Stranger (Gen Hoshino album)
Appearance
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Released | 1 May 2013 | |||
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Length | 50:20 | |||
Language | Japanese | |||
Label | Speedstar | |||
Producer | Gen Hoshino | |||
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Stranger (Japanese pronunciation: [sɯ̥toɾeꜜndʑaː]) is the third studio album by Japanese singer-songwriter and musician Gen Hoshino. It was released on 1 May 2013 in Japan on Speedstar Records.
It was the first release since Hoshino's hiatus after he suffered subarachnoid hemorrhage at the end of 2012.[2] As of May 2013, it is ranked 2nd on the Oricon music charts.[3] All three singles promoting the album reached the top 10 — "Film" placed at #4, "Yume no Soto e" at #8 and "Shiranai" at #5.[4]
Track listing
[edit]All tracks are written by Gen Hoshino
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Bakemono" (化物, "Monster") | 2:27 |
2. | "Work Song" (ワークソング, Wāku Songu) | 3:24 |
3. | "Yume no Soto e" (夢の外へ, "Out of the Dream") | 3:51 |
4. | "Film" (フィルム, Firumu) | 4:49 |
5. | "Tour" (ツアー, Tsuā) | 3:31 |
6. | "Skirt" (スカート, Sukāto) | 3:27 |
7. | "Umare Kawari" (生まれ変わり, "Reborn") | 3:54 |
8. | "Parody" (パロディ, Parodi) | 4:21 |
9. | "Kisetsu" (季節, "Season") | 3:59 |
10. | "Record Noise" (レコードノイズ, Rekōdo Noizu) | 4:59 |
11. | "Shiranai" (知らない, "I Don't Know") | 4:54 |
12. | "Aru Shashō" (ある車掌, "A Train Conducter") | 4:20 |
13. | "Stranger" (hidden track) | 2:22 |
Total length: | 50:20 |
Charts
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Year-end charts[edit]
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Certifications
[edit]Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Japan (RIAJ)[13] | Gold | 110,677[7] |
Release history
[edit]Region | Date | Format | Label | Catalogue code | Ref. |
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Japan | 1 May 2013 | CD | Speedstar Records | VICL-63996 | [1] |
18 May 2013 | rental CD | VICL-63996R | [14] | ||
Taiwan | 31 May 2013 | CD | Rock Records | GUT2422 | [15] |
Japan | 5 February 2014 | Vinyl | Speedstar Records | VIJL-60132 | [16] |
Various | June 23, 2015 | Digital download | — | [17][18] | |
August 30, 2019 | Streaming | — | [19][18] | ||
South Korea | J-Box Entertainment | — | [20] |
References
[edit]- ^ a b "星野 源 / Stranger" [Gen Hoshino / Stranger]. CDJournal (in Japanese). Retrieved 27 May 2024.
- ^ "Hoshino Gen announces his hiatus due to subarachnoid hemorrhage".
- ^ "Stranger | 星野源".
- ^ "星野源のシングル売上ランキング".
- ^ "Stranger" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved 27 May 2024.
- ^ "Billboard Japan Top Albums Sales - 2013/05/08". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). 8 May 2013. Retrieved 27 May 2024.
- ^ a b "Stranger" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved 27 May 2024 – via the You Taiju service.
- ^ "Billboard Japan Hot Albums - 2017/01/04". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). 4 January 2017. Retrieved 27 May 2024.
- ^ "G-Music Charts – Week of 24 February 2017 to 2 March 2017" (in Chinese). G-Music. Archived from the original on 5 March 2017. Retrieved 27 May 2024.
- ^ "アルバム年間100 - 2013年付" [Yearly Top 100 Albums - 2013] (in Japanese). Oricon. 2018. Retrieved 27 May 2024 – via the You Taiju service.
- ^ "Billboard Japan Top Albums Sales - 2013". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). 2013. Retrieved 27 May 2024.
- ^ "Billboard Japan Hot Albums - 2017". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). 2017. Retrieved 27 May 2024.
- ^ "Japanese album certifications – 星野 源 – Stranger" (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. Select 2017年01月 on the drop-down menu
- ^ "星野源 - Stranger (アルバム)" [Gen Hoshino - Stranger (Album)] (in Japanese). DMM.com. Retrieved 27 May 2024.
- ^ "星野源 / Stranger" [Gen Hoshino / Stranger] (in Chinese). Books.com.tw. Retrieved 27 May 2024.
- ^ "星野源 - Stranger" [Gen Hoshino - Stranger (Album)] (in Japanese). Victor Entertainment. Retrieved 27 May 2024.
- ^ "星野 源, 最新シングル「Sun」など全楽曲を一斉配信" [Gen Hoshino Releases Entire Discography for Online Distribution, Including New Single "Sun"]. CDJournal (in Japanese). 23 June 2015. Retrieved 27 May 2024.
- ^ a b Citations regarding the digital release of Stranger:
- "Stranger – Album by Gen Hoshino". Apple Music US. Retrieved 27 May 2024.
- "Stranger – 星野源のアルバム" [Stranger – Album by Gen Hoshino] (in Japanese). Apple Music Japan. Retrieved 27 May 2024.
- "Stranger – 星野源的專輯" [Stranger – Album by Gen Hoshino] (in Chinese). Apple Music Taiwan. Retrieved 27 May 2024.
- ^ "星野源, 全楽曲ストリーミング解禁" [Gen Hoshino Releases Entire Discography for Streaming]. Billboard Japan (in Japanese). 30 August 2019. Retrieved 27 May 2024.
- ^ "Stranger" (in Korean). Bugs!. Retrieved 27 May 2024.
External links
[edit]- Stranger on Gen Hoshino's official website