Since 2000, Hoshino has led the instrumental band Sakerock, where he plays marimba and guitar. They released over ten albums. As a solo artist, he debuted with his first album Baka no Uta on 23 June 2010. His first physical single, "Kudaranai no Naka ni" (number 17 on the Oricon charts), was released on 2 March 2011 and the subsequent singles: "Film", "Yume no Soto e", "Shiranai" (2012), and "Gag" (2013) all charted in the top 10. His second album, Episode, released on 28 September 2011, peaked at number 5, while his third album Stranger, released on 1 May 2013, at number 2 of Oricon. Since 2011, he's been co-hosting a program broadcasted via Ustream called Sake no Sakana (サケノサカナ) together with Ichirō Yamaguchi of Sakanaction.
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. He's set to play the lead character in Masahide Ichii's Blindly in Love (箱入り息子の恋 Hakoiri Musuko no Koi) (to be released on 8 June 2013) alongside Kaho, and star in the new Sion Sono film Why Don't You Play in Hell?, due to be released on 28 September 2013.
On 22 December 2012, Hoshino was diagnosed with subarachnoid hemorrhage and underwent surgery. He officially returned to public life on 28 February 2013 with his appearance at the Tokyo J-Wave Awards.
Official Website: http://www.hoshinogen.com/
Dust
星野源 Lyrics
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ああ 刻まれた思い出は 青と消えていく
ダストは空に 召されぬままに 近所に
ラ ララ ララ ラララ
切り捨てたもの 見捨てた煙 空気に
ラ ララ ララ ララララ
ああ 羽をつけて飛ぶのさ 光の中へと
ダストは空に 召されぬままに 近所に
ラ ララ ララ ラララ
切り捨てたもの 見果てた煙 空気に
ラ ララ ララ ララ
息を吸い込め
風を受け取れ
塵になる日まで
ダストは空に 召されぬままに 近所に
ラ ララ ララ ラララ
切り捨てたもの 舞い降る煙 空気に
ラ ララ ララ ララララ
愛してたもの 信じた日々が 近所に
ラ ララ ララ ララララ
The song "Dust" by Hoshino Gen talks about the inevitability of change and how memories eventually fade away. The act of throwing away garbage is used as an analogy for letting go of memories. The opening lines, "If I throw away the garbage, the memories buried beneath it will fade away as well", indicate that memories are like dust that accumulates and needs to be disposed of. The chorus, "Dust remains in the sky, in the neighborhood it wasn't summoned to / Cut-off things, abandoned smoke, in the air", refers to the transient nature of memories that are left behind, but never completely go away.
The second verse of the song, "People are the same, they fly with wings of fire / Into the light", suggests that people go through the same process of letting go and moving forward with a new flame. The lyrics, "Breathe in / Receive the wind / Until the day you become dust", indicate that life is a continuous cycle of inhaling new experiences and exhaling memories until we become dust ourselves.
The final chorus, "Things we loved, the days we believed in / Are in the neighborhood", suggests that even though memories are intangible, they have a physical presence that lingers even when we are no longer aware of them. Overall, the song highlights the importance of accepting change and the fleeting nature of memories.
Line by Line Meaning
ああ ゴミを捨てればそこに 積まれた
Oh, when you take out the garbage and leave it there, it accumulates
ああ 刻まれた思い出は 青と消えていく
Oh, the engraved memories fade away into the blue
ダストは空に 召されぬままに 近所に
The dust lingers in the neighborhood, unretrieved from the sky
ラ ララ ララ ラララ
La lara lara lalala
切り捨てたもの 見捨てた煙 空気に
Things I cut off, smoke I abandoned, mix with the air
ああ 人もそれは同じか 炎で
Oh, people are the same way, burning
ああ 羽をつけて飛ぶのさ 光の中へと
Oh, with wings, we fly towards the light
息を吸い込め
Take in a deep breath
風を受け取れ
Accept the wind
塵になる日まで
Until the day we become dust
切り捨てたもの 舞い降る煙 空気に
Things I cut off, smoke that dances down, mix with the air
愛してたもの 信じた日々が 近所に
The things I loved, the days I believed in, are in the neighborhood
ラ ララ ララ ララララ
La lara lara lalalala
Lyrics © O/B/O APRA AMCOS
Written by: Gen Hoshino
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