Gen Hoshino

Gen Hoshino (星野 源, Hoshino Gen, born January 28, 1981) is a Japanese singer-songwriter, musician, actor, and writer.

Gen Hoshino
星野 源
Gen Hoshino at the Space Shower Music Awards (2017).
Born (1981-01-28) January 28, 1981
Warabi, Saitama, Japan
Occupation
  • Singer
  • songwriter
  • musician
  • actor
  • voice actor
  • writer
Agent
  • Otona Keikaku (acting)
  • Amuse (music)
Height1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Musical career
Genres
Instruments
Years active2000–present
Labels
Associated actsSakerock
Websitehoshinogen.com

Career

Music

Since 2000, Hoshino has led the instrumental band Sakerock, where he plays marimba and guitar. They released over ten albums before disbanding in 2015. 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. His third album, Stranger, released on May 1, 2013, peaked at number two on the Oricon Albums Chart and was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of Japan.

Since 2011, he's been co-hosting a Ustream program called Sake no Sakana (サケノサカナ) together with Ichirō Yamaguchi of Sakanaction.[1] In 2014 the program officially changed its name to Yoru no Television.

His fourth album, Yellow Dancer, was released on December 2, 2015 in Japan on Speedstar Records, and debuted atop the Oricon and Billboard Album charts. Yellow Dancer was certified platinum by the RIAJ for physical shipments, and became one of the few albums to receive a gold certification for digital downloads.

His fifth album, Pop Virus, was released on December 17, 2018.[2] It topped the Oricon Album charts four weeks in a row and was certified double platinum by the RIAJ one month after its release. The commercial success of the album, within a couple of months, earned him a Best Album prize at the 33rd Japan Gold Disc Awards, alongside a Best Song prize for the digital success of the single, and asadora theme song, "Idea".[3][4] He also became the first artist to win a total of four trophies at the Space Shower Music Awards of 2019.[5] On August 30, 2019, all of music by him are available on streaming services.[6]

On February 18, 2018, Hoshino uploaded a music video of his song 'Doraemon', which served as a tribute song for the Japanese franchise of the same name. It was used as the theme to the 38th Doraemon movie, "Nobita's Treasure Island," and, since fall 2019, has been used as the current opening theme of the Doraemon anime.

Acting

Hoshino's movie debut, Lee Sang-il's 69, was an adaptation of the Ryū Murakami novel of the same name. He previously acted in various television dramas and stage plays. In 2012, he debuted as a voice actor, voicing Buddha in the original video animation (OVA) adaptation of Hikaru Nakamura's manga Saint Young Men, and also provided a theme song called "Gag" for its 2013 theatrical version, where he reprised his role.[7] In 2013, he played the lead character in Masahide Ichii's Blindly in Love (箱入り息子の恋, Hakoiri Musuko no Koi) alongside Kaho, and starred in the Sion Sono film Why Don't You Play in Hell?. In 2016, Hoshino starred in TBS's The Full-Time Wife Escapist. With Yui Aragaki as his co-star, he portrayed a salaryman named Hiramasa Tsuzaki. The drama achieved steadily rising ratings, with a real-time viewership peak rating of 20.8% on the final episode, and an overall rating of 14.5%.[8][9] Hoshino's performance earned him several Best Supporting Actor awards.[10][11][12] He also provided the theme song for the drama, titled "Koi".

Gen Hoshino created the parody character "Akira Nise" (ニセ明, Nise Akira, literally Fake Akira) as a tribute to Akira Fuse.[13][14][15]

In 2017, Hoshino lent his voice to the main character of award-winning animated film Night Is Short, Walk On Girl. He also became the voice of the Father in Mamoru Hosoda's Mirai, which was released into theaters in Japan on July 20, 2018.[16]

Idaten, NHK's 2019 Taiga drama, chosen for the theme to encourage the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, Hoshino portrayed Kazushige Hirasawa, who delivered the persuasive speech that helped determine the venue for the Tokyo 1964 Olympic Games.[17][18]

On April 30, 2018, it was announced that Hoshino will star in Samurai Shifters, the film adaptation of Akihiro Dobashi's historical novel Hikkoshi Daimyo Sanzenri, set to premier on August 30, 2019. In the movie, he plays a bookworm samurai called Harunosuke Katagiri, who receives the mission to help a daimyo move. It will be Hoshino's first lead role in a live-action movie since Blindly in Love in 2013.

Personal life

On December 22, 2012, Hoshino was diagnosed with a subarachnoid hemorrhage and underwent surgery.[19] He officially returned to public life on February 28, 2013 with his appearance at the Tokyo J-Wave Awards.[20]

Discography
Main article: Gen Hoshino discography

Filmography

Film
Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2004 69 Yuzuru Nakamura
2008 Nonko 36-sai Masaru Lead role [21]
2009 Brass Knuckle Boys Band member [22]
2013 Saint Young Men Buddha Lead role, voice [23]
Blindly in Love Kentaro Amanoshizuku Lead role [24]
Why Don't You Play in Hell? Koji Hashimoto [25]
2015 Love & Peace PC-300 Voice [26]
2016 Chieri and Cherry Chieri Lead role, voice [27][28]
2017 Night Is Short, Walk On Girl Senpai Lead role, voice [29]
2018 Mirai Father Voice [30]
2019 Samurai Shifters Harunosuke Katagiri Lead role [31][32]
No Smoking Narrator [33]
2020 The Voice of Sin Toshiya Sone Lead role [34]

Television drama
Year Title Role Network Notes Ref.
2003 Water Boys TBS
Manhattan Love Story TBS Episode 6
2004 Dollhouse TBS Episode 3
Onna-tachi no Tsumi to Batsu Fuji TV Television special
Rikon Bengoshi Fuji TV Episode 2
Tokio: Message Across Time Koji Ookubo NHK Episode 1
Otouto TV Asahi Episode 2
2005 Affectionate Time Yoichi Amano Fuji TV Episode 3 [35][36]
Gekidan Engimono Hiromi Fuji TV Mini-drama: "Nemureru Mori no Shitai" [37]
Tiger & Dragon Dontsuku Hayashiyatei TBS [38]
2006 Akihabara@Deep Taiko TBS [39]
Mo Hitotsu no Sugar and Spice Koyama Fuji TV Episode: "Saikou no Spice" [40]
2007 Tokyo Tower Fuji TV Episode 2, 3, 4 [41]
Detective School Q Detective Nekota NTV [42]
Kyonen Renoir de TV Tokyo Lead role [43]
2008 Mirai Koshi Meguru Eguchi Hideo TV Asahi [44]
Weekly Yoko Maki Hiroshi Inoue TV Tokyo Episode: "Chouchou no Mama de" [45]
2009 Ghost Friends Shinji NHK Episode 5 [46]
2010 Gegege no Nyobo Takashi Iida NHK [47]
Shukujo – Season 2 Himself NHK Episode 5 guest appearance
Kaiju o Yobu Otoko Kota Soejima NHK BShi Lead role, television special [48][49]
2011 Odd Family Eleven Hiroyuki Sanada TV Asahi [50][51]
2014 Last Night's Curry, Tomorrow's Bread Kazuki Terayama NHK [52]
2015 Kouhaku ga Umareta Hi George Mabuchi NHK Television special [53]
Dr. Storks Haruki Shinomiya TBS Season 1 [54]
2016 Sanada Maru Hidetada Tokugawa NHK Taiga drama [55]
The Full-Time Wife Escapist Hiramasa Tsuzaki TBS [56]
2017 Plage Takao Yoshimura Wowow Lead role [57]
Dr. Storks Haruki Shinomiya TBS Season 2 [58]
2019 Idaten Kazushige Hirasawa NHK Taiga drama [59][60]
2020 MIU404 Kazumi Shima TBS Lead role [61]

Variety shows
Year Title Network Note Ref.
2012– The Comedy of Life NHK
2017–18 Ogen-san to Issho NHK 2 episodes [62]

TV Commercials
  • NTT DOCOMO, "ZeniCrazy Ver1.0" (February 2019) [63]
  • NTT DOCOMO, "ZeniCrazy Ver2.0" (March 2019)[64]
  • Nintendo, "Super Mario Bros. 35th Anniversary" (September 2020)

Concerts and tours
Headlining tours[65]
  • Baka no Uta Hatsubai Kinen no Live (2010)
  • Hoshino Gen no Aisatsu Mawari Tour (2010)
  • Hoshino Gen no Betsu Episode: Heya (2011)
  • Episode Hatsubai Kinen Tour: Episode 2 Ikou (2012)
  • Hoshino Gen One-Man no Aki (2012)
  • Hoshino Gen no Fukkatsu Live Tour (2014)
  • Hoshino Gen Live Tour 2016: Yellow Voyage (2016)
  • Hoshino Gen Live Tour 2017: Continues (2017)
  • Hoshino Gen Dome Tour 2019: Pop Virus (2019)[66][67]
Concerts

Awards and nominations
Main article: List of awards and nominations received by Gen Hoshino

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