Studioseven Recordings was a Japanese

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founded in 2006 which was a subsidiary of

Sony Music Records , often abbreviated as SMEJ or simply SME, and also known as Sony Music Japan for short (stylized as ''SonyMusic''), is a Japanese music arm for Sony. Founded in 1968 as CBS/Sony, SMEJ is directly owned by Sony Group Corporation and is opera ...

. After its dissolution in 2010, many of its artists were moved to Sony Music Records'

gr8! Records , often abbreviated as SMEJ or simply SME, and also known as Sony Music Japan for short (stylized as ''SonyMusic''), is a Japanese music arm for Sony. Founded in 1968 as CBS/Sony, SMEJ is directly owned by Sony Group Corporation and is oper ...

label.

History

The label first came to light when

Sony , commonly stylized as SONY, is a Japanese multinational conglomerate corporation headquartered in Minato, Tokyo, Japan. As a major technology company, it operates as one of the world's largest manufacturers of consumer and professional ...

was to release a single for singer/songwriter

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(it should be ''

Good-bye Days "Good-bye days" is the fifth major label single released by Japanese artist Yui. It was released on 14 June 2006 under Sony Records. She credits the song as "for Amane Kaoru / for 雨音薫" because the song was the main theme song for ''Midnight ...

'' for the movie ''

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''). It was later expanded through

Kaoru Amane is a 2006 Japanese film directed by Norihiro Koizumi starring Yui. Upon release, ''A Song to the Sun'' was financially successful and helped launch Yui's music career. In addition, Yui also won the Best Newcomer Actress at the 30th Japan Academy ...

’s debut single (''Taiyou no Uta'' for the drama version of the movie). Since then, Studioseven Recordings is to take part in co-productions with movies.

Recent history

In November 2006, the label welcomed

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-star

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and

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ese star K (who claimed to fame with the theme song for '' 1 Litre of Tears'' drama). The label's current chief producer is Yoshio Imano. The first official release for Studioseven Recordings was the debut album of

, ''Heart'', which sold over 200.000 copies in its first week.

Artists

Present

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* K * Little by Little *

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Meisa Kuroki Satsuki Shimabukuro (Japanese: 島袋さつき, ''Shimabukuro Satsuki'', b. 28 May 1988 in Okinawa Prefecture, Japan), better known by her stage name Meisa Kuroki (Japanese: 黒木メイサ, ''Kuroki Meisa''), is a Japanese actress, model an ...

Former

Erika Sawajiri is a Japanese former actress, singer, and model. After starting out as a junior model, Sawajiri transitioned to acting in 2002 and has starred in ''Break Through!'', ''Shinobi: Heart Under Blade'', and ''1 Litre no Namida (TV series), 1 Litre of ...

(moved to Avex Trax last 2010)

History

Recent history

Artists

Present

Former

References

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