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Gen Hoshino
Gen Hoshino (星野 源, Hoshino Gen; born January 28, 1981) is a Japanese singer-songwriter, musician, actor, and writer.
From its formation in 2000 until its disbandment in 2015, Hoshino led the instrumental band Sakerock, where he played marimba and guitar. They released over ten albums. As a solo artist, he debuted with his first album Baka no Uta on June 23, 2010. His first physical single, "Kudaranai no Naka ni" was released on March 2, 2011, and peaked at number 17 on the Oricon Singles Chart. The subsequent singles – "Film", "Yume no Soto e", "Shiranai" (2012), and "Gag" (2013) – all charted in the top 10. His second album, Episode, released on September 28, 2011, peaked at number five. Hoshino's third album, Stranger, followed on May 1, 2013. It peaked at number two on the Oricon Albums Chart and was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of Japan (RIAJ).
Since 2011, Hoshino has co-hosted the Ustream program Sake no Sakana (サケノサカナ) with Ichirō Yamaguchi of Sakanaction. In 2014, the program officially changed its name to Yoru no Television.
Hoshino's fourth album, Yellow Dancer, was released on December 2, 2015, in Japan through Speedstar Records; it debuted atop both Oricon and Billboard Japan's album charts. Yellow Dancer was certified platinum by the RIAJ that same month for surpassing 250,000 physical shipments, and became one of the few albums to receive a gold certification for digital downloads.
On February 18, 2018, Hoshino uploaded a music video for his song "Doraemon", which was written in tribute to the Japanese franchise of the same name. The song was used as the theme of the 38th Doraemon movie, Nobita's Treasure Island, and has been used as the opening theme of the Doraemon anime from October 5, 2019, to November 2, 2024. Pop Virus, Hoshino's fifth album, was released on December 17. It spent four consecutive weeks atop the Oricon Album Chart and was certified double platinum by the RIAJ that same month. The album's commercial performance, within just a few months of its release, earned Hoshino a Best Album prize at the 33rd Japan Gold Disc Awards in 2019, as well as a Best Song prize for the digital success of the single "Idea", which was used as a theme for Asadora.
In March 2019, Hoshino also became the first artist to win four trophies at the Space Shower Music Awards. On August 30, all of Hoshino's music was made available on streaming services.
In April 2022, Hoshino's song "Comedy" was used as the ending theme of the season one anime adaptation of Spy × Family. The following July, he released the single "I Wanna Be Your Ghost", as the main theme for the film Yokaipedia (2022). It debuted at number one on Oricon's weekly Digital Singles Chart.
On December 27, 2023, Hoshino released the double A-side single "Why" / "Life" (光の跡／生命体). It features the song "Why", used in the end credits of the movie Spy × Family Code: White.
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Gen Hoshino
Gen Hoshino (星野 源, Hoshino Gen; born January 28, 1981) is a Japanese singer-songwriter, musician, actor, and writer.
From its formation in 2000 until its disbandment in 2015, Hoshino led the instrumental band Sakerock, where he played marimba and guitar. They released over ten albums. As a solo artist, he debuted with his first album Baka no Uta on June 23, 2010. His first physical single, "Kudaranai no Naka ni" was released on March 2, 2011, and peaked at number 17 on the Oricon Singles Chart. The subsequent singles – "Film", "Yume no Soto e", "Shiranai" (2012), and "Gag" (2013) – all charted in the top 10. His second album, Episode, released on September 28, 2011, peaked at number five. Hoshino's third album, Stranger, followed on May 1, 2013. It peaked at number two on the Oricon Albums Chart and was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of Japan (RIAJ).
Since 2011, Hoshino has co-hosted the Ustream program Sake no Sakana (サケノサカナ) with Ichirō Yamaguchi of Sakanaction. In 2014, the program officially changed its name to Yoru no Television.
Hoshino's fourth album, Yellow Dancer, was released on December 2, 2015, in Japan through Speedstar Records; it debuted atop both Oricon and Billboard Japan's album charts. Yellow Dancer was certified platinum by the RIAJ that same month for surpassing 250,000 physical shipments, and became one of the few albums to receive a gold certification for digital downloads.
On February 18, 2018, Hoshino uploaded a music video for his song "Doraemon", which was written in tribute to the Japanese franchise of the same name. The song was used as the theme of the 38th Doraemon movie, Nobita's Treasure Island, and has been used as the opening theme of the Doraemon anime from October 5, 2019, to November 2, 2024. Pop Virus, Hoshino's fifth album, was released on December 17. It spent four consecutive weeks atop the Oricon Album Chart and was certified double platinum by the RIAJ that same month. The album's commercial performance, within just a few months of its release, earned Hoshino a Best Album prize at the 33rd Japan Gold Disc Awards in 2019, as well as a Best Song prize for the digital success of the single "Idea", which was used as a theme for Asadora.
In March 2019, Hoshino also became the first artist to win four trophies at the Space Shower Music Awards. On August 30, all of Hoshino's music was made available on streaming services.
In April 2022, Hoshino's song "Comedy" was used as the ending theme of the season one anime adaptation of Spy × Family. The following July, he released the single "I Wanna Be Your Ghost", as the main theme for the film Yokaipedia (2022). It debuted at number one on Oricon's weekly Digital Singles Chart.
On December 27, 2023, Hoshino released the double A-side single "Why" / "Life" (光の跡／生命体). It features the song "Why", used in the end credits of the movie Spy × Family Code: White.