Gen (album)

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Gen
Gen - Gen Hoshino (cover).png
Standard edition cover
Studio album by
Gen Hoshino
ReleasedMay 14, 2025
Studio808 (home studio)
Length55:45
Language
  • Japanese
  • English
Label Speedstar
Producer Gen Hoshino
Gen Hoshino chronology
Lighthouse
(2023)		Gen
(2025)
Singles from Gen
  1. "Create"
    Released: February 17, 2021
  2. "Fushigi"
    Released: April 27, 2021
  3. "Comedy"
    Released: April 8, 2022
  4. "I Wanna Be Your Ghost"
    Released: July 18, 2022
  5. "Life"
    Released: August 14, 2023
  6. "Why"
    Released: December 27, 2023
  7. "Eureka"
    Released: January 28, 2025

Gen is the sixth studio album by Japanese singer-songwriter and musician Gen Hoshino. The album was released by Speedstar Records on May 14, 2025. It is Hoshino's first studio album in almost seven years following Pop Virus (2018).

Contents

Track listing

Gen— Regular edition [1]
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Create" (創造, Sōzō)Gen Hoshino3:55
2."Mad Hope" (featuring Louis Cole, Sam Gendel, and Sam Wilkes)
3:28
3."Star"Hoshino2:41
4."Glitch"Hoshino2:32
5."Comedy" (喜劇, Kigeki)Hoshino3:53
6."2" (featuring Lee Young-ji)
2:39
7."Melody"Hoshino2:31
8."Fushigi" (不思議, lit. 'Miracle')Hoshino4:52
9."Memories" (featuring Umi and Camilo)
3:36
10."Kurayami" (暗闇, lit. 'Darkness')Hoshino3:53
11."Why"Hoshino4:08
12."Life" (生命体, Seimeitai)Hoshino3:12
13."Eden" (featuring Cordae and DJ Jazzy Jeff)
3:41
14."Sayonara" (lit. 'Farewell')Hoshino3:24
15."I Wanna Be Your Ghost" (異世界混合大舞踏会, Isekai Kongō Dai-butōkai, lit. 'Grand Stage of Parallel Worlds')Hoshino3:48
16."Eureka"Hoshino3:32
Total length:55:45
Gen— Box Set: Visual (DVD #1/Blu-ray #1 — Gen Hoshino Presents Reassembly Live)
No.TitleLength
1."Bakemono" (化物, lit. 'Monster')3:06
2."Sakura no Mori" (桜の森, lit. 'Cherry Blossom Forest')5:32
3."Miss You" (ミスユー, Misu Yū)5:06
4."Present"4:08
5."Fushigi"5:03
6."Dancing on the Inside" (うちで踊ろう, Uchi de Odorō)3:56
7."Continues"4:44
8."Sun"4:13
9."Aru Shashō" (ある車掌, lit. 'A Train Conducter')4:24
10."Nichijō" (日常, lit. 'Everyday Life')5:27
11."Comedy"4:05
12."Hello Song"6:07
Gen— Box Set: Visual (DVD #2/Blu-ray #1 — Gen Hoshino Presents Reassembly Live)
No.TitleLength
13."Hoshino Gen e no Oiwai Comment" (星野源へのお祝いコメント, lit. 'Congratulatory Comments for Gen Hoshino') 
14."Talk Part" (トークパート, Tōku Pāto) 
15."Nise Akira e no Oiwai Comment" (ニセ明へのお祝いコメント, lit. 'Congratulatory Comments for Akira Nise') 
16."Kimi wa Bara yori Utsukushī" (君は薔薇より美しい, lit. 'You're More Beautiful Than a Rose')3:56
17."Natsu no Klaxon  [ ja ]" (夏のクラクション, Natsu no Kurakushon, lit. 'Summer Klaxon')4:17
18."Real"4:25
19."I Wanna Be Your Ghost" (featuring Akira Nise)4:31
Gen— Box Set: Visual (DVD #3/Blu-ray #2 — Reassembly Extra and Akira Nise Presents "Fake")
No.TitleLength
1."Akira Nise Presents 'Fake': Sōsaku Micchaku Documentary — Nise Akira to Nakama-tachi, 2025 Haru" (創作密着ドキュメンタリー「ニセ明と仲間たち、2025 春」, lit. 'Close-up Writing Documentary: Akira Nise and Friends, Spring 2025') 
2."Gen Hoshino Presents Reassembly: After (Birthday) Party" (アフター(バースデー)パーティー, Afutā (Bāsudē) Pātī) 
3."Talk Selection" (トークセレクション, Tōku Serekushon) 
4."Documentary" (ドキュメンタリー, Dokyumentarī) 
5."Nametonka  [ ja ]" (Live at Osaka-jō Hall; なめとんか, lit. 'You Kidding Me?')5:09

Charts

Chart performance for Gen
Chart (2025)Peak
position
Japanese Albums (Oricon) [2] 2
Japanese Combined Albums (Oricon) [3] 2
Japanese Hot Albums ( Billboard Japan ) [4] 2

Certifications

Certifications for Gen
RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Japan (RIAJ) [5]
Physical 		Platinum250,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Release dates and formats for Gen
RegionDateEditionFormat(s)LabelRef.
JapanMay 14, 2025Standard CD Speedstar [6] [7]
Box Set: VisualBox+CD+2 Blu-rays
Box+CD+3 DVDs
Box Set: PoetryBox+CD+book
VariousStandard [1]
South KoreaJ-Box [8] [9]
JapanMay 31, 2025Rental CDSpeedstar [10]
TaiwanJune 6, 2025CD Rock [11]

References

  1. 1 2 "Gen - Album by Gen Hoshino". Spotify (Japan). n.d. Retrieved May 14, 2025.
  2. ↑ "Oricon Top 50 Albums: 2025-05-26" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved May 21, 2025.
  3. ↑ "Oricon Top 50 Combined Albums: 2025-05-26" (in Japanese). Oricon. Archived from the original on May 22, 2025. Retrieved May 22, 2025.
  4. ↑ "Billboard Japan Hot Albums – Week of May 21, 2025". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). Retrieved May 22, 2025.
  5. ↑ "Japanese album certifications – 星野 源 – Gen" (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan . Retrieved June 10, 2025.Select 2025年5月 on the drop-down menu
  6. ↑ 星野源、5月発売ニューAL『Gen』全曲トラックリストを一挙公開へ [Gen Hoshino to Reveal Full Track Listing for New Album Gen, Releases May]. Billboard Japan (in Japanese). April 23, 2025. Retrieved April 23, 2025.
  7. ↑ 星野源 — Gen — CD・通常盤 [Gen Hoshino — Gen — CD/Regular Edition] (in Japanese). Victor Entertainment. n.d. Retrieved April 22, 2025.
  8. ↑ Gen — Gen Hoshino (호시노 겐/星野 源) (in Korean). Melon. n.d. Retrieved May 15, 2025.
  9. ↑ Gen — Gen Hoshino (호시노 겐/星野 源) (in Korean). Bugs!. n.d. Retrieved May 15, 2025.
  10. ↑ 星野源 / Gen (アルバム) [Gen Hoshino — Gen (Album)] (in Japanese). DMM.com. n.d. Retrieved May 14, 2025.
  11. ↑ 星野源《Gen》 [Gen Hoshino: Gen] (in Japanese). Books.com.tw. n.d. Retrieved May 24, 2025.


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