{"rewrite":{"id":"r_1e6f0bb05eb9b523409c94e6","clusterId":"c_9892cb3d9041521e2d65cd9e","slug":"nerd-ceo-masaki-takahashi-talks-founding-and-future-in-first-media-interview","model":"deepseek-v4-flash:free","headline":"NERD CEO Masaki Takahashi Talks Founding and Future in First Media Interview","summary":"KAI-YOU published the first media interview with NERD Inc. CEO and Executive Producer Masaki Takahashi. The artist agency, which manages Hoshimachi Suisei's solo activities and launched March 22, 2026, alongside her personal office Studio STELLAR, has rarely spoken publicly. Takahashi discussed his path from TOY'S FACTORY, his encounters with affiliated artists, production behind-the-scenes, and the company's future goals.","whyItMatters":"The interview pulls back the curtain on NERD Inc., an agency that has produced high-profile music videos while keeping a deliberately low public profile.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eNERD Inc. has given its first media interview. KAI-YOU spoke with CEO and Executive Producer Masaki Takahashi, who described the company\u0026#39;s founding and its place in the virtual scene.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTakahashi\u0026#39;s background runs through TOY\u0026#39;S FACTORY, where he managed Daoko and later TAKU INOUE before handling ano. His earlier years involved booking artists like Daoko, PUNPEE, tofubeats, and 04 Limited Sazabys for genre-crossing local events in Shizuoka. NERD\u0026#39;s roster now includes TAKU INOUE, video production unit Gita Suru Meta, and Hoshimachi Suisei, whose solo activities the agency manages. The company has worked on music videos for Suisei\u0026#39;s \u0026#34;Bibideba,\u0026#34; BUMP OF CHICKEN\u0026#39;s \u0026#34;I,\u0026#34; and Hoshino Gen\u0026#39;s \u0026#34;Glitch.\u0026#34;\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe agency launched March 22, 2026, alongside Suisei\u0026#39;s personal office Studio STELLAR.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"NERD Inc. CEO Masaki Takahashi sat for the agency's first media interview with KAI-YOU. He talked founding, his TOY'S FACTORY years, and the future of the company behind Hoshimachi Suisei's solo management.","twitterPost":"NERD Inc. CEO Masaki Takahashi gave the agency's first media interview to KAI-YOU. He covered his TOY'S FACTORY background, the company's March 2026 launch, and its roster including Hoshimachi Suisei.","threadsPost":null,"newsletterBlurb":"KAI-YOU landed the first media interview with NERD Inc., the artist agency behind Hoshimachi Suisei's solo activities. CEO Masaki Takahashi discussed his TOY'S FACTORY roots, the company's March 22, 2026 launch, and its production work.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"KAI-YOU\",\"url\":\"https://kai-you.net/article/96182\",\"title\":\"First Look Inside \\\"NERD,\\\" the Agency Behind Hoshimachi Suisei and Gita Suru Meta-CEO Discusses the Will to \\\"Cross Boundaries\\\"\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":4872,"outputTokens":662,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1787340833,"createdAt":"2026-08-21T19:30:25.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-08-21T19:31:44.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-08-21T19:30:25.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_9892cb3d9041521e2d65cd9e","canonicalTitle":"星街すいせいと擬態するメタを擁する「NERD」に初潜入──CEOが語る“越境”への意志","representativeArticleId":"a_ec209fd81855b1f1920919dc","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[],\"studios\":[],\"people\":[\"星街すいせい\"],\"type\":\"news\",\"domain\":\"vtuber\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-08-21T09:00:00.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-08-21T09:00:00.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-08-21T19:31:45.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"KAI-YOU","url":"https://kai-you.net/article/96182","title":"星街すいせいと擬態するメタを擁する「NERD」に初潜入──CEOが語る“越境”への意志"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":[],"studios":[],"people":["星街すいせい"],"type":"news","domain":"vtuber","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":null}