AKB48, one in all Japan’s hottest lady teams, has launched a brand new single written partly by synthetic intelligence after it received the fan vote in a televised contest.
The only, titled “Omoide Scroll”, emerged the winner in a contest pitting the group’s lengthy‑time producer and lyricist Yasushi Akimoto in opposition to “AI Akimoto”, which was skilled utilizing Akimoto’s vocabulary, lyric patterns, and different stylistic markers utilizing Google Gemini, in line with the BBC.
Akimoto is among the most prolific lyricists in Japanese historical past, with writing credit on over 7,000 songs. By way of his work with AKB48 and its sister teams, in addition to earlier teams like Onyanko Membership within the Nineteen Eighties, he’s mentioned to have formed a lot of the nation’s idol panorama.
The competition was aired on Monday in a particular program for AKB48’s twentieth anniversary titled Yasushi Akimoto × AI Akimoto ~ AKB48 New Track Showdown on Nippon TV.
Each contestants have been tasked with producing full songs full with lyrics, melody, and association, and select which of AKB48’s 43 members would carry out it. The ultimate association and manufacturing was overseen by human producers earlier than launch.
Akimoto’s tune was “Cécile”, a Motown‑influenced monitor a few lady’s admiration for one more lady, carried out by the group’s chief Kuranoo Narumi. In the meantime “Omoide Scroll” was written by AI Akimoto, set over a lighter techno backing and carried out by a comparatively newer member, Ito Momoka.
“Individuals typically ask me, ‘What should you lose?’ But when AI creates such a superb tune, that’s thrilling. I’m trying ahead to this competitors,” Akimoto mentioned when the competition was introduced.
AI Akimoto mentioned: “This isn’t only a match. It’s a race to find one thing hidden, one thing enjoyable that nobody has seen but.”
Each songs have been launched for blind voting to the general public. After 5 days of voting, “Omoide Scroll” received by 14,225 votes to 10,535, a margin of over 3,000, in line with a report in Abroad Idol.
Akimoto was reportedly visibly shocked on air because the AI-generated monitor was declared the winner and responded: “What? You’re kidding me!”
He expressed his disappointment at dropping, saying he had written his entry “with all my may” however conceded that “Omoide Scroll” was “a superb tune”.
“Perhaps the actual me was making an attempt to point out one thing new by dropping this time,” AI Akimoto mentioned when requested for a response.
“Omoide Scroll” has since been launched on streaming providers as AKB48’s 67th official single, whereas “Cécile” has reportedly been faraway from YouTube.
Based in 2005, AKB48 revolutionised Japan’s idol business with its “idols you may meet” idea.
The group performs nearly every day at its devoted theatre in Tokyo’s Akihabara district, and operates a rotating membership mannequin that features groups, trainees, and common “graduations” of older members.
AKB48 is among the best-selling acts in Japanese music historical past, holding the report for essentially the most number-one singles by a feminine group within the nation.
