{"rewrite":{"id":"r_4ebb12bfd3a6d4fb6ecb64a0","clusterId":"c_3679c597dfecc619e4a06bc1","slug":"layra-s-debut-song-watashi-wa-layra-arrives-ahead-of-belle-stage-project","model":"deepseek-v4-1-flash","headline":"Belle Project Layra Debut Song Released With Vocals By Five Singers","summary":"The debut song \"Watashi wa LAYRA\" by the virtual artist LAYRA was released digitally on Wednesday, September 16. TeddyLoid produced the track and wrote its lyrics and music with music creator Ryota Saito, with TeddyLoid handling arrangement. Five singers share vocal duties: miwa, Natsumi Konomi, Konomi Suzuki, Maria Miki, and ASCA. The song is the opening number for the animmersive live show \"Belle - PROJECT LAYRA -,\" which runs from Saturday, October 10 to Sunday, November 15 at MoN Takanawa: The Museum of Narratives Box1000 in Takanawa, Tokyo. The show is a spin-off story set five years after Mamoru Hosoda's film \"Belle.\" In it, Hiro-chan \u003cAs\u003e, who produced the diva Belle in the film, finds a new artist, LAYRA, in the virtual world \u003cU\u003e and launches her as a new diva. The five performers alternate by day as LAYRA and as Kotomi, her real-world origin. A music video combining footage from the film with 3DCG also released at 18:00.","whyItMatters":"The five singers rotate through the same character by day rather than sharing one recorded voice, which makes the live show's casting the actual product and puts the vocal recording on the same release calendar as the stage run.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eMika Pikazo, who designed LAYRA, also drew the jacket illustration and an original visual showing the new diva singing before the crowd at Utopia. The visual and a preview of the show\u0026#39;s opening footage were both revealed alongside the song. TeddyLoid is the show\u0026#39;s music director, and the opening\u0026#39;s background music is his homage to the film\u0026#39;s score.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEach of the five singers recorded a separate music video for the track, posted to YouTube.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003emiwa version\u003c/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eKon Natsumi version\u003c/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eSuzuki Konomi version\u003c/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eMiki Maria version\u003c/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eASCA version\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe venue, MoN Takanawa Box1000, covers about 1,000 square meters across B3F to B1F. Its stage LEDs total 189 square meters and are split across three surfaces, including panels to the left and right of the seats. A system called DOTIMAGE moves individual LED sources up and down to suggest depth. The space can be set as an all-seated hall or a standing live house, so each performance can differ. In the story, the same room is the Utopia festival site, and the audience attends as one of the 6 billion people watching LAYRA sing.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTeddyLoid said the sound carries LAYRA\u0026#39;s \u0026#34;delicacy and conflict\u0026#34; and the shift of her urge to sing into \u0026#34;great energy.\u0026#34; Mika Pikazo said she wanted LAYRA\u0026#39;s feeling of wanting to sing to overflow \u0026#34;as bursting color.\u0026#34; Tickets are handled through Lawson Ticket, and merchandise tied to the visual is planned. Studio Chizu cooperates on the production.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"Layra's five singers exist because the live show's run allows it: the rotating lineup is built to sustain daily performances from October 10 to November 15, not to be a single fixed voice.","twitterPost":"Layra has five singers because the show runs October 10 to November 15. The rotation is the format, not a gimmick.","threadsPost":"Layra's five vocalists (miwa, Natsumi Konomi, Konomi Suzuki, Maria Miki, ASCA) are not a one-off ensemble. The show runs daily from October 10 to November 15, so the rotation is what makes that schedule possible, with each performer playing Layra and Kotomi.","newsletterBlurb":"The virtual diva LAYRA now has a debut single, \"Watashi wa LAYRA,\" produced and arranged by TeddyLoid with lyrics and music co-written by Ryota Saito. Five singers take turns voicing her in the October stage show that continues the world of Mamoru Hosoda's Belle.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"KAI-YOU\",\"url\":\"https://kai-you.net/article/96565\",\"title\":\"Belle's New Diva LAYRA Debut Song Produced by TeddyLoid, Sung by miwa and 4 Others\"},{\"source\":\"ASCII.jp\",\"url\":\"https://ascii.jp/elem/000/004/435/4435539/?rss\",\"title\":\"Animmersive Live \\\"Belle - PROJECT LAYRA -\\\" New Song \\\"Watashi wa LAYRA\\\" by TeddyLoid Released | miwa, Kon Natsumi, Suzuki Konomi, Miki Maria, and ASCA Deliver Powerful Vocals\"},{\"source\":\"PANORA\",\"url\":\"https://panora.tokyo/archives/156896\",\"title\":\"New Song \\\"Watashi wa LAYRA\\\" Released from Animersive Live \\\"Belle - PROJECT LAYRA -\\\"; miwa, Kon Natsumi, Suzukii Konami, Miki Maria, and ASCA Perform\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":16078,"outputTokens":1583,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1789533903,"createdAt":"2026-09-16T04:41:54.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-09-16T04:43:26.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-09-16T10:10:14.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_3679c597dfecc619e4a06bc1","canonicalTitle":"『竜とそばかすの姫』新たな歌姫LAYRA、デビュー曲をTeddyLoidがプロデュース　miwaら5人が歌唱","representativeArticleId":"a_b21987c8c602f991a34bea3e","sourceCount":3,"writtenSourceCount":3,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":false,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[\"Belle\"],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[\"Belle - PROJECT LAYRA -\"],\"studios\":[],\"people\":[\"LAYRA\",\"TeddyLoid\",\"miwa\",\"Kon Natsumi\",\"Konomi Suzuki\",\"Mikimaria\"],\"type\":\"release\",\"domain\":\"music\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"written","firstSeenAt":"2026-09-16T03:22:00.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-09-16T09:05:57.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-09-16T10:10:14.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"ASCII.jp","url":"https://ascii.jp/elem/000/004/435/4435539/?rss","title":"アニマーシブライブ「竜とそばかすの姫 - PROJECT LAYRA - 」TeddyLoidによる新曲『わたしはLAYRA』リリース｜miwa・昆 夏美・鈴木このみ・みきまりあ・ASCAが熱唱"},{"source":"KAI-YOU","url":"https://kai-you.net/article/96565","title":"『竜とそばかすの姫』新たな歌姫LAYRA、デビュー曲をTeddyLoidがプロデュース　miwaら5人が歌唱"},{"source":"PANORA","url":"https://panora.tokyo/archives/156896","title":"アニマーシブライブ「竜とそばかすの姫 – PROJECT LAYRA -」より、新曲「わたしはLAYRA」がリリース　miwa・昆 夏美・鈴木このみ・みきまりあ・ASCAが熱唱"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":["Belle"],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":["Belle - PROJECT LAYRA -"],"studios":[],"people":["LAYRA","TeddyLoid","miwa","Kon Natsumi","Konomi Suzuki","Mikimaria"],"type":"release","domain":"music","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":["The song \"Watashi wa LAYRA\" was released digitally on Wednesday, September 16, 2026.","TeddyLoid produced \"Watashi wa LAYRA\" and wrote its lyrics and music with Ryota Saito.","miwa, Natsumi Konomi, Konomi Suzuki, Maria Miki, and ASCA sing \"Watashi wa LAYRA.\"","The animmersive live show \"Belle - PROJECT LAYRA -\" runs from Saturday, October 10 to Sunday, November 15, 2026, at MoN Takanawa: The Museum of Narratives Box1000.","The show is set five years after Mamoru Hosoda's film \"Belle,\" with the five performers alternating by day as LAYRA and her real-world origin Kotomi."],"pageLinks":{"healthSlugs":["belle","belle-project-layra","layra","teddyloid","miwa","kon-natsumi","konomi-suzuki","mikimaria"],"storySlugs":[],"entities":[{"slug":"belle","supported":1,"disputed":0,"contradicted":0,"unverified":5,"overall":"green","story_count":8,"has_dossier":true},{"slug":"belle-project-layra","supported":2,"disputed":0,"contradicted":0,"unverified":5,"overall":"green","story_count":3,"has_dossier":false},{"slug":"layra","supported":0,"disputed":0,"contradicted":0,"unverified":3,"overall":"unverified","story_count":2,"has_dossier":true},{"slug":"teddyloid","supported":1,"disputed":0,"contradicted":0,"unverified":7,"overall":"green","story_count":6,"has_dossier":true},{"slug":"miwa","supported":0,"disputed":0,"contradicted":0,"unverified":2,"overall":"unverified","story_count":2,"has_dossier":true},{"slug":"kon-natsumi","supported":0,"disputed":0,"contradicted":0,"unverified":1,"overall":"unverified","story_count":1,"has_dossier":false},{"slug":"konomi-suzuki","supported":0,"disputed":0,"contradicted":0,"unverified":5,"overall":"unverified","story_count":4,"has_dossier":true},{"slug":"mikimaria","supported":0,"disputed":0,"contradicted":0,"unverified":1,"overall":"unverified","story_count":1,"has_dossier":false}],"stories":[],"entitiesOk":true,"storiesOk":true}}