{"rewrite":{"id":"r_5e6f249e132439c802df695e","clusterId":"c_4b8e412262de3ee8aec6c2d5","slug":"stage-collection-tcg-launches-with-kawaii-lab-card-game-set-for-summer-2027","model":"deepseek-v4-1-flash","headline":"Stage Collection TCG Launches With KAWAII LAB. Card Game Set For Summer 2027","summary":"A new trading card game project called Stage Collection has launched, built around real idols and artists. Its first release, KAWAII LAB. CARD GAME, goes on sale in summer 2027 and turns five KAWAII LAB. groups into cards: FRUITS ZIPPER, CANDY TUNE, SWEET STEADY, CUTIE STREET, and MORE STAR. Members and songs become cards, and players assemble a stage rather than fight. A four-company production committee runs it, with nationwide official tournaments planned.","whyItMatters":"The project treats idol photos and competitive deck-building as one product rather than two lines, which is the bet the production committee is making on a card game built around groups that already sell out live shows.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eThe game is a collaboration between four companies: Sekappy, TWIN PLANET, ASOBISYSTEM, and Y\u0026amp;N Brothers. Sekappy handles card game system development and tournament operation, including online tournament systems and manufacturing and distribution. The committee covers planning, development, manufacturing, and sales for Stage Collection, plus official tournaments, events, merchandise, and promotion.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKAWAII LAB. is the idol project ASOBISYSTEM launched in 2022 under the concept \u0026#34;From Harajuku to the world.\u0026#34; Stage Collection does not stop at that roster. The project has said other idols and artists will be announced sequentially, and new sets, nationwide tournaments, and special events are planned after the first release.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFRUITS ZIPPER\u003c/strong\u003e: Members and songs become cards\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCANDY TUNE\u003c/strong\u003e: Members and songs become cards\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSWEET STEADY\u003c/strong\u003e: Members and songs become cards\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCUTIE STREET\u003c/strong\u003e: Members and songs become cards\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMORE STAR\u003c/strong\u003e: Members and songs become cards\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e","blueskyPost":"Stage Collection, a TCG built around real idols and artists, has launched. First release: KAWAII LAB. CARD GAME, out summer 2027 with FRUITS ZIPPER, CANDY TUNE, SWEET STEADY, CUTIE STREET, and MORE STAR as cards. Players build a stage instead of fighting. Nationwide tournaments planned.","twitterPost":"Stage Collection TCG launches with KAWAII LAB. CARD GAME, out summer 2027. FRUITS ZIPPER, CANDY TUNE, SWEET STEADY, CUTIE STREET, and MORE STAR become cards. Players assemble a stage rather than fight. Four-company committee runs nationwide tournaments.","threadsPost":null,"newsletterBlurb":"A new trading card game project, Stage Collection, has launched around real idols and artists. Its first set, KAWAII LAB. CARD GAME, arrives in summer 2027 and turns five KAWAII LAB. groups into cards, with play built on assembling a stage rather than head-to-head battles. Sekappy, TWIN PLANET, ASOBISYSTEM, and Y\u0026N Brothers form the production committee, and nationwide official tournaments are planned after release.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"KAI-YOU\",\"url\":\"https://kai-you.net/article/96581\",\"title\":\"FRUITS ZIPPER and Others: Idols Take on a Card Game - Music TCG \\\"Stage Collection\\\" Launches\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":4635,"outputTokens":831,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1789624764,"createdAt":"2026-09-17T05:53:53.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-09-17T05:58:21.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-09-17T05:58:21.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_4b8e412262de3ee8aec6c2d5","canonicalTitle":"FRUITS ZIPPERら、アイドルがカードゲームに　音楽TCG「Stage Collection」が始動","representativeArticleId":"a_e0136712006890cd1a016e95","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[\"Stage Collection\",\"KAWAII LAB. CARD GAME\"],\"studios\":[\"ASOBISYSTEM\"],\"people\":[],\"type\":\"announcement\",\"domain\":\"other\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-09-17T04:52:00.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-09-17T04:52:00.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-09-17T05:58:20.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"KAI-YOU","url":"https://kai-you.net/article/96581","title":"FRUITS ZIPPERら、アイドルがカードゲームに　音楽TCG「Stage Collection」が始動"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":["Stage Collection","KAWAII LAB. CARD GAME"],"studios":["ASOBISYSTEM"],"people":[],"type":"announcement","domain":"other","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":null}