is the twenty-fourth single, and first re-cut single, by Japanese recording artist

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. It was released on August 17, 2011, over three years and a half since "

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" (2008), as the first and only single from Mizuki's sixth studio album, ''

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''. The single was issued in two formats: CD+DVD edition and CD-only edition. The title track was written and composed by singer-songwriter

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and served as theme song for the TBS drama ''Hanawake no Yon-shimai'', starring Mizuki herself. CDJournal described "Hoshi no Hate" as a "ballad about marriage and family ties" that is "well-suited for the drama series it is used in." The B-side, "Alisa in Wonderland," was produced by

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from

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and is also featured on ''SpeciAlisa''. The CD+DVD edition of the single includes the music videos for both songs. "Hoshi no Hate" debuted and peaked at number 117 on the

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Weekly Singles chart and charted for only one week, selling 577 copies in total.

Track listing

Charts

References

{{Alisa Mizuki 2011 singles Alisa Mizuki songs Japanese television drama theme songs