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| Single by Gen Hoshino | ||||
| Language | Japanese | |||
| B-side | "Dust" | |||
| Released | May 8, 2013 | |||
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| Length | 4:42 | |||
| Label | Speedstar | |||
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| "Gag" (Official Video) on YouTube | ||||
"Gag" (Japanese: ギャグ, Hepburn: Gyagu, lit. "Gag" as in visual gag) (Japanese pronunciation: [ɡʲaꜜgɯ]) is a song by Japanese singer-songwriter and musician Gen Hoshino. It was released by Speedstar Records on May 8, 2013, as Hoshino's fifth single. The song was arranged by Seiji Kameda, marking Hoshino's only single to not be self-arranged. A swingy rock and pop song with rock and roll composition, Hoshino wrote "Gag" for the 2013 film adaption of the comedy manga Saint Young Men (2006–), starring Hoshino as the Buddha.
The song was received positively by music critics upon release, who commented on the composition, the participating musicians, the B-side "Dust", and its cover art. For the cover, it was a runner-up for the Grand Prix at the 2014 Music Jacket Awards. "Gag" reached number four on the Oricon Singles Chart and number eight on Billboard Japan's Hot 100, ending as the 17th best-selling single of May 2013. The music video to the song, self-directed and edited by Hoshino using materials from Saint Young Men, was released to YouTube the same day as the single.