Hoshi no Yō ni...
{{Infobox song
| name = Hoshi no Yō ni...
| cover = Hoshinoyouni.jpg
| border =
| caption =
| type = Single
| artist = Misia
| album = Just Ballade
| released = {{Start date|2009|12|16}}
| recorded =
| studio = {{hlist|Sound City|RM Studio|Crescente Studio}}
| venue =
| length = {{duration|m=4|s=59}}
| label = Ariola Japan
| writer = {{hlist|Misia|Sinkiroh}}
| producer =
| prev_title = Aitakute Ima
| prev_year = 2009
| next_title = Edge of This World
| next_year = 2010
| prev_track =
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| misc = {{external music video|{{YouTube|Fpr0vaSg0Jc|"Hoshi no Yō ni..."}}
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{{Audio sample
| type = single
| file = Hoshinoyouni.ogg
| description = "Hoshi no Yō ni..."
}}
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{{nihongo|"Hoshi no Yō ni..."|{{ruby-ja|星|ほし}}のように…||lit. "Like the Stars..."}} is a song recorded by Japanese singer Misia, from her ninth studio album, Just Ballade.{{cite news|url=https://natalie.mu/music/news/21683|title=ジュワッ！MISIA、ウルトラマンと地球を守る|work=Natalie|date=September 28, 2009|access-date=March 12, 2018}} It was released simultaneously with the album on December 16, 2009, through Ariola Japan.{{cite news|url=https://www.barks.jp/news/?id=1000056386|title=MISIA「星のように…」は、ウルトラマンファン必携|work=Barks|access-date=December 14, 2009|date=March 12, 2018}} "Hoshi no Yō ni..." is the theme song to the kaiju film Mega Monster Battle: Ultra Galaxy.{{cite web|url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/news/69441/full/|title=MISIAがウルトラマンとコラボ!劇場映画主題歌を担当|work=Oricon|date=September 29, 2009|access-date=March 12, 2018}}
Background and composition
"Hoshi no Yō ni..." was released merely a month after Misia's previous single, "Aitakute Ima", and is her first re-cut single. The song was written by Misia, composed by Sinkiroh and arranged by Tohru Shigemi. It is composed in the key of B minor and set to a common time tempo of 75 beats per minute.{{cite web|title=楽譜: 星のように… / MISIA : ピアノ（ソロ） / 中級|url=https://www.print-gakufu.com/score/detail/67508/|access-date=March 12, 2018}} Misia's vocals span from A3 to C5 in modal voice, and to D5 in head voice. The song serves as theme song for the film Mega Monster Battle: Ultra Galaxy (2009). Misia's involvement with the Ultra Series came about in September 2009, when the main character, Ultraman, became a mascot for the Child Africa project of the non-profit organization Mudef, of which Misia is a board member.
The single includes a remix of "Hoshi no Yō ni...", of which an edited version is also featured on the film's soundtrack, that samples soundbytes of Ultraman's trademark "Shuwatch!" exclamations. The first pressing of the physical single came with a collector's figurine of Ultraman.
Critical reception
CDJournal critics noted that, despite the collaboration with Ultraman seeming "incompatible at first glance", Misia succeeds at creating a "fantastic and fascinating" theme song that does the character of Ultraman justice.{{cite web|url=http://artist.cdjournal.com/d/just-ballade/4109091798|title=MISIA / JUST BALLADE|publisher=CDJournal|access-date=March 12, 2018}} They praised the song for "oozing pathos" and for "tugging at the heart" with its strings arrangement.
Music video
The music video for "Hoshi no Yō ni..." features the original Ultraman and several popular Ultra kaiju.{{cite news|url=https://natalie.mu/music/news/24925|title=MISIA新作PVにウルトラマン＆円谷プロが全面協力|access-date=March 12, 2018|date=December 9, 2009|work=Natalie}} It was directed by long-time collaborator Ukon Uemura and is the first music video produced by Tsuburaya Productions, the studio behind the Ultra Series.
Chart performance
"Hoshi no Yō ni..." entered the daily Oricon Singles Chart at number 9, where it also peaked.{{cite web|url=http://blog.oricon.co.jp/earo/archive/3593/0|title=福山雅治が前作を上回る好スタートで初日首位☆12/15付 シングルデイリー|date=December 16, 2009|access-date=June 14, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120322214451/http://blog.oricon.co.jp/earo/archive/3593/0|archive-date=March 22, 2012}} The single debuted at number 18 on the weekly Oricon Singles Chart, with 5,000 copies sold.{{cite web|url=http://www.geocities.jp/object_ori/091228.html|title=オリコン 2009.12.28|access-date=March 12, 2018}} It charted for four weeks and sold a reported total of 6,000 copies during its run.{{cite web|title=オリコンランキング情報サービス「you大樹」|trans-title=Oricon Ranking Information Service 'You Taiju'|url=http://ranking.oricon.co.jp|work=Oricon|url-access=subscription |access-date=March 12, 2018}}
Track listing
{{Track listing
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| extra_column = Arranger(s)
| title1 = Hoshi no Yō ni...
| note1 = {{Nihongo2|星のように…}}, "Like the Stars..."
| writer1 = {{hlist|Misia|Sinkiroh}}
| extra1 = {{hlist|Tohru Shigemi}}
| length1 = 4:59
| title2 = Hoshi no Yō ni...
| note2 = Gomi's Ultra Legend Mix
| writer2 = {{hlist|Misia|Sinkiroh}}
| extra2 = {{hlist|Gomi}}
| length2 = 9:14
| title3 = Ultra X'mas
| writer3 = {{hlist|Misia|Hinata|JP}}
| extra3 = {{hlist|JP}}
| length3 = 1:55
| total_length = {{Duration|m=16|s=8}}
}}
Credits and personnel
Personnel{{Cite AV media notes |title=Just Ballade |others=Misia |year=2009 |url=https://www.sonymusicshop.jp/m/item/itemShw.php?site=S&cd=BVCL000020021 |type=Booklet |publisher=Ariola Japan |id=4988017674932 |location=Chiyoda, Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan}}
- Lead vocals – Misia
- Songwriting – Misia, Sinkiroh
- Arrangement, piano – Tohru Shigemi
- Guitar – Masato Ishinari
- Strings – Gen Ittetsu Strings
- Engineering – Masahiro Kawaguchi, Ken Nishi
- Mixing – Shojiro Watanabe
- Mastering – Herb Powers Jr.
Charts
References
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External links
- [http://www.misia.jp/new_release/hoshinoyouni.html Hoshi no Yō ni...] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130626021254/http://www.misia.jp/new_release/hoshinoyouni.html |date=2013-06-26 }} Special Site
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