Next SPARKLING!!

NEXT SPARKLING!! is a single by Aqours, as well as an insert song in Love Live! Sunshine!! The School Idol Movie Over The Rainbow. It was released on January 23, 2019.

The song is written by Aki Hata, composed and arranged by Carlos K..

CD

 * 1) Bokura no Hashittekita Michi wa… (僕らの走ってきた道は…)
 * 2) Next SPARKLING!!
 * 3) Bokura no Hashittekita Michi wa… (僕らの走ってきた道は…) (Off Vocal)
 * 4) Next SPARKLING!! (Off Vocal)

Audio

 * Does not work on iPad, or any medium that does not support the .ogg audio format.

Trivia

 * Clocking at 06:28, this is Aqours' longest song to date, as well as the 2nd longest song to date in the Love Live! franchise, after being surpassed by "Yumemiru Sekai" by 45 seconds in 2023.
 * The costumes that they wear have special wings, however only the 3rd years have both of them, while the others have only one, implying the 3rd years' graduation and like they are 'flying away' to start the beginning of their future.
 * This is the first Love Live! series single to debut at 1st place in Oricon charts.
 * As well as Bokutachi wa Hitotsu no Hikari, this song has an animated dance sequence in the first half, and the second half is the movie's credits.

Live Performances

 * June 8 & 9, 2019: Aqours 5th LoveLive! ～Next SPARKLING!!～
 * June 25 & 26, 2022: Aqours 6th LoveLive! ~KU-RU-KU-RU Rock 'n' Roll TOUR~ (WINDY STAGE)