Gen Hoshino discography

Gen Hoshino discography
Gen Hoshino at the Space Shower Music Awards in 2016.
Studio albums	5
Compilation albums	1
Video albums	5
Music videos	17
Singles	15

The discography of Japanese singer-songwriter Gen Hoshino consists of five studio albums, five video albums, 15 singles and 17 music videos. Hoshino debuted as the leader and guitarist of the instrumental band Sakerock, and released his first solo album, Baka no Uta (2010), under the label Victor Entertainment. In 2015, Hoshino's fourth album, Yellow Dancer, became his first number one album in Japan. His song "Koi" (2016), the theme song for the drama The Full-Time Wife Escapist, became the most downloaded song in Japan in 2017, and was certified Million for digital downloads by the RIAJ.

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Studio albums

List of studio albums, with selected chart positions and certifications
Title	Album details	Peak chart positions				Sales^[a]^[1]	Certifications
Title	Album details	JPN ^[2]	JPN Comb ^[A]^[3]	JPN Hot ^[4]	TWN EA ^[b]^[5]	Sales^[a]^[1]	Certifications
Baka no Uta (ばかのうた)	Released: June 23, 2010 Label: Victor Entertainment Formats: CD, digital download, vinyl	36	—	42^[c]	4	JPN: 27,000^[d]
Episode (エピソード)	Released: September 28, 2011 Label: Victor Entertainment Formats: CD, digital download, vinyl	5	—	41^[e]	11	JPN: 52,000^[f]
Stranger	Released: May 1, 2013 Label: Victor Entertainment Formats: CD, digital download, vinyl	2	—	22^[g]	5	JPN: 117,000^[h]	RIAJ: Gold^[9]
Yellow Dancer	Released: December 2, 2015 Label: Victor Entertainment Formats: CD, digital download, vinyl	1	9	1	1	JPN: 342,000	RIAJ: Platinum^[9] RIAJ (digital): Gold^[10]
Pop Virus	Released: December 19, 2018 Label: Victor Entertainment Formats: CD, digital download, vinyl	1	1	1	1	JPN: 498,000^[i]	RIAJ: 2× Platinum^[9]
"—" denotes items which did not chart.

Extended plays

List of studio albums, with selected chart positions and certifications
Title	Album details	Peak chart positions
Title	Album details	JPN Comb ^[B]^[3]	JPN Hot ^[11]
Same Thing	Released: October 14, 2019 Label: Victor Entertainment Formats: digital download	4	12
Lighthouse	Released: September 8, 2023 Label: Speedstar Records Formats: digital download	18	6

Compilation albums

List of studio albums, with selected chart positions and certifications
Title	Album details	Peak chart positions
Title	Album details	JPN ^[2]	JPN Comb ^[C]^[3]
Gen Hoshino Singles Box: Gratitude	Released: October 21, 2020 Label: Victor Entertainment Formats: CD, digital download	4	4

Singles

As lead artist

List of singles as lead artist, with selected chart positions and certifications
Title	Year	Peak positions			Sales^[1]	Certifications	Album
Title	Year	JPN ^[2]	JPN Comb ^[D]^[12]	JPN Hot ^[13]	Sales^[1]	Certifications	Album
"Kudaranai no Naka ni" (くだらないの中に)	2011	17	—	15	JPN: 16,000		Episode
"Film" (フィルム)	2012	4	—	5	JPN: 27,000		Stranger
"Yume no Soto he" (夢の外へ)		8	—	4	JPN: 46,000	RIAJ (digital): Gold^[10]
"Shiranai" (知らない)		5	—	3	JPN: 40,000
"Gag" (ギャグ)	2013	4	—	8	JPN: 35,000		non-album single
"Why Don't You Play in Hell?" (地獄でなぜ悪い)	2013	5	—	5	JPN: 37,000		Yellow Dancer
"Crazy Crazy"	2014	4	—	7	JPN: 57,000
"Sakura no Mori" (桜の森)	2014	4	—	—	JPN: 57,000
"Sun"	2015	2	—	4	JPN: 92,000	RIAJ (physical): Gold^[9] RIAJ (digital): 3× Platinum^[10] RIAJ: (streaming): Gold^[14]
"Koi" (恋)	2016	2	—	1	JPN: 318,000	RIAJ (physical): Platinum^[9] RIAJ (digital): 2× Million^[10] RIAJ (streaming): Platinum^[14]	Pop Virus
"Family Song"	2017	1	—	1	JPN: 237,000	RIAJ (physical): Platinum^[9] RIAJ (digital): Platinum^[10]	Pop Virus
"Doraemon" (ドラえもん)	2018	1	—	1	JPN: 195,000 JPN: 284,000 (Dig.)	RIAJ (physical): Gold^[9] RIAJ (digital): Platinum^[10] RIAJ: (streaming): Gold^[14]	non-album single
"Idea" (アイデア)^[15]	2018	—	11	1	JPN: 427,000 (Dig.)	RIAJ (digital): 2× Platinum^[10] RIAJ: (streaming): Gold^[14]	Pop Virus
"Fushigi" (不思議)	2021	2	2	1	JPN: 150,000	RIAJ (physical): Gold^[9] RIAJ (streaming): Platinum^[14]	TBA
"Create" (創造)	2021	2	2	7	JPN: 150,000	RIAJ (physical): Gold^[9]
"Comedy" (喜劇)	2022	—	11	4		RIAJ (digital): Gold^[10] RIAJ: (streaming): Platinum^[14]
"I Wanna Be Your Ghost" (異世界混合大舞踏会) (featuring Ghosts)	2022	—	26	6
"Life" (生命体)	2023	2	2	7
"Why" (光の跡)	2023	2	2	3
"—" denotes items which did not chart.

As featured artist

List of singles as featured artist, with selected chart positions
Title	Year	Album
"Dokusho" (読書)	2011	Working Holiday
"Nomad" (with Zion.T)	2021	Shang-Chi and The Legend of The Ten Rings: The Album

Promotional singles

List of promotional singles, with selected chart positions and certifications
Title	Year	Peak positions		Sales^[1]^[j]	Certifications	Album
Title	Year	JPN Comb ^[E]^[12]	JPN Hot ^[16]	Sales^[1]^[j]	Certifications	Album
"Kuse no Uta" (くせのうた)	2010	—	51	—		Baka no Uta
"Nichijou" (日常)	2011	—	50			Episode
"Bakemono" (化物)	2013	—	25			Stranger
"Snow Men"	2015	—	—			Yellow Dancer
"Week End"		—	21		RIAJ (digital): Gold^[10]
"Toki yo" (時よ)		—	21		RIAJ (digital): Gold^[10]
"Friend Ship"		—	—
"Hada" (肌)^[17]	2017	—	18			"Family Song" (single)
"Koko ni Inai Anata he"^[18] (ここにいないあなたへ)	2018	—	39	JPN: 6,000		"Doraemon" (single)
"Hello Song"		30	25	JPN: 14,000		Pop Virus
"Pop Virus"		29	8	JPN: 33,000	RIAJ: (streaming): Gold^[14]
"Sapiens" (サピエンス)		—	—^[k]
"Same Thing" (featuring Superorganism)	2019	27	12			Same Thing
"Dancing on the Inside" (うちで踊ろう)	2020	—	13			Gen Hoshino Singles Box "Gratitude"
"Halfway" (折り合い)	2020	27	15			Gen Hoshino Singles Box "Gratitude"
"—" denotes items which did not chart.

Other charted songs

List of other charted songs, with selected chart positions
Title	Year	Peak positions		Album
Title	Year	JPN Comb ^[F]^[12]	JPN Hot	Album
"Uta wo Utau Toki ha" (歌を歌うときは)	2011	—	—^[l]	"Kudaranai no Naka ni" (single)
"Sarashi-mono" feat. PUNPEE (さらしもの)	2019	26	—	Same Thing
"Cube"	2021	25	—	Cube
"—" denotes items which did not chart.

Other appearances

Title	Year	Album
"Rose and Beast" (薔薇と野獣)^[21] (Ren Takada & Gen Hoshino)	2006	12 Notes
"All Things Must Pass"^[22] (Yoshie Nakano and Gen Hoshino)	2007	Ringo no Komori Uta Apple of the Best Eye
"Daisy Omisoshiru" (デイジーお味噌汁)^[23]	2008	Daisy Holiday Presented by Hosono Haruomi
"Setsunai no Uta" (せつないのうた)^[24]	2011	Nyan demo Chui demo Utacchao: Nyanchu World Hosokyoku
"Lucky Strike" (ラッキー・ストライク)^[25]	2013	Raymond Scott Songbook

Videography

Video albums

List of video albums, with selected chart positions and certifications
Title	Album details	Peak positions		Sales^[1]	Certifications
		JPN^[2]
		DVD	Blu-ray
Stranger in Budoukan	Released: August 20, 2014 Label: Victor Entertainment Formats: DVD, Blu-ray	3	5
Two Beat in Yokohama Arena (ツービート in 横浜アリーナ)	Released: March 25, 2015 Label: Victor Entertainment Formats: DVD, Blu-ray	12	13
Live Tour: Yellow Voyage	Released: June 22, 2016 Label: Victor Entertainment Formats: DVD, Blu-ray	1	1		RIAJ: Gold^[9]
Music Video Tour 2010-2017	Released: May 17, 2017 Label: Victor Entertainment Formats: DVD, Blu-ray	1	1	JPN: 153,000	RIAJ: Gold^[9]
Live Tour "Continues"	Released: January 10, 2018 Label: Victor Entertainment Formats: DVD, Blu-ray	1	1	JPN: 118,000	RIAJ: Gold^[9]
Dome Tour "Pop Virus" at Tokyo Dome	Released: August 7, 2019 Label: Victor Entertainment Formats: DVD, Blu-ray	1	1	JPN: 94,000^[26]	RIAJ: Gold^[9]

Music videos

Title	Year	Director^[27]
"Kuse no Uta"	2010	Ichirou Yamada^[m]
"Kudaranai no Naka ni"	2011
"Nichijou"	2011
"Film"	2012	Shuichi Okita
"Yume no Soto he"	2012	Yasuyuki Yamaguchi
"Shiranai"	2012	Yasuyuki Yamaguchi
"Bakemono"	2013	Gen Hoshino Shoichi David Haruyama
"Gag"	2013	Gen Hoshino Kazuma Ikeda Saint Young Men
"Why Don't You Play In Hell?"	2013	Gen Hoshino Naoyuki Asano
"Crazy Crazy"	2014	Gen Hoshino Shoichi David Haruyama
"Sun"	2015	Kazuaki Seki
"Snow Men"	2015	Hidenobu Tanabe
"Toki yo"	2015	Kazuaki Seki
"Koi"	2016
"Family Song"	2017
"Doraemon"	2018
"Idea"	2018
"Pop Virus"	2018	Hayashi Kyotaro^[28]
"Comedy"	2022	MESS

Notes

^ The Oricon Combined Albums Chart was established on December 24, 2018.
^ The Oricon Combined Albums Chart was established on December 24, 2018.
^ The Oricon Combined Albums Chart was established on December 24, 2018.
^ The Oricon Combined Singles Chart was established on December 24, 2018.
^ The Oricon Combined Singles Chart was established on December 24, 2018.
^ The Oricon Combined Singles Chart was established on December 24, 2018.

References

Notes

^ Sales provided by Oricon database and rounded to the nearest thousand.
^ The Taiwanese G-Music chart is divided into three sub-charts: the Mandarin chart, the Western chart, and the East Asia chart. Positions included here are taken from the East Asia chart, which only archives the top 20 releases from Japan and South Korea.
^ Released prior to the establishment of the Japan Hot Albums chart. At the time of its release, the album peaked at number 38 on the Top Album Sales chart.^[6]
^ Combined sales figures for Baka no Uta: 26,413 (physical sales) + 429 (digital sales).
^ Released prior to the establishment of the Japan Hot Albums chart. At the time of its release, the album peaked at number six on the Top Album Sales chart.^[7]
^ Combined sales figures for Episode: 50,783 (physical sales) + 917 (digital sales).
^ Released prior to the establishment of the Japan Hot Albums chart. At the time of its release, the album peaked at number two on the Top Album Sales chart.^[8]
^ Combined sales figures for Stranger: 110,677 (physical sales) + 5,973 (digital sales).
^ Combined sales figures for Pop Virus: 429,995 (physical sales) + 67,887 (digital sales).
^ Sales figures for promotional singles are based on digital downloads. The Oricon Digital Singles chart was established in December 2017.
^ "Sapiens" did not enter the Japan Hot 100, but peaked at number 86 on the Top Download Songs chart.^[19]
^ "Uta wo Utau Toki ha" did not enter the Japan Hot 100, but peaked at number 75 on the Top Download Songs chart.^[20]
^ Team made of Gen Hoshino, the designer Daijiro Ohara and the film director Santa Yamagishi.

Sources

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "オリコンランキング情報サービス「you大樹」" [Oricon Ranking Information Service 'You Big Tree']. Oricon (in Japanese). Retrieved September 30, 2014.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d 星野源の作品 [List of Hoshino Gen's Releases]. Oricon (in Japanese). Retrieved April 7, 2018.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Gen Hoshino on Oricon Combined Albums Chart" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved 2 July 2023.
^
"Billboard Japan Hot Albums" (in Japanese). Billboard Japan. Retrieved October 22, 2018.
- "Baka no Uta". January 16, 2017.
- "Episode". January 16, 2017.
- "Stranger". January 9, 2017.
- "Yellow Dancer". December 14, 2015.
- "Pop Virus". December 26, 2018.
^
G-Music J-Pop Chart positions for albums:
- "Baka no Uta" (in Chinese). G-Music. Archived from the original on January 1, 2017.
- "Episode" (in Chinese). Archived from the original on December 23, 2016.
- "Stranger" (in Chinese). Archived from the original on March 5, 2017.
- "Yellow Dancer" (in Chinese). Archived from the original on February 5, 2017.
^ "Billboard Japan Top Albums Sales 2010/07/05 付け" (in Japanese). Billboard Japan. Retrieved April 8, 2018.
^ "Billboard Japan Top Albums Sales (October 10, 2011)" (in Japanese). Billboard Japan. Retrieved April 8, 2018.
^ "Billboard Japan Top Albums Sales (May 13, 2013)" (in Japanese). Billboard Japan. Retrieved April 8, 2018.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m "ゴールドディスク認定一般社団法人日本レコード協会" (in Japanese). RIAJ. Retrieved April 8, 2018. Note: To retrieve all physical certifications, type 星野源 in the field "アーティスト" and select "検索"
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j "有料音楽配信認定一般社団法人日本レコード協会" (in Japanese). RIAJ. Retrieved March 28, 2024. Note: To retrieve all digital certifications, type 星野源 in the field "アーティスト" and select "検索"
^ "Billboard Japan Hot Albums" (in Japanese). Billboard Japan. Retrieved October 22, 2018.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Gen Hoshino on Oricon Combined Singles Chart" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved January 10, 2024.
^
"Billboard Japan Hot 100" (in Japanese). Billboard Japan. Retrieved October 23, 2018.
- "Kudaranai no Naka ni". March 14, 2011.
- "Film". February 20, 2012.
- "Yume no Soto he". July 16, 2012.
- "Shiranai". December 10, 2012.
- "Gag". May 20, 2013.
- "Why Don't You Play In Hell?". October 14, 2013.
- "Crazy Crazy". June 30, 2014.
- "Sun". June 8, 2015.
- "Koi". October 24, 2016.
- "Family Song". August 28, 2017.
- "Doraemon". March 12, 2018.
- "Idea". September 3, 2018.
- "Fushigi". May 10, 2021.
- "I Wanna Be Your Ghost". July 27, 2022.
- "Life". August 23, 2023.
- "Why". January 3, 2024.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g "有料音楽配信認定一般社団法人日本レコード協会" (in Japanese). RIAJ. Retrieved March 28, 2024. Note: To retrieve all streaming certifications, type 星野源 in the field "アーティスト" and select "検索"
^ "Idea – Single by Gen Hoshino on iTunes". iTunes Stores. Japan. 20 August 2018. Retrieved October 16, 2018.
^
"Billboard Japan Hot 100" (in Japanese). Billboard Japan. Retrieved October 23, 2018.
- "Kuse no Uta". December 26, 2016.
- "Nichijou". October 10, 2011.
- "Bakemono". May 13, 2013.
- "Week End". December 21, 2015.
- "Toki yo". January 18, 2016.
- "Hada". August 28, 2017.
- "Koko ni Inai Anate he". March 12, 2018.
- "Hello Song". December 5, 2018.
- "Pop Virus". December 26, 2018.
- "Same Thing". October 23, 2019.
- "Dancing on the Inside". April 20, 2020.
- "Halfway". June 29, 2020.
^ "星野源、新曲"肌"が自身も出演する「ビオレuボディウォッシュ」新CMソングに". Rockin'on (in Japanese). July 25, 2017.
^ "星野源『映画ドラえもん』初の2曲提供特報映像で挿入歌を一部解禁" (in Japanese). Oricon. December 1, 2017.
^ "Billboard Japan Top Download Songs 2018/12/31付け" (in Japanese). Billboard Japan. December 26, 2018.
^ "Billboard Japan Top Download Songs 2019/03/11付け" (in Japanese). Billboard Japan. Retrieved March 12, 2019.
^ "Rose and Beast by Ren Takada on Apple Music". iTunes. United States. November 2006. Retrieved March 10, 2019.
^ "りんごの子守唄 Apple of the best eye". Nippon Columbia. Retrieved December 21, 2018.
^ "デイジー・ホリデー / V.A. Presented by 細野晴臣". Nippon Columbia. Retrieved December 21, 2018.
^ "ニャンでもちゅうでもうたっちゃお～ニャンちゅうワールド放送局～" (in Japanese). Amazon Japan. Retrieved December 21, 2018.
^ "Raymond Scott Songbook Disc Two Track List". Li'l Daisy. Retrieved December 21, 2018.
^ "星野源、最新ライブ映像が4作連続通算4作目「映像3部門同時1位」【オリコンランキング】" (in Japanese). Oricon. August 15, 2019. Retrieved August 20, 2019.
^ "Gen Hoshino's music video list" (in Japanese). Space Shower Networks. Retrieved September 22, 2018.
^ "KYOTARO HAYASHI — 星野源 - Pop Virus" (in Japanese). Kyotaro Hayashi Portfolio. Retrieved December 19, 2018.

v t e Gen Hoshino
Discography Songs Awards and nominations
Studio albums	Baka no Uta Episode Stranger Yellow Dancer Pop Virus
Extended plays	Lighthouse
Compilations	Gen Hoshino Singles Box: Gratitude
Video albums	Live Tour: Yellow Voyage
Singles	"Kudaranai no Naka ni" "Gag" "Why Don't You Play in Hell?" "Crazy Crazy" / "Sakura no Mori" "Sun" "Koi" "Comedy" "I Wanna Be Your Ghost" "Life"
Other songs	"Toki yo" "Week End" "Odd Couple"
Related articles	Sakerock Lighthouse (talk show) All Night Nippon Yui Aragaki (wife) Amuse Inc. Victor Entertainment
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