Gen Hoshino

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Gen Hoshino is a Japanese singer-songwriter, actor, and writer. He started the instrumental band SAKEROCK in 2000, officially kickstarting his professional career as a musician. After leading the group, Gen would later debut as a solo artist in 2010. In 2018, he released his 5th album, "POP VIRUS," a commercial success with sales of around 600,000 copies and downloads. Following the success of his album, he held a nationwide tour across Japan, boasting nearly 330 million attendees. While the music that Gen produces is influenced from music around the world, it does not merely imitate or copy them. Instead, he incorporates influences unique to his Japanese upbringing, allowing him to create brand-new, cutting-edge sounds and music that continue to shake up the Japanese music scene. Both in name and reality, Gen Hoshino is set to be one of Japan's top era-defining artists and a star to look out for for years to come.
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Top tracks

01
Comedy
Gen Hoshino
Comedy
03:50
Writer: 星野 源 / Composers: 星野 源
01
Koi
Gen Hoshino
Koi
04:13
Writer: 星野 源 / Composers: 星野 源
01
Why
Gen Hoshino
Why / Life
04:10
Writer: 星野 源 / Composers: 星野 源
02
Koi
Gen Hoshino
POP VIRUS
04:11
Writer: 星野 源 / Composers: 星野 源
01
I Wanna Be Your Ghost (feat. Ghosts)
Gen Hoshino
I Wanna Be Your Ghost (feat. Ghosts)
03:45
Writer: 星野 源 / Composers: 星野 源
01
SUN
Gen Hoshino
SUN
04:04
Writer: 星野 源 / Composers: 星野 源
05
Nomad
Zion.T
Shang-Chi and The Legend of The Ten Rings: The Album
03:24
Writer: Gen Hoshino - Danny Chung - Jack Latham - Kush - Vince - Zion T / Composers: Gen Hoshino - Danny Chung - Jack Latham - Kush - Vince - Zion T
01
Pop Virus
Gen Hoshino
POP VIRUS
03:02
Writer: 星野 源 / Composers: 星野 源
01
Idea
Gen Hoshino
Idea
04:39
Writer: 星野 源 / Composers: 星野 源
05
Dancing Reluctantly (Live Session)
Gen Hoshino
LIGHTHOUSE
02:23
Writer: 星野 源 / Composers: 星野 源
01
FUSHIGI
Gen Hoshino
FUSHIGI
04:50
Writer: 星野 源 / Composers: 星野 源
01
Comedy (feat. DJ Jazzy Jeff & Kaidi Tatham)
Gen Hoshino
Comedy (feat. DJ Jazzy Jeff & Kaidi Tatham)
03:54
Writer: 星野 源 / Composers: 星野 源
01
Family Song
Gen Hoshino
Family Song
05:24
Writer: 星野 源 / Composers: 星野 源
02
Sarashi-mono (feat. PUNPEE)
Gen Hoshino
Same Thing
03:50
Writer: PUNPEE, 星野 源 / Composers: Rascal, 星野 源, PUNPEE
01
Tokiyo
Gen Hoshino
YELLOW DANCER
04:15
Writer: 星野 源 / Composers: 星野 源
14
Sayonara
Gen Hoshino
Gen
03:25
Writer: 星野 源 / Composers: 星野 源
01
Eureka
Gen Hoshino
Eureka
03:31
Writer: 星野 源 / Composers: 星野 源
01
Gag
Gen Hoshino
Gag
04:37
Writer: 星野 源 / Composers: 星野 源
02
Week End
Gen Hoshino
YELLOW DANCER
04:30
Writer: 星野 源 / Composers: 星野 源
13
Eden (feat. Cordae, DJ Jazzy Jeff)
Gen Hoshino
Gen
03:41
Writer: 星野源, Cordae / Composers: 星野源, UMI, Cordae
01
Star
Gen Hoshino
Star
02:41
Writer: 星野 源 / Composers: 星野 源
14
Friend Ship
Gen Hoshino
YELLOW DANCER
04:42
Writer: 星野 源 / Composers: 星野 源
01
Create
Gen Hoshino
Create
03:54
Writer: 星野 源 / Composers: 星野 源
09
Continues
Gen Hoshino
POP VIRUS
04:28
Writer: 星野 源 / Composers: 星野 源
04
Glitch
Gen Hoshino
Gen
02:32
Writer: 星野 源 / Composers: 星野 源
10
Crazy Crazy
Gen Hoshino
YELLOW DANCER
03:34
Writer: 星野 源 / Composers: 星野 源
13
Yoru
Gen Hoshino
YELLOW DANCER
04:11
Writer: 星野 源 / Composers: 星野 源
05
Pair Dancer
Gen Hoshino
POP VIRUS
03:26
Writer: 星野 源 / Composers: 星野 源
12
Family Song
Gen Hoshino
POP VIRUS
05:24
Writer: 星野 源 / Composers: 星野 源
09
Memories (feat. UMI, Camilo)
Gen Hoshino
Gen
03:36
Writer: 星野源, UMI, Camilo / Composers: 星野源, UMI, Camilo
09
Sakura no Mori
Gen Hoshino
YELLOW DANCER
05:10
Writer: 星野 源 / Composers: 星野 源
06
2 (feat. Lee Youngji)
Gen Hoshino
Gen
02:40
Writer: 星野源, Lee Youngji / Composers: 星野源, Lee Youngji
05
Soul
Gen Hoshino
YELLOW DANCER
03:49
Writer: 星野 源 / Composers: 星野 源
07
Why Don't You Play In Hell?
Gen Hoshino
YELLOW DANCER
03:41
Writer: 星野 源 / Composers: 星野 源
08
KIDS
Gen Hoshino
POP VIRUS
03:46
Writer: 星野 源 / Composers: 星野 源
14
Hello Song
Gen Hoshino
POP VIRUS
04:14
Writer: 星野 源 / Composers: 星野 源
04
Miss You
Gen Hoshino
YELLOW DANCER
04:55
Writer: 星野 源 / Composers: 星野 源
03
Get a Feel
Gen Hoshino
POP VIRUS
03:07
Writer: 星野 源 / Composers: 星野 源
10
Sapiens
Gen Hoshino
POP VIRUS
03:52
Writer: 星野 源 / Composers: 星野 源
13
Nothing
Gen Hoshino
POP VIRUS
04:40
Writer: 星野 源 / Composers: 星野 源
01
Dead End
Gen Hoshino
Dead End
02:47
Writer: 星野 源 / Composers: 星野 源
04
Orange (feat. MC. waka)
Gen Hoshino
LIGHTHOUSE
02:46
Writer: 星野 源・若林正恭 / Composers: 星野 源
01
Doraemon
Gen Hoshino
Doraemon
03:59
Writer: 星野 源 / Composers: 星野 源/間奏作曲 菊池 俊輔
06
Present
Gen Hoshino
POP VIRUS
03:41
Writer: 星野 源 / Composers: 星野 源
04
Hada
Gen Hoshino
POP VIRUS
03:59
Writer: 星野 源 / Composers: 星野 源
12
Life
Gen Hoshino
Gen
03:12
Writer: 星野 源 / Composers: 星野 源
15
I Wanna Be Your Ghost
Gen Hoshino
Gen
03:48
Writer: 星野 源 / Composers: 星野 源
01
Life
Gen Hoshino
Life
03:11
Writer: 星野 源 / Composers: 星野 源
01
Create
Gen Hoshino
Gen
03:55
Writer: 星野 源 / Composers: 星野 源
02
Mad Hope (feat. Louis Cole, Sam Gendel, Sam Wilkes)
Gen Hoshino
Gen
03:28
Writer: 星野源, Louis Cole / Composers: 星野源, Louis Cole
03
Ain't Nobody Know
Gen Hoshino
Same Thing
03:31
Writer: 星野 源 / Composers: Tom Misch, 星野 源
07
Melody
Gen Hoshino
Gen
02:31
Writer: 星野 源 / Composers: 星野 源
10
Kurayami
Gen Hoshino
Gen
03:53
Writer: 星野 源 / Composers: 星野 源
01
Crazy Crazy
Gen Hoshino
Crazy Crazy/Sakura no Mori
03:34
Writer: 星野 源 / Composers: 星野 源
06
Kuchizuke
Gen Hoshino
YELLOW DANCER
03:49
Writer: 星野 源 / Composers: 星野 源
11
Snow Men
Gen Hoshino
YELLOW DANCER
04:34
Writer: 星野 源 / Composers: 星野 源
12
Down Town
Gen Hoshino
YELLOW DANCER
03:51
Writer: 星野 源 / Composers: 星野 源
02
Drinking Dance
Gen Hoshino
Koi
03:40
Writer: 星野 源 / Composers: 星野 源
01
Kudaranai no Nakani
Gen Hoshino
Kudaranai no Nakani
04:18
Writer: 星野 源 / Composers: 星野 源
01
Bakemono
Gen Hoshino
Stranger
02:27
Writer: 星野 源 / Composers: 星野 源

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  • Discography
Albums
2025 Victor Entertainment
14-05-2025
Gen
01
Create
Gen Hoshino
Gen
03:55
Writer: 星野 源 / Composers: 星野 源
02
Mad Hope (feat. Louis Cole, Sam Gendel, Sam Wilkes)
Gen Hoshino
Gen
03:28
Writer: 星野源, Louis Cole / Composers: 星野源, Louis Cole
03
Star
Gen Hoshino
Gen
02:41
Writer: 星野 源 / Composers: 星野 源
04
Glitch
Gen Hoshino
Gen
02:32
Writer: 星野 源 / Composers: 星野 源
05
Comedy
Gen Hoshino
Gen
03:53
Writer: 星野 源 / Composers: 星野 源
06
2 (feat. Lee Youngji)
Gen Hoshino
Gen
02:40
Writer: 星野源, Lee Youngji / Composers: 星野源, Lee Youngji
07
Melody
Gen Hoshino
Gen
02:31
Writer: 星野 源 / Composers: 星野 源
Access the complete album info (16 songs)
2018 JVCKENWOOD Victor Entertainment
19-12-2018
POP VIRUS
01
Pop Virus
Gen Hoshino
POP VIRUS
03:02
Writer: 星野 源 / Composers: 星野 源
02
Koi
Gen Hoshino
POP VIRUS
04:11
Writer: 星野 源 / Composers: 星野 源
03
Get a Feel
Gen Hoshino
POP VIRUS
03:07
Writer: 星野 源 / Composers: 星野 源
04
Hada
Gen Hoshino
POP VIRUS
03:59
Writer: 星野 源 / Composers: 星野 源
05
Pair Dancer
Gen Hoshino
POP VIRUS
03:26
Writer: 星野 源 / Composers: 星野 源
06
Present
Gen Hoshino
POP VIRUS
03:41
Writer: 星野 源 / Composers: 星野 源
07
Dead Leaf
Gen Hoshino
POP VIRUS
03:07
Writer: 星野 源 / Composers: 星野 源
Access the complete album info (14 songs)
2015 JVCKENWOOD Victor Entertainment
02-12-2015
YELLOW DANCER
01
Tokiyo
Gen Hoshino
YELLOW DANCER
04:15
Writer: 星野 源 / Composers: 星野 源
02
Week End
Gen Hoshino
YELLOW DANCER
04:30
Writer: 星野 源 / Composers: 星野 源
03
SUN
Gen Hoshino
YELLOW DANCER
04:01
Writer: 星野 源 / Composers: 星野 源
04
Miss You
Gen Hoshino
YELLOW DANCER
04:55
Writer: 星野 源 / Composers: 星野 源
05
Soul
Gen Hoshino
YELLOW DANCER
03:49
Writer: 星野 源 / Composers: 星野 源
06
Kuchizuke
Gen Hoshino
YELLOW DANCER
03:49
Writer: 星野 源 / Composers: 星野 源
07
Why Don't You Play In Hell?
Gen Hoshino
YELLOW DANCER
03:41
Writer: 星野 源 / Composers: 星野 源
Access the complete album info (14 songs)
2013 JVCKENWOOD Victor Entertainment
01-05-2013
Stranger
01
Bakemono
Gen Hoshino
Stranger
02:27
Writer: 星野 源 / Composers: 星野 源
02
Work Song
Gen Hoshino
Stranger
03:24
Writer: 星野 源 / Composers: 星野 源
03
Yume no Sotohe
Gen Hoshino
Stranger
03:51
Writer: 星野 源 / Composers: 星野 源
04
Film
Gen Hoshino
Stranger
04:49
Writer: 星野 源 / Composers: 星野 源
05
Tour
Gen Hoshino
Stranger
03:31
Writer: 星野 源 / Composers: 星野 源
06
Skirt
Gen Hoshino
Stranger
03:27
Writer: 星野 源 / Composers: 星野 源
07
Umare Kawari
Gen Hoshino
Stranger
03:54
Writer: 星野 源 / Composers: 星野 源
Access the complete album info (13 songs)
2011 JVCKENWOOD Victor Entertainment
28-09-2011
Episode
01
Episode
Gen Hoshino
Episode
02:10
Writer: 星野 源 / Composers: 星野 源
02
Yuge
Gen Hoshino
Episode
02:56
Writer: 星野 源 / Composers: 星野 源
03
Kawaranaimama
Gen Hoshino
Episode
03:40
Writer: 星野 源 / Composers: 星野 源
04
Kudaranai no Nakani
Gen Hoshino
Episode
04:20
Writer: 星野 源 / Composers: 星野 源
05
Futon
Gen Hoshino
Episode
04:04
Writer: 星野 源 / Composers: 星野 源
06
Baito
Gen Hoshino
Episode
01:49
Writer: 星野 源 / Composers: 星野 源
07
Eigyo
Gen Hoshino
Episode
03:37
Writer: 星野 源 / Composers: 星野 源
Access the complete album info (13 songs)
2010 JVCKENWOOD Victor Entertainment
23-06-2010
Baka no Uta
01
Barabara
Gen Hoshino
Baka no Uta
03:22
Writer: 星野 源 / Composers: 星野 源
02
Goo
Gen Hoshino
Baka no Uta
03:33
Writer: 星野 源 / Composers: 星野 源
03
Kitchen
Gen Hoshino
Baka no Uta
04:14
Writer: 星野 源 / Composers: 星野 源
04
Chawan
Gen Hoshino
ばかのうた
03:52
Writer: 星野 源 / Composers: 星野 源
05
Daisy Omisoshiru (Instrumental)
Gen Hoshino
Baka no Uta
01:30
Composers: 星野 源
06
Yonakauta
Gen Hoshino
Baka no Uta
03:50
Writer: 星野 源 / Composers: 星野 源
07
Rofufu
Gen Hoshino
Baka no Uta
02:01
Writer: 星野 源 / Composers: 星野 源
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EPs
2023 Victor Entertainment
27-12-2023
Why / Life
01
Why
Gen Hoshino
Why / Life
04:10
Writer: 星野 源 / Composers: 星野 源
02
Life
Gen Hoshino
Why / Life
03:13
Writer: 星野 源 / Composers: 星野 源
03
Odd Couple
Gen Hoshino
Why / Life
03:12
Writer: 星野 源 / Composers: 星野 源
04
Beyond the Sequence
Gen Hoshino
Why / Life
03:25
Composers: 星野 源
Victor Entertainment
08-09-2023
LIGHTHOUSE
01
Lighthouse (Live Session)
Gen Hoshino
LIGHTHOUSE
03:07
Writer: 星野 源 / Composers: 星野 源
02
Responder (Live Session)
Gen Hoshino
LIGHTHOUSE
03:37
Writer: 星野 源 / Composers: 星野 源
03
Outcast (Live Session)
Gen Hoshino
LIGHTHOUSE
01:56
Writer: 星野 源 / Composers: 星野 源
04
Orange (feat. MC. waka)
Gen Hoshino
LIGHTHOUSE
02:46
Writer: 星野 源・若林正恭 / Composers: 星野 源
05
Dancing Reluctantly (Live Session)
Gen Hoshino
LIGHTHOUSE
02:23
Writer: 星野 源 / Composers: 星野 源
06
Mad Hope - Short (feat. Louis Cole, Sam Gendel)
Gen Hoshino
LIGHTHOUSE
00:35
Writer: 星野 源 / Composers: 星野 源
2021 Victor Entertainment
23-06-2021
FUSHIGI/CREATE
01
FUSHIGI
Gen Hoshino
FUSHIGI/CREATE
04:50
Writer: 星野 源 / Composers: 星野 源
02
Create
Gen Hoshino
FUSHIGI/CREATE
03:56
Writer: 星野 源 / Composers: 星野 源
03
Dancing On The Inside (New Year's Eve)
Gen Hoshino
FUSHIGI/CREATE
03:48
Writer: 星野 源 / Composers: 星野 源
04
Tomato
Gen Hoshino
FUSHIGI/CREATE
02:48
Writer: 星野 源 / Composers: 星野 源
℗ Victor Entertainment
14-10-2019
Same Thing
01
Same Thing (feat. Superorganism)
Gen Hoshino
Same Thing
03:20
Writer: 星野 源(英訳詞:Superorganism) / Composers: 星野 源
02
Sarashi-mono (feat. PUNPEE)
Gen Hoshino
Same Thing
03:50
Writer: PUNPEE, 星野 源 / Composers: Rascal, 星野 源, PUNPEE
03
Ain't Nobody Know
Gen Hoshino
Same Thing
03:31
Writer: 星野 源 / Composers: Tom Misch, 星野 源
04
Watashi
Gen Hoshino
Same Thing
03:25
Writer: 星野 源 / Composers: 星野 源
2017 JVCKENWOOD Victor Entertainment
16-08-2017
Family Song
01
Family Song
Gen Hoshino
Family Song
05:24
Writer: 星野 源 / Composers: 星野 源
02
Hada
Gen Hoshino
Family Song
03:59
Writer: 星野 源 / Composers: 星野 源
03
Pudding
Gen Hoshino
Family Song
02:25
Writer: 星野 源 / Composers: 星野 源
04
KIDS (House ver.)
Gen Hoshino
Family Song
03:43
Writer: 星野 源 / Composers: 星野 源
2016 JVCKENWOOD Victor Entertainment
05-10-2016
Koi
01
Koi
Gen Hoshino
Koi
04:13
Writer: 星野 源 / Composers: 星野 源
02
Drinking Dance
Gen Hoshino
Koi
03:40
Writer: 星野 源 / Composers: 星野 源
03
Continues
Gen Hoshino
Koi
04:26
Writer: 星野 源 / Composers: 星野 源
04
Amaoto (House ver.)
Gen Hoshino
Koi
04:01
Writer: 星野 源 / Composers: 星野 源
2015 JVCKENWOOD Victor Entertainment
27-05-2015
SUN
01
SUN
Gen Hoshino
SUN
04:04
Writer: 星野 源 / Composers: 星野 源
02
Moon Sick
Gen Hoshino
SUN
02:39
Writer: 星野 源 / Composers: 星野 源
03
Ichi Ni San
Gen Hoshino
SUN
03:44
Writer: 星野 源 / Composers: 星野 源
04
Madmen (House ver.)
Gen Hoshino
SUN
03:08
Writer: 星野 源 / Composers: 星野 源
2014 JVCKENWOOD Victor Entertainment
11-06-2014
Crazy Crazy/Sakura no Mori
01
Crazy Crazy
Gen Hoshino
Crazy Crazy/Sakura no Mori
03:34
Writer: 星野 源 / Composers: 星野 源
02
Sakura no Mori
Gen Hoshino
Crazy Crazy/Sakura no Mori
05:10
Writer: 星野 源 / Composers: 星野 源
03
Night Troop
Gen Hoshino
Crazy Crazy/Sakura no Mori
03:26
Writer: 星野 源 / Composers: 星野 源
04
Umi wo Sukuu (House ver.)
Gen Hoshino
Crazy Crazy/Sakura no Mori
03:34
Writer: 星野 源 / Composers: 星野 源
2012 JVCKENWOOD Victor Entertainment
28-11-2012
Shiranai
01
Shiranai
Gen Hoshino
Shiranai
04:48
Writer: 星野 源 / Composers: 星野 源
02
Dancer
Gen Hoshino
Shiranai
03:13
Writer: 星野 源 / Composers: 星野 源
03
Kisetsu
Gen Hoshino
Shiranai
03:54
Writer: 星野 源 / Composers: 星野 源
04
Omokage (House ver.)
Gen Hoshino
Shiranai
02:59
Writer: 星野 源 / Composers: 星野 源