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The question is about the intro song for Sailor Moon Crystal, Season III. In
the beginning of the chorus, there is a phrase that I can't decipher. What I
am able to hear is the following (bold text corresponds to what I don't
understand):

> キラキラ光るそれに _**ごきゅうじゃ**_ めくるめく流星群

When I look at the official lyrics, I find one part that is similar:

> キラキラ光る宇宙には未来めくるめく流星群

I assume that 「宇宙」 is pronounced here as 「そら」 (and so I'm probably incorrectly
hearing 「それ」) but I don't hear anything similar to 「みらい」 or 「しょうらい」 etc, and
can't figure out what other word it could be.

Here is [a link to the song on youtube starting at the time of the
phrase](https://youtu.be/ene3e1Kp3Pg?si=B8FyRLU9OCZQb3ki&t=68).
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What is the meaning of ごきゅうじゃ in the following sentence?
The lyrics actually say:

> キラキラ光{ひか}る宇{そ}宙{ら}には未来{フューチャー}めくるめいて流星群{りゅうせいぐん}

You are correct in your assumption that 宇宙 is spelt そら, which is not a common
reading for 宇宙, and means "space" or "universe".

On the other hand, they use the **English** word " **future** " (which is
prononced **フューチャー** with the set of sounds natural to Japanese people) even
though they write it as 未来, which effectively means "future".

We don't know the reason why they chose those unusal spellings, but it is
probably due to literary reasons such as wanting to cause more impact on the
audience, etc.

Source: a [karaoke video of the
song](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a7X-p4cRi0s&t=226s) at issue.
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