Pop Virus (Japanese pronunciation: [poppɯ wiꜜɾɯsɯ]) is the fifth studio album by Gen Hoshino, released in 2018.[1]

Pop Virus
Studio album by
ReleasedDecember 19, 2018 (2018-12-19)
GenreJ-pop
Length55:37
LabelVictor Entertainment
Gen Hoshino chronology
Live Tour: Continues
(2018)
Pop Virus
(2018)
Dome Tour: Pop Virus at Tokyo Dome
(2019)
Singles from Pop Virus
  1. "Koi"
    Released: October 5, 2016
  2. "Family Song"
    Released: August 16, 2017
  3. "Idea"
    Released: August 20, 2018

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

Track listing

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All music is composed by Gen Hoshino

No.TitleLength
1."Pop Virus" 
2."Koi" ( "Love") 
3."Get a Feel" 
4."Hada" ( "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

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Weekly charts

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

Year-end charts

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Chart (2019) Position
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[2] 4

Accolades

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Year Ceremony Award Result
2019 CD Shop Awards Grand Prix Won
Space Shower Music Awards Album of the Year Won
MTV VMAJ Best Album of the Year Won

References

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  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.