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"Fushigi"
The cover art to "Fushigi" / "Create". It features Hoshino in a light green button-up shirt above a dawn background. A transparent light purple, like that of the clouds in the background, partly cover the screen from right to left.
Double A-side cover
Single by Gen Hoshino
LanguageJapanese
A-side"Create" (double A-side)
B-side
  • "Tomato"
  • "Dancing on the Inside" (New Year's Eve)
ReleasedApril 27, 2021 (2021-04-27)
GenreJ-pop
Length4:50
LabelSpeedstar
Songwriter(s)Gen Hoshino
Producer(s)Gen Hoshino
Gen Hoshino singles chronology
"Halfway"
(2020) 		"Fushigi" / "Create"
(2021) 		"Cube"
(2021)
Music video
"Fushigi" on YouTube
Alternative cover
Digital single cover

"Fushigi" (不思議, lit. 'Miracle') is a song by Japanese singer-songwriter and musician Gen Hoshino.

Background and release

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Gen Hoshino's early career consisted of acoustic-centered records. From his third album Stranger (2013), he began to incorporate greater use of synthesizers and string arrangements,[1] but continued to compose songs with the guitar.[2] Around the start of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, Hoshino sought to upgrade his composition style. He found time in quarantine to practice using digital audio workstations (DAW) and keyboard,[3] aided by drummer and producer Mabanua, who gave Hoshino a lecture on digital music composition over a phone call.[4] This resulted in the singles "Halfway" (2020) and "Create" (2021),[3][5] the latter co-arranged by Mabanua.[6]

On March 30, 2021, it was announced that Hoshino would perform the theme song to the television drama series Why I Dress Up for Love  [ja].[7] Further details about the song were withheld until the show's premiere, when its title—"Fushigi"—was revealed alongside a slated release date.[8] Hoshino first heard about the show from director Ayuko Tsukahara [ja] while starring on MIU404  [ja], where he also acquainted with producer Junko Arai [ja]. Later, when invited to write its theme song, Hoshino joined the staff at a briefing. Arai told him to create a "very touching love song" and continued, "This Thursday will be kyun (lit. 'a heartthrob')".[7][9] Hoshino both wrote and produced "Fushigi", and he co-arranged it with Mabanua.[10] Like how "Create" explored the meaning of creation to Hoshino, "Fushigi" is his interpretation of love. He chose fushigi (lit. 'miracle', 'strange', or 'mysterious') as the title due to the strange nature of love, according to Hoshino.[9]

"Fushigi" was released by Speedstar Records as a digital single on April 27, 2021.

Composition and lyrics

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Reception

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Promotion

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Track listing

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All tracks are written by Gen Hoshino.

Credits and personnel

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Credits adapted from "Fushigi" on Hoshino's official website[10]

Instruments
Production
  • Gen Hoshino – songwriting, production, arrangement, background vocal arrangement, programming
  • Mabanua – co-arrangement, programming
  • Ryosuke Nagaoka – background vocal arrangement
  • Naoyuki Honzawa – analog synth manipulation
  • Shojiro Watanabe – mix, recording
  • Shigeharu Nakauchi – recording
  • Shu Saida – recording assistance
  • Ro Heikun – recording assistance
  • Takahiro Uchida  – mastering
Location
  • Mastered at Flair Mastering Works, Tokyo 2021

Charts

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Certifications

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Certifications for "Fushigi"
Region Certification Certified units/sales
Japan (RIAJ)[17]
Physical sales
"Fushigi" / "Create" 		Gold 100,000^
Streaming
Japan (RIAJ)[18] Platinum 100,000,000†

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.
† Streaming-only figures based on certification alone.

References

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  1. ^ Kuroda, Takanori (January 14, 2017). "星野源の音楽はなぜ'キャッチーでマニアック'なのか?「ひらめき」から「恋」まで楽曲分析" [How Gen Hoshino's Music Captures a Catchy Mania — Dissecting His Songs from "Hirameki" to "Koi"]. Real Sound (in Japanese). Retrieved December 10, 2024.
  2. ^ Hoshino, Gen (June 23, 2021). "星野源、これまでとは違う音楽の地平へ 「創造」と「不思議」で語る'新しい星野源'" [Gen Hoshino Heads Towards a New Field of Music — The 'New Gen Hoshino' on "Create" and "Fushigi"]. Real Sound [ja] (Interview) (in Japanese). Interviewed by Takahashi, Yoshiaki. Retrieved December 14, 2024.
  3. ^ a b Hoshino, Gen (September 8, 2023). Takimoto, Daisuke (ed.). "星野源が語る'対話からの創造'と、Netflix「LIGHTHOUSE」で挑んだ新たな曲づくりのかたち" [Gen Hoshino Talks "Creating from Conversation" and New Writing Style Tackled on Netflix's Lighthouse]. Wired Japan (Interview) (in Japanese). Interviewed by Hasegawa, Tomoko. Retrieved December 10, 2024.
  4. ^ Ogihara, Azusa (June 26, 2020). "星野源、「折り合い」という言葉と音楽に表れた'今'に対するリアルな思い　ソロデビュー10周年SP『ANN』を受けて" [Gen Hoshino's Real Thoughts on the Word Called 'Compromise' and the 'Present' Within Music — Response to the Solo Debut 10th Anniversary Special on ANN]. Real Sound. Retrieved December 14, 2024.
  5. ^ "星野源、コロナ禍で生まれたラブソング「折り合い」配信&MV公開" [Gen Hoshino Releases New Song "Halfway" for Streaming and Music Video, A Love Song Born in the Corona Pandemic]. Billboard Japan (in Japanese). June 19, 2020. Retrieved December 15, 2024.
  6. ^ "Create". HoshinoGen.com (in Japanese). n.d. Retrieved December 15, 2024.
  7. ^ a b "星野 源、川口春奈主演ドラマ『着飾る恋には理由があって』主題歌に新曲を書き下ろし" [Gen Hoshino Is Writing the Theme Song to Haruna Kawaguchi Lead Role Drama Why I Dress Up for Love]. Rockin'On Japan (in Japanese). March 30, 2021. Retrieved December 15, 2024.
  8. ^ "星野源、ドラマ『着飾る恋には理由があって』主題歌「不思議」解禁＆配信リリース決定" [Gen Hoshino's "Fushigi" Unveiled in Why I Dress Up For Love, Song Announced for Streaming Release]. Billboard Japan (in Japanese). April 20, 2021. Retrieved December 16, 2024.
  9. ^ a b Hoshino, Gen (June 28, 2021). "星野源、新曲『不思議』で'初めて'自分なりのラブソングを正面から表現" [Gen Hoshino Expresses His Meaning of a Love Song for the First Time on New Song "Fushigi"] (Interview) (in Japanese). Interviewed by Okamura, Momoe. Oricon. Retrieved December 16, 2024.
  10. ^ a b "Fushigi". HoshinoGen.com (in Japanese). n.d. Retrieved December 6, 2024.
  11. ^ "星野源 — 不思議/創造 [CD+DVD] <初回限定'宴会'盤>" [Gen Hoshino — "Fushigi" / "Create" (CD+DVD) (First Press "Party" Edition)] (in Japanese). Tower Records Japan. n.d. Retrieved December 17, 2024.
  12. ^ "星野源 — 不思議/創造 [CD+DVD] <初回限定'感謝'盤>" [Gen Hoshino — "Fushigi" / "Create" (CD+DVD) (First Press "Gratitude" Edition)] (in Japanese). Tower Records Japan. n.d. Retrieved December 17, 2024.
  13. ^ "Gen Hoshino Chart History (Global Excl. US)". Billboard (in Japanese). n.d. Retrieved December 7, 2024.
  14. ^ "Gen Hoshino Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). n.d. Retrieved December 7, 2024. Select Hot 100 on the dropdown menu under 週間チャート
  15. ^ "合算シングル週間50 — 2021年05月10日付" [Weekly Combined Singles Top 50 — May 10, 2021] (in Japanese). Oricon. May 10, 2021. Archived from the original on May 5, 2021. Retrieved September 3, 2024.
  16. ^ "Billboard Japan Hot 100 Year End — 2021". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). 2021. Retrieved December 7, 2024.
  17. ^ "Japanese single certifications – 星野 源 – 不思議/創造" (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. Select 2021年6月 on the drop-down menu
  18. ^ "Japanese single streaming certifications – 星野 源 – 不思議" (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. Select 2023年1月 on the drop-down menu
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