Pop Virus

Pop Virus
Studio album by
Gen Hoshino
ReleasedDecember 19, 2018 (2018-12-19)
GenreJ-pop
Length55:37
LabelVictor Entertainment
Gen Hoshino chronology
Yellow Dancer
(2015)		 Pop Virus
(2018)		 Same Thing
(2019)
Singles from Pop Virus
  1. "Koi"
    Released: October 5, 2016
  2. "Family Song"
    Released: August 16, 2017
  3. "Idea"
    Released: August 20, 2018

Pop Virus (Japanese pronunciation: [poppɯ wiꜜɾɯsɯ]) is the fifth studio album by Gen Hoshino, released in 2018.

The first track of the album, also named "Pop Virus", is playable in the 2019 video game Death Stranding.

Track listing

All music is composed by Gen Hoshino.

No.TitleLength
1."Pop Virus" 
2."Koi" (恋 "Love") 
3."Get a Feel" 
4."Hada" (肌 "Skin") 
5."Pair Dancer" 
6."Present" 
7."Dead Leaf" 
8."KIDS" 
9."Continues" 
10."Sapiens" 
11."Idea" 
12."Family Song" 
13."Nothing" 
14."Hello Song" 

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2019) Peak
position
Japanese Albums (Oricon) 1

Year-end charts

Chart (2019) Position
Japanese Albums (Oricon) 4

Accolades

YearCeremonyAwardResult
2019CD Shop AwardsGrand PrixWon
Space Shower Music AwardsAlbum of the YearWon
MTV VMAJBest Album of the YearWon

References

  1. ↑ "星野源が3年ぶりアルバム「POP VIRUS」発表、5大ドームツアーも決定".
  2. ↑ "年間　アルバムランキング 2019年度". Oricon. Retrieved February 17, 2021.