Comedy (song)
{{Infobox song
| name = Comedy
| cover = Comedy Gen Hoshino cover.jpg
| alt =
| type = single
| language = Japanese
| artist = Gen Hoshino
| album = Gen
| released = {{Start date|2022|04|08}}
| recorded =
| studio =
| genre = J-pop
| length = 3:51
| label = Speedstar
| writer =
- Gen Hoshino
- Mabanua
| producer = Gen Hoshino
| prev_title = Cube
| prev_year = 2021
| next_title = I Wanna Be Your Ghost
| next_year = 2022
| misc = {{Audio sample
| type = single
| file = Comedy Gen Hoshino sample.ogg
}}
{{External music video|{{YouTube|D_Oyplmhhv0|"Comedy"}}}}
}}
{{nihongo|"Comedy"|喜劇|Kigeki}} ({{IPA|ja|kiꜜgeki}}) is a song recorded by Japanese singer-songwriter Gen Hoshino from his sixth studio album, Gen (2025). It was released through Speedstar Records on April 8, 2022, and used as the ending theme song for the first season of the anime Spy × Family.{{cite web|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2022-03-17/spy-family-anime-video-reveals-previews-theme-songs/.183743|title=Spy×Family Anime's Video Reveals, Previews Theme Songs|last=Pineda|first=Rafael Antonio|publisher=Anime News Network|date=March 17, 2022|accessdate=June 11, 2022}} The song also appeared on Fortnite{{'s}} Soundwave Series.{{cite web|url=https://www.cgmagonline.com/news/how-to-watch-fortnites-concert-spy/|title=How to Watch 'Fortnite Soundwave Series' Concert, Spy X Family 's Gen Hoshino|last=Harripersad|first=Ridge|website=CGMagazine|date=June 5, 2022|accessdate=June 11, 2022}} With peak positions at number four on Japan Hot 100 and number 127 on Billboard Global 200, "Comedy" has been certified Gold by the Recording Industry Association of Japan for 100,000 digital sales and Platinum for 100,000,000 streams.
Background and release
On March 17, 2022, Spy × Family official website announced that Gen Hoshino will be performing the ending theme for the anime with "Comedy", premiering on April 9, 2022. It was released as a digital single in Japan on April 8, 2022, through Speedstar Records. The song was also featured on Fortnite{{'s}} Soundwave Series for 72 hours, starting from June 9, 2022.{{cite web|url=https://comicbook.com/gaming/news/fortnite-soundwave-series-gen-hoshino-interview/|title=Gen Hoshino Talks Fortnite's Soundwave Series, Spy x Family, and More|last=Bishop|first=Rollin|website=ComicBook.com|date=June 6, 2022|accessdate=June 11, 2022}}
Composition and lyrics
"Comedy" is composed in the key of C-sharp minor on the verses and the first two chorus, C♯ major on the bridge and in D minor in the final chorus and is set in time signature of common time with a tempo of 88 BPM, runs for three minutes and 51 seconds.{{cite web |title=Key & BPM for "Comedy" by Gen Hoshino|url=https://tunebat.com/Info/Comedy-Gen-Hoshino/5SuOikwiRyPMVoIQDJUgSV|website=Tunebat|access-date=June 5, 2022}} It was composed and written by Gen Hoshino for the anime Spy × Family, with idea of family while being conscious of the sense of family that the story has. "I wrote this song while thinking about the "family" of Loid, Yor, and Anya in Spy × Family and the meaning of the word 'family'," Hoshino says of the song. "While listening to the completed song, I feel that the song is very suitable for the coming warm season when trees are lush and flowers are blooming."{{cite web|url=https://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2022/04/12-1/gen-hoshinos-spy-x-family-ed-theme-makes-its-no1-debut-in-japans-digital-single-chart|title=Gen Hoshino's Spy x Family Ending Theme Makes Its No.1 Debut in Japan's Digital Single Chart|last=Komatsu|first=Mikikazu|publisher=Crunchyroll|date=April 12, 2022|accessdate=June 11, 2022}}{{cite web|url=https://spy-family.net/music/music_ed.php|title=Spy x Family {{!}} ED Music|publisher=Spy x Family Official Website|language=ja|accessdate=June 11, 2022}}
Music video
The music video for "Comedy" was released on May 5, 2022, and directed by MESS. It depicts a form of a certain 'family' in which Hoshino and mysterious creatures live together and go about their daily lives.{{cite web|url=https://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2022/05/05-1/gen-hoshino-lives-everyday-life-with-mysterious-creatures-in-spy-x-family-ending-theme-mv|title=Gen Hoshino Lives Everyday Life with Mysterious Creatures in Spy x Family Ending Theme MV|last=Komatsu|first=Mikikazu|publisher=Crunchyroll|date=May 5, 2022|accessdate=June 11, 2022}}
Personnel
- Gen Hoshino – vocals, lyrics, composer, arranger, piano, synthesizer
- Mabanua – bass, vibraphone, piano, analog synthesizer, co-arranger
- Ryosuke Nagaoka – guitar, backing vocals, background vocals arranger
- Shojiro Watanabe – mixing
- Takahiro Uchida – mastering
- Satoshi Goto – assistant
- Manabe Hiroshi – assistant
Charts
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=Weekly charts=
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=Year-end charts=
| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|+ Year-end chart performance for "Comedy" ! scope="col" | Chart (2022) ! scope="col" | Position |
| scope="row" | Japan (Japan Hot 100){{cite web |title=Billboard Japan Hot 100 Year-End 2022 |url=https://www.billboard-japan.com/charts/detail?a=hot100_year&year=2022 |website=Billboard Japan |access-date=December 9, 2022}}
| 50 |
|---|
| scope="row" | Japan Hot Animation (Billboard Japan){{cite web |title=Billboard Japan Hot Animation Year-End 2022 |url=https://www.billboard-japan.com/charts/detail?a=anime_year&year=2022 |website=Billboard Japan |access-date=December 9, 2022}}
| 13 |
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Certifications and sales
{{Certification Table Top|caption=Certifications for "Comedy"}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Japan|title=喜劇|artist=星野 源|type=single|award=Gold|certmonth=07|certyear=2022|digital=true}}
{{Certification Table Separator|title=Streaming}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Japan|title=喜劇|artist=星野 源|type=single|award=Platinum|certmonth=06|certyear=2023|streamsonly=true|refname=StreamingRIAJ}}
{{Certification Table Bottom|noshipments=true|streamsonly=true}}
Awards and nominations
| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style=text-align:center
|+Awards and nominations for "Comedy" ! scope="col" | Ceremony ! scope="col" | Year ! scope="col" | Award ! scope="col" | Result ! scope="col" class="unsortable" | {{Abbr|Ref.|Reference(s)}} |
| scope="row" style="text-align:center;" rowspan="2" | 7th Crunchyroll Anime Awards
| style="text-align:center;" rowspan="2" | 2023 | Best Ending Sequence | {{won}} | style="text-align:center;" rowspan="2" | {{cite web|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2023-03-04/all-the-winners-of-the-7th-annual-crunchyroll-anime-awards/.195535|title=All the Winners of the 7th Annual Crunchyroll Anime Awards|website=Anime News Network|last=Eisenbeis|first=Richard|date=March 4, 2023|access-date=March 4, 2023}} |
|---|
| Best Anime Song
| {{nom}} |
References
{{Reflist}}
{{Gen Hoshino}}
{{Spy × Family}}
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Category:Crunchyroll Anime Awards winners