Yellow Dancer

Yellow Dancer
Studio album by Gen Hoshino
Released 2 December 2015 (2015-12-02) (CD)
Genre Pop, Singer-songwriter
Length 56:27
Label Speedstar Records
VICL-64439
Gen Hoshino chronology
Stranger
(2013)Stranger2013		 Yellow Dancer
(2015)
Singles from Yellow Dancer
  1. "Jigoku de Naze Warui"
    Released: 2 October 2013
  2. "Crazy Crazy / Sakura no Mori"
    Released: 11 June 2014
  3. "Sun"
    Released: 27 May 2015

Yellow Dancer is the fourth studio album by Japanese singer-songwriter Gen Hoshino. It was released on 2 December 2015 in Japan on Speedstar Records. It reached the first place on the Oricon music charts[1] and was certified platinum by Recording Industry Association of Japan.[2]

The album was promoted by three singles — "Jigoku de Naze Warui", serving as the title song for the Sion Sono movie Why Don't You Play in Hell?,[3] double A-sided "Crazy Crazy" / "Sakura no Mori",[4] and "Sun" (theme song for the dorama Kokoro ga Pokitto ne).[5] All charted in the top 5 on the Oricon. The 2013 single "Gag", used as the theme song for the Saint Young Men anime film starring Hoshino as Buddha, didn't make the album.

Track listing

All lyrics written by Gen Hoshino; all music composed by Gen Hoshino.

No.TitleLength
1."Toki yo (時よ)"4:15
2."Week End"4:30
3."Sun"4:01
4."Miss You (ミスユー, Misu Yū)"4:55
5."Soul"3:49
6."Kuchizuke (口づけ)"3:49
7."Jigoku de Naze Warui (地獄でなぜ悪い)"3:41
8."Nerd Strut (Instrumental)"1:20
9."Sakura no Mori (桜の森)"5:10
10."Crazy Crazy"3:34
11."Snow Men"4:34
12."Down Town"3:51
13."Yoru (夜)"4:11
14."Friend Ship"4:42

Charts

Album

Chart (2015) Peak
position
Oricon Weekly Albums 1

Singles

Year Song Peak position
Oricon
2013 "Jigoku de Naze Warui" 5
2014 "Crazy Crazy" / "Sakura no Mori" 4
2015 "Sun" 2

References

  1. ↑ "YELLOW DANCER - 星野源". oricon.co.jp. Retrieved 18 February 2017.
  2. ↑ "一般社団法人 日本レコード協会". riaj.or.jp. Retrieved 18 February 2017.
  3. ↑ "地獄でなぜ悪い - 星野源". oricon.co.jp. Retrieved 18 February 2017.
  4. ↑ "Crazy Crazy/桜の森 - 星野源". oricon.co.jp. Retrieved 18 February 2017.
  5. ↑ "SUN - 星野源". oricon.co.jp. Retrieved 18 February 2017.
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