I don’t want to play it on my show…” A TV person leaked his true feelings about the controversial new song by Number_i.

On August 19, “CDTV Live! Live! Summer Fest SP” (TBS) on August 19, “Number_i’s new song “INZM” is causing controversy.

INZM” attracted attention even before the broadcast because the song was produced by member Yuta Jinguji (26). However, the part where he repeats …… ‘Zuma Zuma’ and lyrics such as ‘Such a world Machu Picchu’ were criticized all over the Internet as being ‘lame’ and ‘I don’t understand the meaning.

However, “Number_i” is a signature group of “TOBE” led by Hideaki Takizawa (42), and the music video released on the day of the broadcast received more than 20 million views in one week. The director of the music program on the …… key station was reluctant.

The number “3” appears many times in the lyrics. The lyrics of “INZM” are too lame (laughs). I don’t think it will be popular overseas, which “Number_i” is aware of. If I play it on my show, I’m sure people will make fun of it on social media, so I honestly don’t want to play ‘INZM’ on my show if I can help it.

A source from a record company says, “Even at festivals, the performance of ‘Number_i’ is being questioned.

“Number_i” performed at the “ROCK IN JAPAN FESTIVAL 2024” held on August 11, and they sang “GOAT,” which they performed as the first song, one more time in the second half. In fact, this technique was often used by the old Johnny’s office. It was a technique often used by former Johnny’s groups that had not been around that long and did not have many songs of their own.

The music industry is taking a hard look at this technique, saying, “In the end, they are just imitating the old Johnny’s.” “The Talent of ‘TOBE’ is a very talented group,” said one of the members of the group, “but they are not the same as the old Johnny’s.

In order for the talents of TOBE to sell even more,” he said, “they need to perform differently from the old Johnny’s office, and they need to be more creative, It will be necessary to deliver to the audience a different performance and presentation than that of the old Johnny’s office. Nevertheless, there are some people involved who turned their heads when they saw that the representative group was following the old way of doing things.

How will they overcome the criticism that has gathered around their determined new song? The true value of “Number_i” is being questioned.