Yellow Dancer

2015 studio album by Gen Hoshino
Yellow Dancer
Studio album by
Gen Hoshino
Released2 December 2015 (2015-12-02)
GenreJ-pop
Length56:27
LabelSpeedstar
Gen Hoshino chronology
Two Beat in Yokohama Arena
(2015) 		Yellow Dancer
(2015) 		Live Tour: Yellow Voyage
(2016)
Singles from Yellow Dancer
  1. "Why Don't You Play in Hell?"
    Released: 2 October 2013
  2. "Crazy Crazy" / "Sakura no Mori"
    Released: 11 June 2014
  3. "Sun"
    Released: 27 May 2015

Yellow Dancer (Japanese pronunciation: [ieɾoː daꜜɰ̃saː]) is the fourth studio album by Japanese singer-songwriter Gen Hoshino. It was released on 2 December 2015 in Japan on Speedstar Records. It reached the first place on the Oricon music charts[1] and was certified platinum by Recording Industry Association of Japan.[2]

The album was promoted by three singles – "Why Don't You Play in Hell?", serving as the title song for the Sion Sono movie of the same name,[3] double A-sided "Crazy Crazy" / "Sakura no Mori",[4] and "Sun" (theme song for the dorama Kokoro ga Pokitto ne).[5] All charted in the top 5 on the Oricon. Yellow Dancer was promoted with a national live tour, titled Yellow Voyage; the final show of the tour, performed at the Osaka-jō Hall, was released as the video album Live Tour: Yellow Voyage.

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Gen Hoshino; all music is composed by Gen Hoshino

No.TitleLength
1."Toki yo" (時よ "Time!")4:15
2."Week End"4:30
3."Sun"4:01
4."Miss You"4:55
5."Soul"3:49
6."Kuchizuke" (口づけ "Kiss")3:49
7."Why Don't You Play in Hell?" (地獄でなぜ悪い "Why is it bad in hell?")3:41
8."Nerd Strut (Instrumental)"1:20
9."Sakura no Mori" (桜の森 "Cherry blossom forest")5:10
10."Crazy Crazy"3:34
11."Snow Men"4:34
12."Down Town"3:51
13."Yoru" (夜 "Night")4:11
14."Friend Ship"4:42

Charts and sales

Weekly charts

Chart (2015) Peak
position
Japan Hot Albums (Billboard)[6] 1
Japan Top Albums Sales (Billboard)[7] 1
Japan Albums Chart (Oricon)[8] 1
Chart (2017) Peak
position
Taiwan East Asia Albums (G-Music)[9] 1

Year-end charts

Chart (2015) Position
Japan Albums Chart (Oricon)[10] 26
Chart (2016) Position
Japan Hot Albums (Billboard)[11] 6
Japan Top Albums Sales (Billboard)[12] 8
Japan Albums Chart (Oricon)[13] 32
Chart (2017) Position
Japan Hot Albums (Billboard)[14] 26
Japan Top Download Albums (Billboard)[15] 17
Japan Top Albums Sales (Billboard)[16] 73
Japan Albums Chart (Oricon)[17] 92
Japan Digital Albums Chart (Oricon)[18] 21
Taiwan East Asia Albums (G-Music)[19] 6
Chart (2018) Position
Japan Top Download Albums (Billboard)[20] 94


Sales and certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Japan (RIAJ)[21]
(physical) 		Platinum 341,757[22]
Japan (RIAJ)[23]
(digital) 		Gold 100,000*

* Sales figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ^ "YELLOW DANCER – 星野源". oricon.co.jp. Retrieved 18 February 2017.
  2. ^ "一般社団法人 日本レコード協会". riaj.or.jp. Retrieved 18 February 2017.
  3. ^ "地獄でなぜ悪い – 星野源". oricon.co.jp. Retrieved 18 February 2017.
  4. ^ "Crazy Crazy/桜の森 – 星野源". oricon.co.jp. Retrieved 18 February 2017.
  5. ^ "SUN – 星野源". oricon.co.jp. Retrieved 18 February 2017.
  6. ^ "Billboard Japan Hot Albums 2015/12/14 付け" (in Japanese). Billboard Japan. 14 December 2015. Retrieved 19 January 2019.
  7. ^ "Billboard Japan Top Albums Sales 2015/12/14 付け" (in Japanese). Billboard Japan. 14 December 2015. Retrieved 19 January 2019.
  8. ^ "Yellow Dancer (初回限定盤A)" (in Japanese). Oricon News. Retrieved 19 January 2019.
  9. ^ "G-Music Charts – Week January 20, 2017 to February 2, 2017" (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 5 February 2017.
  10. ^ "オリコン年間 アルバムランキング 2015年度 21～30位" (in Japanese). Oricon News. Retrieved 19 January 2019.
  11. ^ "Billboard Japan Hot Albums 2016" (in Japanese). Billboard Japan. Retrieved 19 January 2018.
  12. ^ "Billboard Japan Top Albums Sales 2016" (in Japanese). Billboard Japan. Retrieved 19 January 2018.
  13. ^ "オリコン年間 アルバムランキング 2016年度 31～40位" (in Japanese). Oricon News. Retrieved 19 January 2019.
  14. ^ "Billboard Japan Hot Albums 2017" (in Japanese). Billboard Japan. Retrieved 19 January 2018.
  15. ^ "Billboard Japan Top Download Albums 2017" (in Japanese). Billboard Japan. Retrieved 19 January 2018.
  16. ^ "Billboard Japan Top Albums Sales 2017" (in Japanese). Billboard Japan. Retrieved 19 January 2018.
  17. ^ "オリコン年間 アルバムランキング 2017年度 91～100位" (in Japanese). Oricon News. Retrieved 19 January 2019.
  18. ^ "年間デジタルアルバムランキング 1位～25位" (in Japanese). Oricon News. Retrieved 19 January 2019.
  19. ^ "G-Music 2017 Annual Sales Chart" (in Chinese). Archived from the original on 28 August 2018.
  20. ^ "Billboard Japan Top Download Albums 2018" (in Japanese). Billboard Japan. Retrieved 19 January 2018.
  21. ^ "ゴールドディスク認定" (in Japanese). RIAJ. Retrieved 8 April 2018.
  22. ^ "オリコンランキング情報サービス「you大樹」" [Oricon Ranking Information Service 'You Big Tree']. Oricon (in Japanese). Retrieved 30 September 2014.
  23. ^ "有料音楽配信認定" (in Japanese). RIAJ. Retrieved 8 April 2018.

External links

  • Yellow Dancer Special Page
  • v
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Studio albums
Extended plays
  • Lighthouse
Compilations
  • Gen Hoshino Singles Box: Gratitude
Video albums
Singles
Other songs
  • "Tokiyo"
  • "Week End"
  • "Odd Couple"
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