{"rewrite":{"id":"r_30816688507d51471178a7b3","clusterId":"c_040beaa0a414833e36d29182","slug":"universal-music-japan-sets-kaito-saltboy-as-official-tag-for-takahashi-kaito","model":"deepseek-v4-1-flash","headline":"Universal Music Japan Sets #KAITO_SALTBOY As Official Tag For Takahashi Kaito","summary":"Universal Music Japan issued a statement on October 21 about how it will handle information for KAITO, the solo name of King \u0026 Prince member Takahashi Kaito. The label said official posts use the hashtag #KAITO_SALTBOY to separate him from the VOCALOID KAITO. It also opened an official X account for the solo project. The first EP, SALT BOY, is set for November 25.","whyItMatters":"A major label has now put its naming and tagging policy in writing, turning a fan-level hashtag clash into an official house rule for the solo project.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eUniversal Music Japan went further than asking fans to switch tags. It opened a new X account dedicated to Takahashi Kaito\u0026#39;s solo work, with music information set to come through that channel.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe label\u0026#39;s statement, posted October 21, says it had received voices worried about hashtag confusion and will keep communicating in ways that avoid it. The tag #KAITO_SALTBOY had already been floated in an October 15 post asking fans to stop using #KAITO. The first EP, SALT BOY, is scheduled for November 25.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"Universal Music Japan splitting Kaito's tag from the VOCALOID one admits the search problem out loud: a solo artist and a voicebank can share a name, but not a search result.","twitterPost":"Universal Music Japan's #Kaito_SALTBOY tag accepts that a solo artist and a VOCALOID can share a name but not a search result.","threadsPost":"Universal Music Japan assigning #Kaito_SALTBOY to Takahashi Kaito's solo work treats name collision as infrastructure. A VOCALOID Kaito already owns that search term, so the label is building the separation into the tag before SALT BOY arrives on November 25.","newsletterBlurb":"Universal Music Japan issued a statement on October 21 confirming #KAITO_SALTBOY as the hashtag for Takahashi Kaito's solo activities under the name KAITO. The label also opened an official X account for the project. His first EP, SALT BOY, is scheduled for November 25.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"KAI-YOU\",\"url\":\"https://kai-you.net/article/96906\",\"title\":\"Label issues statement on Takahashi Kaito's solo name \\\"KAITO\\\" pledges to communicate information with consideration for hashtag overlap\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":4601,"outputTokens":553,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1792641280,"createdAt":"2026-10-22T03:48:58.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-10-22T03:51:11.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-22T03:51:11.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_040beaa0a414833e36d29182","canonicalTitle":"髙橋海人のソロ名義「KAITO」巡り、所属レーベルが声明　ハッシュタグ被りに配慮した情報発信を明言","representativeArticleId":"a_84c25a9cd473c6a2dec599c8","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[],\"studios\":[],\"people\":[\"Kaito Takahashi\"],\"type\":\"news\",\"domain\":\"music\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-10-22T02:21:00.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-10-22T02:21:00.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-22T03:51:13.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"KAI-YOU","url":"https://kai-you.net/article/96906","title":"髙橋海人のソロ名義「KAITO」巡り、所属レーベルが声明　ハッシュタグ被りに配慮した情報発信を明言"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":[],"studios":[],"people":["Kaito Takahashi"],"type":"news","domain":"music","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":null}