{"rewrite":{"id":"r_413a5d2ebeacb3048a6b6bd6","clusterId":"c_8418ff3ffd37470fa3ea3119","slug":"youtube-deletes-ai-song-inmu-king-mv-creator-seeks-re-review","model":"deepseek-v4-1-flash","headline":"YouTube Deletes AI Song INMU KING MV, Creator Seeks Re-Review","summary":"YouTube removed the music video for \"INMU KING,\" an AI-generated song by video creator Yajuman, for violating its nudity or sexual content policy as of Thursday, October 22. The same video on Niconico Douga now carries a sensitive-content restriction requiring login and a settings change to view. Yajuman reported both actions on X and said he is requesting a re-review of the YouTube decision.","whyItMatters":"An AI-made song built on an adult-video meme crossed into Oricon's weekly chart at 3.866 million views before platform moderation caught up with its source material, which puts the review request at the center of how far meme culture can ride generative tools before a host steps in.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eYajuman, who posted the video as \u0026#34;YAJU-MC,\u0026#34; said on X that if the YouTube re-review fails he plans to contact the official YouTube Japan account. He wrote that under the circumstances he has no choice but to resist as much as possible.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe song itself was released on August 10, 2026, produced with the music generation AI Suno and other tools. Its spread went past the Inmu community: social media filled with AI-made clips of celebrities and influencers caught in scandals dancing to the track, and videos of unrelated people and characters doing the same. Oricon\u0026#39;s weekly YouTube chart for September 25 to October 1 logged 3.866 million weekly views and a second-place ranking. Niconico\u0026#39;s restriction means viewing now requires an account and the sensitive-content display setting enabled.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"YouTube deleted the INMU KING MV for nudity or sexual content on Oct 22. On Niconico the same video now needs login and a sensitive-content setting to view. Creator Yajuman is requesting a YouTube re-review and says he'll contact YouTube Japan if it fails.","twitterPost":"YouTube removed the AI song INMU KING's MV for nudity or sexual content on Oct 22. Niconico now gates the same video behind login and a sensitive-content setting. Creator Yajuman is requesting a re-review, with YouTube Japan as his next step.","threadsPost":null,"newsletterBlurb":"The music video for INMU KING, an AI song by Yajuman built on the Inmu meme, was deleted from YouTube for nudity or sexual content on October 22. Niconico now restricts the same video to logged-in users who enable sensitive content. Yajuman is requesting a re-review of the YouTube decision.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"KAI-YOU\",\"url\":\"https://kai-you.net/article/96916\",\"title\":\"AI Song 'INMU KING' Goes Viral, Deleted from YouTube; Creator to Request Re-Review\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":4677,"outputTokens":647,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1792676236,"createdAt":"2026-10-22T13:31:56.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-10-22T13:36:08.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-22T13:36:08.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_8418ff3ffd37470fa3ea3119","canonicalTitle":"社会現象化するAI楽曲「INMU KING」YouTubeから削除　作者が再審査を請求へ","representativeArticleId":"a_13fb6515c19da696dcf0af26","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[\"INMU KING\"],\"studios\":[],\"people\":[],\"type\":\"news\",\"domain\":\"music\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-10-22T11:45:00.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-10-22T11:45:00.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-22T13:36:06.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"KAI-YOU","url":"https://kai-you.net/article/96916","title":"社会現象化するAI楽曲「INMU KING」YouTubeから削除　作者が再審査を請求へ"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":["INMU KING"],"studios":[],"people":[],"type":"news","domain":"music","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":null}
