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AKB48's AI Single "Omoide Scroll" Triumphs in Fan Vote

9/17/2025

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AKB48 released the AI-generated single "Omoide Scroll," following a fan vote.
Composer Yasushi Akimoto competed against an AI version of himself for the group's 20th anniversary.
"Omoide Scroll" won by over 3,000 votes, while Akimoto's song "Cécile" was removed from YouTube.
The song's success will be tracked on Japan's Oricon singles chart.
Google's Gemini AI was trained on Akimoto's writing style and chose the performing members.

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AKB48 released the AI-generated single "Omoide Scroll," following a fan vote.
Composer Yasushi Akimoto competed against an AI version of himself for the group's 20th anniversary.
"Omoide Scroll" won by over 3,000 votes, while Akimoto's song "Cécile" was removed from YouTube.
The song's success will be tracked on Japan's Oricon singles chart.
Google's Gemini AI was trained on Akimoto's writing style and chose the performing members.