Sun (Gen Hoshino song)

"Sun"
Single by Gen Hoshino
from the album Yellow Dancer
Language	Japanese
B-side	"Moon Sick" "Ichi Ni San" "Madmen"
Released	May 27, 2015 (2015-05-27)
Genre	J-pop rock[1]
Length	4:03
Label	Speedstar
Songwriter(s)	Gen Hoshino
Producer(s)	Gen Hoshino
Gen Hoshino singles chronology
"Crazy Crazy" / "Sakura no Mori" (2014) "Sun" (2015) "Koi" (2016)
Music video
"Sun" (Official Video) on YouTube

"Sun" (Japanese pronunciation: [saꜜɴ]) is a song by Japanese musician Gen Hoshino from his fourth studio album, Yellow Dancer (2015). It was released through Speedstar Records on May 27, 2015, as Hoshino's eighth single overall. Self-produced and written by Hoshino for the television series Kokoro ga Pokitto ne  [ja], it is a lively J-pop song that draws influences from African-American genres, such as disco and soul, and is particularly inspired by Michael Jackson. Hoshino wrote its lyrics to not have much meaning, wishing for the song to excite people into having fun by simply listening.

Upon release, "Sun" reached No. 2 on Oricon's Japanese Singles Chart and took the first spot on several streaming services. It continued to chart through 2017, reaching No. 2 on the Billboard Japan Hot 100 in January 2016, and was certified by the Recording Industry Association of Japan for 850,000 sales and 50,000,000 streams. The song's music video, directed by Kazuaki Seki [ja], choreographed by Mikiko, and starring Hoshino and six similar-looking girls, was the Best Male Video at the 2015 MTV Video Music Awards Japan. "Sun" received positive reception from critics and was Hoshino's most performed song in its year of release.