{"rewrite":{"id":"r_342d07c8d49236951b0c93f7","clusterId":"c_f5ae9a170864c934968bd829","slug":"crypton-addresses-name-collision-after-kaito-takahashi-debuts-as-kaito","model":"deepseek-v4-1-flash","headline":"Crypton Addresses Name Collision After Kaito Takahashi Debuts As KAITO","summary":"Crypton Future Media issued a statement on October 5 about King \u0026 Prince member Kaito Takahashi launching solo activities under the name \"KAITO,\" the same name as its voice-synthesis software. The company said overlapping names and hashtags cannot be fully prevented, and asked supporters of both to respect each other. Takahashi released his first digital single, \"swim?\", on October 5, and the music video passed 1 million views.","whyItMatters":"Crypton's response treats the collision as a search and tagging problem rather than a legal one, which leaves the Vocaloid KAITO's creator-driven archive dependent on user etiquette to stay findable.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eCrypton Future Media\u0026#39;s statement did not ask for a name change and made no reference to rights infringement. The company said that because of how the system works, hashtags and search results will keep mixing information about both parties, and it asked people to keep the community one where users recognize each other.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe overlap surfaced after STARTO ENTERTAINMENT announced Takahashi\u0026#39;s solo activities on October 3, and official King \u0026amp; Prince accounts used the hashtag \u0026#34;#KAITO.\u0026#34; Crypton\u0026#39;s KAITO shipped on February 17, 2006 and is developed as one of the Piapro Characters with Hatsune Miku and Kagamine Rin and Len. Takahashi wrote, composed, and handled the artwork and video for \u0026#34;swim?\u0026#34; himself.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"Crypton Future Media issued a statement on October 5 about King \u0026 Prince's Kaito Takahashi using the name \"KAITO\" for solo work. The company said overlapping names and hashtags cannot be fully prevented and asked both fanbases to respect each other. Takahashi's \"swim?\" MV passed 1 million views.","twitterPost":"Crypton Future Media addressed Kaito Takahashi's solo name \"KAITO\" in a statement on October 5, saying hashtag and search overlap cannot be fully prevented and asking both fanbases to respect each other. Takahashi's \"swim?\" MV has passed 1 million views.","threadsPost":null,"newsletterBlurb":"Crypton Future Media issued a statement on October 5 about King \u0026 Prince member Kaito Takahashi launching solo activities under the name \"KAITO,\" the same name as its voice-synthesis software. Crypton said overlapping hashtags and search results cannot be fully prevented and asked supporters of each KAITO to respect the other. The company did not request a name change or cite rights infringement. Takahashi's first digital single, \"swim?\", released October 5 and its video passed 1 million views.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"KAI-YOU\",\"url\":\"https://kai-you.net/article/96754\",\"title\":\"Kaito Takahashi's Solo Name \\\"KAITO\\\" Draws Backlash from Vocaloid Community; Crypton Future Media Issues Statement Over \\\"Search Pollution\\\"\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":4657,"outputTokens":665,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1791257836,"createdAt":"2026-10-06T03:35:40.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-10-06T03:36:09.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-06T03:36:09.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_f5ae9a170864c934968bd829","canonicalTitle":"髙橋海人のソロ名義「KAITO」にボカロ界が反発 “検索汚染”巡りクリプトン社が声明","representativeArticleId":"a_66bba5cb3920f97302e3e58c","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[\"KAITO (Vocaloid software)\"],\"studios\":[\"Crypton Future Media\"],\"people\":[\"Kaito Takahashi\"],\"type\":\"news\",\"domain\":\"music\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-10-06T02:31:00.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-10-06T02:31:00.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-06T03:36:06.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"KAI-YOU","url":"https://kai-you.net/article/96754","title":"髙橋海人のソロ名義「KAITO」にボカロ界が反発 “検索汚染”巡りクリプトン社が声明"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":["KAITO (Vocaloid software)"],"studios":["Crypton Future Media"],"people":["Kaito Takahashi"],"type":"news","domain":"music","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":null}