NERD CEO Masaki Takahashi Talks Founding and Future in First Media Interview
The interview pulls back the curtain on NERD Inc., an agency that has produced high-profile music videos while keeping a deliberately low public profile.
Reporting from 1 source: KAI-YOU.
KAI-YOU published the first media interview with NERD Inc. CEO and Executive Producer Masaki Takahashi. The artist agency, which manages Hoshimachi Suisei's solo activities and launched March 22, 2026, alongside her personal office Studio STELLAR, has rarely spoken publicly. Takahashi discussed his path from TOY'S FACTORY, his encounters with affiliated artists, production behind-the-scenes, and the company's future goals.
NERD Inc. has given its first media interview. KAI-YOU spoke with CEO and Executive Producer Masaki Takahashi, who described the company's founding and its place in the virtual scene.
Takahashi's background runs through TOY'S FACTORY, where he managed Daoko and later TAKU INOUE before handling ano. His earlier years involved booking artists like Daoko, PUNPEE, tofubeats, and 04 Limited Sazabys for genre-crossing local events in Shizuoka. NERD's roster now includes TAKU INOUE, video production unit Gita Suru Meta, and Hoshimachi Suisei, whose solo activities the agency manages. The company has worked on music videos for Suisei's "Bibideba," BUMP OF CHICKEN's "I," and Hoshino Gen's "Glitch."
The agency launched March 22, 2026, alongside Suisei's personal office Studio STELLAR.
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