{"id":95387,"date":"2026-03-19T10:50:19","date_gmt":"2026-03-19T07:50:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/?p=95387"},"modified":"2026-03-19T10:55:21","modified_gmt":"2026-03-19T07:55:21","slug":"ai-band-neon-oni-to-tour-japan-with-live-musicians","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/ai-band-neon-oni-to-tour-japan-with-live-musicians\/","title":{"rendered":"AI Band Neon Oni to Tour Japan with Live Musicians"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Originally composed of AI characters, the musical group Neon Oni is set to perform live concerts in Japan, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsbytesapp.com\/news\/entertainment\/ai-generated-band-neon-oni-to-perform-in-japan\/tldr\">NewsBytes<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/img-e5b03063bce1c0b9-9122713582315478.webp\" alt=\"image\" class=\"wp-image-277043\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Source: NewsBytes.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The project gained viral popularity online in 2025 following the release of its debut music video.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/1MWw9dzMxVc?si=kaAZvtdzc8TBJE-P\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>It now boasts over 79,000 monthly listeners on Spotify, with the song Satori Sedai amassing more than 1.2 million streams.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/sP5dn9yCP-4?si=uhrwh4zS2Uu3pFZU\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Initially, Neon Oni existed solely in the digital realm. Its creator, known as Kage, used Suno AI to generate music and conceived seven fictional members from Tokyo. He shared posts featuring them on social media and sold merchandise.<\/p>\n<p>While the creator did not explicitly label the group as virtual, fans <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/thefoxholeradio\/status\/1978229014973026439?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1978229014973026439%7Ctwgr%5E872798c8eef0e7e52395f995ece1f7cd5435786e%7Ctwcon%5Es1_c10&#038;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.dexerto.com%2Fentertainment%2Fai-band-becomes-real-life-group-after-creator-hires-actual-musicians-to-perform-for-them-3336120%2F\">began to suspect<\/a> the use of neural networks as its popularity grew.<\/p>\n<p>After <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dexerto.com\/entertainment\/ai-band-becomes-real-life-group-after-creator-hires-actual-musicians-to-perform-for-them-3336120\/\">the truth was revealed<\/a>, Kage hired real Tokyo musicians to perform on stage. The group will hold six concerts in the country in March and April 2026.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>\u201cWe decided to make the group real mainly due to the excitement and immense love from fans,\u201d explained the creator.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Addressing concerns that AI could lead to high unemployment, the creator stated:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>\u201cIn an era where artificial intelligence is taking everyone&#8217;s jobs, this project, on the contrary, creates jobs.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Apologies from Suno&#8217;s CEO<\/h2>\n<p>Suno&#8217;s head, Mikey Schulman, apologized for concerns that most people \u201cdo not enjoy the process of creating music.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He made this statement in January 2025 during the 20VC podcast.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/E0YL83U5VWk?si=SHHmy_ZjmHYhqzYp\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>At the time, Schulman noted that the routine work of production is often perceived as difficult and unpleasant. The remark drew criticism from producers who saw it as dismissive of creativity.<\/p>\n<p>In a recent interview with Billboard, the company leader <a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/pro\/suno-ai-music-startup-cover-story\/\">acknowledged<\/a> that he regrets his words and \u201cwishes he had chosen different ones.\u201d He clarified that he was referring solely to technical barriers and the lengthy learning process. According to him, the project&#8217;s main goal is to lower the entry barrier and make track creation more accessible.<\/p>\n<p>In September 2025, Suno <a href=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/news\/suno-unveils-suno-studio-a-generative-daw\">introduced<\/a> the \u201cworld&#8217;s first\u201d generative <span data-descr=\"digital audio workstation\" class=\"old_tooltip\">DAW<\/span> \u2014 Suno Studio, which \u201cradically reimagines the music creation process.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Originally composed of AI characters, the musical group Neon Oni is set to perform live concerts in Japan.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":95388,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"select":"1","news_style_id":"1","cryptorium_level":"","_short_excerpt_text":"AI band Neon Oni to perform live in Japan with real musicians.","creation_source":"","_metatest_mainpost_news_update":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[438,2428],"class_list":["post-95387","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news-and-analysis","tag-artificial-intelligence","tag-music"],"aioseo_notices":[],"amp_enabled":true,"views":"281","promo_type":"1","layout_type":"1","short_excerpt":"AI band Neon Oni to perform live in Japan with real musicians.","is_update":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/95387","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=95387"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/95387\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":95389,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/95387\/revisions\/95389"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/95388"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=95387"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=95387"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=95387"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}