Comedy (song)

"Comedy" (喜劇, Kigeki) (Japanese pronunciation: [kiꜜgeki]) is a song recorded by Japanese singer-songwriter Gen Hoshino. 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.^[1] The song also appeared on Fortnite's Soundwave Series.^[2] 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.

"Comedy"
Single by Gen Hoshino
Language	Japanese
Released	April 8, 2022 (2022-04-08)
Genre	J-pop
Length	3:51
Label	Speedstar
Songwriter(s)	Gen Hoshino Mabanua
Producer(s)	Gen Hoshino
Gen Hoshino singles chronology
"Cube" (2021) "Comedy" (2022) "I Wanna Be Your Ghost" (2022)
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"Comedy" on YouTube

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.^[2][3]

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.^[4] 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."^[3][5][6]

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.^[7]

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

Weekly charts Weekly chart performance for "Comedy" Chart (2022) Peak position Global 200 (Billboard)[8] 127 Japan (Japan Hot 100)[9] 4 Japan Hot Animation (Billboard Japan)[10] 2 Japan Combined Singles (Oricon)[11] 11 Taiwan (Billboard)[12] 21

Year-end charts Year-end chart performance for "Comedy" Chart (2022) Position Japan (Japan Hot 100)[13] 50 Japan Hot Animation (Billboard Japan)[14] 13

Certifications and sales

Certifications for "Comedy"

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Japan (RIAJ)[15]	Gold	100,000*
Streaming
Japan (RIAJ)[16]	Platinum	100,000,000†
* Sales figures based on certification alone. † Streaming-only figures based on certification alone.

Awards and nominations

Awards and nominations for "Comedy"

Ceremony	Year	Award	Result	Ref.
7th Crunchyroll Anime Awards	2023	Best Ending Sequence	Won	[17]
		Best Anime Song	Nominated

References

1. Pineda, Rafael Antonio (March 17, 2022). "Spy×Family Anime's Video Reveals, Previews Theme Songs". Anime News Network. Retrieved June 11, 2022.
2. Harripersad, Ridge (June 5, 2022). "How to Watch 'Fortnite Soundwave Series' Concert, Spy X Family 's Gen Hoshino". CGMagazine. Retrieved June 11, 2022.
3. Bishop, Rollin (June 6, 2022). "Gen Hoshino Talks Fortnite's Soundwave Series, Spy x Family, and More". ComicBook.com. Retrieved June 11, 2022.
4. "Key & BPM for "Comedy" by Gen Hoshino". Tunebat. Retrieved June 5, 2022.
5. Komatsu, Mikikazu (April 12, 2022). "Gen Hoshino's Spy x Family Ending Theme Makes Its No.1 Debut in Japan's Digital Single Chart". Crunchyroll. Retrieved June 11, 2022.
6. "Spy x Family | ED Music" (in Japanese). Spy x Family Official Website. Retrieved June 11, 2022.
7. Komatsu, Mikikazu (May 5, 2022). "Gen Hoshino Lives Everyday Life with Mysterious Creatures in Spy x Family Ending Theme MV". Crunchyroll. Retrieved June 11, 2022.
8. "Gen Hoshino Chart History (Global 200)". Billboard. Retrieved December 9, 2022.
9. "Gen Hoshino Chart History (Japan Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved December 9, 2022.
10. "Billboard Japan Hot Animation – Week of April 13, 2022". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). Retrieved December 9, 2022.
11. "Oricon Top 50 Combined Singles: 2022-05-16" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved December 9, 2022.
12. "Gen Hoshino Chart History (Taiwan Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved December 9, 2022.
13. "Billboard Japan Hot 100 Year-End 2022". Billboard Japan. Retrieved December 9, 2022.
14. "Billboard Japan Hot Animation Year-End 2022". Billboard Japan. Retrieved December 9, 2022.
15. "Japanese digital single certifications – 星野 源 – 喜劇" (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. Select 2022年07月 on the drop-down menu
16. "Japanese single streaming certifications – 星野 源 – 喜劇" (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. Select 2023年06月 on the drop-down menu
17. Eisenbeis, Richard (March 4, 2023). "All the Winners of the 7th Annual Crunchyroll Anime Awards". Anime News Network. Retrieved March 4, 2023.