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== Artist Information ==
== Artist Information ==
* Name: Kanako Watanabe (渡辺奏子)
* Name: Kanako Watanabe (渡辺奏子)
* Birth Place: Tokyo, Japan
* Birthdate: December 3rd, 1979
* Birth Date: December 3rd, 1979
* Birthplace: Tokyo, Japan
* Blood Type: A
* Website: http://www.kanakoro.com/
* Profile: [https://columbia.jp/artist-info/hoshinokanako/ NIPPON COLUMBIA official website]
* Blog: https://photozou.jp/user/top/1071133, https://profile.ameba.jp/ameba/hoshinokanako1203/
* Twitter: https://twitter.com/hoshino_kanako
* Twitter: https://twitter.com/hoshino_kanako
* Website: http://www.kanakoro.com/
* YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCog6jkkCngYVo_Hi32IUbAg
* Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCog6jkkCngYVo_Hi32IUbAg


== Profile ==
== Profile ==
Kanako Watanabe, better known by her Kanako Hoshino (星野奏子) alias, is a vocalist for BEMANI who joined KONAMI following a vocalist audition held by KONAMI in 2004 (the same one that [[Reiji Sakurai]] participated in). Since her debut she's sung nearly a couple of dozen songs for BEMANI, and written the lyrics to several other songs not featuring her singing. Her earlier songs were mostly done by [[Yoshitaka Nishimura|DJ Yoshitaka]], though she's also extensively worked with [[Keiichi Ueno]] and [[Takayuki Ishikawa|dj TAKA]], among others.
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 [[AC IIDX RED|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 [https://web.archive.org/web/20050809004142fw_/http://www.konamistyle.jp/sp/campaigngirl/ KONAMI STYLE 5th anniversary campaign]. Her songs were mainly composed by [[Yoshitaka Nishimura|DJ Yoshitaka]], though she has since collaborated with other artists.


Kanako left KONAMI in 2008 and became affiliated with [[HIGH KICK ENTERTAINMENT inc.]], where she worked with artists such as [[ikutaMachine]], [[Nao Harada]], and [[Yoshiyuki Kinoshita]]. However, she continued to release songs and albums through KONAMI as late as 2011. She left HIGH KICK ENTERTAINMENT inc. on September 2016.
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 ==
== 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 [https://media.muevo.jp/articles/9283].
* Kanako has also appeared in UNLIMITED STUDiO's ''SEVEN's CODE'' and TAITO's ''テトテ×コネクト''.
* Kanako has also appeared in UNLIMITED STUDiO's ''SEVEN's CODE'' and TAITO's ''テトテ×コネクト''.


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