{"rewrite":{"id":"r_cf0d33cba6fedea07dfe6536","clusterId":"c_f8aef011052b5f12eccc7447","slug":"soul-d-out-releases-beginner-friendly-album-with-13-tracks","model":"deepseek-v4-flash:free","headline":"SOUL'd OUT Releases Beginner-Friendly Album With 13 Tracks","summary":"Hip-hop crew SOUL'd OUT released the digital-only album 'Hajimete no SOUL'd OUT' on Monday, August 3. The beginner-friendly album targets those who want to start listening to the group now. It includes 13 tracks led by 'Wekapipo,' which also gained attention as a commercial song.","whyItMatters":"The album gives new listeners an official entry point into SOUL'd OUT, whose music continues to spread among younger generations after the group disbanded in 2014.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eSOUL\u0026#39;d OUT formed in 1999 and made their major debut in January 2003 with \u0026#39;Wekapipo.\u0026#39; The group consists of main MC Diggy-MO\u0026#39;, human beatbox and MC Bro.Hi, and trackmaker Shinnosuke. They disbanded in 2014 after Shinnosuke announced his departure.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSince then, their flow and sense of language have remained highly regarded mainly on the internet, and Diggy-MO\u0026#39;s call of \u0026#39;A Arararaa A Aa!\u0026#39; has been cherished as a meme. In 2026, an arranged version of \u0026#39;Wekapipo\u0026#39; was adopted for a commercial for Lotte\u0026#39;s chocolate snack Crunky.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"SOUL'd OUT's 'Hajimete no SOUL'd OUT' leads with 'Wekapipo,' a track already familiar from its commercial use, making the album a gateway that banks on prior exposure.","twitterPost":"SOUL'd OUT's beginner album leans on 'Wekapipo,' a song already known from commercials, to ease newcomers into their catalog.","threadsPost":"SOUL'd OUT's 'Hajimete no SOUL'd OUT' is a digital-only, 13-track entry point. By leading with 'Wekapipo,' a track that already aired as a commercial song, the group is betting that prior exposure, not new material, is the hook for first-time listeners.","newsletterBlurb":"SOUL'd OUT released 'Hajimete no SOUL'd OUT,' a beginner-friendly digital album with 13 tracks led by 'Wekapipo.' The group disbanded in 2014 but their music keeps spreading online. A solid entry point for new listeners.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"KAI-YOU\",\"url\":\"https://kai-you.net/article/96150\",\"title\":\"SOUL'd OUT Releases 'Beginner-Friendly' Album Featuring 13 Tracks Including 'Wekapipo'\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":4538,"outputTokens":558,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1786137950,"createdAt":"2026-08-07T21:19:01.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-08-07T21:21:44.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-08-07T21:19:01.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_f8aef011052b5f12eccc7447","canonicalTitle":"SOUL＇d OUTが“入門者向け”アルバムをリリース 「ウェカピポ」はじめ13曲収録","representativeArticleId":"a_42a27f71dde05d48bd419212","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[\"はじめてのSOUL'd OUT\"],\"studios\":[],\"people\":[],\"type\":\"release\",\"domain\":\"music\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-08-03T03:00:00.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-08-03T03:00:00.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-08-07T21:21:44.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"KAI-YOU","url":"https://kai-you.net/article/96150","title":"SOUL＇d OUTが“入門者向け”アルバムをリリース 「ウェカピポ」はじめ13曲収録"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":["はじめてのSOUL'd OUT"],"studios":[],"people":[],"type":"release","domain":"music","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":null}