{"rewrite":{"id":"r_6888afb9e619f9f96b32f704","clusterId":"c_806e92a38275dbf2a556939e","slug":"beyond-borders-drops-second-single-light-with-slayr-xamiya-and-picco","model":"deepseek-v4-flash","headline":"BEYOND BORDERs Drops Second Single 'Light' With slayr, XAMIYA, and picco","summary":"The Japan-U.S. Vocaloid project BEYOND BORDERs released its second collaborative single, 'Light', on Friday, August 28. The track pairs Philadelphia rapper and producer slayr with the unit XAMIYA and Vocaloid producer picco. An official visualizer is on YouTube. A collaborative EP titled 'EMERGE M♡DE MIKU', including 'Light' and contributions from Grimes and others, arrives September 25.","whyItMatters":"The second installment shows the project moving past its Grimes-led debut into a broader lineup of overseas and domestic artists, with an EP that consolidates the collaborations.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eThe second BEYOND BORDERs single pairs a Philadelphia rapper with a Japanese Vocaloid unit and producer, and it lands ahead of a full collaborative EP.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u0026#39;Light\u0026#39; mixes slayr\u0026#39;s underground sound, XAMIYA\u0026#39;s electronic music, and VOCALOID\u0026#39;s digital texture over drum and bass. slayr, based in Philadelphia, gained attention in the U.S. internet music scene through the 2025 mixtape \u0026#39;Half Blood\u0026#39;. XAMIYA is the unit of KAMIYA and producer XANSEI, who has supplied beats for JP THE WAVY and dance and vocal groups. picco, the Japanese participant, describes his style as \u0026#39;Hyper kawaii Music\u0026#39;.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe EP \u0026#39;EMERGE M♡DE MIKU\u0026#39; follows on September 25, adding Grimes and other artists. BEYOND BORDERs, announced at Anime Expo 2026, is run by Dwango with the Creator Support Fund, and its first single, \u0026#39;Miku-Maxxing\u0026#39; by Grimes and satapann P, came out August 14.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"BEYOND BORDERs pairs slayr, XAMIYA, and picco on 'Light', but the EP 'EMERGE M♡DE MIKU' arriving September 25 pulls in Grimes, widening the project's reach BEYOND Vocaloid producers.","twitterPost":"BEYOND BORDERs' 'Light' lands before an EP with Grimes, pushing the Vocaloid project past its producer core.","threadsPost":"BEYOND BORDERs' second single 'Light' brings slayr, XAMIYA, and picco together, but the September 25 EP 'EMERGE M♡DE MIKU' adds Grimes. The project is reaching BEYOND the Vocaloid producer scene toward pop acts, which changes who the collaboration is aimed at.","newsletterBlurb":"The Japan-U.S. Vocaloid project BEYOND BORDERs released its second single, 'Light', featuring Philadelphia rapper slayr, the unit XAMIYA, and producer picco. A collaborative EP, 'EMERGE M♡DE MIKU', arrives September 25 with contributions from Grimes and others.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"KAI-YOU\",\"url\":\"https://kai-you.net/article/96382\",\"title\":\"Japan-U.S. Joint Vocaloid Project 'BEYOND BORDERs' Second Installment Released; U.S. Rapper slayr and Others Produce Hatsune Miku Tracks\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":4550,"outputTokens":694,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1787975390,"createdAt":"2026-08-29T03:31:57.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-08-29T03:36:44.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-08-29T03:31:57.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_806e92a38275dbf2a556939e","canonicalTitle":"日米共同ボカロ企画「BEYOND BORDERs」第2弾配信　米ラッパーslayrらが初音ミク楽曲を制作","representativeArticleId":"a_998d6a31ae009d08bc35c116","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[\"BEYOND BORDERs\",\"Light\"],\"studios\":[],\"people\":[\"slayr\",\"KAMIYA\",\"XANSEI\",\"picco\"],\"type\":\"release\",\"domain\":\"music\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-08-28T08:10:00.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-08-28T08:10:00.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-08-29T03:36:45.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"KAI-YOU","url":"https://kai-you.net/article/96382","title":"日米共同ボカロ企画「BEYOND BORDERs」第2弾配信　米ラッパーslayrらが初音ミク楽曲を制作"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":["BEYOND BORDERs","Light"],"studios":[],"people":["slayr","KAMIYA","XANSEI","picco"],"type":"release","domain":"music","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":null}