Two Beat in Yokohama Arena

Two Beat in Yokohama Arena
The album's cover art. It features two sketched humans – one in a T-shirt and the other in a suit – standing between a microphone above a white background. In crude text, the top reads "Hoshino Gen in Yokohama Arena" and the bottom reads "Two Beat".
Live album / video by
Gen Hoshino
ReleasedMarch 25, 2015 (2015-03-25)
RecordedDecember 16–17, 2014
VenueYokohama Arena, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan
Length4:14:00
LanguageJapanese
LabelSpeedstar
Gen Hoshino chronology
Stranger in Budokan
(2014) 		Two Beat in Yokohama Arena
(2015) 		Yellow Dancer
(2015)

Two Beat in Yokohama Arena (ツービート IN 横浜アリーナ, Tsūbīto in Yokohama Arīna) (Japanese pronunciation: [tsɯːbiꜜːtoꜜ iꜜɴ jokohama aɾiꜜːna]) is the second live video album by Japanese singer-songwriter and musician Gen Hoshino, released via Speedstar Records on May 25, 2015. The album compiles both days of Hoshino's 2014 concert of the same name at Kanagawa Prefecture's Yokohama Arena, performed as a final celebration to Hoshino's recovery from a subarachnoid hemorrhage that had left him in hiatus for the majority of 2013. Released with an additional concert documentary, the album peaked at number 12 and 13 on Oricon's Japanese DVD and Blu-ray charts, respectively, charting for over 60 weeks on both.

Background

Japanese singer-songwriter Tamio Okuda performing in 2009.
Tamio Okuda featured as a guest act on the Hikigatari Day of Two Beat in Yokohama Arena.

At the end of December 2012, Gen Hoshino went into a three-month hiatus after collapsing to a subarachnoid hemorrhage.[1][2] Shortly after his return with the announcement of the album Stranger (2013) and single "Gag" (2013) for release in quick succession,[3] a reinspection revealed a relapse in the hemorrhage, putting Hoshino into a second recuperation for six months.[2] Amidst this period, he wrote the lyrics to "Why Don't You Play in Hell?" (2013) and created a draft melody to a ballad that would later be reworked into "Crazy Crazy" (2014).[2][4]

In February 2014, Hoshino officially returned from his hiatus with a performance at the Nippon Budokan in promotion Stranger, which was released as the video album Stranger in Budokan (2014).[5][6] He followed the performance with the Fukkatsu Live Tour in March to April, celebrating his complete recovery.[7] Finally on August 8, 2014, Hoshino announced Two Beat in Yokohama Arena, his first concert at Kanagawa's Yokohama Arena, as a "fitting wrap to his year of recovery" according to Natalie.mu reporters.[8] The concert was divided into two days: the Hikigatari Day (弾き語りDay, lit. "Acoustic Day") on December 16, 2014, and the Band Day (バンドDay) on December 17. The Hikigatari Day featured Japanese musician Tamio Okuda formerly of Unicorn as a guest act, who together with Hoshino performed covers of Okuda's "Sasurai [ja]" (1998), Puffy AmiYumi's "Mother" (1997), and debuted an original song titled "Ai no Sei" (愛のせい, lit. Love's Fault).[9] The Band Day featured Ryosuke Nagaoka on guitar, Takuji Nomura on piano, Eiko Ishibashi on marimba and keyboard, Wataru Iga of Benzo [ja] on bass, and Hoshino's Sakerock co-member Diachi Ito on drums.[10]

Release and reception

The entranced to the Yokohama Arena as photographed in 2012.
The Yokohama Arena in 2012

Alongside the conclusion of the concert, it was announced that the Band Day would be broadcast via Wowow Live on January 18, 2015.[11] On February 13, 2015, Hoshino announced that both days of the concert would be released as a video album under the same name.[12] Two Beat in Yokohama Arena was released on March 23, 2015, via Victor Entertainment's Speedstar Records.[13] Issued in both Blu-ray and DVD versions, the second disc adds the documentary Yokohama no Hoshi, Arena Shijō-hatsu no Kiseki (横浜の星 ~アリーナ史上初の奇跡~, lit. "The Star of Yokohama: The Arena's First Miracle"), following Hoshino throughout the concert, and audio commentary from Hoshino and his staff is included on both discs. First editions were released with a booklet of interviews and behind-the-scene photos, and copies bought from select Japanese record stores would come with differing stickers.[14]

Commercially, Two Beat in Yokohama Arena peaked at number 12 on Oricon's Japanese DVD chart and number 13 on their Blu-ray ranking, charting for 64 and 66 weeks total, respectively.[15][16] Ishida, a staff reviewer for Tower Records Japan, wrote that they never bored of the release, describing it as "high in volume" due to its "calm" acoustic section, the "dancing and singing" Band Day, and the additional staff audio commentary.[17]

Personnel

Main performers adapted from Rockin'On Japan's report of the performance's second day.[10]

  • Gen Hoshino – vocals, guitar
  • Ryosuke Nagaoka – guitar
  • Takuji Nomura – piano
  • Wataru Iga – bass
  • Daichi Ito – drums
  • Eiko Ishibashi – marimba, keyboard, miscellaneous
  • Tamio Okuda – guest act; vocals, guitar

Track listing

All tracks are written by Gen Hoshino expect where otherwise noted.

Disc one – Hikigatari Day
  1. "Uta o Utau Toki wa" – 2:44
  2. "Gag" – 4:30
  3. "Bakemono" – 2:57
  4. "Kuse no Uta" – 4:55
  5. "Record Noise" – 5:19
  6. "Film" – 4:24
  7. "Kudaranai no Naka ni" – 4:27
  8. "Ana o Horu" – 4:19
  9. "Night Troop" – 4:06
  10. "Why Don't You Play in Hell?" – 5:17
  11. "Ichiryū Musician kara no O Iwai Message" – 1:56
  12. "Hirameki" – 2:58
  13. "Fuyu Koe" (Haruomi Hosono) – 3:56
  14. "Tōmei Shōjo" (Shutoku Mukai) – 4:10
  15. "Rōfūfu" – 2:14
  16. "Ichiryū Musician kara no O Iwai Message" – 2:19
  17. "Sasurai [ja]" (Tamio Okuda) – 3:51
  18. "Mother" (Okuda) – 4:27
  19. "Ai no Sei" (Hoshino, Okuda) – 5:32
  20. "Ichiryū Musician kara no O Iwai Message" – 1:46
  21. "Sakura no Mori" – 5:50
  22. "Work Song" – 4:01
  23. "Yume no Soto e" – 4:01
  24. "Barabara" – 4:10
  25. "Crazy Crazy" (Encore) – 4:33
  26. "Stranger" (Encore) – 2:41
Disc two – Band Day
  1. "Daisy Omisoshiru" (Instrumental) – 2:21
  2. "Gag" – 4:38
  3. "Bakemono" – 2:48
  4. "Ana o Horu" – 3:48
  5. "Moshi mo" – 3:55
  6. "Step" – 3:36
  7. "Night Troop" – 3:51
  8. "Kuse no Uta" – 4:53
  9. "Mirai" – 3:31
  10. "Kudaranai no Naka ni" – 4:52
  11. "Ichiryū Musician kara no O Iwai Message" – 2:30
  12. "Hirameki" – 2:53
  13. "Skirt" – 3:35
  14. "Rōfūfu" – 2:18
  15. "Ai no Sei" (Hoshino, Okuda) – 4:20
  16. "Ichiryū Musician kara no O Iwai Message" – 5:07
  17. "Sayōnara no Umi" (Instrumental) – 2:31
  18. "Record Noise" – 6:39
  19. "Work Song" – 3:29
  20. "Kyōdai" – 2:40
  21. "Why Don't You Play in Hell?" – 4:36
  22. "Yume no Soto e" – 3:41
  23. "Sakura no Mori" – 6:21
  24. "Kimi wa Bara yori Utsukushī" (Kenji Kadoya, Mickie Yoshino) (Encore) – 9:11
  25. "Crazy Crazy" (Encore) – 4:15
  26. "Documentary: Yokohama no Hoshi, Arena Shijō-hatsu no Kiseki"
Total length: 4:14:00[18]
Notes
  • All tracks on the second disc minus the documentary are subtitled with "(Band Day (2014.12.17))".

Charts

Weekly chart performance for Two Beat in Yokohama Arena (2015)
Chart (2015) Peak
position
Japanese DVDs (Oricon)[15] 12
Japanese Blu-ray Discs (Oricon)[16] 13

Release history

Release history for Two Beat in Yokohama Arena
Region Date Edition Format Label Catalogue code Ref.
Japan March 25, 2015 Standard Blu-ray Speedstar Records VIXL-148~149 [19]
DVD VIBL-767~768
Limited Blu-ray VIZL-826
DVD VIZL-827

References

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  2. ^ a b c Mitsushima, Elio (February 19, 2020). "【この一曲】"地獄でなぜ悪い"が垣間見せた、星野源というエンターテイナーの魂" [The Entertainer That is Gen Hoshino, Glimpsed in 'Why Don't You Play in Hell?']. Badcats Weekly (in Japanese). Archived from the original on May 29, 2023. Retrieved May 15, 2024.
  3. ^ "星野源、くも膜下出血から快復「病気が教えてくれたこと」" [Gen Hoshino Talks About What Illnes Has Taught Him Upon Revival After Subarachnoid Hemorrhage] (in Japanese). Oricon. April 1, 2014. Archived from the original on May 16, 2024. Retrieved May 16, 2024.
  4. ^ Hoshino, Gen (July 2014). "Interview - 星野源" [Interview - Gen Hoshino] (Interview). Skream! (in Japanese). Interviewed by Yoshiba, Saori. p. 1. Archived from the original on February 15, 2024. Retrieved May 15, 2024.
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  6. ^ "星野源、初武道館「Stranger in Budokan」映像化" [Gen Hoshino Announces Video Release of First Budokan Performance "Stranger in Budokan"]. Natalie.mu (in Japanese). June 16, 2014. Archived from the original on May 16, 2024. Retrieved May 16, 2024.
  7. ^ "星野源「復活アアアアア!」念願NHKホールで無事"了"" [Gen Hoshino Ends Fukkatsu Live Tour at the NHK Hall]. Natalie.mu (in Japanese). April 11, 2014. Archived from the original on December 2, 2022. Retrieved May 15, 2024.
  8. ^ "星野源、年末に初の横浜アリーナ2Days" [Gen Hoshino to Host Year-Ending Two Day Concert at the Yokohama Arena]. Natalie.mu (in Japanese). August 8, 2014. Archived from the original on May 15, 2024. Retrieved May 15, 2024.
  9. ^ "星野源、シークレットゲストも登場した横浜アリーナ公演をレポート!" [(Live Report) Gen Hoshino Debuts at Yokohama Arena with Secret Guest!] (in Japanese). Oricon. December 19, 2014. Archived from the original on April 5, 2023. Retrieved May 17, 2024.
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  11. ^ "星野源、満面の笑みで「ツービート」締めくくる" [With a Smile, Gen Hoshino Finishes Two Beat Tour]. Natalie.mu (in Japanese). December 19, 2014. Archived from the original on May 17, 2024. Retrieved May 17, 2024.
  12. ^ "弾き語りも豪華編成も! 星野源の横アリ「ツービート」映像化" [Gen Hoshino to Release Band Acoustic Footage in Two Beat Video Album]. Natalie.mu (in Japanese). February 13, 2015. Archived from the original on May 17, 2024. Retrieved May 19, 2024.
  13. ^ "ツービート IN 横浜アリーナ" [Two Beat in Yokohama Arena] (in Japanese). Victor Entertainment. Archived from the original on May 19, 2024. Retrieved May 19, 2024.
  14. ^ "星野源、映像作品『ツービート IN 横浜アリーナ』のパッケージ仕様を発表" [Gen Hoshino Reveals Packaging Information to Video Release Two Beat in Yokohama Arena]. Rockin'On Japan (in Japanese). March 5, 2015. Archived from the original on May 19, 2024. Retrieved May 19, 2024.
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  18. ^ "星野源 / ツービート IN 横浜アリーナ <通常盤>" [Gen Hoshino / Two Beat in Yokohama Arena (Regular Edition)] (in Japanese). Tower Records Japan. Archived from the original on May 19, 2024. Retrieved May 17, 2024.
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