query: record_label monochrome letter
supports: Established May 3, 2000 to handle the independent release of Hitomi Yaida's debut maxi CD "Howling" to the Kansai area of Japan, it was the recipient of a bidding war amongst the larger Recording Companies for distribution rights which was won by Toshiba-EMI. Career.
  2000.
  Yaida first became well known when her first single ("Howling" which included the track "How?") was released in 2000 on Aozora records, an independent label pre-dominantly distributing to the Kansai area of Osaka only, and reportedly sold in excess of 10,000 copies. Widespread airplay on Osaka's local radio stations and word-of-mouth resulted in both Yaida and Aozora records becoming the focus of a bidding war between the larger record companies for both recording and distribution contracts, the final Japanese distributing rights being sold to Toshiba-EMI with Aozora retaining artist control and independent label status. `` Monokuro - ret (  Monochrome Letter ) '' is the twelfth Japanese single release from Hitomi Yaida . It is also the second single released from the album Here Today -- Gone Tomorrow . It included the CD - Extra PV for Monochrome Letter , with a limited edition release also including photos from two tours entitled Yaiko / Rocks / 50Rounds & Girls Talk 2004 Digest . The single reached number seven in the charts on November 6 2004
candidates: aozora records emi japan label record
answer: emi