Gen Hoshino

Gen Hoshino launched a prolific career as a musician, actor, and voice artist, first recognized as a multi-instrumentalist. He co-founded the instrumental band Sakerock in 2000, playing marimba and guitar on over ten albums until 2015. Hoshino simultaneously embarked on his solo music career, debuting with ‘Baka no Uta’ in June 2010. His physical single, ‘Kudaranai no Naka ni,’ hit number 17 on the Oricon Singles Chart in March 2011.

That same year, Hoshino became the first artist to win four trophies at the Space Shower Music Awards and made his entire music catalog available on streaming services. In recent years, Hoshino has maintained a high profile in entertainment. His song ‘Doraemon’ became the opening theme for the ‘Doraemon’ anime in 2019. On screen, he starred in ‘Samurai Shifters’ (2019), NHK’s Taiga drama ‘Idaten’ (2019), and ‘The Voice of Sin’ (2020).

In 2022, his track ‘Comedy’ was selected as the ending theme for the anime adaptation of ‘Spy x Family.’ Later that year, he released ‘I Wanna Be Your Ghost’ as the main theme for the film ‘Yokaipedia,’ which debuted at number one on Oricon’s weekly Digital Singles Chart. Hoshino most recently released the double A-side single ‘Why’ / ‘Life’ in 2023.