Hoshi no Miyako (星の都) is the second studio album by Japanese visual kei rock band SID, released on November 16, 2005, by Danger Crue Records. It was released in two editions: regular and limited.[1]

Hoshi no Miyako
Studio album by
ReleasedNovember 16, 2005
GenreRock
Length45:28
LanguageJapanese
LabelDanger Crue Records
SID chronology
Renai
(2004)
Hoshi no Miyako
(2005)
Play
(2006)
Singles from Hoshi no Miyako
  1. "Paint pops"
    Released: July 20, 2005
  2. "Sweet?"
    Released: October 12, 2005

The album's singles are "Paint Pops" and "Sweet?". "Paint pops" is not a song, but a box set containing a CD with songs included on the album: "Alibi", "Binetsu" and a DVD, with "Re:Dreamer" and "Aikagi".[2]

Commercial performance

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Hoshi no Miyako reached number twenty-six on Oricon Albums Chart, remained for seven weeks and sold 16,402 copies while on chart. "Sweet?" reached twenty-third position on Oricon Singles Chart, staying for three weeks and selling 7,019 copies.[3][4]

Track listing

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All lyrics are written by Mao.[5]

No.TitleMusicLength
1."Ringo Ame" (林檎飴)Shinji3:42
2."Alibi" (アリバイ)Shinji4:04
3."Sono Daishou" (その代償)Shinji4:26
4."Caramel" (キャラメル)Aki4:58
5."Aikagi" (合鍵)Aki4:53
6."Hoshi no Miyako" (星の都)Yūya3:57
7."Yell" (エール)Aki3:26
8."Sweet?"Aki4:05
9."Izon no Niwa" (依存の庭)Aki3:54
10."Toge no Neko" (刺と猫)Aki3:38
11."Binetsu" (微熱)Aki4:20
Total length:45:28[6]

Personnel

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  • Mao – vocals
  • Shinji – guitar
  • Aki – bass
  • Yūya – drums

References

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  1. ^ "★☆★シド★☆★New Album「星の都」11.16 Release☆★☆". Visunavi (in Japanese). 2005-11-05. Retrieved 2023-08-16.
  2. ^ "シド/paint pops [DVD+CD]<初回生産限定盤>". Tower (in Japanese). Retrieved 2023-08-16.
  3. ^ "星の都 | シド". Oricon (in Japanese). Retrieved 2020-11-02.
  4. ^ "ヴィジュアル系のオリコンまとめ。" (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 2010-12-23.
  5. ^ "シド2nd Album『星の都』〜ビックリさせたかった。いままでのイメージを全部ぶっ壊したかった〜". What's IN? (in Japanese). 2018-07-24. Archived from the original on 2021-03-31. Retrieved 2021-03-31.
  6. ^ "Hoshi no Miyako on Spotify". Retrieved 2020-10-31.