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| artist = [[Gen Hoshino]]
| artist = [[Gen Hoshino]]
| album = [[Pop Virus]]
| album = [[Pop Virus]]
| B-side = {{plainlist|
| B-side =
*"Drinking Dance"
*"Drinking Dance"
*"Continues"
*"[[Continues]]"
*"Amaoto"}}
*"Amaoto" (House ver.)
| released = {{Start date|df=y|2016|10|5}}
| released = {{Start date|df=y|2016|10|5}}
| recorded = 2016
| recorded = 2016
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* [[J-pop]]
* [[J-pop]]
* [[Soul music|soul]]
* [[Soul music|soul]]
* [[Dance music|dance]]}}
* [[smooth jazz]]}}
| length =
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| label = {{hlist|[[Victor Entertainment]]|Speedstar Records}}
| label = {{hlist|[[Victor Entertainment|Victor]]|Speedstar}}
| writer = Gen Hoshino
| writer = Gen Hoshino
| producer = Gen Hoshino
| producer = Gen Hoshino
| prev_title = Sun
| prev_title = [[Sun (Gen Hoshino song)|Sun]]
| prev_year = 2015
| prev_year = 2015
| next_title = Family Song
| next_title = Family Song
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| misc = {{External music video|{{YouTube|jhOVibLEDhA|"Koi"}}}}
| misc = {{External music video|{{YouTube|jhOVibLEDhA|"Koi"}}}}
}}
}}
{{Nihongo|"'''Koi'''"|恋||lit. "Love"}} is a song by Japanese singer-songwriter [[Gen Hoshino]]. It was released on 5 October 2016 through [[Victor Entertainment]] and Speedstar Records as Hoshino's ninth single, and served as the theme song for the [[Tokyo Broadcasting System Television|TBS]] [[Japanese television drama|television series]] ''[[Nigeru wa Haji da ga Yaku ni Tatsu|The Full-Time Wife Escapist]]'', in which he starred alongside [[Yui Aragaki]].
{{Nihongo|"'''Koi'''"|恋||lit. "Love"}} ({{IPA|ja|koꜜi}}) is a song by Japanese singer-songwriter [[Gen Hoshino]]. It was released on 5 October 2016 through [[Victor Entertainment]] and Speedstar Records as Hoshino's ninth single, and served as the theme song for the [[Tokyo Broadcasting System Television|TBS]] [[Japanese television drama|television series]] ''[[Nigeru wa Haji da ga Yaku ni Tatsu|The Full-Time Wife Escapist]]'', in which he starred alongside [[Yui Aragaki]].

==Commercial performance==


"Koi" was a commercial success in Japan. The single debuted at number two on the [[Oricon Singles Chart]] and the ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' [[Japan Hot 100]] chart, before peaking at [[List of Hot 100 number-one singles of 2016 (Japan)|number one]] on the Japan Hot 100 the week after,<ref name="billboard">{{cite web|url= http://www.billboard-japan.com/charts/detail?a=hot100&year=2016&month=10&day=24|title= Billboard Japan Hot 100 2016/10/24|work= billboard-japan.com|publisher= Billboard Japan|language= Japanese|accessdate=20 December 2016}}</ref> becoming Hoshino's first number one song on the Japan Hot 100 chart. Since then, it has topped the chart for a total of 11 non-consecutive weeks and has spent 136 weeks on the chart {{as of|2021|2|lc=y}},<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.billboard-japan.com/artists/detail/82529 | title= Gen Hoshino on Billboard Japan |accessdate= 24 December 2018 | publisher= [[Billboard Japan]] | language= Japanese}}</ref> making it the song with [[Billboard Japan Hot 100#Songs with most weeks at number one|most weeks at number one]] and the ninth for [[Billboard Japan Hot 100#Songs with most weeks on the chart|most weeks on the chart]]. It won Song of the Year by Download at the 31st [[Japan Gold Disc Award]], and topped the [[Japan's Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 2017|Japan Hot 100-year-end list]] in 2017. The CD single has been certified [[Recording Industry Association of Japan#Certification awards|Platinum]] by the [[Recording Industry Association of Japan]] (RIAJ), while the song has been certified [[Recording Industry Association of Japan#Digital certifications|Million]]. Overall, it has sold over 2.3&nbsp;million copies in Japan.
"Koi" was a commercial success in Japan. The single debuted at number two on the [[Oricon Singles Chart]] and the ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' [[Japan Hot 100]] chart, before peaking at [[List of Hot 100 number-one singles of 2016 (Japan)|number one]] on the Japan Hot 100 the week after,<ref name="billboard">{{cite web|url= http://www.billboard-japan.com/charts/detail?a=hot100&year=2016&month=10&day=24|title= Billboard Japan Hot 100 2016/10/24|work= billboard-japan.com|publisher= Billboard Japan|language= Japanese|accessdate=20 December 2016}}</ref> becoming Hoshino's first number one song on the Japan Hot 100 chart. Since then, it has topped the chart for a total of 11 non-consecutive weeks and has spent 136 weeks on the chart {{as of|2021|2|lc=y}},<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.billboard-japan.com/artists/detail/82529 | title= Gen Hoshino on Billboard Japan |accessdate= 24 December 2018 | publisher= [[Billboard Japan]] | language= Japanese}}</ref> making it the song with [[Billboard Japan Hot 100#Songs with most weeks at number one|most weeks at number one]] and the ninth for [[Billboard Japan Hot 100#Songs with most weeks on the chart|most weeks on the chart]]. It won Song of the Year by Download at the 31st [[Japan Gold Disc Award]], and topped the [[Japan's Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 2017|Japan Hot 100-year-end list]] in 2017. The CD single has been certified [[Recording Industry Association of Japan#Certification awards|Platinum]] by the [[Recording Industry Association of Japan]] (RIAJ), while the song has been certified [[Recording Industry Association of Japan#Digital certifications|Million]]. Overall, it has sold over 2.3&nbsp;million copies in Japan.


==Music video==
The accompanying music video, styled in black, white, and yellow and directed by Kazuaki Seki, features Hoshino and [[Elevenplay]] dancers performing a series of dance moves, dubbed the "Koi Dance", as choreographed by [[Perfume]] choreographer, [[Mikiko Mizuno]]. Performed by ''The Full-Time Wife Escapist'' cast at the end of every episode, the dance became popular in Japan and has since been widely covered on YouTube and social media.<ref>{{cite web | title=New 'Love Dance' takes Japan by storm, thanks to a Japanese drama and a handsome J-Pop star | url=https://japantoday.com/category/features/new-love-dance-takes-japan-by-storm-thanks-to-a-japanese-drama-and-a-handsome-j-pop-star | website=Japan Today | publisher=GPlus Media Co. Ltd |accessdate=26 December 2018}}</ref> To date, the music video has been viewed over 200 million times on YouTube.

The accompanying music video, styled in black, white, and yellow and directed by Kazuaki Seki, features Hoshino and [[Elevenplay]] dancers performing a series of dance moves, dubbed the "Koi Dance", as choreographed by [[Perfume (Japanese band)|Perfume]] choreographer, [[Mikiko Mizuno]]. Performed by ''The Full-Time Wife Escapist'' cast at the end of every episode, the dance became popular in Japan and has since been widely covered on YouTube and social media.<ref>{{cite web | title=New 'Love Dance' takes Japan by storm, thanks to a Japanese drama and a handsome J-Pop star | url=https://japantoday.com/category/features/new-love-dance-takes-japan-by-storm-thanks-to-a-japanese-drama-and-a-handsome-j-pop-star | website=Japan Today | date=9 December 2016 | publisher=GPlus Media Co. Ltd |accessdate=26 December 2018}}</ref> To date, the music video has been viewed over 280 million times on [[YouTube]].<ref>{{Citation|title=星野源 – 恋 (Official Video)| date=20 September 2016 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jhOVibLEDhA|language=en|access-date=2022-02-05}}</ref>


==Track listing==
==Track listing==
{{track listing
{{tracklist
| headline = CD, digital download<ref name="oricon">{{cite web|url= http://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/324291/products/1197993/1/|title= 恋|work= Oricon Style|publisher= [[Oricon]]|language= Japanese|accessdate= 20 December 2016}}</ref><ref name="itunes">{{cite web|url= https://itunes.apple.com/jp/album/koi-ep/1156375337|title= Koi – EP by Gen Hoshino |date= 5 October 2016 | publisher=iTunes Store | location=Japan | accessdate=24 December 2018}}</ref>
| collapsed =
| headline = CD, digital download<ref name="oricon">{{cite web|url= http://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/324291/products/1197993/1/|title= 恋|work= Oricon Style|publisher= [[Oricon]]|language= Japanese|accessdate= 20 December 2016}}</ref><ref name="itunes">{{cite web|url= https://itunes.apple.com/jp/album/koi-ep/1156375337|title= Koi – EP by Gen Hoshino | publisher=iTunes Store | location=Japan | accessdate=24 December 2018}}</ref>
| total_length = 16:20
| total_length = 16:20
| all_writing = Gen Hoshino
| all_writing = Gen Hoshino
| title1 = Koi
| title1 = Koi
| note1 = 恋, Love
| note1 = {{lang|ja|}}
| length1 = 4:13
| length1 = 4:13
| title2 = Drinking Dance
| title2 = Drinking Dance
| note2 =
| note2 =
| length2 = 3:40
| length2 = 3:40
| title3 = Continues
| title3 = [[Continues]]
| note3 =
| note3 =
| length3 = 4:26
| length3 = 4:26
| title4 = Amaoto (House ver.)
| title4 = Amaoto
| note4 = 雨音, Rain Sound
| note4 = {{lang|ja|雨音}}; House version
| length4 = 4:01
| length4 = 4:01
}}
}}
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| headline = Limited edition DVD "Koi Video"
| headline = Limited edition DVD "Koi Video"
| total_length = 63:00
| total_length = 63:00
| title1 = Special Program "Nise Akira, [[Ishigaki Island|Ishigakijima]] e Iku"
| collapsed = yes

| title1 = Special Program "Nise Akira, [[Ishigaki Island|Ishigakijima]] he Iku"
| length1 =
| length1 =
| title2 = Metrock 2016 Live Footage
| title2 = Metrock 2016 Live Footage
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}}
}}


==Charts and sales==
==Charts==
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!scope="row"|[[Japan Hot 100]] (''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'')<ref name="billboard"/>
!scope="row"|[[Japan Hot 100]] (''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'')<ref name="billboard"/>
| 1
| 1
|-
!scope="row"|Japan Radio Songs (''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'')<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.billboard-japan.com/charts/detail?a=radio_songs&year=2016&month=10&day=17|title= Billboard Japan Radio Songs 17 October 2016 |accessdate= 20 December 2016 | publisher= [[Billboard Japan]]|language= Japanese}}</ref>
| 1
|-
!scope="row"|Japan Top Singles Sales (''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'')<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.billboard-japan.com/charts/detail?a=sales&year=2016&month=10&day=17|title= Billboard Japan Top Singles Sales 17 October 2016 |accessdate= 20 December 2016 | publisher= [[Billboard Japan]]|language= Japanese}}</ref>
| 2
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!scope="row"|[[Oricon Singles Chart|Japan Singles Chart]] ([[Oricon]])<ref name="oricon"/>
!scope="row"|[[Oricon Singles Chart|Japan Singles Chart]] ([[Oricon]])<ref name="oricon"/>
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| 19
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|}
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===Year-end charts===
===Year-end charts===
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!scope="row"|Japan Hot 100 (''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'')<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.billboard-japan.com/charts/detail?a=hot100_year&year=2016|title= Billboard Japan Hot 100 2016 |accessdate= 20 December 2016 | publisher= [[Billboard Japan]]|language= Japanese}}</ref>
!scope="row"|Japan Hot 100 (''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'')<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.billboard-japan.com/charts/detail?a=hot100_year&year=2016|title= Billboard Japan Hot 100 2016 |accessdate= 20 December 2016 | publisher= [[Billboard Japan]]|language= Japanese}}</ref>
| 3
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|-
!scope="row"|Japan Radio Songs (''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'')<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.billboard-japan.com/charts/detail?a=top_airplay_year&year=2016|title= Billboard Japan Radio Songs 2016 |access-date= 20 December 2016 | publisher= [[Billboard Japan]]|language= Japanese|url-status= dead|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20161220101533/http://www.billboard-japan.com/charts/detail?a=top_airplay_year&year=2016|archive-date= 20 December 2016 |df= }}</ref>
| 2
|-
!scope="row"|Japan Top Singles Sales (''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'')<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.billboard-japan.com/charts/detail?a=sales_year&year=2016|title= Billboard Japan Top Singles Sales 2016 | accessdate= 20 December 2016 | publisher= [[Billboard Japan]]|language= Japanese}}</ref>
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!scope="row"|Japan Singles Chart ([[Oricon]])<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/js/y/2016/p/4/ | title= オリコン年間 シングルランキング 2016年度 31~40位 | accessdate= 23 December 2018 | publisher= Oricon News |language= Japanese}}</ref>
!scope="row"|Japan Singles Chart ([[Oricon]])<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/js/y/2016/p/4/ | title= オリコン年間 シングルランキング 2016年度 31~40位 | accessdate= 23 December 2018 | publisher= Oricon News |language= Japanese}}</ref>
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!scope="row"|Japan Hot 100 (''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'')<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.billboard-japan.com/charts/detail?a=hot100_year&year=2017 |title= Billboard Japan Hot 100 Year End 2017 |accessdate= 23 December 2018 | publisher= [[Billboard Japan]]|language= Japanese}}</ref>
!scope="row"|Japan Hot 100 (''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'')<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.billboard-japan.com/charts/detail?a=hot100_year&year=2017 |title= Billboard Japan Hot 100 Year End 2017 |accessdate= 23 December 2018 | publisher= [[Billboard Japan]]|language= Japanese}}</ref>
| 1
| 1
|-
!scope="row"|Japan Top Download Songs (''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'')<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.billboard-japan.com/charts/detail?a=dlsongs_year&year=2017 | title= Billboard Japan Top Download Songs Year End 2017 |accessdate= 23 December 2018 | publisher= [[Billboard Japan]]|language= Japanese}}</ref>
| 1
|-
!scope="row"|Japan Top Singles Sales (''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'')<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.billboard-japan.com/charts/detail?a=sales_year&year=2017 | title= Billboard Japan Top Singles Sales Year End 2017 | accessdate= 23 December 2018 | publisher= [[Billboard Japan]]|language= Japanese}}</ref>
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!scope="row"|Japan Singles Chart ([[Oricon]])<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/js/y/2017/p/5/ | title= オリコン年間 シングルランキング 2017年度 41~50位 | accessdate= 23 December 2018 | publisher= Oricon News |language= Japanese}}</ref>
!scope="row"|Japan Singles Chart ([[Oricon]])<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/js/y/2017/p/5/ | title= オリコン年間 シングルランキング 2017年度 41~50位 | accessdate= 23 December 2018 | publisher= Oricon News |language= Japanese}}</ref>
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!scope="row"|Japan Hot 100 (''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'')<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.billboard-japan.com/charts/detail?a=hot100_year&year=2018 | title= Billboard Japan Hot 100 Year End 2018 |accessdate= 23 December 2018 | publisher= [[Billboard Japan]]|language= Japanese}}</ref>
!scope="row"|Japan Hot 100 (''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'')<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.billboard-japan.com/charts/detail?a=hot100_year&year=2018 | title= Billboard Japan Hot 100 Year End 2018 |accessdate= 23 December 2018 | publisher= [[Billboard Japan]]|language= Japanese}}</ref>
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!scope="row"|Japan Top Download Songs (''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'')<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.billboard-japan.com/charts/detail?a=dlsongs_year&year=2018 | title= Billboard Japan Top Download Songs Year End 2018 |accessdate= 23 December 2018 | publisher= [[Billboard Japan]]|language= Japanese}}</ref>
| 38
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!scope="row"|Japan Digital Songs Chart ([[Oricon]])<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.oricon.co.jp/confidence/special/52269/ | title= 【オリコン年間デジタルランキング 2018】米津玄師がシングル首位、『グレイテスト・ショーマン』がアルバム首位 | accessdate= 24 December 2018 | publisher= Oricon News | language= Japanese}}</ref>
!scope="row"|Japan Digital Songs Chart ([[Oricon]])<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.oricon.co.jp/confidence/special/52269/ | title= 【オリコン年間デジタルランキング 2018】米津玄師がシングル首位、『グレイテスト・ショーマン』がアルバム首位 | accessdate= 24 December 2018 | publisher= Oricon News | language= Japanese}}</ref>
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===All-time charts===
{{col-2}}
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
! scope="col"| Chart (2008–2022)
! scope="col"| Position
|-
! scope="row"| Japan (Japan Hot 100)<ref>{{cite news |title="JAPAN HOT 100"15周年を記念したオールタイムTOP50発表 1位は米津玄師「Lemon」 |url=https://www.billboard-japan.com/d_news/detail/122903/2 |access-date=December 30, 2023 |work=[[Billboard Japan]] |date=March 31, 2023 |language=ja}}</ref>
| 5
|}
{{col-end}}


===Sales and certifications===
==Sales and certifications==
{{Certification Table Top}}
{{Certification Table Top}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Japan|note=physical sales|artist=Hoshino Gen|title=Koi|relyear=2016|certyear=2016|certmonth=12|award=Platinum|salesamount=318,017|salesref=<ref name="sales">{{cite web | title=オリコンランキング情報サービス「you大樹」 | trans-title=Oricon Ranking Information Service 'You Big Tree' | url=http://ranking.oricon.co.jp |language=Japanese | work=[[Oricon]] |url-access=subscription | accessdate=30 September 2014}}</ref>|accessdate=December 21, 2019|refname="riaj1"}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Japan|note=physical sales|artist=Hoshino Gen|title=Koi|relyear=2016|certyear=2016|certmonth=12|award=Platinum|salesamount=318,017|salesref=<ref name="sales">{{cite web | title=オリコンランキング情報サービス「you大樹」 | trans-title=Oricon Ranking Information Service 'You Big Tree' | url=http://ranking.oricon.co.jp |language=Japanese | work=[[Oricon]] |url-access=subscription | accessdate=30 September 2014}}</ref>|accessdate=December 21, 2019|refname="riaj1"}}
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{{Certification Table Entry|region=Japan|streamsonly=true|title=Koi|artist=Hoshino Gen|award=Silver|certyear=2020|certmonth=12|relyear=2016|accessdate=May 20, 2021|type=single}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Japan|streamsonly=true|title=Koi|artist=Hoshino Gen|award=Silver|certyear=2020|certmonth=12|relyear=2016|accessdate=May 20, 2021|type=single}}
{{Certification Table Bottom|noshipments=true|streamsonly=true}}
{{Certification Table Bottom|noshipments=true|streamsonly=true}}

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==Release history==
==Release history==
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| rowspan="2"| 5 October 2016
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| {{hlist|[[CD single|CD]]|digital download}}
| rowspan="2"| {{hlist|[[Victor Entertainment]]|Speedstar Records}}
| rowspan="2"| {{hlist|[[Victor Entertainment|Victor]]|Speedstar}}
|<ref name="oricon"/><ref name="itunes"/>
|<ref name="oricon"/><ref name="itunes"/>
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! scope="row"| Worldwide
! scope="row"| Worldwide
| Digital download
| Digital download
|<ref>{{cite web|url= https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/koi-ep/1156375337 | title= Koi – EP by Gen Hoshino | publisher=iTunes Store | location=United States | accessdate=24 December 2018}}</ref>
|<ref>{{cite web|url= https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/koi-ep/1156375337 | title= Koi – EP by Gen Hoshino | date= 5 October 2016 | publisher=iTunes Store | location=United States | accessdate=24 December 2018}}</ref>
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[[Category:Billboard Japan Hot 100 number-one singles]]
[[Category:Billboard Japan Hot 100 number-one singles]]
[[Category:Japanese television drama theme songs]]
[[Category:Japanese television drama theme songs]]
[[Category:Japanese-language songs]]
[[Category:Songs in Japanese]]
[[Category:LGBT-related songs]]
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Latest revision as of 22:43, 1 December 2024

"Koi"
Single by Gen Hoshino
from the album Pop Virus
B-side
  • "Drinking Dance"
  • "Continues"
  • "Amaoto" (House ver.)
Released5 October 2016 (2016-10-05)
Recorded2016
Genre
Label
Songwriter(s)Gen Hoshino
Producer(s)Gen Hoshino
Gen Hoshino singles chronology
"Sun"
(2015)
"Koi"
(2016)
"Family Song"
(2017)
Music video
"Koi" on YouTube

"Koi" (, lit. "Love") (Japanese pronunciation: [koꜜi]) is a song by Japanese singer-songwriter Gen Hoshino. It was released on 5 October 2016 through Victor Entertainment and Speedstar Records as Hoshino's ninth single, and served as the theme song for the TBS television series The Full-Time Wife Escapist, in which he starred alongside Yui Aragaki.

Commercial performance

[edit]

"Koi" was a commercial success in Japan. The single debuted at number two on the Oricon Singles Chart and the Billboard Japan Hot 100 chart, before peaking at number one on the Japan Hot 100 the week after,[1] becoming Hoshino's first number one song on the Japan Hot 100 chart. Since then, it has topped the chart for a total of 11 non-consecutive weeks and has spent 136 weeks on the chart as of February 2021,[2] making it the song with most weeks at number one and the ninth for most weeks on the chart. It won Song of the Year by Download at the 31st Japan Gold Disc Award, and topped the Japan Hot 100-year-end list in 2017. The CD single has been certified Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of Japan (RIAJ), while the song has been certified Million. Overall, it has sold over 2.3 million copies in Japan.

Music video

[edit]

The accompanying music video, styled in black, white, and yellow and directed by Kazuaki Seki, features Hoshino and Elevenplay dancers performing a series of dance moves, dubbed the "Koi Dance", as choreographed by Perfume choreographer, Mikiko Mizuno. Performed by The Full-Time Wife Escapist cast at the end of every episode, the dance became popular in Japan and has since been widely covered on YouTube and social media.[3] To date, the music video has been viewed over 280 million times on YouTube.[4]

Track listing

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All tracks are written by Gen Hoshino

CD, digital download[5][6]
No.TitleLength
1."Koi" ()4:13
2."Drinking Dance"3:40
3."Continues"4:26
4."Amaoto" (雨音; House version)4:01
Total length:16:20
Limited edition DVD "Koi Video"
No.TitleLength
1."Special Program "Nise Akira, Ishigakijima e Iku"" 
2."Metrock 2016 Live Footage" 
3."Commentary by Hoshino Gen and Friends" 
Total length:63:00

Charts

[edit]

Sales and certifications

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
Japan (RIAJ)[17]
physical sales
Platinum 318,017[16]
Japan (RIAJ)[18]
digital sales
2× Million 2,000,000*
Streaming
Japan (RIAJ)[19] Silver 30,000,000

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
Streaming-only figures based on certification alone.

Release history

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Country Date Format Label Ref.
Japan 5 October 2016
  • CD
  • digital download
[5][6]
Worldwide Digital download [20]

See also

[edit]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Billboard Japan Hot 100 2016/10/24". billboard-japan.com (in Japanese). Billboard Japan. Retrieved 20 December 2016.
  2. ^ "Gen Hoshino on Billboard Japan" (in Japanese). Billboard Japan. Retrieved 24 December 2018.
  3. ^ "New 'Love Dance' takes Japan by storm, thanks to a Japanese drama and a handsome J-Pop star". Japan Today. GPlus Media Co. Ltd. 9 December 2016. Retrieved 26 December 2018.
  4. ^ 星野源 – 恋 (Official Video), 20 September 2016, retrieved 5 February 2022
  5. ^ a b c "恋". Oricon Style (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved 20 December 2016.
  6. ^ a b "Koi – EP by Gen Hoshino". Japan: iTunes Store. 5 October 2016. Retrieved 24 December 2018.
  7. ^ "Streaming Songs 2019/09/16 付け".
  8. ^ "Billboard Japan Hot 100 2016" (in Japanese). Billboard Japan. Retrieved 20 December 2016.
  9. ^ "オリコン年間 シングルランキング 2016年度 31~40位" (in Japanese). Oricon News. Retrieved 23 December 2018.
  10. ^ "Billboard Japan Hot 100 Year End 2017" (in Japanese). Billboard Japan. Retrieved 23 December 2018.
  11. ^ "オリコン年間 シングルランキング 2017年度 41~50位" (in Japanese). Oricon News. Retrieved 23 December 2018.
  12. ^ "Billboard Japan Hot 100 Year End 2018" (in Japanese). Billboard Japan. Retrieved 23 December 2018.
  13. ^ "【オリコン年間デジタルランキング 2018】米津玄師がシングル首位、『グレイテスト・ショーマン』がアルバム首位" (in Japanese). Oricon News. Retrieved 24 December 2018.
  14. ^ "Billboard Japan Hot 100 Year End 2019" (in Japanese). Billboard Japan. Retrieved 23 December 2018.
  15. ^ ""JAPAN HOT 100"15周年を記念したオールタイムTOP50発表 1位は米津玄師「Lemon」". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). 31 March 2023. Retrieved 30 December 2023.
  16. ^ "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.
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