{"rewrite":{"id":"r_78d16357d87821842d7e3157","clusterId":"c_36746b07e3a3e9d828e43521","slug":"filix-wang-s-chotto-matte-video-passes-1-million-views-after-rapstar-2026-exit","model":"deepseek-v4-1-flash","headline":"Filix Wang's Chotto Matte Video Passes 1 Million Views After RAPSTAR 2026 Exit","summary":"Rapper Filix Wang's music video for Chotto Matte (feat. Sad Kid Yaz) passed 1 million YouTube views about three weeks after the song's October 14 release. Filix Wang was eliminated from ABEMA's RAPSTAR 2026 in the SELECTION CYPHER round, revealed on October 24. The song, produced by hi ken, has also appeared on Spotify Japan's rapid rise chart and Billboard JAPAN's Japan Hot Shot Songs.","whyItMatters":"Filix Wang's elimination from RAPSTAR 2026 did not slow the song: the video kept climbing to 1 million views and the track landed on Spotify Japan and Billboard JAPAN charts, which suggests the program's exposure outlasted his run in it.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eThe song is a joint effort with Sad Kid Yaz, who appeared on RAPSTAR 2025, and the two handled the lyrics themselves. hi ken handled composition and production. It is a love song built on the repeated title phrase as a hook, moving between rap and melodic vocals, and it sits on the more serious end of Filix Wang\u0026#39;s catalog.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFilix Wang reached the 40-person SELECTION CYPHER in a 2026 edition that drew 12,953 applicants. On October 25, the day after his elimination aired, he released the two-song single RAPSTAR DISranai with a music video.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"Filix Wang's chart run for Chotto Matte started while RAPSTAR 2026 was still airing his elimination. The song reached Spotify Japan and Billboard JAPAN charts before the October 24 broadcast.","twitterPost":"Filix Wang's Chotto Matte charted on Spotify Japan and Billboard JAPAN before RAPSTAR 2026 aired his October 24 elimination.","threadsPost":"Filix Wang's Chotto Matte hit Spotify Japan's rapid rise chart and Billboard JAPAN's Japan Hot Shot Songs before RAPSTAR 2026 aired his elimination on October 24. The music moved ahead of the show's verdict.","newsletterBlurb":"Filix Wang's Chotto Matte (feat. Sad Kid Yaz) passed 1 million YouTube views about three weeks after release. The song also charted on Spotify Japan's rapid rise chart and Billboard JAPAN's Japan Hot Shot Songs. His elimination from ABEMA's RAPSTAR 2026 aired on October 24, and he followed it the next day with the single RAPSTAR DISranai.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"KAI-YOU\",\"url\":\"https://kai-you.net/article/97029\",\"title\":\"Rapper Filix Wang's 'Chotto Matte' MV Surpasses 1 Million Views; Attention Continues After 'RAPSTAR 2026' Elimination\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":5616,"outputTokens":834,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1793594647,"createdAt":"2026-11-02T04:39:39.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-11-02T04:43:00.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-11-02T04:43:00.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_36746b07e3a3e9d828e43521","canonicalTitle":"ラッパーFilix王「ちょ待って」MVが100万再生を突破 「RAPSTAR 2026」敗退後も注目続く","representativeArticleId":"a_3f473f7ae7d71bedeb385656","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[\"Chotto Matte (feat. 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