Hoshino Gen (星野源) is a Japanese singer, songwriter, lyricist, actor, and voice actor.
He married actress/singer Aragaki Yui on May 19, 2021.
On July 27, 2022, his official website announced that he had been diagnosed with COVID-19. His wife, actress Aragaki Yui, has tested negative for COVID-19. However, as she was a close contact, she canceled her appearance at an event on July 28.
Profile[]
- Name: Hoshino Gen (星野源)
- Birthday: January 28, 1981 (age 43)
- Birthplace: Kawaguchi, Saitama, Japan
- Zodiac:
Aquarius - Blood Type: AB
Music[]
Since 2000, Hoshino has led the instrumental band Sakerock, where he plays marimba and guitar. They released over ten albums. As a solo artist, he debuted with his first album Baka no Uta on 23 June 2010. His first physical single, "Kudaranai no Naka ni" (number 17 on the Oricon charts), was released on 2 March 2011 and 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 28 September 2011, peaked at number 5, while his third album Stranger, released on 1 May 2013, at number 2 of Oricon. Since 2011, he's been co-hosting a program broadcast via Ustream called Sake no Sakana (サケノサカナ) together with Yamaguchi Ichiro of Sakanaction.
Since 2013, Hoshino has actually been more successful singles-wise than previous years with 6 singles reaching the top 5 on the Oricon charts and number 1 singles in both 2017 ("Family Song") and 2018 "Doraemon" (ドラえもん).
Discography[]
Albums[]
- [2010.06.23] Baka no Uta (ばかのうた)
- [2011.09.28] Episode (エピソード)
- [2013.05.01] Stranger
- [2015.12.02] YELLOW DANCER
- [2018.12.19] POP VIRUS
EP[]
- [2019.10.14] Same Thing
Box Set[]
- [2020.10.21] Gen Hoshino Singles Box "GRATITUDE"
Singles[]
- [2011.03.02] Kudaranai no Naka ni (くだらないの中に)
- [2012.02.08] Film (フィルム)
- [2012.07.04] Yume no Soto e (夢の外へ)
- [2012.11.28] Shiranai (知らない)
- [2013.05.08] Gyagu (ギャグ)
- [2013.10.02] Jigoku de Naze Warui (地獄でなぜ悪い)
- [2014.06.11] Crazy Crazy / Sakura no Mori (桜の森)
- [2015.05.27] SUN
- [2016.10.05] Koi (恋)
- [2017.08.16] Family Song
- [2018.02.28] Doraemon (ドラえもん)
- [2021.06.23] Fushigi / Souzou (不思議/創造)
- [2023.12.27] Hikari no Ato / Seimeitai (光の跡 / 生命体)
Digital Singles[]
- [2018.08.20] Idea (アイデア)
- [2020.04.15] Uchi de Odorou (うちで踊ろう)
- [2020.05.31] Uchi de Odorou (Potluck Mix)
- [2020.06.19] Oriai (折り合い)
- [2021.02.17] Souzou (創造)
- [2021.04.27] Fushigi (不思議)
- [2021.10.18] Cube
- [2022.04.08] Kigeki (喜劇)