{"rewrite":{"id":"r_634d9f55352c885987579dbc","clusterId":"c_00a490b5dec66804625b9d5e","slug":"karaoke-chain-manekineko-launches-music-label-debuts-first-artists-miina-and-kokone","model":"deepseek-v4-flash","headline":"Karaoke Chain Manekineko Launches Music Label, Debuts First Artists MiiNA and Kokone","summary":"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.","whyItMatters":"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.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eManekineko 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.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe label\u0026#39;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\u0026#39;26 in August.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKokone, 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.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"Manekineko Music Entertainment turns a karaoke chain into a talent pipeline, sourcing artists from its own vocal audition, Manechalle.","twitterPost":"Manekineko Music Entertainment builds a label where karaoke auditions feed artist debuts, with HoneyWorks supplying the first single.","threadsPost":"Manekineko Music Entertainment is a karaoke chain's label. Its artists, MiiNA and Kokone, come from the chain's vocal audition, Manechalle, and debut with HoneyWorks-provided songs. The pipeline is the point.","newsletterBlurb":"Manekineko, the karaoke chain, has launched a music label and debuted its first two artists, both from its own vocal audition. MiiNA's debut song was provided by HoneyWorks, while Kokone released a separate track.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"KAI-YOU\",\"url\":\"https://kai-you.net/article/96342\",\"title\":\"Karaoke chain Manekineko launches music label; artist debut with HoneyWorks-provided song announced\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":4526,"outputTokens":606,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1787950449,"createdAt":"2026-08-28T20:51:29.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-08-28T20:51:44.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-08-28T20:51:29.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_00a490b5dec66804625b9d5e","canonicalTitle":"カラオケ「まねきねこ」が音楽レーベルを設立　HoneyWorks提供曲でアーティストデビュー決定","representativeArticleId":"a_34c0dcaf9f2a9a657cf8886a","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[],\"studios\":[\"Koshidaka Holdings\",\"Manekineko Music Entertainment\"],\"people\":[\"HoneyWorks\"],\"type\":\"announcement\",\"domain\":\"music\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-08-25T04:06:00.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-08-25T04:06:00.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-08-28T20:51:46.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"KAI-YOU","url":"https://kai-you.net/article/96342","title":"カラオケ「まねきねこ」が音楽レーベルを設立　HoneyWorks提供曲でアーティストデビュー決定"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":[],"studios":["Koshidaka Holdings","Manekineko Music Entertainment"],"people":["HoneyWorks"],"type":"announcement","domain":"music","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":null}