monogatary.com presents the first installment of a new project focusing on the “B-sides” of music-loving comedians, “Kagaya Kaya’s B-Side”! Sony Music Entertainment Inc. Press Release: October 21, 2025 monogatary.com presents the first installment of a new project focusing on the “B-sides” of music-loving comedians, “Kagaya Kaya’s B-Side”! Kagaya’s Kaya’s YouTube show and passionate cover music video of ASIAN KUNG-FU GENERATION’s “New World” released today & audio release at midnight on the 22nd monogatary.com is a novel submission site where users can freely submit “stories” in response to “themes” given by the site’s administrators every day, and have fun reacting to them in various ways, such as adding illustrations and comments. The previous contest, “Monogatary 2019,” attracted much attention, including the birth of the remarkable “novel-to-music” unit “YOASOBI,” whose hit song “Idol” reached number one on the global charts. As the first installment of our new project, “The B-Side of,” monogatary.com has released a YouTube program, “Kagaya Kaya ‘The B-Side’,” featuring Soya Kaya of the comedy duo “Kagaya,” which delves into Kaya’s “B-Side.” In conjunction with the program’s release, we’re releasing a music video of a passionate cover of ASIAN KUNG-FU GENERATION’s hit song “Atarashii Sekai,” which Kaya talked about on the show, and we’re pleased to announce that the cover audio will be released digitally at midnight on the 22nd. What is the B side of ●?
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https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/14577/302/14577-302-c5500466630eee693240bf889eb02016-1920×1080.jpg For the first installment, we welcomed Soya Kaya of the comedy duo “Kagaya,” who has long been a huge fan of the rock band “ASIAN KUNG-FU GENERATION.” He will talk about the origins of the comedian “Souya Kaya,” his past passion for music, and his experiences with ASIAN KUNG-FU. He talks in depth about his encounter with GENERATION and his thoughts on the theme song “A New World.” ▼【Kaya Talks to
Kaya!?】Kagaya & Kaya’s “B-Side” ~In Response to ASIAN KUNG-FU GENERATION’s “A New World”~ https://youtu.be/mTGNM8dMleA
monogatary.com is accepting pre-submissions for stories themed around ASIAN KUNG-FU GENERATION’s song “A New World.” During the program, Kaya will introduce several works by reading excerpts from the text. Original Novel “Graduation Anthology” (written by Torivado)
https://monogatary.com/story/492634 “Quarrels, That is, Noisy Flowers” (written by Mutsuki Tsuku) https://monogatary.com/story/490711 ● ASIAN KUNG-FU GENERATION “New World” cover MV
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/14577/302/14577-302-d2c54b00236e2a0a8687b30c97b7a881-1280×720.jpg A music video featuring ASIAN KUNG-FU GENERATION fan Kaya performing a passionate cover of “New World” has been released on Sony Music’s official YouTube channel. In addition to footage of the recording session, the music video is sprinkled with illustrations and old photos by Kaya herself, depicting episodes she talked about on her YouTube show about “B-side,” making it a truly symbolic music video for “Kagaya Kaya’s B-side.” Be sure to check out Kaya’s passionate, soulful singing! ▼Kagaya/Soya Kaya “New World” (ASIAN KUNG-FU GENERATION cover) [Music Video] https://youtu.be/mU1c312sloE 2025.10.22(wed) 00:00 Digital Release Soya Kaya “New World” (ASIAN KUNG-FU GENERATION) cover) DT/Streaming:
https://lnk.to/ANewWorld_cover ▼ASIAN KUNG-FU GENERATION “New World” https://lnk.to/p4XWWYbJ ●About Kagaya/Kaya
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/14577/302/14577-302-d7cc41db259b460f682d09c114c79a6c-3900×2600.jpg Kaya Soya Born February 19, 1993. Originally from Hiroshima
Prefecture. In 2015, he formed Kagaya with his partner, Sho Kaga. The duo’s name is a combination of the two members’ surnames, “Kaga” and “Kaya.” They attracted attention by advancing to the semi-finals of “King of Conte 2018,” and advanced to the finals of King of Conte in 2019 and 2022. In January 2019, his first radio show, “Kagaya no Tsuru no Ma” (RCC Radio), aired, and became a regular program in April. In addition to comedy shows and variety shows, he is also active in a variety of fields, including dramas and movies. YouTube:
https://youtube.com/@bs_kaya0219?si=vRNTAx0droGmA1HA
X:https://x.com/kagayahirai Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/kagaya_kaya/
Soya Kaya “New World (cover)” Recording & Mixing Engineer,Sound
Produce：Takashi Oota (TARIO_WORKS) Assistant Engineer: Haruki Natsuyama (Aobadai Studio) Guitar: Fuji Nagai Drums: Yoshiki Morimoto Bass, Instrumental Production: Hiroshi Usami