Kioon Music
Kioon Music (キューンミュージック, Kyūn Myūjikku, stylized as Ki/oon Music) is a Japanese record label owned by Sony Music Labels Inc., a subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment Japan. Founded in 1992 as Kioon Sony Records, the label was renamed to Kioon Records in 1998. In 2001, Kioon Records Inc.
Also recorded as Ki/oon Records · Ki/oon Music · Ki/oon · Ki/oon Music Inc.
Kioon Music
- Founded
- 1992
- Headquarters
- Tokyo
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Overview
Overview
Was founded as a subsidiary of Sony Japan. In 2012, the company was rebranded as Kioon Music. In 2014, Sony Music Records Inc. Absorbed Kioon Music alongside other Sony Japan subsidiaries, changing its name to Sony Music Labels. Since the absorption, Kioon Music has operated as an imprint of Sony Music Labels.
Key facts
Key facts
• Bgcolor — #000000 • Parent — Sony Music Entertainment Japan (1992–2014) Sony Music Labels Inc. (2014–present) • Founded — (as Kioon Sony Records) (as Kioon Records) (as Kioon Music) • Founder — Shigeo Maruyama • Status — Active • Distributor — Epic/Sony Records (Japan) Sony Music Entertainment (outside Japan) Sony Music Solutions • Genre — * J-pop • J-rock • Country — Japan • Website — http: www.kioon.com/
Artists
Artists
• L'Arc-en-Ciel • Asian Kung-Fu Generation • Kocchi no Kento • Polysics • The Gospellers • Denki Groove • KANA-BOON • Guitar Wolf • Sid • Group Tamashii • Unicorn • Lenny Code Fiction • Kairi Yagi • Tani Yuuki • otoha • Neguse • Hitsujibungaku • Regal Lily • FZMZ • Cody Lee • CVLTE • Awich • Reol • Yutori
Former artists
Former artists
• FLOW • Home Made Kazoku • BLUE ENCOUNT • Puffy AmiYumi • Supercar • Pushim • Chatmonchy • Tomoe Shinohara • The Babystars • DOES • Nico Touches the Walls • plingmin • Joe Inoue • Merengue • Acid Android • Miki Furukawa • Piko • Domino • Prague • Lama • Totalfat • Hemenway • Negoto • Chara • Folks • Scenarioart • PELICAN FANCLUB
Labels
Labels
• And Music • FCLS • Loopa
Former
Former
• Haunted Records • Ki/oon Overseas • Neosite Discs
Vocaloid
Vocaloid
In December 2010, Ki/oon Records released their own Vocaloid product Utatane Piko.
Institutional history
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Institutional history
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Kioon Music established.
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- Japan
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- “Kioon Music”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
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- Wikidata, structured authority record Q1072828: Kioon Music
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