Kanako Watanabe

Kanako Watanabe

Kanako Watanabe

Artist Information

• Name: Kanako Watanabe (渡辺奏子)
• Birthdate: December 3rd, 1979
• Birthplace: Tokyo, Japan
• Blood Type: A
• Website: http://www.kanakoro.com/
• Profile: NIPPON COLUMBIA official website
• Blog: https://photozou.jp/user/top/1071133, https://profile.ameba.jp/ameba/hoshinokanako1203/
• X: https://x.com/hoshino_kanako
• YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@kanakohoshino8170

Profile

Kanako Watanabe, better known by her Kanako Hoshino (星野奏子) alias, is a vocalist who joined KONAMI as part of the BEMANI Vocalist Audition 2004. Since her debut in beatmania IIDX 11 IIDX RED, she has sung several songs and written lyrics for other artists' songs in the BEMANI series. Kanako was also involved as a campaign girl in the KONAMI STYLE 5th anniversary campaign. Her songs were mainly composed by DJ Yoshitaka, though she has since collaborated with other artists.

Kanako left KONAMI in 2008 and joined NIPPON COLUMBIA. She also became affiliated with HIGH KICK ENTERTAINMENT inc. and worked with artists such as ikutaMachine, Nao Harada, and Yoshiyuki Kinoshita. However, she continued to release songs and albums through KONAMI until 2011. She left HIGH KICK ENTERTAINMENT inc. on September 2016, and is currently working as a freelancer.

Trivia

• Prior to joining KONAMI, Kanako was a finalist in the screenings to join the female girl groups Morning Musume. in 1998 and avex dream 2000 in 1999, and also served as a MC of TBS TV's variety show Rank Oukoku from 2000 to 2002 [1].
• Kanako has also appeared in UNLIMITED STUDiO's SEVEN's CODE and TAITO's テトテ×コネクト.

Aliases

• 星野奏子 / Kanako Hoshino
• ホッシー☆
• secret K
• 2021真夏のSingers (member of)

BEMANI Songs

Song	Artist	Game	Genre	Composition	Lyrics	Vocals
D.A.N.C.E.!	DJ Yoshitaka feat.星野奏子	beatmania IIDX 11 IIDX RED	J-POP	-	✓	✓
太陽～T・A・I・Y・O～	NAOKI feat.星野奏子	beatmania IIDX 11 IIDX RED	CYBER J-EURO	-	✓	✓
リグレット	星野奏子	beatmania IIDX 11 IIDX RED CS	EURO TRANCE	-	✓	✓
SPARK !	SILVER FOX PRODUCTIONS	beatmania IIDX 12 HAPPY SKY	DANCE POP	-	-	✓
月光	Tatsh feat.星野奏子	beatmania IIDX 12 HAPPY SKY	J-EUROBEAT	-	-	✓
Endless Summer Story	DJ Yoshitaka feat.星野奏子	beatmania IIDX 12 HAPPY SKY CS	JAPANESE REGGAE	-	✓	✓
INFERNO	Caldeira feat.星野奏子	beatmania IIDX 13 DistorteD	BRAZILIAN HOUSE	-	✓	✓
タシカナモノ	星野奏子 with the BAND	beatmania IIDX 13 DistorteD	POPROCK	-	✓	✓
never...	Kanako Hoshino with dj TAKA	beatmania IIDX 14 GOLD	DANCE POP	-	-	✓
星をこの手に	DJ YOSHITAKA feat.星野奏子	beatmania IIDX 14 GOLD	J-POP	-	-	✓
Kick Out 仮面	上野圭市(aka. Babyweapon,DJ SWAMI)feat.星野奏子	beatmania IIDX 15 DJ TROOPERS	E-DANCE POP	-	-	✓
MAX LOVE	DJ YOSHITAKA feat.星野奏子	beatmania IIDX 15 DJ TROOPERS	LOVELY BUCHIAGE POP	-	✓	✓
Punch Love♡仮面	上野圭市(aka. Babyweapon,DJ SWAMI)feat.星野奏子	beatmania IIDX 16 EMPRESS	E-DANCE POP	-	-	✓
まほろば	HHH+H	beatmania IIDX 16 EMPRESS	J-DANCE POP	-	✓	✓
Time to Empress	dj TAKA feat.wac & secret K	beatmania IIDX 16 EMPRESS + PREMIUM BEST	TRANCE	-	-	✓
beatchic☆仮面～好き、でいさせて～	上野圭市(transforming into Masao♥Lovely)feat.星野奏子	beatmania IIDX 17 SIRIUS	E-DANCE POP	-	-	✓
DROP	dj TAKA feat.Kanako Hoshino	beatmania IIDX 17 SIRIUS	WHITE SEQUENCE	-	✓	✓
SPARK ! -essential RMX-	Remixed by dj TAKA VS PINK PONG	beatmania IIDX 17 SIRIUS	TRANCE	-	-	✓
未来のプリズム	星野奏子	beatmania IIDX 17 SIRIUS	STAR POP	-	✓	✓
たからもの	セリカ&エリカ	beatmania IIDX 17 SIRIUS	POPS	-	✓	-
Answer	星野奏子	beatmania IIDX 18 Resort Anthem	STARPOP	-	✓	✓
Eternal Tears	ツガル	beatmania IIDX 18 Resort Anthem	WINTER BALLADE	-	✓	-
Medicine of love	イロハ ＆ リリナ	beatmania IIDX 18 Resort Anthem	MAGICAL POP	-	✓	-
WISE UP!	木之下慶行 feat.星野奏子	beatmania IIDX 18 Resort Anthem	RESORT HOUSE	-	-	✓
Lucky Days	Sota Fujimori feat. Kanako Hoshino	beatmania IIDX 19 Lincle	DREAM TRANCE	-	-	✓
RESISTANCE	セリカ	beatmania IIDX 19 Lincle	MYSTERIOUS ROCK	-	✓	-
陽炎	星野奏子	beatmania IIDX 19 Lincle / jubeat copious	POP	✓	✓	✓
SYNC-ANTHEM	Tatsh feat. 星野奏子	beatmania IIDX 20 tricoro	LATIN EURO	-	-	✓
To my star	星野奏子	beatmania IIDX 20 tricoro	STARPOP	-	✓	✓
Give Me Your Love	星野奏子	beatmania IIDX 21 SPADA	KANA-POP	-	-	✓
恋は白帯、サンシロー	星野奏子	beatmania IIDX 22 PENDUAL	KANA-POP	-	-	✓
シュッパツシンコウ・シサカンコ	星野奏子	beatmania IIDX 23 copula	KANA-POP	-	-	✓
crew -kors k mix-	beatnation Records feat.星野奏子	beatmania IIDX 24 SINOBUZ	J-CORE	-	-	✓
crew -original mix-	beatnation Records feat.星野奏子	beatmania IIDX 24 SINOBUZ	ANTHEM	-	-	✓
Arcadia	OMOCHI feat.星野奏子	DanceDanceRevolution WORLD	-	-	?	✓
オネガイ・ディスコ・ミュージック	星野奏子 Prod by.uno	DANCERUSH STARDOM	-	-	?	✓
Day's!	よしくんとホッシー☆	GuitarFreaks V3 & DrumMania V3	-	-	✓	✓
太陽～T・A・I・Y・O～(ANOTHER SENSE EDITION)	星野奏子	GuitarFreaks V4 & DrumMania V4 Яock×Rock	-	-	✓	✓
幻想花	星野奏子	GuitarFreaksXG & DrumManiaXG	DIVA METAL	-	✓	✓
NAKED SCREAM	劇団レコードfeat.星野奏子	GITADORA OverDrive	-	-	-	✓
COLORS	星野奏子	jubeat plus	-	✓	-	✓
Diamond snow〜きっとまた逢える〜	星野奏子	jubeat plus	-	-	✓	✓
Hey! Boys & Girls	星野奏子	jubeat plus	-	-	-	✓
LOVE MAGIC	星野奏子	jubeat plus	-	-	-	✓
蒼の太陽～その先にある未来～(Vision of the Future Ver)	星野奏子	jubeat plus	-	-	✓	✓
マドンナレディ	星野奏子	jubeat plus	-	-	-	✓
人魚	星野奏子	jubeat plus	-	-	✓	✓
トゲノマユ	星野奏子	jubeat plus	-	-	-	✓
晴香-HARUKA-	DJ Yoshitaka feat.星野奏子	pop'n music 14 FEVER! CS	JAPANESE REGGAE	-	✓	✓
LUV×REVO	星野奏子とTAG それとPON	pop'n music Sunny Park	DIVA POP	-	✓	✓
what I wish	E.S.P. feat.星野奏子	pop'n music UniLab	-	-	?	✓
Medicine of love	星野奏子	REFLEC BEAT	-	-	✓	✓
夢の降る街	星野奏子	REFLEC BEAT	-	✓	✓	✓
LIKE A VAMPIRE	koyomi,星野奏子 by BEMANI Sound Team "TAKA"	(BEMANI 2021真夏の歌合戦5番勝負)	HEAVY METAL	-	?	✓
恋愛観測 -2021真夏のエンディング ver.-	2021真夏のSingers	(BEMANI 2021真夏の歌合戦5番勝負)	-	-	-	✓

Discography

Albums

• EIGHT ELEMENTS OF THE STAR (2006)
• Prism (2009)
• Starry〜the way to the SIRIUS〜 (2009)
• Articulation (2011)
• Kanako's Best Selection (2013)

EPs

• トゲノマユ (2010)
• 変えるカエル店長 (2013)
• Sky Arium (2019)
• ジャパネスク (2019)
• 夢の降る街/LUV×REVO (2020)
• 君のいない世界 (2021)
• Day's!/To my star (2022)

Digital Releases

• 白幻〜HAKUGEN〜 (2006)
• EIGHT ELEMENTS OF THE STAR ANOTHER SENSE (2007)
• 星をこの手に (2007)
• うたかた (2008)
• 会いたくて... (2009)
• 愛しさよりも深い感情 (2010)
• Diamond snow〜きっとまた逢える〜 (2011)