{"rewrite":{"id":"r_211d01808e32a4d8633aa767","clusterId":"c_7bee6fbd8829322bd2b37bb2","slug":"nhk-s-vocaloid-numa-returns-with-meiko-and-kaito","model":"deepseek-v4-1-flash","headline":"NHK's Vocaloid Numa Returns With MEIKO and KAITO","summary":"NHK E-TV will air Vocaloid Numa Part 4 live on Saturday, October 17 from 20:00. The finale features MEIKO, released in 2004, and KAITO, released in 2006, who perform their first TV studio live and four songs, the most in the program's history. Six Vocaloids including Hatsune Miku and Kagamine Rin/Len gather in the studio, and a Favorite Vocaloid Song Ranking based on about 4,000 responses is announced.","whyItMatters":"After editions built around Hatsune Miku, Kagamine Rin/Len and Megurine Luka, NHK hands the finale to the two Crypton characters who predate them and who have never sung in a TV studio before.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eMEIKO and KAITO are the headline act of the fourth Vocaloid Numa, which the program positions as the finale. Both are Crypton Future Media singing voice synthesis software and characters, developed as members of the Piapro Characters lineup.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe pair perform four songs, the most in the program\u0026#39;s history. At the end of the broadcast, six Vocaloids including Hatsune Miku, Kagamine Rin/Len and Megurine Luka gather in the studio. Saaya and Gunpee of Laland are the MCs, with Ryogo Matsumaru as guest.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"MEIKO and KAITO's first TV studio live doubles as the show's largest song count yet. NHK is treating the senior Vocaloids as the draw, not the newer six in the room.","twitterPost":"MEIKO and KAITO get the first TV live while six others fill the studio. NHK's Vocaloid history book reads oldest first.","threadsPost":"MEIKO predates KAITO by two years; both predate Hatsune Miku. NHK gives the longest-running Vocaloids the studio and the four-song set, the most in Vocaloid Numa's history, while Miku and five others share the room.","newsletterBlurb":"NHK E-TV's Vocaloid Numa returns October 17 for a finale built around MEIKO and KAITO, the Crypton Future Media characters released in 2004 and 2006. The two perform their first TV studio live and four songs, the most in the program's history, with six Vocaloids including Hatsune Miku in the studio at the end. The broadcast also announces a Favorite Vocaloid Song Ranking drawn from about 4,000 responses.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"KAI-YOU\",\"url\":\"https://kai-you.net/article/96813\",\"title\":\"NHK's \\\"Numahama\\\" Vocaloid Special: MEIKO and KAITO to Perform on TV for the First Time, Hatsune Miku and Others to Gather in Studio\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":4631,"outputTokens":655,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1791881035,"createdAt":"2026-10-13T08:36:11.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-10-13T08:41:05.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-13T08:41:05.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_7bee6fbd8829322bd2b37bb2","canonicalTitle":"NHK「沼ハマ」ボカロ特集、MEIKOとKAITOがTV初ライブ　初音ミクらもスタジオに集結","representativeArticleId":"a_094d27231f6dc07bef00ab7c","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[\"Numa ni Hamatte Kiite Mita\"],\"studios\":[],\"people\":[],\"type\":\"event\",\"domain\":\"music\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-10-13T06:41:00.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-10-13T06:41:00.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-13T08:41:05.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"KAI-YOU","url":"https://kai-you.net/article/96813","title":"NHK「沼ハマ」ボカロ特集、MEIKOとKAITOがTV初ライブ　初音ミクらもスタジオに集結"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":["Numa ni Hamatte Kiite Mita"],"studios":[],"people":[],"type":"event","domain":"music","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":null}