Kokoro no Hoshi

{{Short description|2010 studio album by Becky}}

{{Infobox album

| name = Kokoro no Hoshi

| type = studio

| artist = Becky♪♯

| cover = Kokoro no Hoshi LTD.jpg

| alt =

| caption = The cover for the standard and deluxe editions

| released = {{startdate|2010|2|24}}

| recorded = 2009–2010

| venue =

| studio =

| genre = J-pop, funk

| length = 46:28

| label = EMI Music Japan

| producer =

| prev_title =

| prev_year =

| next_title = Kaze to Melody

| next_year = 2011

| misc = {{Extra album cover

| header = Alternative cover

| type = studio

| cover = Kokoro no Hoshi STD.jpg

| border =

| alt =

| caption = "Special Price" edition cover

}}{{Singles

| name = Kokoro no Hoshi

| type = studio

| single1 = Kokoro Komete

| single1date = December 2, 2009

| single2 = Suki Dakara

| single2date = February 3, 2010

}}

}}

{{nihongo|Kokoro no Hoshi|心の星||Heart's Star}} is Becky♪♯'s debut album. It was released on February 24, 2010.{{cite web|url=http://www.oricon.co.jp/news/music/72671/|title=ベッキー♪#、1stアルバムを2/24発売決定|accessdate=2010-01-27|date=2010-01-21|work=Oricon}} For the months of March and April 2010, Becky was on tour to promote this album.{{cite web|url=http://natalie.mu/news/show/id/26674|title=ベッキー♪♯、1stアルバム携え招待制ライブツアー|accessdate=2010-01-27|date=2010-01-22|work=Natalie}} The album comes as a "special price" edition; a standard edition with a special photo booklet; and a deluxe edition with the photo booklet, a mini-scrunchie designed by Becky, and a postcard to mail in for information on the live tour Becky is performing for the album. Her favorite songs off of the album are "Yami o Tsukinukete Yuku" and "Toki no Naka ni".{{cite web|url=http://www.oricon.co.jp/music/interview/100224_04_2.html#interview|title=ベッキー♪#『25才の今をリアルに綴った1stアルバム!』-ORICON STYLE ミュージック|date=2010-02-24|accessdate=2010-02-27}}

Kokoro no Hoshi debuted at #12 on the weekly Oricon albums chart, selling 11,802 copies in its first week.{{cite web|url=http://ameblo.jp/mikinosousui/entry-10472226695.html|title=オリコン アルバム ウィークリーチャート(3/8付)|みきの総帥のブログ|accessdate=2009-03-03|date=2010-03-03|work=Oricon}}

Track listing

{{tracklist

| headline =

| all_lyrics = Becky♪♯

| total_length = 46:28

| title1 = Techno Cat

| note1 = {{nihongo2|テクノキャット}} Tekuno Kyatto

| music1 = Kenji Kondō

| length1 = 4:16

| title2 = Suki Dakara

| music2 = Kondō

| length2 = 4:00

| title3 = Kimi e

| note3 = {{nihongo2|君へ}} "To You"

| music3 = Sachiko Kumagai

| length3 = 4:06

| title4 = Kokoro Komete

| music4 = Yoshiyasu Ichikawa

| length4 = 4:43

| title5 = Sorairo

| note5 = {{nihongo2|そらいろ}} "Sky Blue"

| music5 = Kumagai

| length5 = 4:31

| title6 = The Star Bridge

| note6 = {{nihongo2|~The STAR Bridge~}}

| music6 = Becky

| length6 = 0:28

| title7 = WBC

| music7 = Becky

| length7 = 3:57

| title8 = Tegami

| note8 = {{nihongo2|手紙}} "Letter"

| music8 = Becky

| length8 = 5:16

| title9 = Sachi no Moto

| note9 = {{nihongo2|幸の素}} "An Ingredient for Happiness"

| music9 = Jun Seidō

| length9 = 4:27

| title10 = Hapi Hapi

| music10 = Splash Candy

| length10 = 3:16

| title11 = Yami o Tsukinukete Yuku

| note11 = {{nihongo2|闇を突きぬけてゆく}} "A Stab in the Dark"

| music11 = Ichikawa

| length11 = 4:20

| title12 = Toki no Naka ni

| note12 = {{nihongo2|時の中に}} "Within Time"

| music12 = Becky

| length12 = 3:01

}}

Charts and sales

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!Chart (2010)

!Peak
position

!Sales figures

Japan Billboard Top Albums{{cite magazine |url=http://www.billboard-japan.com/system/jp_charts/top_albums/ |title=JAPAN Charts|Billboard JAPAN |magazine=Billboard |accessdate=2010-03-03 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110919103903/http://www.billboard-japan.com/system/jp_charts/top_albums/ |archivedate=2011-09-19 }}

|align="center"|10

|align="center" rowspan="5"|20,213{{cite web|url=http://gimpo.2ch.net/test/read.cgi/musicnews/1269328551/29|title=【音楽・新譜】CDチャート速報/売り上げ議論予想スレッド3/23|accessdate=2009-03-23|date=2010-03-23|work=Oricon}}

Japan Oricon Daily Albums Chart{{cite web|url=http://blog.oricon.co.jp/oto-suba/archive/1181/0|title=東京事変の首位はほぼ確定!10万枚突破なるか?:音楽は素晴らしいものだ(仮) - スタ☆ブロ -|accessdate=2009-03-03|date=2010-02-26|work=Oricon|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110725131433/http://blog.oricon.co.jp/oto-suba/archive/1181/0|archive-date=2011-07-25|url-status=dead}}

|align="center"|9

Japan Oricon Weekly Albums Chart

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Japan Oricon Monthly Albums Chart

|align="center"|49

Japan SoundScan Albums Chart (Deluxe edition){{cite web|url=http://www.phileweb.com/ranking/cd-top20/1394.html|title=週刊 CDソフト TOP20|work=SoundScan|accessdate=2010-03-07}}

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