Mahiru no Hoshi

"Mahiru no Hoshi" (まひるの星, lit. "Midday Star") is the 39th single by Japanese singer/songwriter Chisato Moritaka. Written by Moritaka and Shikao Suga, the single was released by Media Factory on May 19, 1999. The song was used as the ending theme of the Hong Kong/Japanese romance film Moonlight Express.[1]

"Mahiru no Hoshi"
Single by Chisato Moritaka
LanguageJapanese
English titleMidday Star
B-side"Ame (1999)"
ReleasedMay 19, 1999 (1999-05-19)
Genre
Length4:36
LabelMedia Factory
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Yukio Seto
Chisato Moritaka singles chronology
"Watashi no Yō ni"
(1998)		 "Mahiru no Hoshi"
(1999)		 "Ichido Asobi ni Kite yo '99"
(1999)

Reception

"Mahiru no Hoshi" peaked at No. 41 on Oricon's singles chart and sold 23,000 copies.[2]

Other versions

Moritaka re-recorded the song and uploaded the video on her YouTube channel on November 23, 2013.[3] This version is also included in Moritaka's 2014 self-covers DVD album Love Vol. 6.[4]

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Chisato Moritaka; all music is arranged by Yuichi Takahashi.

No.TitleMusicLength
1."Mahiru no Hoshi" ((まひるの星, lit. "Midday Star"))Shikao Suga4:36
2."Ame (1999)"Seiji Matsuura5:04
3."Mahiru no Hoshi (Original Karaoke)"Suga4:31

Chart positions
Charts (1999) Peak
position
Japanese Oricon Singles Chart[2] 41
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References
  1. "｢まひるの星｣（CD)". Chisato Moritaka Official Website. Up-Front Group. Retrieved 2020-04-06.
  2. "まひるの星/森高千里". Oricon. Retrieved 2020-04-06.
  3. Moritaka, Chisato (2013-09-28). 森高千里 『まひるの星』 【セルフカヴァー】. YouTube. Retrieved 2020-04-06.
  4. "「デビュー25周年企画 森高千里 セルフカバーシリーズ "LOVE" Vol.6」". Chisato Moritaka Official Website. Up-Front Group. Retrieved 2020-04-06.
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