{"rewrite":{"id":"r_b951fd9989a6d732014886bd","clusterId":"c_847ddac7e31ee40d1a48e21b","slug":"aika-kobayashi-discusses-blue-magic-and-life-after-aqours","model":"deepseek-v4-1-flash","headline":"Aika Kobayashi Discusses \"BLUE MAGIC\" And Life After Aqours","summary":"The October 2026 issue of Megami Magazine features Aika Kobayashi in its \"Megami's Voice\" interview column. She discusses \"BLUE MAGIC,\" her first single after transferring to the Lantis label. Kobayashi says she wanted the song to bring out a \"dancing\" side of herself and asked for a danceable number. She describes the lyrics incorporating \"Atlantis,\" the origin of Lantis's company name.","whyItMatters":"Kobayashi's first single since moving to Lantis reads as a deliberate reintroduction, built to look back at her Aqours years while opening a new chapter as a solo artist.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eIn the October 2026 issue of Megami Magazine, Kobayashi says the melody line had the strength of an opening theme, and that she felt it was truly \u0026#34;the Lantis sound.\u0026#34; She describes singing with heavy passion so the strong lyrical phrases would not overwhelm her, and credits the song with drawing out her long tones.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe music video is dark and cool, she says, and she wore black clothing she had not worn much before. After receiving dance footage from the choreographer, she asked for more dancing and ended up with a heavier routine than planned.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"Aika Kobayashi talks \"BLUE MAGIC,\" her first single after moving to Lantis, in Megami Magazine's October 2026 issue. She asked for a danceable number, name-checked Atlantis in the lyrics, and wore black in a video that steps away from her colorful image.","twitterPost":"Aika Kobayashi discusses \"BLUE MAGIC,\" her first single after transferring to Lantis, in Megami Magazine. She wanted a danceable track showing a new side, says the lyrics work in \"Atlantis,\" and shot a dark, cool music video in black.","threadsPost":null,"newsletterBlurb":"Aika Kobayashi appears in the October 2026 issue of Megami Magazine's \"Megami's Voice\" column to talk about \"BLUE MAGIC,\" her first single after transferring to Lantis. She says she asked for a song that could bring out \"dancing Aika Kobayashi\" and that it holds parts which overlap with her time in Aqours. The lyrics work in \"Atlantis,\" the origin of the Lantis name.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Anime Anime\",\"url\":\"https://animeanime.jp/article/2026/10/02/103447.html\",\"title\":\"A Danceable Number That Shows a New Side of Herself - Aika Kobayashi \\\"BLUE MAGIC\\\" Release Commemorative Interview\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":4724,"outputTokens":620,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1791298334,"createdAt":"2026-10-06T14:48:53.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-10-06T14:51:07.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-06T14:51:07.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_847ddac7e31ee40d1a48e21b","canonicalTitle":"新たな自分を見せられるダンサブルなナンバー―小林愛香「BLUE MAGIC」リリース記念インタビュー","representativeArticleId":"a_72b076bb89502a149beecf72","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[\"BLUE MAGIC\"],\"studios\":[],\"people\":[\"Aika Kobayashi\"],\"type\":\"other\",\"domain\":\"music\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-10-02T09:00:03.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-10-02T09:00:03.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-06T14:51:06.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"Anime Anime","url":"https://animeanime.jp/article/2026/10/02/103447.html","title":"新たな自分を見せられるダンサブルなナンバー―小林愛香「BLUE MAGIC」リリース記念インタビュー"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":["BLUE MAGIC"],"studios":[],"people":["Aika Kobayashi"],"type":"other","domain":"music","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":null}