{"rewrite":{"id":"r_7d8769e96a060230ad5c5c1b","clusterId":"c_650d8612b1235c0cd20ad47e","slug":"akino-to-leave-bless4-after-december-21-graduation-live-going-solo","model":"deepseek-v4-1-flash","headline":"AKINO to Leave bless4 After December 21 Graduation Live, Going Solo","summary":"Singer AKINO will leave bless4, the unit she performed in with her siblings, as of December 21. The AKINO bless4 Graduation LIVE is set for that date, after which she moves to a solo career. Bless4 continues under the name bless∞ (Forever), with her older brother AKASHI and older sister KANASA carrying on. AKINO is known for the Genesis of Aquarion theme and the KanColle theme Miiro.","whyItMatters":"The announcement splits a family unit that has run about 24 years, and bless4's new name keeps the group alive while AKINO's catalog of anime themes becomes the basis of a solo career.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eThe graduation show on December 21 doubles as the handoff: the group keeps its sibling lineup of AKASHI and KANASA and continues as bless∞ (Forever). Details of the live will be announced later. The announcement came from Kawamitsu Art \u0026amp; Entertainment, which posted a statement image and the new name on X on October 21.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAKINO\u0026#39;s known credits include the Genesis of Aquarion theme and Miiro for the KanColle anime. Her solo work will start from that catalog rather than from a new unit.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"AKINO goes solo while bless4 continues as bless∞ with AKASHI and KANASA. The sibling unit survives, but the voice behind the Genesis of Aquarion theme now stands apart from the family name.","twitterPost":"AKINO's solo move splits the voice from the family name. bless4 becomes bless∞ under AKASHI and KANASA, without her.","threadsPost":"AKINO leaving bless4 changes two things at once: the Genesis of Aquarion singer becomes a solo act, and the group continues as bless∞ under AKASHI and KANASA. The family unit keeps going with one fewer voice.","newsletterBlurb":"AKINO is leaving bless4 as of December 21, the date of her graduation live, and will work as a solo artist. The group continues as bless∞ (Forever) with AKASHI and KANASA. She is known for the Genesis of Aquarion theme and Miiro for the KanColle anime.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Denfaminicogamer\",\"url\":\"https://news.denfaminicogamer.jp/news/2610213a\",\"title\":\"Singer AKINO, known for \\\"Genesis of Aquarion\\\" and the \\\"KanColle\\\" anime theme song, to leave bless4; will pursue solo career after December 21 graduation live\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":4298,"outputTokens":599,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1792582633,"createdAt":"2026-10-21T11:31:59.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-10-21T11:36:07.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-21T11:36:07.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_650d8612b1235c0cd20ad47e","canonicalTitle":"『創聖のアクエリオン』やアニメ『艦これ』主題歌で知られる歌手・AKINOさんがbless4を卒業へ。12月21日の卒業ライブをもってソロアーティストとして活動","representativeArticleId":"a_6db2411fcef779a92a898b0f","sourceCount":2,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":false,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[\"Genesis of Aquarion\",\"KanColle\"],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[],\"studios\":[],\"people\":[\"AKINO\"],\"type\":\"news\",\"domain\":\"music\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-10-21T10:10:35.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-10-21T15:35:12.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-21T16:04:35.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"Anime News Network","url":"https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-10-21/singer-akino-graduates-from-bless4-band-changes-name-to-bless/.243069","title":"News\nSinger AKINO Graduates from bless4; Band Changes Name to 'bless∞(Forever)'"},{"source":"Denfaminicogamer","url":"https://news.denfaminicogamer.jp/news/2610213a","title":"『創聖のアクエリオン』やアニメ『艦これ』主題歌で知られる歌手・AKINOさんがbless4を卒業へ。12月21日の卒業ライブをもってソロアーティストとして活動"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":["Genesis of Aquarion","KanColle"],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":[],"studios":[],"people":["AKINO"],"type":"news","domain":"music","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":null}