[Musicians] Gen Hoshino 星野 源

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• Musician Name: Gen Hoshino 星野 源
• Birthday / Location: January 28, 1981 (age 41)Warabi, Saitama, Japan
• Main instrument: J-Pop folk dance Smooth jazz
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• Other Information: 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. 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. 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". He also became the first artist to win a total of four trophies at the Space Shower Music Awards of 2019. On August 30, 2019, all of his music was made available on streaming services.
• 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.
• On April 9th, 2022, The Anime "Spy x Family" aired, and Hoshino's most recent release, "Comedy", was used as the ED song.