Pop Virus

{{Infobox album

| name = Pop Virus

| type = studio

| artist = Gen Hoshino

| cover = Gen Hoshino - Pop Virus.png

| alt =

| released = {{start date|2018|12|19}}

| recorded =

| venue =

| studio =

| genre = J-pop

| length = 55:37

| label = Victor Entertainment

| producer =

| prev_title = Live Tour: Continues

| prev_year = 2018

| next_title = Dome Tour: Pop Virus at Tokyo Dome

| next_year = 2019

| misc = {{Singles

| name = Pop Virus

| type = studio

| single1 = Koi

| single1date = October 5, 2016

| single2 = Family Song

| single2date = August 16, 2017

| single3 = Idea

| single3date = August 20, 2018

}}

}}

Pop Virus ({{IPA|ja|poppɯ wiꜜɾɯsɯ}}) is the fifth studio album by Gen Hoshino, released in 2018.{{cite web |title=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 |url=https://natalie.mu/music/news/304788}}

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

Track listing

{{Track listing

| all_music = Gen Hoshino

| title1 = Pop Virus

| note1 =

| length1 =

| title2 = Koi

| note2 = {{nihongo2|恋}} "Love"

| length2 =

| title3 = Get a Feel

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| title4 = Hada

| note4 = {{nihongo2|肌}} "Skin"

| length4 =

| title5 = Pair Dancer

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| title6 = Present

| note6 =

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| title7 = Dead Leaf

| length7 =

| title8 = KIDS

| note8 =

| length8 =

| title9 = Continues

| note9 =

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| title10 = Sapiens

| length10 =

| title11 = Idea

| note11 =

| length11 =

| title12 = Family Song

| note12 =

| length12 =

| title13 = Nothing

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| title14 = Hello Song

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}}

Charts

=Weekly charts=

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Chart (2019)

! Peak
position

scope="row"| Japanese Albums (Oricon)

| 1

=Year-end charts=

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Chart (2019)

! Position

scope="row"| Japanese Albums (Oricon){{cite web|url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/ja/y/2019/p/1/|title=年間 アルバムランキング 2019年度|publisher=Oricon|accessdate=February 17, 2021}}

| 4

Accolades

class="wikitable"
YearCeremonyAwardResult
rowspan="3"| 2019CD Shop AwardsGrand Prix{{won}}
Space Shower Music AwardsAlbum of the Year{{won}}
MTV VMAJBest Album of the Year{{won}}

References