Koi (song)

"Koi" (恋, lit. "Love") is a song by Japanese singer-songwriter Gen Hoshino. It was released on 5 October 2016 through Victor Entertainment and Speedstar Records as Hoshino's ninth single, and served as the theme song for the TBS television series The Full-Time Wife Escapist, in which he starred alongside Yui Aragaki.

"Koi"
Cover.
Single by Gen Hoshino
from the album Pop Virus
B-side
  • "Drinking Dance"
  • "Continues"
  • "Amaoto"
Released5 October 2016 (2016-10-05)
Recorded2016
Genre
Label
Songwriter(s)Gen Hoshino
Producer(s)Gen Hoshino
Gen Hoshino singles chronology
"Sun"
(2015)		 "Koi"
(2016)		 "Family Song"
(2017)
Music video
"Koi" on YouTube

"Koi" was a commercial success in Japan. The single debuted at number two on the Oricon Singles Chart and the Billboard Japan Hot 100 chart, before peaking at number one on the Japan Hot 100 the week after,[1] becoming Hoshino's first number one song on the Japan Hot 100 chart. Since then, it has topped the chart for a total of 11 non-consecutive weeks and has spent over 100 weeks on chart.[2] It won Song of the Year by Download at the 31st Japan Gold Disc Award, and topped the Japan Hot 100-year-end list in 2017. The CD single has been certified Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of Japan (RIAJ), while the song has been certified Million. Overall, it has sold over 2.3 million copies in Japan.

The accompanying music video, styled in black, white, and yellow and directed by Kazuaki Seki, features Hoshino and Elevenplay dancers performing a series of dance moves, dubbed the "Koi Dance", as choreographed by Perfume choreographer, Mikiko Mizuno. Performed by The Full-Time Wife Escapist cast at the end of every episode, the dance became popular in Japan and has since been widely covered on YouTube and social media.[3] To date, the music video has been viewed over 200 million times on YouTube.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Gen Hoshino.

CD, digital download[4][5]
No.TitleLength
1."Koi" (恋, Love)4:13
2."Drinking Dance"3:40
3."Continues"4:26
4."Amaoto (House ver.)" (雨音, Rain Sound)4:01
Total length:16:20
Limited edition DVD "Koi Video"
No.TitleLength
1."Special Program "Nise Akira, Ishigakijima he Iku"" 
2."Metrock 2016 Live Footage" 
3."Commentary by Hoshino Gen and Friends" 
Total length:63:00

Charts and sales

Release history
Country Date Format Label Ref.
Japan 5 October 2016
  • CD
  • digital download
[4][5]
Worldwide Digital download [24]

See also

References
  1. "Billboard Japan Hot 100 2016/10/24". billboard-japan.com (in Japanese). Billboard Japan. Retrieved 20 December 2016.
  2. "Gen Hoshino on Billboard Japan" (in Japanese). Billboard Japan. Retrieved 24 December 2018.
  3. "New 'Love Dance' takes Japan by storm, thanks to a Japanese drama and a handsome J-Pop star". Japan Today. GPlus Media Co. Ltd. Retrieved 26 December 2018.
  4. "恋". Oricon Style (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved 20 December 2016.
  5. "Koi – EP by Gen Hoshino". Japan: iTunes Store. Retrieved 24 December 2018.
  6. "Billboard Japan Radio Songs 17 October 2016" (in Japanese). Billboard Japan. Retrieved 20 December 2016.
  7. "Billboard Japan Top Singles Sales 17 October 2016" (in Japanese). Billboard Japan. Retrieved 20 December 2016.
  8. "Streaming Songs 2019/09/16 付け".
  9. "Billboard Japan Hot 100 2016" (in Japanese). Billboard Japan. Retrieved 20 December 2016.
  10. "Billboard Japan Radio Songs 2016" (in Japanese). Billboard Japan. Archived from the original on 20 December 2016. Retrieved 20 December 2016.
  11. "Billboard Japan Top Singles Sales 2016" (in Japanese). Billboard Japan. Retrieved 20 December 2016.
  12. "オリコン年間 シングルランキング 2016年度 31～40位" (in Japanese). Oricon News. Retrieved 23 December 2018.
  13. "Billboard Japan Hot 100 Year End 2017" (in Japanese). Billboard Japan. Retrieved 23 December 2018.
  14. "Billboard Japan Top Download Songs Year End 2017" (in Japanese). Billboard Japan. Retrieved 23 December 2018.
  15. "Billboard Japan Top Singles Sales Year End 2017" (in Japanese). Billboard Japan. Retrieved 23 December 2018.
  16. "オリコン年間 シングルランキング 2017年度 41～50位" (in Japanese). Oricon News. Retrieved 23 December 2018.
  17. "Billboard Japan Hot 100 Year End 2018" (in Japanese). Billboard Japan. Retrieved 23 December 2018.
  18. "Billboard Japan Top Download Songs Year End 2018" (in Japanese). Billboard Japan. Retrieved 23 December 2018.
  19. "【オリコン年間デジタルランキング 2018】米津玄師がシングル首位、『グレイテスト・ショーマン』がアルバム首位" (in Japanese). Oricon News. Retrieved 24 December 2018.
  20. "Billboard Japan Hot 100 Year End 2019" (in Japanese). Billboard Japan. Retrieved 23 December 2018.
  21. "Japanese certifications – Hoshino Gen – Koi" (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. Retrieved 21 December 2019. Select 2016年12月 on the drop-down menu
  22. "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 30 September 2014.
  23. "Japanese single digital certifications – Hoshino Gen – Koi" (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. Retrieved 21 December 2019. Select 2019年1月 on the drop-down menu
  24. "Koi – EP by Gen Hoshino". United States: iTunes Store. Retrieved 24 December 2018.
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