Gen Hoshino

ABOUT GEN HOSHINO

Japanese singer-songwriter and actor who first gained fame as the leader of the instrumental band Sakerock. He launched his career as a solo artist with his 2010 album Baka no Uta. He made his film debut in 69, Lee Sang-il's 2004 film adaptation of Ryu Murakami's novel of the same name.

He formed Sakerock in 2000.

The music video for his 2016 single "Koi" won the Best Choreography award at the MTV Video Music Awards Japan. He posts photos of himself spending time with friends on his iamgenhoshino Instagram account, where he has earned more than 1.8 million followers.

He has been married to actress Yui Aragaki since 2021.

He collaborated with DJ Jazzy Jeff on the 2022 single "Comedy."