Gen Hoshino’s Cheer Songs and Popular Songs Ranking [2026]

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Gen Hoshino – Idea (Official Video)

This is a masterpiece by Gen Hoshino that I especially want you to listen to when you’re feeling a bit low.

Released in August 2018, the song was used as the theme for the NHK morning drama series “Half, Blue.” Its structure is captivating, unfolding from a buoyant, marimba-based intro into a gentle first verse.

His warm voice gives you a soft push forward.

The positive worldview—one that seems to turn even the sound of rain into song—will surely lighten your heart, whether on your commute to work or school, or as you stand before an important challenge.

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Gen Hoshino – SUN (Official Video)

It’s a masterpiece with a bright, forward-looking melody and a refreshing rhythm that resonates pleasantly.

Released in May 2015 as the theme song for the Fuji TV drama “Kokoro ga Pokitto ne,” Gen Hoshino’s work is a warm track that incorporates elements of ’70s dance classics and disco.

The song also contains an homage to Michael Jackson, weaving a positive message into its joy-filled tone.

The music video, directed by Akira Sekine, features striking dance scenes choreographed by MIKIKO.

It’s the perfect encouragement song for anyone taking their first step in a new environment or hoping to start a new chapter with a bright outlook.

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Gen Hoshino – Why Don't We Do It in Hell (Live at Tokyo Dome 2019)

This is a celebrated song by Gen Hoshino that sings of a light of hope found in lonely darkness.

Chosen as the theme song for the film of the same name released in October 2013, it carries profound insights born from experiences in a hospital room.

The message—that “lies” and “fabrications” can become supports for the heart and help us find the strength to endure a painful reality—is filled with tenderness and poignancy.

While harmonizing with the film’s worldview, the arrangement shines with Gen Hoshino’s signature pop melodies woven together with elements of jazz and funk.

In the brisk sound and layered vocals, you can feel a strong resolve to face harsh realities and still keep moving forward.

It’s a song that resonates deeply with those who struggle to live yet want to find hope, and with those who, for the sake of someone important, find themselves in situations where they must tell a lie.

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Gen Hoshino – Koi (Official Video)

A national hit song by Gen Hoshino that brightly colored the players’ entrance march at the Spring Koshien in 2017.

Its lyrics gently resonate in our hearts, reminding us that true happiness lies in the small moments of everyday life and that warmth is born from human connections.

Released in October 2016 as Hoshino’s ninth single, it became a social phenomenon as the theme song for the drama “We Married as a Job!” (“Nigeru wa Haji da ga Yaku ni Tatsu”), in which he starred.

It’s a magical track that naturally brings a smile to your face when you’re taking a new step forward or feeling a little worn out.

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Gen Hoshino – Family Song (Official Video)

Set to a heartwarming melody, this masterpiece gently sings about the small joys of everyday life and the connections between people.

Gen Hoshino delicately depicts scenes like morning light and windowsills, as if capturing familiar moments within a family.

Its message—embracing bonds that go beyond blood ties and accepting the diversifying forms of family with warmth—resonates deep within.

Released in August 2017, the song was used as the theme for the Nippon TV drama “Overprotected Kahoko” and reached No.

1 on the Oricon Weekly Singles Chart.

Its distinctive sound, which skillfully incorporates elements of late-1960s to early-1970s soul music, is another draw.

It’s a gem that stays close to the feeling of wishing happiness for someone important to you, so why not listen to it in a quiet moment alone? Its gentle sound may even move you to tears.

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Gen Hoshino – Living Being (Official Video)

With its exhilarating sound and refreshing vocals, this emotional track makes energy well up from deep within.

The song by Gen Hoshino served as the theme for the 2023 World Athletics Championships in Budapest broadcast on TBS, and was also used as the theme for the Asian Games in Hangzhou, China.

It was later included on the single “Hikari no Ato / Seimeitai.” It’s sure to give a powerful push to athletes—and to anyone taking on a challenge in their daily lives.

Listen to it before a crucial moment, and you’ll likely deliver your best performance.

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Gen Hoshino – Eureka [Official Video]

Gen Hoshino offers a heartwarming song about self-renewal and the courage to look forward.

While drawing on jazz and soul, it supports that first step into the unknown with his signature gentle melodies and deeply insightful lyrics.

Embracing the anxieties and doubts we all carry, its warm message resonates by staying close to the small joys and realizations of everyday life.

Released in January 2025, this powerful track was written as the theme song for the TBS Tuesday drama “Madoka, 26, I’m a Resident Doctor!” The music video, directed by photographer Kotori Kawashima, also highlights a relaxed, charming atmosphere with actor Taiga Nakano.

It’s an encouraging anthem that stands by anyone ready to take a new step or in need of courage to live.

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Gen Hoshino – Monster (Official Video)

For those of you who quietly go through each day, unable to let the simmering feelings in your heart out into the world, Gen Hoshino’s “Bakemono” gives you the power to transform into a new self along with those feelings.

Included on the album “Stranger,” this song was written by Hoshino for the 18th-generation Kabuki actor Kanzaburo Nakamura, with whom he shared the stage.

That’s why the lyrics are sprinkled with words that evoke a Kabuki performance.

Many people have a burning fighting spirit inside but find it hard to clearly voice their opinions while working as part of a company.

This song gives those people the spark and courage to burst forth in an instant and be reborn—both for themselves and for their company.

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Gen Hoshino – Crazy Crazy (Official Video)

It’s an upbeat, refreshing song that’s perfect for the morning commute.

It makes you feel like resetting all the hardships up to yesterday and starting fresh today.

Just like the title suggests, it’s the kind of song that could make you go a little crazy (lol).

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Gen Hoshino – In the Useless (Live at Osaka-jō Hall 2016)

A song released in 2011 by Gen Hoshino themed around the deep affection found in the small moments of everyday life.

It portrays Hoshino’s signature worldview, discovering bonds and warmth that words can’t fully capture within ordinary daily scenes.

Perhaps it’s precisely in the seemingly uneventful days that irreplaceable happiness lies hidden.

Released as Hoshino’s first solo single, the track brims with a timeless charm that hasn’t faded even now.

Many people may find themselves saved by this song, which gives them the courage to move forward when they stand at a crossroads in life.