Starlight (Wagakki Band album)

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Starlight
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EP by
Wagakki Band
ReleasedJune 9, 2021 (2021-06-09)
Recorded2020
Genre
LanguageJapanese
Label Universal Music Japan
Wagakki Band chronology
Tokyo Singing
(2020)		Starlight
(2021)
Singles from Starlight
  1. "Seimei no Aria"
    Released: February 5, 2021 (2021-02-05)
  2. "Starlight"
    Released: May 4, 2021 (2021-05-04)
Music video
Tokyo Singing Tokyo Garden Theater Live digest on YouTube
Alternate cover
Wagakki Band - Starlight Mars Red.jpg
Mars Red First Edition cover

Starlight is the upcoming second EP by Japanese band Wagakki Band. It is scheduled for release on June 9, 2021 by Universal Music Japan in three editions: CD only, Mars Red First Edition with DVD, and Tokyo Singing First Edition with Blu-ray. In addition, a Official Fan Club exclusive box set with all versions will be released. The Tokyo Singing First Edition concert Blu-ray features the band's concert from the 2020 tour show at Tokyo Garden Theater. [1] [2] [3] [4] The track "Seimei no Aria" was used as the opening theme of the anime TV series Mars Red. [5]

Contents

Track listing

All tracks are arranged by Wagakki Band.

CD
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Starlight"Machiya 
2."Seimei no Aria" ((生命のアリア, "Aria of Life"))Machiya 
3."Blue Daisy" (Burū Deijī (ブルーデイジー))  
4."Ameagari no Parade" (Ameagari no Parēdo (雨上がりのパレード, "Parade After the Rain"))  
CD Only release bonus tracks
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
5."Starlight" (Instrumental)Machiya 
6."Seimei no Aria" (Instrumental)Machiya 
7."Blue Daisy" (Instrumental)  
8."Ameagari no Parade" (Instrumental)  
Mars Red First Edition DVD
No.TitleLength
1."Seimei no Aria (Mars Red Ver.)" (Music video) 
2."Seimei no Aria (Wagakki Band Ver.)" (Music video) 
3."Seimei no Aria (Wagakki Band Ver.)" (Behind the Scenes) 
Tokyo Singing First Edition Live Blu-ray
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Overture ~Tokyo Singing~"  
2."Calling"Machiya 
3."Ignite"Machiya 
4."Reload Dead"Asa 
5."Ikitoshi Ikeru Hana" ((生きとしいける花, "Living Flowers")) Yuko Suzuhana  
6."Gekka Bijin" ((月下美人, "Queen of the Night"))Suzuhana 
7."Sakura Rising" (feat. Amy Lee of Evanescence)
  • Lee
  • Machiya
  • Suzuhana
 
8."Guernica" (Gerunika (ゲルニカ))Machiya 
9."Setsuna" ((刹那))  
10."Iki Kaketa Yume no Atogaki" ((生きかけた夢のあとがき, "After a Dream I Lived in"))  
11."Jinsenpuu" ((塵旋風, "Hurricane Demon"))  
12."Homura" ((焔, "Flame"))
  • Machiya
  • Asa
  • Wasabi
 
13."Tokyo Sensation"Suzuhana 
14."Origami-ism" (Origami-izumu (オリガミイズム))Kurona 
15."Atena no Nai Tegami" ((宛名のない手紙, "A Letter with No Name"))Suzuhana 
16."Drum Wadaiko Battle ~Kyoei Todoroki Bullet/Kai ~" ((ドラム和太鼓バトル〜響映轟弾・改〜))
  • Wasabi
  • Kurona
 
17."Nichirin" ((日輪, "Sun Wheel"))Machiya 
18."Eclipse"Machiya 
19."Singin' for..."Wasabi 
20."EN1. Loki" ((EN1. ロキ))Mikito-P 
21."EN2. Senbonzakura" ((EN2. 千本桜, "EN2. A Thousand Sakura"))Kurousa-P 

Personnel

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