"Stars" is the debut single by Japanese singer

Mika Nakashima is a Japanese singer and actress. Five of her studio albums, one of her mini-albums and one of her compilation albums have reached number one in Japan's Oricon album chart. She also embarked on an acting career, most notably as Nana Osaki in the ...

. The single was released on November 7, 2001, reached number three on the weekly

Oricon Singles Chart The Oricon Singles Chart is the Japanese music industry-standard singles popularity chart issued daily, weekly, monthly and yearly by Oricon. Chart rankings are based on physical singles' sales. Until 2017, Oricon did not track download sales. In J ...

, and sold 469,180 copies, making it her highest-selling single to date. "Stars" was the theme song of the Japanese TV drama ''Kizudarake no Love Song'', in which Mika also made her acting debut. The song is described as a luxurious, adult contemporary ballad with an easy listening-tinged arrangement and a haunting melody.

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2001 debut singles Mika Nakashima songs Songs written by Yasushi Akimoto Japanese television drama theme songs 2001 songs Sony Music Entertainment Japan singles {{2000s-Japan-single-stub