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. 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.
On This Label
Released or manufactured by Ki/oon Records, from this catalogue:
- X Japan - Blue Blood Tour Bakuhatsu Sunzen GIG - X Japan, released September 5, 2001 (
KSB5-5734), from the Blue Blood Tour. Record Company, Releasing Label. - L'Arc~en~Ciel - TOUR 2007~2008 THEATER of KISS - L'Arc~en~Ciel, released August 27, 2008 (
KSBL-5909). A&R (Atsuya Iwasaki), A&R (Yuri Furukawa), Art Work Coordination (Atsuya Iwasaki), Copyright (c), Executive Producer (Michihiko Nakayama), Manufactured By, Record Company, Releasing Label.
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History
Translated from the ja.wikipedia article キューンミュージック (CC BY-SA 4.0), revision 109230924.
In April 1992, Ki/oon Sony Records was established.
In April 1998, it was renamed Ki/oon Records.
In October 2001, it was separated from SME's production division and incorporated alongside Sony Music Japan International, Sony Music Records, Epic Records Japan, and Sony Music Associated Records, becoming Ki/oon Records Co., Ltd.
In April 2012, to commemorate the label's 20th anniversary, its corporate and label name was changed to Ki/oon Music Co., Ltd. (Ki/oon Music).
In April 2014, it was absorbed into Sony Music Records Co., Ltd. and became an in-house record label of the newly established Sony Music Labels Inc.
Sources
- Wikidata entity Q1072828.
- en.wikipedia, Kioon Music (revision 1360966912), CC BY-SA 4.0.
- ja.wikipedia, キューンミュージック (revision 109230924), CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Photograph: Kioon-logo.svg on Wikimedia Commons, CC0 - the organisation's own logo, by cmplstofB.
