{"rewrite":{"id":"r_c46b845b48c8854979acbb45","clusterId":"c_bfa0ba8d90987f6a86afcc19","slug":"kazuya-kamenashi-joins-the-first-take-with-one-take-rendition-of-kizuna","model":"deepseek-v4-1-flash","headline":"Kazuya Kamenashi Joins THE FIRST TAKE With One-Take Rendition Of Kizuna","summary":"Kazuya Kamenashi will appear as a solo artist on THE FIRST TAKE, performing \"Kizuna,\" the insert song for the 2005 Nippon TV drama \"Gokusen.\" He wrote the lyrics, Koji Makaino composed the music, and the song was released that year as the coupling track to \"Seishun Amigo\" under the unit name Shuuji to Akira. The video premieres Friday, October 16 at 22:00. He is now 40.","whyItMatters":"Kamenashi's turn on THE FIRST TAKE puts a 2005 drama insert song, one of the few solo compositions in his catalog, in front of the channel's audience while he works outside the label structure he left in March 2025.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eKamenashi released \u0026#34;Kizuna\u0026#34; in 2005 as the coupling track to \u0026#34;Seishun Amigo,\u0026#34; credited to Shuuji to Akira, a limited-time unit with Tomohisa Yamashita. He wrote the lyrics himself, and Koji Makaino composed the music. The version for THE FIRST TAKE uses a mellow arrangement, with Kamenashi singing it more than 20 years after the drama aired.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHe said he had watched THE FIRST TAKE for some time and was extremely nervous during the recording. His first solo album, \u0026#34;WAVE,\u0026#34; is set for July 2026, following a nationwide solo tour held from July to September that year. Kamenashi left STARTO ENTERTAINMENT in March 2025 alongside KAT-TUN\u0026#39;s disbandment.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"Kazuya Kamenashi performs \"Kizuna,\" the Gokusen insert song he wrote the lyrics for, on THE FIRST TAKE. One take, premiering Friday, October 16 at 22:00. His first solo appearance on the channel.","twitterPost":"Kazuya Kamenashi makes his solo THE FIRST TAKE appearance with \"Kizuna,\" the Gokusen insert song he wrote lyrics for. Video premieres Friday, October 16 at 22:00.","threadsPost":null,"newsletterBlurb":"Kazuya Kamenashi will sing \"Kizuna\" in one take on THE FIRST TAKE, the Gokusen insert song he wrote lyrics for in 2005. The video premieres Friday, October 16 at 22:00. He left STARTO ENTERTAINMENT in March 2025 and has his first solo album, \"WAVE,\" set for July 2026.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"KAI-YOU\",\"url\":\"https://kai-you.net/article/96855\",\"title\":\"Kazuya Kamenashi Makes First 'THE FIRST TAKE' Appearance, Performs 'Kizuna,' Insert Song for Drama 'Gokusen,' in One Take\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":4668,"outputTokens":674,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1792145239,"createdAt":"2026-10-16T10:03:44.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-10-16T10:06:13.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-16T10:06:13.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_bfa0ba8d90987f6a86afcc19","canonicalTitle":"亀梨和也「THE FIRST TAKE」初登場　ドラマ『ごくせん』挿入歌「絆」を一発撮り","representativeArticleId":"a_8fa30a76bafab8b5dea6131a","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[\"Gokusen\",\"THE FIRST TAKE\",\"Kizuna\"],\"studios\":[],\"people\":[\"Kazuya Kamenashi\"],\"type\":\"news\",\"domain\":\"music\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-10-16T09:00:00.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-10-16T09:00:00.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-16T10:06:09.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"KAI-YOU","url":"https://kai-you.net/article/96855","title":"亀梨和也「THE FIRST TAKE」初登場　ドラマ『ごくせん』挿入歌「絆」を一発撮り"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":["Gokusen","THE FIRST TAKE","Kizuna"],"studios":[],"people":["Kazuya Kamenashi"],"type":"news","domain":"music","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":null}