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Haruomi Hosono
Haruomi Hosono, sometimes credited as Harry Hosono, is a Japanese musician, singer, songwriter and record producer. He is considered to be one of the most influential musicians in Japanese pop music history, credited with shaping the sound of Japanese pop for decades as well as pop music outside of Japan. He also inspired genres such as city pop and Shibuya-kei, and as the leader of the Yellow Magic Orchestra, contributed to the development and pioneering of numerous electronic genres. The grandson of Titanic survivor Masabumi Hosono, Haruomi began his career with the psychedelic rock band Apryl Fool, before achieving recognition both nationally and internationally, as a founding member of the bands Happy End and Yellow Magic Orchestra. Hosono has also released many solo albums covering a variety of styles, including film soundtracks and a variety of electronic ambient albums. As well as recording his own music, Hosono has done considerable production work for other artists such as Miharu Koshi, Sheena and the Roketts, Sandii & the Sunsetz, Chisato Moritaka and Seiko Matsuda. In 2003, Hosono was ranked by HMV at number 44 on their list of the top 100 Japanese pop acts of all time. From Wikipedia (

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悲しみのラッキースター - Kanashimi no Lucky Star
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Sports Men (2019 Remastering)
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最後の楽園 - Saigono Rakuen
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恋は桃色 - Koi wa Momoiro
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Nettaiya
Balming Tiger

Albums

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Tropical Dandy

2025
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Swing Slow (2021 mix)

2021
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omni Sight Seeing (2020 Remastering)

2020
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Hosono House Revisited

2024
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Music for Films 2020-2021

2021
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Philharmony

2019
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Quiet Logic

2024
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America / Hosono Haruomi Live in US 2019

2021
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La Maison de Himiko (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack; 2023 Version)

2023
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"Malu" (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)

2020

Singles & EPs

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Nettaiya

Single • 2025
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Fuyu Goe

Single • 2024
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Gyu

Single • 2022
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My Love is Peach-Colored

Single • 2024
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Boku Wa Chotto

Single • 2024
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Sayonara America, Sayonara Nippon

Single • 2021
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Bara To Yaju

Single • 2024
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Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind (2024 ver.)

Single • 2024
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Fuku Wa Uchi Oni Wa Soto (feat. The Mizuhara Sisters)

Single • 2024
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Undercurrent

EP • 2023

Videos

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悲しみのラッキースター - Kanashimi No Lucky Star

Haruomi Hosono • 920K views
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Sports Men (Live at The Mayan Theatre, Los Angeles, July, 2019)

Haruomi Hosono • 71K views

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Shoes Off

Playlist • YouTube Music
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Year of the Horse - J-Pop

Playlist • YouTube Music

Playlists by Haruomi Hosono

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