Day 25: Don't Think Twice by Utada Hikaru // 9

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genre: pop
drink: water
If you know, you know...

 I hate to preface it like that, but the I'm going to cop out for this post because of how important KH is to me. My time has to be prioritized somewhere in particular. It's the finale of what has been an almost 17-year saga. 

Rating: 8/10



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