King Records is a Japanese record company founded in January 1931 as a division of the publisher Kodansha; it released Haruomi Hosono’s Hosono House through its Bellwood imprint.[1][2]
History
The company takes its name from Kodansha’s magazine Kingu, began operating independently in the 1950s and is part of the Otowa Group; it describes itself as one of Japan’s largest record companies not owned by a multinational.[1] In 1973 it released Hosono House on Bellwood, and reissued it in 2012 for Bellwood’s 40th anniversary.[2]
References
- “King Records (Japan)”. Wikipedia. Retrieved 11 October 2026.
- “Hosono House”. Wikipedia. Retrieved 11 October 2026.
