta'
Life Must Go On Nevertheless ~ Kenso Final Chapter Part 2 November 3rd, 2019 Traveller Of Eternity ~ Our Decade Club Citta'

References

  1. ↑ http://www.asahi.com/area/kanagawa/articles/MTW20180510150230001.html
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