record_label monochrome letter
Established May 3 , 2000 to handle the independent release of Hitomi Yaida ' s debut maxi CD " Howling " to the Kansai area of ___MASK66___ , it was the recipient of a bidding war amongst the larger Recording Companies for distribution rights which was won by Toshiba - ___MASK69___ . Career . 2000 . Yaida first became well known when her first single (" Howling " which included the track " How ?") was released in 2000 on ___MASK23___ , an independent ___MASK62___ 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 ___MASK23___ 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 - ___MASK69___ with Aozora retaining artist control and independent ___MASK62___ 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