The discography of Japanese singer-songwriter, musician, and actor Gen Hoshino consists of 6 original studio albums, 2 extended plays (EPs), 9 live albums, 4 compilations, 26 singles, 12 promotional singles, and 42 music videos (including works as featured artist). After only releasing music physically, his full discography was released for digital download on June 23, 2015, and for streaming on August 30, 2019.
Hoshino debuted as the frontman of the instrumental band Sakerock (2000–2015), where he played guitar and marimba. Select レビューを読む He self-released a CD-R entitled Baka no Uta in 2005, and in 2007 released a CD entitled Barabara as a bundle to a booklet by photographer Taro Hirano. After he was approached by former Yellow Magic Orchestra member Haruomi Hosono and his label Daisyworld, Hoshino re-used the title of the 2005 CD-R for his debut studio album Baka no Uta in June 2010. A joint issue by Daisyworld's Labels United, Victor Entertainment's Speedstar Records, and the Sakerock-signed Kakubarhythm, the album charted at number 36 on the Oricon's Albums Chart. Hoshino debuted on the Billboard Japan Hot 100 with the single "Kudaranai no Naka ni" (2011) at number 12, and released his second album Episode solely through Speedstar on September 28, 2011, to a peak at number five on Oricon.
Three singles were released by Hoshino throughout 2012—"Film", "Yume no Soto e", and "Shiranai"—which charted on the Hot 100 at fifth, fourth, and third, respectively. Select Hot 100 on the dropdown menu under 週間チャート They supported his third studio album Stranger (released on May 1, 2013), which had been delayed by Hoshino falling ill to a subarachnoid hemorrhage in December 2012. The 76th best-selling Japanese album of the year, it peaked at number two on the album charts, and was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of Japan (RIAJ) in 2017. Hoshino went into a second hiatus in June 2013 after a reinspection revealed a relapse in the hemorrhage. The single "Why Don't You Play in Hell?" (2013; for the film of the same name) was released during his hiatus, and the double A-sided "Crazy Crazy" / "Sakura no Mori" (2014) marked his first release after a return to activities. In 2015, Hoshino received his first song certification with "Sun", the theme to the television drama series (2015), which attained a triple-platinum certification for digital sales, a platinum certification for streaming, and a gold certification for physical sales. It was followed by Hoshino's fourth album Yellow Dancer on December 2, 2015, which was his first number one on the Billboard Japan Hot Albums chart and also the East Asian music chart in Taiwan. The album received platinum and gold certifications from the RIAJ in the physical sales and download categories, respectively, and placed sixth on Billboard Japan year-end ranking for 2016.
In 2017, Hoshino topped the year-end Hot 100 with his 2016 single "Koi", the ending theme to the popular television drama The Full-Time Wife Escapist (2016), which also stars Hoshino in a lead role. "Koi" spent seven consecutive weeks atop the Japan Hot 100 and 11 weeks at number one in total; one of the most successful songs on the Hot 100, it achieved number five on the March 2023 all-time chart. The RIAJ has certified "Koi" two-times million in digital sales and also gave it two different platinum awards for physical sales and streaming. Following "Koi", Hoshino achieved four consecutive number ones with "Family Song" (2017), "Doraemon" (2018), and "Idea" (2018), which were all certified platinum. "Idea"—a digital-exclusive—became the first song on the Japan Hot 100 to hold first place for consecutive weeks without physical sale points. "Koi", "Family Song", and "Idea" were featured on Hoshino's fifth studio album, Pop Virus, on December 19, 2018. With four weeks atop the Japan Hot Albums chart, it was certified double-platinum and placed second on the 2019 year-end chart. Oricon ranks it as Hoshino's best-selling album.
Though the aftermath of Pop Virus left Hoshino burnt out, his befriending of the London-based indie band Superorganism, Japanese rapper , and English musician Tom Misch resulted in the production of the four-track EP Same Thing (2019), which peaked at number four on the Oricon Combined Albums Chart. In 2021, Hoshino released the singles "Create" and "Fushigi", which charted at numbers 94 and 71 on the Billboard Global Excl. US chart, his first international chart entries. "Comedy" (2022), the ending theme to the anime series Spy × Family (2022–), entered the Global 200 at 127 and also charted in Taiwan at 21. In 2023, Hoshino released his second EP, Lighthouse, comprised by theme music for the Netflix talk show of the same name that he co-hosted with comedian Masayasu Wakabayashi. It charted at number six on the Billboard Japan Hot Albums and at 18 on Oricon's Combined Albums. Hoshino's sixth studio album, eponymously titled Gen, was released on May 14, 2025. It is his first album in over six years.
Indie releases + List of indie releases, with details Title Release detailsReleased: 2005 Label: Self-released Formats: CD-RReleased: April 27, 2007 (bundle to photo booklet by Taro Hirano) Label: Littlemore (book publisher) Formats: CD
Albums
Studio albums + List of studio albums, with selected chart positions, sales figures, and certifications Title Album details Peak chart positions Sales Certifications Select Hot Albums on the dropdown menu under 週間チャートPeak chart positions for albums on the Taiwan East Asian chart: Baka no Uta (2010):
Episode (2011):
Stranger (2013):
Yellow Dancer (2015):
Pop Virus (2018): Released: June 16, 2010 Label: Kakubarhythm, Labels United, Speedstar Formats: LP, CD, digital download, streaming 36 — 40 4 : 26,413Released: September 28, 2011 Label: Speedstar Formats: CD, LP, digital download, streaming 5 — 41 11 JPN: 50,783StrangerReleased: May 1, 2013 Label: Speedstar Formats: CD, LP, digital download, streaming 2 — 22 5 JPN: 110,677 : GoldYellow DancerReleased: December 2, 2015 Label: Speedstar Formats: CD, LP, digital download, streaming 1 9 1 1 JPN: 441,994 RIAJ : Platinum RIAJ : GoldPop VirusReleased: December 19, 2018 Label: Speedstar Formats: CD, LP, digital download, streaming 1 1 1 1 JPN: 558,764 RIAJ : 2× PlatinumGenReleased: May 14, 2025 Label: Speedstar Formats: CD, LP, digital download, streaming 2 2 2 — JPN: 128,880 RIAJ : Gold "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not eligible to chart.
Extended plays + List of extended plays (EPs), with selected chart positions and sales figures Title EP details Peak chart positions Sales JPNComb.JPNHotSame ThingReleased: October 14, 2019 Label: Speedstar Formats: digital download, streaming 4 3 JPN: 32,099LighthouseReleased: September 8, 2023 Label: Speedstar, Netflix Music Formats: digital download, streaming 13 6 JPN: 5,474
Live albums + List of live albums, with selected chart positions, sales figures, and certifications Title Album details Peak chart positions Sales CertificationsPeak chart positions for videos on the Oricon Blu-ray chart: Stranger in Budokan (2014): Two Beat in Yokohama Arena (2015): Live Tour: Yellow Voyage (2016): Music Video Tour: 2010–2017 (2017): Live Tour: Continues (2018): Dome Tour: Pop Virus at Tokyo Dome (2019): Music Video Tour: 2017–2022 (2023): Peak chart positions for videos on the Oricon DVD chart: Stranger in Budokan (2014): Two Beat in Yokohama Arena (2015): Live Tour: Yellow Voyage (2016): Music Video Tour: 2010–2017 (2017): Live Tour: Continues (2018): Dome Tour: Pop Virus at Tokyo Dome (2019): Music Video Tour: 2017–2022 (2023): Stranger in BudokanReleased: August 20, 2014 Venue: Nippon Budokan Label: Speedstar Formats: Blu-ray, DVD 5 3 Released: March 25, 2015 Venue: Yokohama Arena Label: Speedstar Formats: Blu-ray, DVD 13 12Live Tour: Yellow VoyageReleased: June 22, 2016 Venue: Osaka-jō Hall Label: Speedstar Formats: Blu-ray, DVD 1 1 JPN: 100,000 RIAJ: Gold Released: January 23, 2017 (bundle with the first issue of Hoshino's Yellow Magazine) Venue: All Night Nippon radio booth Label: Speedstar Formats: CD — —Live Tour: ContinuesReleased: January 10, 2018 Venue: Saitama Super Arena Label: Speedstar Formats: Blu-ray, DVD 1 1 JPN: 118,291 RIAJ: GoldReleased: March 19, 2018 (bundle with the second issue of Hoshino's Yellow Magazine) Venue: All Night Nippon radio booth Label: Speedstar Formats: CD — — Released: March 2019 (bundle with the third issue of Hoshino's Yellow Magazine) Venue: All Night Nippon radio booth Label: Speedstar Formats: CD — —Dome Tour: Pop Virus at Tokyo DomeReleased: August 7, 2019 Venue: Tokyo Dome Label: Speedstar Formats: Blu-ray, DVD 1 1 JPN: 100,000 RIAJ: GoldGen Hoshino Presents Mad Hope Japan TourReleased: April 22, 2026 Venue: Osaka-jō Hall Label: Speedstar Formats: Blu-ray, DVD 1 3 JPN: 27,000 "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not eligible to chart.
Compilations
Videos + List of music video compilations, with selected chart positions, sales figures, and certifications Title Video details Peak chart positions Sales CertificationsJPNBDJPNDVDMusic Video Tour: 2010–2017Released: May 17, 2017 Label: Speedstar Formats: Blu-ray, DVD 1 1 JPN: 152,606 RIAJ: GoldMusic Video Tour 2: 2017–2022Released: February 15, 2023 Label: Speedstar Formats: Blu-ray, DVD 1 1 JPN: 36,000
Box set + Box set, with selected chart positions and sales figures Title Box set details Peak chart positions SalesJPN JPNComb.JPNHotGen Hoshino Singles Box: GratitudeReleased: October 21, 2020 Label: Speedstar Format: CDs+DVDs 4 4 3 JPN: 51,905
Miscellaneous + Miscellaneous compilation album, with release details and notes Title Album details Notes Yellow Disc: Birthday Songs for Yuki Himura — Bananaman and Gen Hoshino 2010–2019 Released: January 28, 2020 (bundle with the fourth issue of Hoshino's Yellow Magazine) Label: Speedstar Format: CD A CD containing ten birthday songs that Hoshino wrote for Bananaman's Yūki Himura since 2010.
Singles
As lead artist + List of singles as lead artist, with selected chart positions, sales figures, certifications, and associated album Title Year Peak chart positions Sales Certifications Album Peak chart positions for songs on the Combined Singles chart: All except noted: "Create" (2021): "Fushigi" (2021): "Life" (2023): "Dead End" (2025): Select Hot 100 on the dropdown menu under 週間チャート 2011 17 — 12 — — : 16,838 Episode 2012 4 — 5 — — JPN: 26,690 Stranger 8 — 4 — — JPN: 145,620 : Gold 5 — 3 — — JPN: 40,261 2013 4 — 8 — — JPN: 35,308 5 — 5 — — JPN: 37,200 Yellow Dancer "Crazy Crazy" 2014 — — 7 — — 35 — 55 — — JPN: 1,887 4 — — — — JPN: 56,565"Sun" 2015 2 — 2 — — JPN: 850,000 RIAJ (): 3× Platinum RIAJ (): Gold RIAJ (): Platinum 2016 2 — 1 — — JPN: 2,318,017 RIAJ (): 2× Million RIAJ (): Platinum RIAJ (): Platinum Pop Virus"Family Song" 2017 1 — 1 — — JPN: 500,000 RIAJ (): Platinum RIAJ (): Platinum RIAJ (): Platinum 2018 1 — 1 — — JPN: 395,167 RIAJ (): Platinum RIAJ (): Gold RIAJ (): Gold — 11 1 — — JPN: 250,000 RIAJ (): Platinum RIAJ (): Platinum Pop Virus 2020 — 27 26 — — 2021 — 9 1 — —RIAJ : Platinum Gen — 10 7 — —RIAJ : Gold 2 2 — — —JPN: 157,686RIAJ : Gold"Cube" — 25 4 — — 2022 — 11 4 21 127JPN: 100,000RIAJ : Gold RIAJ : Platinum Gen — 26 6 — — 2023 — — 3 — — — 44 7 — — 2 2 — — — JPN: 54,651 "Eureka" 2025 — 33 11 — — "Fake" — — — — — rowspan="3" — 50 8 — — 2026 — — 16 — — "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not eligible to chart.For double A-side singles, the first two rows refers to the A-side tracks, and the third row refers to chart positions, sales, and certifications for the double A-side release.
As featured artist + Single as featured artist, with associated album Title Year Album"Into the Sun" 2022 World Wide Pop
Promotional singles