pping . ▁Although ▁most ▁lyr ics ▁are ▁in ▁Japanese , ▁his ▁strong ▁song writing ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁band ' s ▁most ▁crit ically ▁la ud ed ▁aspects . ▁Sh ut oku ' s ▁early ▁lyr ics ▁de alt ▁with ▁conventional ▁them es ▁such ▁as ▁high ▁school ▁and ▁girls , ▁reflect ing ▁ad oles cent ▁ag gression ▁rather ▁typical ▁of ▁n inet ies ▁hard ▁rock ; ▁however , ▁with ▁later ▁albums , ▁Mu ka i ▁would ▁begin ▁expl oring ▁deeper ▁lyr ical ▁them es , ▁such ▁as ▁dis ill usion ment ▁with ▁Japanese ▁culture ▁and ▁har sh ▁social ▁criticism , ▁that ▁distinguished ▁Number ▁Girl ▁from ▁their ▁pe ers . ▁ ▁Leg acy ▁Many ▁bands ▁have ▁c ited ▁NUM BER ▁G I RL ▁as ▁an ▁insp iration , ▁including ▁Base ▁Ball ▁Bear , ▁Asian ▁K ung - F u ▁Generation , ▁tr ic ot , ▁Kin oko ▁Te ik oku , ▁L ing ▁to site ▁Sig ure , ▁k afka , ▁TO UM ING ▁M AG A Z INE , ▁M IN OR ▁S CH O OL ▁and ▁AR T ▁S CH O OL . ▁They ▁are ▁considered ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁biggest ▁names ▁in ▁Japanese ▁ind ie ▁rock ▁scene ▁of ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 9 9 0 s ▁to ▁early ▁ 2 0 0 0 s . ▁ ▁M embers ▁ ▁( born ▁October ▁ 2 6 , ▁ 1 9 7 3 ) ▁- ▁guitar , ▁vocals ▁ ▁( born ▁December ▁ 9 , ▁ 1 9 7 5 ) ▁- ▁guitar ▁