Kroi & Bluey of Incognito on Encounter That Led to ‘Kinetic’ & The Trust They Built in London: Interview

Kroi released their first new song of 2026, “Kinetic.” The song was produced by Incognito’s Bluey, who Kroi’s members are longtime fans of. Billboard JAPAN had the opportunity to sit down with Kroi and Bluey during his visit to Japan . The roundtable discussion shed light on the powerful bonds that developed between these artists through the process of creating music together.

Uchida: Last year, we performed in The Great Escape , and someone floated the idea that since we were going all the way to London, we should record there. Until now, we’d never written music together with a producer, so we wanted to work with local artists or producers in the UK. I shot my shot and said “I want to work with Bluey!” I figured it would be impossible, but he accepted.

So you were a big fan of Bluey from the start? Uchida: A huge fan. All of us love Incognito. They’re what got me into music in the first place, so I was so happy when he said okay. Being here together, talking like this?...