{"rewrite":{"id":"r_1783f605605933ec8f13bb53","clusterId":"c_4b400fe1f63b5363c2b1a276","slug":"kizuna-ai-releases-halloween-single-monster-factory","model":"deepseek-v4-1-flash","headline":"Kizuna AI Releases Halloween Single Monster Factory","summary":"Kizuna AI released the single \"Monster Factory\" on Friday, October 9, along with a music video. Lyrics and music are by Hidemumi Kenmochi, choreography by Iripon, and costume design by mitti, who also worked on the previous song \"My Love.\" Yuya Utamura of SPECIMEN directed the video, set in a secret ghost factory where Kizuna AI manages the making of monsters.","whyItMatters":"The release puts a Halloween-themed song in front of Kizuna AI's audience with a credited creator lineup and a new 3D costume attached to it.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eThe song pairs a pop and dance arrangement from Hidemumi Kenmochi with lyrics about a factory manager who sets out to scare people but only produces cute monsters. Costume designer mitti and choreographer Iripon both return from \u0026#34;My Love,\u0026#34; while director Yuya Utamura joins the project for the first time. The music video takes place in a secret ghost factory, where Kizuna AI runs the operation and the monsters come out clumsy rather than frightening. The Halloween costume appears in 3D for the first time in the video.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"Monster Factory credits mitti on costume design, the same role she held on Kizuna AI's previous song My Love. The creative team is carrying over, not rebuilding, for the Halloween turn.","twitterPost":"Monster Factory reuses My Love's costume designer mitti. Kizuna AI's team is carrying the look forward into Halloween.","threadsPost":"Monster Factory keeps mitti on costume design, the same role she held on Kizuna AI's previous song My Love. That continuity is the quiet point: the Halloween single is a new theme, not a new creative team.","newsletterBlurb":"Kizuna AI released \"Monster Factory\" on Friday, October 9, with a music video attached. The Halloween song credits Hidemumi Kenmochi on lyrics and music, Iripon on choreography, and mitti on costume design, all working with a video directed by Yuya Utamura of SPECIMEN. The clip is set in a secret ghost factory where Kizuna AI manufactures monsters.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"PANORA\",\"url\":\"https://panora.tokyo/archives/159669\",\"title\":\"Kizuna AI Releases Her First Halloween Song \\\"Monster Factory\\\" and Music Video\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":4722,"outputTokens":570,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1791553941,"createdAt":"2026-10-09T13:48:02.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-10-09T13:51:10.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-09T13:51:10.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_4b400fe1f63b5363c2b1a276","canonicalTitle":"Kizuna AI、自身初のハロウィン楽曲「モンスターファクトリー」をリリース＆MV公開","representativeArticleId":"a_7ac06b069ceb5428dc7fa99d","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[\"Monster Factory\"],\"studios\":[],\"people\":[],\"type\":\"release\",\"domain\":\"vtuber\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-10-09T12:39:33.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-10-09T12:39:33.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-09T13:51:07.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"PANORA","url":"https://panora.tokyo/archives/159669","title":"Kizuna AI、自身初のハロウィン楽曲「モンスターファクトリー」をリリース＆MV公開"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":["Monster Factory"],"studios":[],"people":[],"type":"release","domain":"vtuber","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":null}