English Hoshino Gen’s “Family Song”: Why He Followed “Koi” With a Song About the Kitchen Table
Revisiting Hoshino Gen's 2017 single "Family Song" — the mid-tempo soul track he chose to follow the runaway hit "Koi."
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English Hoshino Gen’s ‘Koi’ at Ten: What’s Left After the Nigehaji Dance
Ten years on, Hoshino Gen's 'Koi' reads less as a viral hit and more as the one moment his whole musical life lined up in a single song.
English Hoshino Gen’s ‘Week End’ Revisited: The Quiet Blueprint That Made ‘Koi’ Possible
Ten years on, Hoshino Gen's 'Week End' from YELLOW DANCER reads less like a deep cut and more like the design draft for 'Koi'.
English Hoshino Gen’s ‘SUN’ at 10: the quiet turning point that made everything after it possible
Ten years on, Hoshino Gen's 'SUN' reads less like a summer hit and more like the blueprint for every pop song he'd write next.