{"rewrite":{"id":"r_0eedcc3a217ae6f7d31243da","clusterId":"c_9f2b4ee44e88f940fcc18fc2","slug":"lex-releases-unreleased-song-so-sad-written-at-18","model":"deepseek-v4-flash","headline":"LEX Releases Unreleased Song 'So Sad' Written at 18","summary":"Rapper LEX released the unreleased track \"So Sad\" on September 9. He wrote the song when he was 18, and it first aired August 29 on the NHK E-tele documentary PASS THE MIC, where LEX and his sister LANA spoke with teenagers facing loneliness. Australian composer In Bloom wrote the music. LEX plays TOYOTA ARENA TOKYO on October 30.","whyItMatters":"The release puts a direct record of LEX's teenage struggles into circulation, weeks before his largest live show at TOYOTA ARENA TOKYO.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003e\u0026#34;So Sad\u0026#34; is a ballad built on delicate piano and sweeping strings, composed by Australian musician In Bloom, who has written many of LEX\u0026#39;s signature songs. The track first aired August 29 on the NHK E-tele documentary PASS THE MIC, where LEX and his sister LANA spoke directly with teenagers carrying loneliness and a sense of having no place to belong. LEX chose the song for that audience, and its plain-spoken lyrics carry the pain and conflict he felt as a young artist under expectation and criticism. LEX plays TOYOTA ARENA TOKYO on October 30, his largest live to date.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"LEX released \"So Sad\" on September 9, an unreleased ballad he wrote at 18. It first aired on the NHK E-tele documentary PASS THE MIC, where he and sister LANA talked with teens facing loneliness. In Bloom composed it. He plays TOYOTA ARENA TOKYO on October 30.","twitterPost":"LEX dropped \"So Sad\" on September 9, a ballad he wrote at 18. It premiered on NHK E-tele's PASS THE MIC, where he and LANA spoke with lonely teens. In Bloom composed. He headlines TOYOTA ARENA TOKYO on October 30.","threadsPost":null,"newsletterBlurb":"LEX released \"So Sad,\" an unreleased ballad he wrote at 18, after it premiered on the NHK E-tele documentary PASS THE MIC. The track was composed by In Bloom. LEX headlines TOYOTA ARENA TOKYO on October 30.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"KAI-YOU\",\"url\":\"https://kai-you.net/article/96493\",\"title\":\"ラッパーLEX、18歳の頃に制作した未発表曲「So Sad」をリリース\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":4492,"outputTokens":2046,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1788949784,"createdAt":"2026-09-09T10:25:11.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-09-09T10:28:21.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-09-09T10:28:21.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_9f2b4ee44e88f940fcc18fc2","canonicalTitle":"ラッパーLEX、18歳の頃に制作した未発表曲「So Sad」をリリース","representativeArticleId":"a_c253a02c62a03649f036891d","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[\"So Sad\"],\"studios\":[],\"people\":[\"LEX\"],\"type\":\"release\",\"domain\":\"music\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-09-09T09:43:00.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-09-09T09:43:00.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-09-09T10:28:20.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"KAI-YOU","url":"https://kai-you.net/article/96493","title":"ラッパーLEX、18歳の頃に制作した未発表曲「So Sad」をリリース"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":["So Sad"],"studios":[],"people":["LEX"],"type":"release","domain":"music","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":null}