Gen Hoshino

Quick Facts

Full Name	Gen Hoshino
Occupation	Singer
Date Of Birth	Jan 28, 1981(1981-01-28)
Age	43
Birthplace	Warabi
Country	Japan
Birth City	Saitama Prefecture
Horoscope	Capricorn

Gen Hoshino Biography

Gen Hoshino is one of the most popular and richest Singer who was born on January 28, 1981 in Warabi, Saitama Prefecture, Japan. Gen Hoshino (Xing Ye Yuan , Hoshino Gen, born on January 28, 1981) is a Japanese musician, singer as well as actor and writer.

Hoshino’s debut film Lee Sang-il’s 1969, was a re-imagining from The Ryu Murakami novel with the same title. He was previously featured in several theatre plays and dramas on television. He made his debut in 2012 when he made his debut acting as a vocalist voiced by Buddha in the first animated video (OVA) adaption of the manga by Hikaru Nakamura Saint Young Men, and added a theme tune known as “Gag” for its 2013 theatrical adaptation, in which he reprised his character. The year 2013 saw him was the role of the lead on Masahide Ichii’s Blindly in Love (Xiang Ru riXi Zi noLian, Hakoiri Musuko not Koi) along with Kaho and also appeared in the Sion Sono’s film Why Do you Play In Hell?. In the year 2016 Hoshino was a part of The TBS show The Full-time Wife, Escapist. Alongside Yui Aragaki as his co-star, Hoshino played an employee named Hiramasa Tsuzaki. The show saw steadily increasing ratings, and the highest real-time viewership rating of 20.8 percent on the last episode and an overall score of 14.5 percent. Hoshino’s performance was recognized with numerous Best Award for Supporting Actor. He also composed his theme tune for the show, which was titled “Koi”.

On April 30, 2018, it was announced that Hoshino will star in Samurai Shifters, the film adaptation of Akihiro Dobashi’s historical novel Hikkoshi Daimyo Sanzenri, set to premier on August 30, 2019. In the movie, he plays a bookworm samurai called Harunosuke Katagiri, who receives the mission to help a daimyo move. It will be Hoshino’s first lead role in a live-action movie since Blindly in Love in 2013.

In 2017, Hoshino lent his voice to the main character of award-winning animated film Night Is Short, Walk On Girl. He also became the voice of the Father in Mamoru Hosoda’s Mirai, which was released into theaters in Japan on July 20, 2018.

On the 22nd of December 2012, Hoshino suffered a subarachnoid hemorrhage. He was operated on. Hoshino officially returned to the spotlight in February of 2013 when he made an appearance in the Tokyo J-Wave Awards.

Gen Hoshino Net Worth

Gen Hoshino is one of the richest Singer from Japan. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Gen Hoshino 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

From 2000 to now, Hoshino has led the instrumental group Sakerock with whom he plays the marimba and guitar. They released more than 10 albums prior to breaking up in the year the year 2015. As a solo performer, He debuted with his debut album Baka no Uta on June 23rd in 2010. The first physical single, “Kudaranai no Naka ni” was released on March 2nd 2011, and reached the top spot at 17 in the Oricon Singles Chart. The following singles included “Film”, “Yume no Soto e”, “Shiranai” (2012)”Gag” (2013) and “Gag” (2013) – all charted within the Top 10. The album he released his second, Episode, released on September 28, 2011 reached the top five spots. The album he released his third, Stranger, released on May 1st, 2013, was ranked second in the Oricon Albums Chart and was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of Japan.

In 2011, the host has hosting an Ustream program dubbed Sake no Sakana (sakenosakana ) along with Ichiro Yamaguchi from Sakanaction. The program was officially launched in 2014. was renamed 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.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

Gen Hoshino height 5 ft 6 in Gen weight Not Known & body measurements will update soon.

Who is Gen Hoshino Dating?

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Facts & Trivia

Gen Ranked on the list of most popular Singer. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Japan. Gen Hoshino celebrates birthday on January 28 of every year.

How popular is Gen Hoshino?

Gen Hoshino is a name recognized by almost everyone in Japan. His latest album, POP VIRUS, has moved 600,000 units (physical and downloads combined), and in the spring of 2019, he completed a sold-out stadium tour with a total of 300,000 tickets sold.

Is Gen Hoshino Korean?

Gen Hoshino is a Japanese singer-songwriter, actor, and writer.

Is Gen Hoshino single?

In 2021, Hoshino married actress Yui Aragaki , his co-star in the television series The Full-Time Wife Escapist.

What genre is Gen Hoshino?

J-Pop

What does the surname Hoshino mean?

Hoshino (星野 characters for “star” and “field” ) is a Japanese name.