{"rewrite":{"id":"r_dc13024cab0bd233af6fc6f0","clusterId":"c_734b526f72e5728ba7d90d32","slug":"universal-music-japan-asks-fans-to-drop-kaito-for-kaito-saltboy","model":"deepseek-v4-1-flash","headline":"Universal Music Japan Asks Fans to Drop #KAITO for #KAITO_SALTBOY","summary":"Universal Music Japan asked fans on October 15 to stop using the hashtag #KAITO for King \u0026 Prince member Kaito Takahashi's solo work and use #KAITO_SALTBOY instead. The label posted alongside the announcement of his 1st EP, SALT BOY. The request follows two weeks of dispute with fans of Crypton Future Media's Vocaloid KAITO over the shared name.","whyItMatters":"The label's choice to route the hashtag around the Vocaloid rather than defend the name shows that a vocal fanbase built on a search-term culture can push a major label to change how it presents an artist.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eTakahashi announced on October 3 that he would work solo as KAITO, and the King \u0026amp; Prince official account used #KAITO for the October 5 digital single swim?. The tag had already been in use since 2006 among users of Crypton Future Media\u0026#39;s singing voice synthesis software KAITO, where hashtags are a main way to find individual creators\u0026#39; work.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCrypton issued a statement on October 5 asking supporters of each KAITO to respect the other, and the King \u0026amp; Prince account used #KAITO again on October 14. The label\u0026#39;s request came the next day, tied to the EP announcement.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"Universal Music Japan's hashtag swap gives the KAITO name collision a practical fix but not a legal one. The Vocaloid KAITO and KAITO Takahashi still share a search term, and a label request cannot rename either artist.","twitterPost":"Universal Music Japan's hashtag fix separates searches, not names. KAITO Takahashi and Crypton's KAITO still share an identity online.","threadsPost":"Universal Music Japan asking for #KAITO_SALTBOY splits the search, not the name. KAITO Takahashi and Crypton Future Media's Vocaloid KAITO still collide in every mention that does not carry the tag. A label can request a hashtag; it cannot assign an identity.","newsletterBlurb":"Universal Music Japan asked fans on October 15 to retire the hashtag #KAITO for Kaito Takahashi's solo activities and use #KAITO_SALTBOY instead, tying the request to the announcement of his 1st EP SALT BOY. The tag had long been used by fans of Crypton Future Media's Vocaloid KAITO, released in 2006. Crypton had asked both sides to respect each other in a statement on October 5, and the dispute resumed when the King \u0026 Prince account used #KAITO again on October 14.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"KAI-YOU\",\"url\":\"https://kai-you.net/article/96848\",\"title\":\"Kaito Takahashi's Label Calls for Use of New Hashtag for Solo Name 'KAITO'\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":4644,"outputTokens":642,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1792126332,"createdAt":"2026-10-16T04:47:01.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-10-16T04:51:07.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-16T04:51:07.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_734b526f72e5728ba7d90d32","canonicalTitle":"髙橋海人の所属レーベル、ソロ名義「KAITO」で新たなハッシュタグの使用を呼びかけ","representativeArticleId":"a_6cc99c7f3b6b9a88b345db5c","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[],\"studios\":[\"Universal Music Japan\"],\"people\":[\"Kaito Takahashi\"],\"type\":\"news\",\"domain\":\"music\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-10-16T03:27:00.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-10-16T03:27:00.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-16T04:51:06.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"KAI-YOU","url":"https://kai-you.net/article/96848","title":"髙橋海人の所属レーベル、ソロ名義「KAITO」で新たなハッシュタグの使用を呼びかけ"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":[],"studios":["Universal Music Japan"],"people":["Kaito Takahashi"],"type":"news","domain":"music","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":null}