| "Mizu no Hoshi e Ai o Komete" | ||||
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| Single byHiroko Moriguchi | ||||
| from the albumMizu no Hoshi e Ai o Komete | ||||
| Language | Japanese | |||
| English title | To the Aqueous Star with Love | |||
| B-side | "Gin'iro Dress" | |||
| Released | August 7, 1985 (1985-08-07) | |||
| Recorded | 1985 | |||
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| Length | 3:42 | |||
| Label | Starchild | |||
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| Hiroko Moriguchi singles chronology | ||||
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| Alternative cover | ||||
 Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam single cover | ||||
| Music video | ||||
| "Mizu no Hoshi e Ai wo Komete" onYouTube | ||||
"Mizu no Hoshi e Ai o Komete" (水の星へ愛をこめて;lit. 'To the Aqueous Star with Love') is the debutsingle by Japanese singerHiroko Moriguchi, released on August 7, 1985 underStarchild Records. The song was written byNeil Sedaka andMasao Urino, based on Sedaka's unreleased song "For Us to Decide". It is best known as the secondopeningtheme of the 1985mecha anime seriesMobile Suit Zeta Gundam. The single peaked at No. 16 onOricon's singles charts, making it Moriguchi's biggest single at the time until "Eternal Wind" charted at No. 9 in 1991.
In 2018, the song was ranked No. 1 onNHK's "Announcement! All Gundam Big Vote" (発表!全ガンダム大投票,Happyō! Zen Gandamu Dai Tōhyō).[1][2] Moriguchi re-recorded the song for the 2019 albumGundam Song Covers.[3][4] "Gin'iro Dress", the B-side, was ranked No. 2 on a 2020 poll hosted by King Records and was re-recorded by Moriguchi for the albumGundam Song Covers 2.[5] Ana cappella version of "Mizu no Hoshi e Ai wo Komete" was recorded for her 2021 albumAoi Inochi featuring 35 tracks of her voice.[6] Moriguchi recorded another version of the song as part of the "Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam Medley" (alongsideMami Ayukawa's "Zeta - Toki wo Koete") on her 2022 albumGundam Song Covers 3.[7] An orchestral remix of the song is included on the 2025 albumGundam Song Covers: Orchestra.[8]
All music is arranged byKōji Makaino.
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Length |
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| 1. | "Mizu no Hoshi e Ai o Komete" ((水の星へ愛をこめて; "To the Aqueous Star with Love")) | Masao Urino | Neil Sedaka | 3:42 |
| 2. | "Gin'iro Dress" (Gin'iro Doresu (銀色ドレス; "Silver Dress")) | Rin Iogi | Makaino | 4:00 |
| Chart (1985) | Peak position |
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| JapanOricon Singles Chart | 16 |
