Karaoke Chain Manekineko Launches Music Label, Debuts First Artists MiiNA and Kokone
The karaoke chain is turning its nationwide stores into a pipeline for discovering, developing, and promoting new artists, with its first label signees coming directly from its own audition.
Reporting from 1 source: KAI-YOU.
Koshidaka Group, which runs the Manekineko karaoke chain, has launched a new in-house music label called Manekineko Music Entertainment. The label debuted its first artist, MiiNA, with the song "Watashi ga Heroine Nara" provided by HoneyWorks, and its second artist, Kokone, with "Donika Shite." Both artists emerged from the chain's vocal audition, Manechalle.
Manekineko Music Entertainment is the newest venture from Koshidaka Group, which operates the karaoke chain Manekineko across Japan. The label is fully in-house, handling artist discovery, music production, digital distribution, and promotion in one operation.
The label's first artist, MiiNA, won the first Manechalle audition in 2025. Judges from major record companies gave her unanimous support in the final round, and the prize was an original song from HoneyWorks. She performed the debut track as an opening act at the music festival LuckyFes'26 in August.
Kokone, the second artist, won an Excellence Award in the same audition. She is a masked singer and high school student in Okayama Prefecture with experience posting covers on TikTok. Both artists now belong to the new label.
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