Nippon Columbia Co., Ltd. (Head Office: Minato-ku, Tokyo; President and CEO Yoshitaka Domon, hereinafter referred to as “the Company”) will be holding the AI-powered creative contest “COLOTEK” at BAROOM and Face Minami Aoyama for two days on Saturday, September 13th and Sunday, September 14th, 2025.
This first contest will openly recruit creators to produce the AI video “Capsule Movie™︎*” for the song “Party of Monsters” by our artist Hikawa Kiyoshi.
The song “Party of Monsters” by Hikawa Kiyoshi, a signature artist who has been known for his work, was released as the first single after Hikawa Kiyoshi resumed his singing career, and is a techno-like dance tune that will leave you with a strong techno feel to your heart.
This time, we are planning to produce a “Capsule Movie™*” to promote Halloween, which is different from existing music videos.
Furthermore, on Saturday, September 13th, the first day of the contest, a luxurious talk session was held by industry-leading experts. We have invited Sato Koyo, CEO of SpaceData Co., Ltd., which is working on the space business with the aim of “democratizing space,” and Ito Yoshimori, CEO of Toggle Holdings Co., Ltd., a digital infrastructure company that innovates real estate through technology, and we will explore the future of music, video and AI, together with Domon Yoshitaka, president and CEO Theo (Sato Shunsuke), CEO of Faith Co., Ltd., the company’s parent company.
Through this AI-powered creative contest, we will challenge ourselves to unlock new possibilities for the music industry. We look forward to receiving applications from many creators who will create future entertainment.
*Capsule Movie™: A general term for short videos that pursue story and creativeness.
Special website[https://colo-tek.com/ 】
■Contest overview
Contest name: COLOTEK
Date: Saturday, September 13th – Sunday, September 14th, 2025
Venue: BAROOM/Face Minami Aoyama Office (Face Minami Aoyama, 6-10-12 Minami Aoyama, Minato-ku, Tokyo)
■ Participation benefits
1. Talk sessions by industry leaders
2. Introducing the video work on official social media
3. Media Promotion
4. Providing networking opportunities
5. Participation support
*For details, please see the special website.
■Talk session
Saturday, September 13th, 2025, 10:00-11:30 (planned)
Title: “How will entertainment change with the advent of AI?” (planned)
Sato Koyo: CEO of Space Data Co., Ltd.
Born in Fukushima Prefecture in 1986. He founded an IT company in 2007 while studying at Waseda University and became the CEO. It has launched a big data analysis and online payment business, and will expand it to eight countries around the world. In 2015, he was listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange Mothers in his 20s.
Later, in 2017, he founded Space Data Co., Ltd. with the aim of space development. He is involved in the development of space stations and space robots, and is working with JAXA and the United Nations. He was selected as one of the Forbes 30 Under 30 Asia, the American economic magazine Forbes.
He published his latest issue, Yuru Stoic (Diamond Inc.). We have also launched a new YouTube channel, “Sato Koyo’s Space Conference.”
Ito Yoshimori: Representative Director, Toggle Holdings Co., Ltd.
Born on April 6, 1984. He is a doctoral student at the University of Tokyo and has two aspects: an academic perspective and real estate practice. He has approximately 17 years of practical experience since he founded a real estate brokerage business in 2008. Itanji was founded in order to automate real estate rental operations, grew into a major real estate tech company and sold it in 2018.
Toggle Holdings, the current position, will be working on digital infrastructure for real estate development businesses and the entire process, aiming to realize a society where real estate, construction and financial transactions can be completed in one day. It has been highly praised for its technical capabilities, including automating land purchasing and building volume checks using its own AI and data analysis, and awarding the Grand Prize at PLATEAU AWARD, a organized by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism. It has raised a total of over 3.8 billion yen, and will drive industry transformation through the fusion of real and technology.
Domon Yoshitaka: President and CEO of Nippon Columbia Co., Ltd.
After graduating from the University of Tokyo in 1994, he joined McKinsey & Company. Over the course of eight years, he has experience in management consulting work in a wide range of industries, including telecommunications, IT, healthcare, materials, finance, media, entertainment, and more.
After working as a director and vice president of an online venture company, he joined Nippon Columbia Co., Ltd. in 2006. As head of business development, he has launched several new businesses, including the 360-degree label “No Big Deal Records.”
He became head of the Management Division in 2015, executive officer in 2017, head of the Artist Division in 2020, and CEO in 2023. Director of the Recording Association of Japan.
CEO Theo (Sato Shunsuke): President and CEO (facilitator) of Faith Co., Ltd.
Serial entrepreneur and artist. He has previously started a series of businesses and sold several companies, and has moved to Singapore for seven years and became a director and CMO for IT giant transcosmos Co., Ltd., and in addition to his artistic activities, he also served as an advisor to national political parties.
He is currently in the 115th year since his founding, and is currently working on innovation in the music industry as CEO and CEO of Faith, Inc., which owns Nippon Columbia, Japan’s first record company.
■How to participate in the contest
Special page ( https://colo-tek.com/ ) is accepting entries.
Recruitment period: Wednesday, June 25th to Monday, July 21st, 23:59
■Entry qualification
・Participation fee is free
・One person will participate or up to four teams
・You can participate on-site and submit your results from September 13th to 14th, 2025
*Participants under the age of 18 must have parental consent.
■Organizers and partners
Organised by: Nippon Columbia Co., Ltd.
Partner: Toggle Holdings Co., Ltd.
■What is COLOTEK?
This is a creative contest that combines the latest AI technology and music, hosted by Nippon Columbia, Japan’s first record company, which marks its 115th anniversary.
In recent years, AI technology has been rapidly evolving, bringing great innovation to the music industry, including composition, arrangement, performance, and video production, and COLOTEK offers the opportunity to utilize this innovative technology to experience cutting-edge creatives that combine music and AI.
Discover new talent and contribute to creating entertainment for the next generation.
