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Gen Hoshino Singles Box: Gratitude (Japanese pronunciation:

first edition extra DVDs. The box features its own extra CD and DVD In Gratitude, comprising miscellaneous songs, audio commentary from Hoshino and director Santa Yamagishi [ja], and unreleased archive footage. Commercially, Gratitude was placed as the 78th best-selling album of 2020 by Oricon and as the 63rd by Billboard Japan
. On the weekly charts, it peaked at number four on Oricon and number three on Billboard.

Overview

A photo of the box set opened. There is a CD case for all singles, with packing similar to their original releases. A special case is also included for the compilation's extras, titled In Gratitude.
The box set's contents

Gen Hoshino Singles Box: Gratitude compiles Hoshino's first eleven numbered singles, released from 2011 to 2018: "

first editions, featuring the same track listings and DVD video extras. The box is bundled with the CD and DVD In Gratitude. The CD is comprised by miscellaneous songs, including "Halfway" and "Dancing on the Inside" (2020) – both written during and inspired by the COVID-19 pandemic – the theme song "Non Stop" (2016) to the Fuji Television program of the same name, the Suzuki Matsuo film 108: Kaiba Gorō no Fukushū to Bōken (2019) main theme "Yoru no Boat", jingles self-written by Hoshino for his segment on radio program All Night Nippon (2016–), and other unreleased songs and audio. The DVD includes video of Hoshino and director Santa Yamagishi [ja] looking back on highlights from the first edition DVDs, as well as unreleased archive footage.[1][2][3] The set was bundled with a twelve-pack of postcards based on the cover and those of the eleven singles.[4][5]

Promotion and reception

Hoshino announced the box set on June 23, 2020,

Speedstar Records on October 21, 2020,[8] in commemoration of Hoshino's tenth anniversary as a solo artist.[9] In July, Hoshino would also celebrate the anniversary by revisiting the Shibuya Club Quattro – where he had toured for his debut album Baka no Uta (2010) – to perform the online concert Gen Hoshino's 10th Anniversary Concert: Gratitude.[10]

Emi Sugiura of Rockin'On Japan wrote positively of the Gratitude box set, calling it a "must-have" for deeply understanding Hoshino and his musicality, and praised the work of director Yamagishi for providing crucial commentary and creating a "luxurious box with valuable live footage".[9] Commercially, Gratitude sold 44,378 copies in Japan around its week of release, debuting at number four on Oricon's Albums Chart and number three on Billboard Japan's Hot Albums.[11][12] By the end of October, sales had moved to 47,637, making it the eight best-selling album that month according to Oricon.[11] Oricon placed Gratitude as the 78th best-selling album of 2020,[11] whereas Billboard Japan named it at number 63.[13] Gratitude spent nine weeks total on Oricon's weekly chart, which accounted 51,905 total sales.[11] It made four total appearances on Billboard Japan's Hot Albums chart,[12] and performanced identically on their Top Albums Sales ranking.[14]

Track listing

All tracks are written by

Kuse no Uta
" (House Version)4:46Total length:19:16
"Kudaranai no Naka ni" DVD, Kudaranai no Nakami
No.TitleLength
1."Kudaranai no Naka ni" (Music Video) 
2."Kuse no Uta" (Music Video) 
3."'Baka no Uta o Tsukuru, Kanzen-ban' 'First Single & MV Seisaku Fūkei', Hoka" (Documentary) 
4."Hatsu Kōkai Solo Live Eizō nado" (Live) 
"Film" CD
No.TitleLength
1."Film"4:51
2."Moshi mo"3:27
3."Ranshi"3:28
4."Tsugi wa Nani ni Umaremashō ka" (House Version)2:21
5."Rakka" (House Version)2:49
Total length:16:56
"Film" DVD, Film no Video
No.TitleLength
1."Film" (Music Video) 
2."Nichijō" (Music Video) 
3."Hoshino Gen no Episode 1 @ SHIBUYA-AX 2011.10.02" (Live) 
4."Recording & Music Video Making" (Documentary) 
5."Hoshino Gen in Taiwan" (Documentary) 
"Yume no Soto e" CD
No.TitleLength
1."Yume no Soto e"3:52
2."Parody"4:26
3."Anata"4:01
4."Denpa Tō" (House Version)3:21
Total length:15:40
"Yume no Soto e" DVD, Yume no Soto e no Naka e
No.TitleLength
1."Yume no Soto e" (Music Video) 
2."Hoshino Gen no Zenkoku Tour, Episode 2 Ikō" (Live) 
3."Recording & Music Video Making nado" (Documentary) 
"Shiranai" CD
No.TitleLength
1."Shiranai"4:51
2."Dancer"3:13
3."Kisetsu"3:54
4."Omokage" (House Version)2:59
Total length:14:57
"Shiranai" DVD, Video no Stranger
No.TitleLength
1."Hoshino Gen no Hibiya Yagai Dai Ongaku Dō One-Man Live" (Live) 
2."Recording & Music Video Making" (Documentary) 
3."August 2012 ni Guest Shutsuen Shita Beach Boys no Rainichi Kōen no Uragawa nado" 
"Gag" CD
No.TitleLength
1."Gag"4:42
2."Dust"3:47
Total length:8:29
"Why Don't You Play in Hell?" CD
No.TitleLength
1."Why Don't You Play in Hell?"3:46
2."Why Don't You Play in Hell?" (Karaoke)3:40
Total length:7:26
"Why Don't You Play in Hell?" DVD, Tanoshī Jigoku da yori
No.TitleLength
1."
Bakemono
" (Music Video)		 
2."Hoshino Gen One-Man no Aki: Zepp Tokyo-hen" (Live) 
3."Hoshino Gen no Shiwasu" (Live) 
4."Recording & Music Video Making nado" (Documentary) 
"Crazy Crazy" / "Sakura no Mori" CD
No.TitleLength
1."
Sakura no Mori
"		5:12
3."Night Troop"3:26
4."Umi o Sukū"3:34
Total length:15:48
"Crazy Crazy" / "Sakura no Mori" DVD, Crazy Disc
No.TitleLength
1."Kinkyū Tokubetsu Bangumi: Hoshino Gen Ninki Song Top 10" 
2."
Barabara
" (Live)		 
3."Film" (Live) 
4."Recording" (Documentary) 
"Sun" CD
No.TitleLength
1."Sun"4:04
2."Moon Sick"2:39
3."Ichi Ni San"3:44
4."Mad Men"3:08
Total length:13:35
"Sun" DVD, Sun Disc
No.TitleLength
1."Tokubetsu Bangumi (Sono Ato no Nise Akira)" 
2."Ichi Ni San" (Rec. Making) 
3."Recording" (Documentary) 
4."Gensen Live" (Victor Rock Festival 2015) 
"Koi" CD
No.TitleLength
1."Koi"4:13
2."Drinking Dance"3:40
3."Continues"4:26
4."Amaoto" (House Version)4:01
Total length:16:20
"Koi" DVD, Koi Video
No.TitleLength
1."Tokubetsu Bangumi (Nise Akira, Ishigakijima e Iku!)" 
2."Metrock 2016 Eizō" 
"Family Song" CD
No.TitleLength
1."Family Song"5:24
2."Hada"3:59
3."Purin"2:25
4."Kids" (House Version)3:34
Total length:15:22
"Family Song" DVD, Home Video
No.TitleLength
1."Shinshun Live 2 Days, Yellow Pacific Live Eizō" 
2."Purin" (Recording Documentary) 
"Doraemon" CD
No.TitleLength
1."Doraemon"3:59
2."Koko ni Inai Anata e"4:56
3."The Shower"3:53
4."Doraemon no Uta" (House Version)3:56
Total length:16:44
"Doraemon" DVD, ViVi Video
No.TitleLength
1."Nise Akira o Ski ni Tsurete tte" 
2."Gensen Hikigatari Eizō" (TV Asahi Dream Festival) 
In Gratitude CD
No.TitleLength
1."Halfway"3:04
2."Mellow 1" (All Night Nippon Radio Jingle)0:23
3."Non Stop"3:41
4."Up Tempo" (All Night Nippon Radio Jingle)0:25
5."Dancing on the Inside" (Potluck Mix)1:30
6."Funk" (All Night Nippon Radio Jingle)0:16
7."Yoru no Boat"3:38
8."Slow" (All Night Nippon Radio Jingle)0:18
9."Ichi Ni San" (featuring Nise Akira)0:41
10."Real" (featuring Usuno Haruo and Miyabi Mamoru)3:06
11."Metal" (All Night Nippon Radio Jingle)0:21
12."Dancing on the Inside"0:58
13."Mellow 2" (All Night Nippon Radio Jingle)0:24
14."
Ai no Sei" (featuring Tamio Okuda
)		4:40
15."Kuse no Uta" (Hoshino Gen no All Night Nippon Solo 10th Anniversary SP 2020.6.23)5:35
Total length:29:00
In Gratitude DVD
No.TitleLength
1."Arigatō 10-nen" 
2."Aru Hi no Hoshino Gen" 

Charts

Notes

  1. ^ Length does not include DVD content.

References

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