Gen Hoshino discography | |
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Studio albums | 5 |
Compilation albums | 1 |
Video albums | 7 |
Music videos | 19 |
EPs | 2 |
Singles | 20 |
The solo discography of Japanese singer-songwriter and musician Gen Hoshino consists of five original studio albums, two extended plays, seven video albums (including five live albums), one box set, 20 singles, 15 promotional singles, and 19 music videos. Hoshino has had two studio albums reach number one on the Japanese music charts of Oricon and Billboard Japan, and has released five number-one singles. The Recording Industry Association of Japan (RIAJ) has awarded Hoshino two Million, ten Platinum, and eighteen Gold certifications, accumulating 4.5 million sales and 500 million streams.
Hoshino debuted as the frontman of the instrumental band Sakerock (2000–2015), playing guitar and marimba. [1] Under Daisyworld's imprint Labels United and Victor Entertainment's Speedstar Records, Hoshino released his first solo studio album Baka no Uta in 2010, peaking at number 36 on Oricon's Albums Chart and 38 on Billboard's Top Albums Sales chart. His second album, Episode (2011), took number six on the Oricon chart and number five on Billboard's, supported by his debut single " Kudaranai no Naka ni", which charted within the top twenty of the singles charts. Throughout 2012, Hoshino released his next three singles – all charting within the top five – in promotion of his third album, Stranger (2013). The album peaked at number two on both national charts and was certified Gold in 2017.
In 2015, Hoshino released the single " Sun"–it reached number two on the weekly charts and was certified 3× Platinum in digital sales and Gold in physical sales, Hoshino's first release to receive a certification. The following album, Yellow Dancer (2015), became his first number one on the albums charts and was certified Platinum within one month, finishing sixth on Billboard's year-end album chart for 2016. [2] The album's corresponding tour's live album, Live Tour: Yellow Voyage (2017), earned Hoshino his first top spot on the Blu-ray and DVD charts. Hoshino reached the top of the songs charts with his next single and The Full-Time Wife Escapist ending theme " Koi" (2016), which was certified by the RIAJ for two million digital sales. In 2023, it ranked 5th on the Billboard Japan Hot 100 all-time chart. [3] Hoshino would stay on top of the weekly charts with his following singles "Family Song" (2017), "Idea" (2018), and "Doraemon" (2018), all of which were also certified Platinum. "Idea", a digital-exclusive release, became the first song in history to chart two consecutive weeks on top of the Hot 100 without a physical release. [4] Hoshino's fifth and most recent album, Pop Virus (2018), charted at number one and was certified double Platinum.
Hoshino released a debut digital download EP, Same Thing, in 2019, reaching number four on Oricon's Combined Albums Chart. He would follow the EP with non-album singles such as the number-two charting "Fushigi" and "Create" (2020). His Spy × Family ending theme " Comedy" (2022) reached number 127 on the Billboard Global 200, his first entry onto the international chart.
Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Sales [a] [5] | Certifications | |||
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JPN [6] |
JPN Comb [A] [7] |
JPN Hot [8] |
TWN EA [b] [9] | ||||
Baka no Uta (ばかのうた) |
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36 | — | 42 [c] | 4 |
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Episode (エピソード) |
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5 | — | 41 [e] | 11 |
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Stranger |
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2 | — | 22 [g] | 5 |
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Yellow Dancer |
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1 | 9 | 1 | 1 |
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Pop Virus |
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1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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"—" denotes items which did not chart. |
Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | |
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JPN Comb [B] [7] |
JPN Hot [15] | ||
Same Thing |
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4 | 12 |
Lighthouse |
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18 | 6 |
Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | |
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JPN [6] |
JPN Comb [C] [7] | ||
Gen Hoshino Singles Box: Gratitude |
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4 | 4 |
Title | Year | Peak positions | Sales [5] | Certifications | Album | ||||||
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JPN [6] |
JPN Comb [D] [16] |
JPN Hot [17] | |||||||||
" Kudaranai no Naka ni" (くだらないの中に) | 2011 | 17 | — | 15 |
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Episode | |||||
"Film" (フィルム) | 2012 | 4 | — | 5 |
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Stranger | |||||
"Yume no Soto he" (夢の外へ) | 8 | — | 4 |
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"Shiranai" (知らない) | 5 | — | 3 |
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" Gag" (ギャグ) | 2013 | 4 | — | 8 |
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non-album single | |||||
" Why Don't You Play in Hell?" (地獄でなぜ悪い) | 5 | — | 5 |
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Yellow Dancer | ||||||
" Crazy Crazy" | 2014 | 4 | — | 7 |
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" Sakura no Mori" (桜の森) | — | ||||||||||
" Sun" | 2015 | 2 | — | 4 |
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" Koi" (恋) | 2016 | 2 | — | 1 |
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Pop Virus | |||||
"Family Song" | 2017 | 1 | — | 1 |
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"Doraemon" (ドラえもん) | 2018 | 1 | — | 1 |
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non-album single | |||||
"Idea" (アイデア) [19] | — | 11 | 1 |
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Pop Virus | ||||||
"Fushigi" (不思議) | 2021 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
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TBA | |||||
"Create" (創造) | 7 |
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" Comedy" (喜劇) | 2022 | — | 11 | 4 | |||||||
"
I Wanna Be Your Ghost" (異世界混合大舞踏会) (featuring Ghosts) |
— | 26 | 6 | ||||||||
" Life" (生命体) | 2023 | 2 | 2 | 7 | |||||||
"Why" (光の跡) | 3 | ||||||||||
"—" denotes items which did not chart. |
Title | Year | Album |
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"Dokusho" (読書) | 2011 | Working Holiday |
"Nomad" (with Zion.T) |
2021 | Shang-Chi and The Legend of The Ten Rings: The Album |
Title | Year | Peak positions | Sales [5] [j] | Certifications | Album | ||||||||
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JPN Comb [E] [16] |
JPN Hot [20] | ||||||||||||
"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 |
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" Toki yo" (時よ) | — | 21 |
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"Friend Ship" | — | — | |||||||||||
"Hada" (肌) [21] | 2017 | — | 18 | "Family Song" (single) | |||||||||
"Koko ni Inai Anata he"
[22] (ここにいないあなたへ) |
2018 | — | 39 |
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"Doraemon" (single) | ||||||||
"Hello Song" | 30 | 25 |
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Pop Virus | |||||||||
"Pop Virus" | 29 | 8 |
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"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) | 27 | 15 | |||||||||||
"—" denotes items which did not chart. |
Title | Year | Peak positions | Album | ||||||||
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JPN Comb [F] [16] |
JPN Hot | ||||||||||
"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. |
Title | Year | Album |
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"Rose and Beast" (薔薇と野獣)
[25] (Ren Takada & Gen Hoshino) |
2006 | 12 Notes |
"All Things Must Pass"
[26] ( 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) [27] | 2008 | Daisy Holiday Presented by Hosono Haruomi |
"Setsunai no Uta" (せつないのうた) [28] | 2011 | Nyan demo Chui demo Utacchao: Nyanchu World Hosokyoku |
"Lucky Strike" (ラッキー・ストライク) [29] | 2013 | Raymond Scott Songbook |
Title | Album details | Peak positions | Sales [5] | Certifications | |
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JPN [6] | |||||
DVD | Blu-ray | ||||
Stranger in Budoukan | 3 | 5 | |||
Two Beat in Yokohama Arena (ツービート in 横浜アリーナ) |
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12 | 13 | ||
Live Tour: Yellow Voyage |
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1 | 1 |
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Music Video Tour 2010-2017 |
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1 | 1 |
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Live Tour "Continues" |
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1 | 1 |
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Dome Tour "Pop Virus" at Tokyo Dome |
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1 | 1 |
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Title | Year | Director [31] |
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"Kuse no Uta" | 2010 | Ichirou Yamada [m] |
"Kudaranai no Naka ni" | 2011 | |
"Nichijou" | ||
"Film" | 2012 | Shuichi Okita |
"Yume no Soto he" | 2012 | Yasuyuki Yamaguchi |
"Shiranai" | 2012 | |
"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 [32] |
"Comedy" | 2022 | MESS |
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