[1][2] Shortly after his return with the announcement of the album Stranger (2013) and single "Gag" (2013) for release in quick succession,[3] a reinspection revealed a relapse in the hemorrhage, putting Hoshino into a second recuperation for six months.

The Hikigatari Day featured Japanese musician Tamio Okuda formerly of Unicorn as a guest act, who together with Hoshino performed covers of Okuda's "Sasurai [ja]" (1998), Puffy AmiYumi's "Mother" (1997), and debuted an original song titled "Ai no Sei" (愛のせい, lit.

[9] The Band Day featured Ryosuke Nagaoka on guitar, Takuji Nomura on piano, Eiko Ishibashi on marimba and keyboard, Wataru Iga of Benzo [ja] on bass, and Hoshino's Sakerock co-member Diachi Ito on drums.

[13] Issued in both Blu-ray and DVD versions, the second disc adds the documentary Yokohama no Hoshi, Arena Shijō-hatsu no Kiseki (横浜の星 ~アリーナ史上初の奇跡~, lit.

First editions were released with a booklet of interviews and behind-the-scene photos, and copies bought from select Japanese record stores would come with differing stickers.