Kokoro no Hoshi

Kokoro no Hoshi
The cover for the standard and deluxe editions
Studio album by
Becky♪♯
ReleasedFebruary 24, 2010 (2010-02-24)
Recorded2009–2010
GenreJ-pop, funk
Length46:28
LabelEMI Music Japan
Becky♪♯ chronology
Kokoro no Hoshi
(2010) 		Kaze to Melody
(2011)
Alternative cover
"Special Price" edition cover
Singles from Kokoro no Hoshi
  1. "Kokoro Komete"
    Released: December 2, 2009
  2. "Suki Dakara"
    Released: February 3, 2010

Kokoro no Hoshi (心の星, Heart's Star) is Becky♪♯'s debut album. It was released on February 24, 2010.[1] For the months of March and April 2010, Becky was on tour to promote this album.[2] 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".[3]

Kokoro no Hoshi debuted at #12 on the weekly Oricon albums chart, selling 11,802 copies in its first week.[4]

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Becky♪♯

No.TitleMusicLength
1."Techno Cat" (テクノキャット Tekuno Kyatto)Kenji Kondō4:16
2."Suki Dakara"Kondō4:00
3."Kimi e" (君へ "To You")Sachiko Kumagai4:06
4."Kokoro Komete"Yoshiyasu Ichikawa4:43
5."Sorairo" (そらいろ "Sky Blue")Kumagai4:31
6."The Star Bridge" (～The STAR Bridge～)Becky0:28
7."WBC"Becky3:57
8."Tegami" (手紙 "Letter")Becky5:16
9."Sachi no Moto" (幸の素 "An Ingredient for Happiness")Jun Seidō4:27
10."Hapi Hapi"Splash Candy3:16
11."Yami o Tsukinukete Yuku" (闇を突きぬけてゆく "A Stab in the Dark")Ichikawa4:20
12."Toki no Naka ni" (時の中に "Within Time")Becky3:01
Total length:46:28

Charts and sales

Chart (2010) Peak
position 		Sales figures
Japan Billboard Top Albums[5] 10 20,213[6]
Japan Oricon Daily Albums Chart[7] 9
Japan Oricon Weekly Albums Chart[4] 12
Japan Oricon Monthly Albums Chart 49
Japan SoundScan Albums Chart (Deluxe edition)[8] 18

References

  1. ^ "ベッキー♪＃、1stアルバムを2/24発売決定". Oricon. 2010-01-21. Retrieved 2010-01-27.
  2. ^ "ベッキー♪♯、1stアルバム携え招待制ライブツアー". Natalie. 2010-01-22. Retrieved 2010-01-27.
  3. ^ "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". 2010-02-24. Retrieved 2010-02-27.
  4. ^ a b "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". Oricon. 2010-03-03. Retrieved 2009-03-03.
  5. ^ "JAPAN Charts｜Billboard JAPAN". Billboard. Archived from the original on 2011-09-19. Retrieved 2010-03-03.
  6. ^ "【音楽･新譜】CDﾁｬｰﾄ速報/売り上げ議論予想ｽﾚｯﾄﾞ3/23". Oricon. 2010-03-23. Retrieved 2009-03-23.
  7. ^ "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 -". Oricon. 2010-02-26. Archived from the original on 2011-07-25. Retrieved 2009-03-03.
  8. ^ "週刊 CDソフト TOP20". SoundScan. Retrieved 2010-03-07.