ðə sˈeɪm jˈɪɹ, tækjˈuːtʃi ɹᵻkˈoːɹdᵻd wɪð ˈævɛks ɡɹˈuːp ɐ vˈɜːʒən ʌv mˈɔːɹnɪŋ mjˈuːsuːmz "lˈʌv məʃˈiːn" fɚðə sˈɔŋz tˈɛnθ ˌænɪvˈɜːsɚɹi, ɐpˈɪɹɪŋ ˌʌndɚ hɪz ɹˈɪki pɜːsˈoʊnə ɐlˈɔŋ wɪð ɹˈɛslɚz ɹˈɪki tʃˈoʊʃuː ænd jˌɑːʃɪhˈiəɹoʊ tˌækeɪˈɑːmə.
The same year, Takeuchi recorded with Avex Group a version of Morning Musume's "Love Machine" for the song's tenth anniversary, appearing under his RIKI persona along with wrestlers Riki Choshu and Yoshihiro Takayama.