is a song by Japanese rock band Kana-Boon. It was released as the band's fifteenth major-label single, released on March 4, 2020, through

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. "Starmarker" was used as the second opening theme song for the fourth season of the anime series ''

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''.

Release and reception

On January 4, 2020, the combined 6th and 7th issue of the 2020 release of ''

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'' announced that Kana-Boon would be performing the second opening theme for the fourth season ''

''. The single was released on March 4, 2020, with a standard edition and an anime limited edition release. The anime limited edition release contains additional tracks, and a bonus DVD with the creditless version of the respective opening theme of ''My Hero Academia''. The single was released on the same day as Kana-Boon's "best of" album ''Kana-Boon The Best''. The song is the first song performed by Kana-Boon after the departure of bassist Yuuma Meshida in 2019. As a result, lead vocalist and guitarist Maguro Taniguchi also performs the bass. The song "Starmarker" features

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keyboardist Daisuke Kanazawa as a guest musician. The single reached number 29 on the

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charts, 46 on the

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, and 7 on the Japan Hot Animation charts.

Music video

The music video for "Starmarker" was released on March 2, 2020, and directed by Hidenobu Tanabe. It features Kana-Boon, alongside an actor wearing a reflective ''

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'' outfit. The video is split vertically into thirds, in front of a living room, a kitchen, and a bedroom entrance. Throughout the video, either one member, the entire band, the ''zentai'' actor, or various objects are shown within each third. The band members can also be seen holding the various objects with varying facial expressions, within each third. The ''zentai'' actor then dances and mimes in front of, and behind, each band member.

Track listing

Charts

Release history

Notes

References

External links

* {{My Hero Academia 2020 singles 2020 songs Kana-Boon songs Anime songs Ki/oon Music singles My Hero Academia Animated series theme songs