Shinsei Mokuroku
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| Released | January 22, 2025 | |||
| Genre | J-pop | |||
| Length | 38:29 | |||
| Label | Cover Corp. | |||
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Shinsei Mokuroku (新星目録, Shinsei Mokuroku; lit. "Nova Catalog"; stylized in uppercase) is the third studio album by Japanese singer and virtual YouTuber Hoshimachi Suisei, released by Cover Corp. on January 22, 2025. The album was preceded by the single "Bibbidiba", which became Hoshimachi's most successful song, as well as "Xion", "Moonlight", and "Awake"; the songs "Pathfinder" and "Requiem", originally released as a collaboration with Kanaria, were also included despite not being part of the album's rollout. Featuring a sole guest appearance from fellow VTuber KAF, as well as production from TeddyLoid, Enon Kawatani, Natori, and Ryo Takahashi, the album centers around themes of revolution.[1]
Shinsei Mokuroku is Hoshimachi's highest charting album to date, debuting at number three on the standard Oricon charts and number two on its combined albums chart. Following its release, she promoted it with music videos for album tracks "Venus Bug", "Caramel Pain", and "Kireigoto", and performed a concert at the Nippon Budokan.[2]
Background
On January 25, 2023, Hoshimachi released her second studio album Specter, her most successful album at that point, charting at number four on the Oricon and Billboard charts. Three days later on January 28, during her promotional "Shout in Crisis" concert at the Tokyo Garden Theater, she premiered and subsequently released the song "Pathfinder", which would later be included on Shinsei Mokuroku as its opening track.[3] She would follow it up by releasing the denpa song "Sui-chan's Maintenance Song" on April 1, following an April Fools' Day stream, as well as featuring on producer Kanaria's song "Requiem" two weeks later; while the former was cut from the album, the latter was included as a solo version.
On October 27, 2023, Hoshimachi was announced as an ambassador for the Japanese game Aster Tatariqus, and subsequently released the song "Xion" on November 7, written by Hoshimachi herself alongside Yoko Shimomura, additionally serving as Shinsei Mokuroku's lead single.
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Pathfinder" (先駆者 "Senkūsha") | Soichiro Yamauchi | Yamauchi | 4:36 |
| 2. | "Bibbidiba" (ビビデバ "Bibideba") | Tsumiki | Tsumiki | 2:44 |
| 3. | "Awake" |
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| 3:17 |
| 4. | "Venus Bug" (ビーナスバグ "Bīnasu Bagu") | Enon Kawatani | Kawatani | 2:49 |
| 5. | "Caramel Pain" | Deu | Deu | 2:59 |
| 6. | "Moonlight" (ムーンライト "Mūnraito") | Natori | Natori | 3:00 |
| 7. | "Deadpool" (featuring KAF) | Haruno | Haruno | 3:24 |
| 8. | "Requiem" (レクイエム "Rekuiemu" - Hoshimachi Suisei version) | Kanaria | Kanaria | 2:38 |
| 9. | "Xion" (ザイオン "Zaion") | Shota Horie | 4:12 | |
| 10. | "Cocoon and Heart" (繭と心 "Mayu to Kokoro") |
| Takahashi | 4:58 |
| 11. | "Kireigoto" (綺麗事) | Hoshimachi | Taku Inoue | 3:46 |
| Total length: | 38:29 | |||
Notes
- "Awake" and "Deadpool" are stylized in uppercase, as are "Bibbidiba" and "Xion" on English-language streaming platforms.
- "Cocoon and Heart" is stylized in lowercase on English-language streaming platforms.
- "Requiem" is written as "Rekuiemu" on English-language streaming platforms.