"Hitomi no Naka no Galaxy/Hero" (瞳の中のGalaxy/Hero, Galaxy in Your Eyes/Hero) is the thirteenth single of the Japanese boy band Arashi. The single was released in three editions: a regular edition containing a bonus track and karaoke versions of all the songs released in the single, and two limited editions, both containing a DVD with a music video of one of the A-side tracks. The single is the group's third double A-side single, and all the songs included in the single starts with the letter "H".
| "Hitomi no Naka no Galaxy/Hero" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single by Arashi | ||||
| from the album 5x5 The Best Selection of 2002–2004 | ||||
| B-side | "Hey Hey Lovin' You" | |||
| Released | August 18, 2004 (2004-08-18) | |||
| Genre | Pop[1] | |||
| Label | J Storm | |||
| Arashi singles chronology | ||||
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"Hitomi no Naka no Galaxy" was used as the theme song for the drama Minami-kun no Koibito starring Kyoko Fukada and Arashi member Kazunari Ninomiya, and "Hero" was used as the theme song for NTV's Olympics coverage.
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Arrangement | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Hitomi no Naka no Galaxy" | Fumiya Fujii | Fujii | Chokkaku | 5:19 |
| 2. | "Hero" | Spin | Shin Tanimoto | Tomoki Ishizuka | 4:55 |
| 3. | "Hey Hey Lovin' You" | Maria Kuze | Minoru Komorita | Chokkaku | 5:19 |
| 4. | "Hitomi no Naka no Galaxy" (instrumental) | Fujii | Fujii | Chokkau | 5:19 |
| 5. | "Hero" (instrumental) | Spin | Tanimoto | Ishizuka | 4:55 |
| 6. | "Hey Hey Lovin' You" (instrumental) | Kuze | Komorita | Chokkaku | 4:48 |
| Total length: | 30:06 | ||||
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Arrangement | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Hitomi no Naka no Galaxy" | Fujii | Fujii | Chokkaku | 5:19 |
| 2. | "Hero" | Spin | Tanimoto | Ishizuka | 4:55 |
| 3. | "Hitomi no Naka no Galaxy" (instrumental) | Fujii | Fujii | Chokkaku | 5:19 |
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Arrangement | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Hero" | Spin | Tanimoto | Ishizuka | 4:55 |
| 2. | "Hitomi no Naka no Galaxy" | Fujii | Fujii | Chokkaku | 5:19 |
| 3. | "Hero" (instrumental) | Spin | Tanimoto | Ishizuka | 4:55 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Hitomi no Naka no Galaxy" (music video) |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Hero" (music video) |
| Chart (2004) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Japan Oricon Weekly Singles Chart[2] | 1 |
| Japan Oricon Yearly Singles Chart[3] | 29 |
| Country | Provider | Sales | Certification |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | RIAJ | 170,564[2] | Platinum[4] |