Released December 16, 2009 Genre Pop, R&B Label Ariola Japan | Recorded 2009 Length 4:59 | |
Format CD single, digital download | ||
"Hoshi no Yō ni..." (星のように…, lit. "Like the Stars...") is the twenty-fourth single by Japanese recording artist Misia. It was simultaneously released with her ninth studio album Just Ballade as its fifth and final single and is Misia's first and only re-cut single.
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Background
"Hoshi no Yō ni..." was written by Misia, composed by Sinkiroh and produced by Tohru Shigemi. It served as theme song for the 2009 Ultra Series film Mega Monster Battle: Ultra Galaxy. Misia's involvement with the Ultra Series came about in September 2009, when the main character Ultraman became a sponsor for Misia's charity organization, Child Africa.
The B-side, "Ultra X'mas", is a Christmas song produced by Hawaiian singer-songwriter and Misia collaborator John Paul "JP" Lam. The single also includes a remix of "Hoshi no Yō ni...," which features the famous "Shuwatch" exclamations uttered by Ultraman. An edited version of the remix is also included on the film's soundtrack. The first press edition of the single included a collector's figurine of Ultraman.
Music video
The music video for "Hoshi no Yō ni..." features the original Ultraman and several popular Ultra Monsters. It was directed by long-time collaborator Ukon Uemura and is the first music video to employ Tsuburaya Productions, the studio which produced the original Ultraman TV series and Ultra Series.
Chart performance
"Hoshi no Yō ni..." debuted on the Oricon Daily Singles chart at number 9 and number 18 on the Oricon Weekly Singles chart, with 4,685 copies sold. The single charted for four weeks and sold 6,204 copies in total.