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Kaito Takahashi solo music debut and SALT BOY EP details

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Kaito Takahashi solo music debut and name controversy SALT BOY EP details

Kaito Takahashi, a member of the group King & Prince, announced the launch of launched a solo music project under the name ‘KAITO’. His debut digital single, ‘swim?’, was released on October 5, reaching reached number one on the Oricon Weekly Digital Single Ranking with 41,131 downloads in its first week. Takahashi contributed to the songwriting, composition, artwork, and surpassed 5 million views on its music video for the single. Following the release, the video. The use of the name ‘KAITO’ previously caused social media friction due to hashtag overlap with the existing Vocaloid character of the same name. Crypton Future Media issued name, prompting a statement regarding the difficulties creators and fans face when searching for specific musical works due to this overlap. Building on the success of ‘swim?’, which surpassed 5 million views on its music video, from Crypton Future Media. Takahashi has announced his first solo EP, titled ‘SALT BOY’, scheduled for release on November 25, 2026. The sea-themed project features Takahashi as the writer and composer for all tracks, in addition to handling artwork and music video production. New details reveal the EP will contain seven tracks, including ‘THE FEVER’ (produced by UTA), ‘SHUNSOKU’ (a collaboration with BBY NABE), and ‘Jellyfish feat. Furui Riho’. To celebrate support the launch, release, Takahashi released behind-the-scenes footage titled ‘HOW TO ‘SWIM?’’ on his official YouTube channel, showcasing music video filming and recording sessions conducted in Malaysia. The limited edition CD of the EP will include a full music video making-of and a production documentary as bonus content. A series of launch events will be held in Fukuoka, Osaka, Nagoya, Sapporo, and Tokyo. Fans can participate through the Tokyo, with King & Prince fan club, with an club members eligible for early reservation campaign offering serial codes campaigns for online viewing of the Tokyo event.

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