{"site":"Yomimono","license":"CC BY 4.0 (citation required)","generated_at":"2026-05-22T19:08:22.568Z","story":{"id":"r_8d95e447c2b54baeb1b8c453","slug":"number-i-signs-with-atlantic-records-and-begins-us-production","url":"https://yomimono.id/number-i-signs-with-atlantic-records-and-begins-us-production","headline":"Number_i Signs With Atlantic Records and Begins US Production","summary":"The three-member Japanese group Number_i signed a contract with the major American label Atlantic Records and has already started music production in the United States. The announcement came on May 18 through Japanese entertainment outlets. The group visited Atlantic's headquarters in Los Angeles as part of the deal. Member Hirano Sho gave a brief statement about the signing, saying the group wants to stick to its own style. The move places Number_i on a label whose roster includes Bruno Mars, Ed Sheeran, and Coldplay. No release date or project title accompanied the news. The group formed in 2023 under the agency TOBE and includes Yuta Jinguji and Yuta Kishi alongside Hirano. All three members previously performed together in the Johnny & Associates group King & Prince before leaving the agency in 2023. The Atlantic deal is their first label partnership outside Japan.","why_it_matters":"The signing is a concrete step into the US market for a group that formed less than three years ago and has no prior overseas label history, making the speed of the move the story.","published_at":"2026-05-20T00:31:50.000Z","source_count":2,"sources":["Sankei Sports (via Yahoo! News Japan)","Music Natalie (via Yahoo! News Japan)"],"citations":[{"source":"Sankei Sports (via Yahoo! News Japan)","title":"Number_i Signs with Major US Label Atlantic Records, Visits LA Headquarters; Hirano Sho: 'We Want to Stick to Our Style'","url":"https://news.yahoo.co.jp/articles/1fa4106eb050b86f84e7159347ac1b27c8e98460?source=rss"},{"source":"Music Natalie (via Yahoo! News Japan)","title":"Number_i Signs with Prestigious Music Label Atlantic Records, Begins Music Production in the U.S.","url":"https://news.yahoo.co.jp/articles/4f6124e07564514aa64d5a3443a238a85dae00cd?source=rss"}],"license_url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/","entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":[],"studios":[],"people":["平野紫耀"],"type":"news","domain":"music","is_roundup":false}}}