Gen Hoshino
Acting
Born: Jan 28, 1981
From: Saitama, Japan
Credits: 30 titles
Biography
Gen Hoshino (星野 源, Hoshino Gen, born January 28, 1981) is a Japanese singer-songwriter, musician, actor, and writer. Hoshino's movie debut, Lee Sang-il's 69, was an adaptation of the Ryū Murakami novel of the same name. He previously acted in various television dramas and stage plays. In 2012, he debuted as a voice actor, voicing Buddha in the original video animation (OVA) adaptation of Hikaru Nakamura's manga Saint Young Men, and also provided a theme song called "Gag" for its 2013 theatrical version, where he reprised his role. In 2013, he played the lead character in Masahide Ichii's Blindly in Love (箱入り息子の恋, Hakoiri Musuko no Koi) alongside Kaho, and starred in the Sion Sono film Why Don't You Play in Hell?. In 2016, Hoshino starred in TBS's The Full-Time Wife Escapist. With Yui Aragaki as his co-star, he portrayed a salaryman named Hiramasa Tsuzaki. The drama achieved steadily rising ratings, with a real-time viewership peak rating of 20.8% on the final episode, and an overall rating of 14.5%. Hoshino's performance earned him several Best Supporting Actor awards. He also provided the theme song for the drama, titled "Koi". In 2017, Hoshino lent his voice to the main character of award-winning …
Filmography
| Title | Character | Year | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gen Hoshino presents MAD HOPE MAD MUSIC | 2026 | — | |
| Slow Train | Doumeki Mi | 2025 | 7.083 |
| Gen Hoshino presents “Reassembly” | Self | 2025 | — |
| Last Mile | Kazumi Shima | 2024 | 6.75 |
| Audrey's All Night Nippon in Tokyo Dome | Himself | 2024 | — |
| Gen Hoshino Concert Recollections 2015-2023 | Self | 2023 | 8.25 |
| LIGHTHOUSE TV | Self | 2023 | 8.2 |
| Hoshi of the Girls' Garden | Hoshi-sensei (voice) | 2022 | 7.5 |
| The Full-Time Wife Escapist: New Year's Special | Hiramasa Tsuzaki | 2021 | 7.1 |
| The Voice of Sin | Toshiya Sone | 2020 | 7.2 |
| GEN HOSHINO STADIUM TOUR "POP VIRUS" | 2019 | 7.0 | |
| Samurai Shifters | Harunosuke Katagiri | 2019 | 5.7 |
| No Smoking | Self | 2019 | 7.0 |
| Mirai | Father (voice) | 2018 | 7.145 |
| Night Is Short, Walk On Girl | Senpai (voice) | 2017 | 7.435 |
| Chieri and Cherry | Cherry (voice) | 2015 | 5.5 |
| The Day Kouhaku Was Born | George Mabuchi | 2015 | — |
| Love & Peace | PC-300 (voice) | 2015 | 6.9 |
| Why Don't You Play in Hell? | Kouji Hashimoto | 2013 | 7.4 |
| Saint☆Young Men | Gautama Buddha (voice) | 2013 | 7.7 |
| Blindly in Love | Kentaro | 2013 | 6.0 |
| Odd Family 11 TV | Hiroyuki Sanada | 2011 | 6.9 |
| Brass Knuckle Boys | Band Member | 2009 | 6.4 |
| 大人計画「サッちゃんの明日」 TV | 2009 | — | |
| Non-ko | Masaru | 2008 | 6.3 |
| Mirai koshi Meguru TV | Hideo Eguchi | 2008 | 5.5 |
| 大人計画ウーマンリブｖｏｌ．１０「ウーマンリブ先生」 TV | 2006 | — | |
| Tiger and Dragon TV | Dontsuku Hayashiyatei | 2005 | 7.154 |
| 69 | Yuzuru Nakamura | 2004 | 6.357 |
| 大人計画ウーマンリブｖｏｌ．８「轟天ＶＳ港カヲル」 TV | 2004 | — | |
| Known for | Acting |
| Credits | 30 |
| Born | 1981 |
| From | Saitama, Japan |