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Star Seed

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"Star Seed" (カクセイ, Kakusei)[a] is the debut Japanese single by the South Korean girl group Loona. It was released on September 15, 2021, through Blockberry Creative, Mercury Tokyo and Universal Music Japan alongside its A-side "Hula Hoop".[1][2]

"Star Seed"
Digital cover
Single by Loona
LanguageJapanese
A-side"Hula Hoop"
ReleasedSeptember 15, 2021
GenrePop
Length3:01
Label
Songwriter(s)Sumire Yoshida
Producer(s)Makoto Abe
Loona singles chronology
"PTT (Paint the Town)"
(2021) 		"Star Seed" / "Hula Hoop"
(2021) 		"Flip That"
(2022)

Background

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In June 2021 Blockberry Creative partnered with Universal Music Japan to promote Loona's activities in Japan; an official Japanese page for the group was also created.[3] In the same month the company announced that the group will be having their official Japanese debut in September.[4] On August 27, it was announced that Loona will release the double A-side single, "Hula Hoop / StarSeed" on September 15, with a physical CD release on October 20.[5] The song is written by Sumire Yoshida (Suu) of Silent Siren and is composed by Naoki Kubo.[6]

Promotion

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Three different versions of CDs will be available on October 20 titled "Regular" and two limited edition CDs titled "Version A" and "Version B". The DVD attached to the first limited edition A of the CD will contain the making video of the "Star Seed" music video, and the DVD of the first limited edition B will contain "Loona Channel Vol. 1". In addition, it has been decided that the serial number will be included as a common application lottery privilege for the first limited edition and the first press of the regular edition. Fans use this serial number to apply for a Meet & Greet, autographed Polaroid photo, and clear file gift campaign where you can meet all group online. In addition, a solo jacket version of each member will be released exclusively for Universal Music Store. This edition will include a serial code that will allow fan to apply for online events that are different from the first limited edition and regular edition.[7]

An online talk event was held on September 14 where members talked about the new song and a part of the song was revealed for the first time prior to its official release.[8]

Track listing

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  • CD, digital download & streaming[9]
  1. "Hula Hoop" – 3:19
  2. "Star Seed" (カクセイ) – 3:01
  3. "PTT (Paint the Town)" (Japanese version) – 3:22
  4. "Hula Hoop" (City Pop Version) – 3:14
  1. "Star Seed" (music video)
  2. "Hula Hoop" (making)
  1. "Loona Channel Vol.1"

Charts

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Chart performance for "Star Seed"
Chart (2021) Peak
position
Japan (Oricon)[12] 6

Release history

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Release history and formats for "Star Seed"
Region Date Format Distributor
Various September 15, 2021
  • Digital download
  • streaming
  • Blockberry Creative
  • Mercury Tokyo
  • Universal Music Japan
Japan October 20, 2021 CD

Notes

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  1. ^ Stylized as "Star Seed ~カクセイ~".

References

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  1. ^ "今月の少女（LOONA）、9月15日に日本デビュー決定！お台場のチームラボで撮影された映像が早くも話題". Kstyle News (in Japanese). August 27, 2021. Retrieved August 28, 2021.
  2. ^ "LOONAの日本デビュー作でSILENT SIRENすぅが作詞、ミーグリ詳細も発". Natalie (in Japanese). August 27, 2021. Retrieved August 28, 2021.
  3. ^ Lau, Elly (2021-06-28). "LOONA return with 4th mini-album '[&]', announce Japanese debut in September". Bandwagon Asia. Retrieved 2021-07-02.
  4. ^ Lau, Elly (June 28, 2021). "LOONA return with 4th mini-album '[&]', announce Japanese debut in September". Bandwagon. Archived from the original on June 28, 2021. Retrieved June 28, 2021.
  5. ^ 世界が注目する韓国12人組ガールズグループ LOONA（今月の少女）、9月15日（水）に日本デビューシングル「HULA HOOP/ StarSeed 〜カクセイ〜」デジタル先行配信スタート！10月20日（水）CDリリース決定. Universal Music Japan (in Japanese). Retrieved August 27, 2021.
  6. ^ "LOONA（今月の少女）、日本デビューシングルは「HULA HOOP/ StarSeed 〜カクセイ〜」". Bark Japan (in Japanese). August 27, 2021. Retrieved August 28, 2021.
  7. ^ "LOONAの日本デビュー作でSILENT SIRENすぅが作詞、ミーグリ詳細も発". Natalie (in Japanese). August 27, 2021. Retrieved August 28, 2021.
  8. ^ "今月の少女（LOONA）、日本デビューシングル「HULA HOOP/ StarSeed ～カクセイ～」発売記念トークイベントが決定！". K Style (in Japanese). September 7, 2021. Retrieved September 7, 2021.
  9. ^ "HULA HOOP/StarSeed by Loona on Spotify". Spotify. Retrieved September 15, 2021.
  10. ^ "HULA HOOP / StarSeed～カクセイ～【初回限定盤A】". Loona Japan (in Japanese). Peacevoice Entertainment. Retrieved November 5, 2021.
  11. ^ "HULA HOOP / StarSeed～カクセイ～【初回限定盤B】". Loona Japan (in Japanese). Peacevoice Entertainment. Retrieved November 5, 2021.
  12. ^ Oricon Weekly Single Ranking – 2021-11-01 Oricon News. Retrieved October 27, 2021.
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