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}} is a song that Japanese musician Miyuki Nakajima composed and recorded for the country's acclaimed television documentary program ''Project X -Chōsenshatachi-'', which aired on NHK during the first half of the 2000s. It was released as a double A-Side single with in July 2000 and reached the number-one spot after 30 months, becoming one of the longest running singles in history of the Japanese Oricon chart started in 1968. ==History== After a couple of commercially lackluster studio albums were released, Nakajima left Pony Canyon, a record label she had belonged to since her debut. Double A-Side single "Earthly Stars (Unsung Heroes)"/"Headlight, Taillight" is the first release under the record label, Yamaha Music Communications, which was newly founded in 2000. Both songs were originally written for the TV documentary series which was aired on NHK. Akira Imai, a producer of the television program decided to ask Nakajima to write theme songs, because he was moved by lyrics of her 1998 smash hit "Another Name for Life". Imai thought that her insight on the song coincided with concept of a documentary that reports unknown activities of obscure people, who built up the modern Japanese society. The program premiered in March 2000, and her theme song which features her distinctive vocals widely became known. An opening and a closing theme on the program were released as the thirty-seventh single for Nakajima in July 2000, and both of them also appeared on her 28th studio album ''Short Stories'' released in November 2000. In 2004, Nakajima re-recorded "Earthly Stars" on her studio live album and DVD entitled ''Miyuki Nakajima Live! -Live at Sony Pictures Studio in L.A.-'', released in the following year. ''Utatabi'', her 2008 live album released on CD and DVD also includes a live recording of "Earthly Stars" performed in December 2007. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Earthly Stars (Unsung Heroes)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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