{"site":"Yomimono","license":"CC BY 4.0 (citation required)","generated_at":"2026-05-22T19:40:16.537Z","story":{"id":"r_8ab3d5ee9011473f86bf4ef2","slug":"mnnk-bro-release-new-song-shutoko-tokyo-with-akira-inspired-music-video","url":"https://yomimono.id/mnnk-bro-release-new-song-shutoko-tokyo-with-akira-inspired-music-video","headline":"MNNK Bro. Release New Song 'SHUTOKO TOKYO' With 'AKIRA'-Inspired Music Video","summary":"The unit formed by contemporary artist Takashi Murakami and rapper JP THE WAVY released their fourth single 'SHUTOKO TOKYO' on May 22. The music video, directed by New York duo BRTHR, connects the Shuto Expressway with the world of Katsuhiro Otomo's manga 'AKIRA.'","why_it_matters":"The release continues Murakami's project of blending hip-hop, contemporary art, and Japanese youth culture, this time explicitly linking to a canonical manga and its soundtrack.","published_at":"2026-05-22T18:16:15.000Z","source_count":1,"sources":["KAI-YOU"],"citations":[{"source":"KAI-YOU","title":"Takashi Murakami × JP THE WAVY Release New Song 'MNNK Bro.' and MV Inspired by Manga 'AKIRA'","url":"https://kai-you.net/article/95475"}],"license_url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/","entities":{"anime_titles":["AKIRA"],"manga_titles":["AKIRA"],"studios":[],"people":["村上隆","JP THE WAVY","Travis Scott","The Weeknd","BRTHR"],"type":"release","domain":"music","is_roundup":false}}}