Credo International Co., Ltd.
[Event Report] Audition “Dream Fulfillment Project 2024” final screening and award ceremony will be held at Makuhari Messe “Niconico Chokaigi” Haruka Nakagawa, Lin Xiang, Hiroyuki and others will appear April 27th and 28th, 2024
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SAKURA, an entertainment restaurant operated domestically and internationally by Credo International Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo; President and CEO: Koichi Shirai), a comprehensive hospitality company offering wellness and entertainment services, is a subsidiary of Hostec Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo). , Representative Director: Kana Matsuoka) is the main sponsor of the entertainment business contest “Dreams Come True Project 2024” planned and managed. The final judging and award ceremony for this contest were held over two days, April 27th and 28th, at Makuhari Messe’s Niconico Chokaigi 2024.
“Dream Fulfillment Project 2024” rapidly expanded for the second time “Dream Fulfillment Project” is one of Japan’s largest entertainment business contests, open to all people who have dreams they want to make come true. It was held for the first time in 2023 and became a hot topic in various media and SNS.
This year’s “Dreams Come True Project 2024” is now in its second year, and has expanded in scale with the support and collaboration of more companies and organizations than ever before, with regional qualifying rounds held across the country from Hokkaido to Okinawa. The final judging and award ceremony were held on April 27th and 28th at Makuhari Messe’s Niconico Chokaigi 2024.
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Due to the expansion in scale, the final judging and award ceremony will be held over two days, with the entertainment category “A Star Is Born Audition” held on April 27th and the business category “First National Student Pitch Koshien” held on April 28th. did.
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The final judging and award ceremony were held for Grand Prix winners from all over the country at the Star Is Born Audition, which has been holding preliminary rounds since October last year.
A final screening will be held by a prestigious jury at the venue, and the winners will receive “the right to appear in a movie,” “a luxury spa sauna invitation ticket worth 1 million yen,” “appearance as a Ginza signage model,” and “featured in the magazine Ray,” among other prizes. Various rights and prizes such as sponsor awards and media appearance rights were presented to help them quickly become stars.
Anna, who won the grand prize in the entertainment category, was presented with a panel and luxurious benefits by special judges Taku Motoya, Representative Director and Senior Managing Director of APA Hotel Co., Ltd., and Haruka Nakagawa, ambassador of “Dreams Come True Project 2024”. I did.
Click here to watch the archive of the day “Niconico Live Broadcast” https://live.nicovideo.jp/watch/lv344825063
Special appearance Mr. Lin Xiang
“SAKURA JAPANESE ENTERTAINMENT DINING” is the Taipei branch of “SAKURA”, an entertainment restaurant developed by our company, which is the main sponsor of “Dream Fulfillment Project 2024”, and Lin Xiang is the owner and general producer.
At the venue, Lin Xiang made a special appearance via video message.
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Details of Lin Xiang and SAKURADOLL’s activities will be announced later. SAKURADOLL Official X: https://x.com/sakuradoll_jpn
SAKURADOLL official Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sakuradoll_official Ambassador Haruka Nakagawa
Former JKT48 member Haruka Nakagawa served as the ambassador for “Dreams Come True Project 2024,” and she conducted the final judging for each category as well as presenting a panel award to the grand prize winners.
Mr. Nakagawa has been confirmed to star in the movie “Dream Grant Project (tentative title)” scheduled to be released next year. Details of the movie will be announced later.
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At the venue, a panel discussion with distinguished guests and a final judgment in the business category were held.
The winner, who passed a rigorous screening process among famous entrepreneurs, received 10 million yen in start-up funds, as well as support from the Dream Come True Project management office and partner companies.
The general moderators for the final judging and award ceremony were former TV Tokyo announcer Noriko Fukuda, former managing director of Daiwa Securities and representative director of Major7th Co., Ltd., Koichi Maruo, representative director of Queencard Co., Ltd., and fourth year student at Aoyama Gakuin University. The three contestants are Hikaru Ohira, the executive committee chairperson for the “1st National Student Pitch Koshien” (High School Girl Beauty Pageant, Miss Aoyama, and MISS OF MISS Grand Prix).
The winner and 10 million yen goes to Well Health Hisuma Doi The winner of the Grand Prix at the “1st National Student Pitch Koshien” and the first place prize of 10 million yen was Hisuma Doi (left in the photo), CEO/Representative Director of Well Health Co., Ltd.
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Well Health Co., Ltd.’s health management system “kurimu” uses AI to predict future disease risks based on interview/health check results and user behavior data, and proposes personalized improvement measures. This is a platform that allows you to make reservations at medical institutions as needed. Recognized for its social
significance, persuasiveness, and growth potential,
This led to the award.
Special stage participant Hiroyuki (Hiroyuki Nishimura)
Hiroyuki, the founder of Japan’s largest anonymous bulletin board “2channel,” who became the director and administrator of Niwango and started the video distribution service “Niconico Douga,” made a special appearance on stage. He tells students who are nervous about pitching, “If you speak as slowly as possible, look at the judges’ faces, and create your own tempo while making sure they understand you, you will have a higher chance of success.” I received some useful advice.
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General moderator: Noriko Fukuda, Koichi Maruo
Opening Greetings Yuki Sekine Representative Director of LeaP UP! Co., Ltd. Judging Committee Chair: Koichi Maruo Representative Director, Major7th Co., Ltd.
Special judge: Taku Motoya, Representative Director and Senior Managing Director, APA Hotel Co., Ltd.
Judge: Akiyuki Minami Director, Coconara Co., Ltd. Representative Director, Coconara Skill Partners Co., Ltd.
Satohiko Ishikawa Representative Director, IDEMY Co., Ltd.
Kazuhiko Ishikura Representative Director of Akatsuki Ventures Co., Ltd. Takanobu Kataishi Representative Director, Yutori Co., Ltd.
Toshiaki Shimakawa Representative Director, Headline Asia Co., Ltd. Huang Hao Representative Director, Mirror Fit Co., Ltd.
Yasutoki Aoki Director, Samurai Partners Co., Ltd.
Hideki Shibata Representative Director, HSPB Co., Ltd.
Misaki Funahiki, Representative of Nobless Oblige Laboratory Takeshi Kojima Representative Director, Unpacked Co., Ltd.
Seishi Kitamori Representative Director, VOLTMIND Co., Ltd.
About “Dream Fulfillment Project”
“Dream Fulfillment Project” is Japan’s largest entertainment business content that supports everyone who has a dream. The grand prize will be decided in each category (food, tourism, web, fashion, etc.) and the purpose is to support those who are taking on the challenge of achieving their dreams.
In the previous “Dream Fulfillment Project 2023”, which was the first time, the final judging and award ceremony was held at the Imperial Hotel Tokyo. Special judges Yukosu, Hajime Shacho, and APA Hotel President Fumiko Motoya were present at the venue. After a preliminary round of broadcasts, videos, documents, etc., the final judging took place, and one grand prize winner was selected from each of the 10 categories.
The “Dreams Come True Project” has expanded in scale with this event, and it has been decided that it will be held in 2025. Further details will be announced later.
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“SAKURA”, the main sponsor of “Dream Fulfillment Project 2024”, is an entertainment restaurant with locations in Tokyo, Nagoya, and Taipei. It is used not only as an audition venue for the “Dreams Come True Project,” but also for live events and program filming.
[SAKURA store list] As of May 2024
・SAKURA Ginza store (inside Hotel Gracery Ginza)
・SAKURA Kabukicho store (inside Hotel Gracery Shinjuku)
・SAKURA ROPPONGI (APA Hotel & Resort-Roppongi Station East-inside) ・SAKURA SAKAE ENTERTAINMENT RESTAURANT (inside SLOW ART CENTER NAGOYA) ・SAKURA JAPANESE ENTERTAINMENT DINING (Taipei Xinyi District ATT 4 FUN) SAKURA plans to open 10 stores in the future, including New York, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Bangkok, Indonesia, Singapore, and Malaysia, where the company has bases.
Utilizing our overseas expansion know-how, which we have built up over many years, we are not only a restaurant, but also a hub for mutual information dissemination and import/export with locations around the world.
While we are exporting Japan’s unique culture and superior technology from each base to the world, we are also moving forward with plans to import brands and services unique to each base around the world into Japan.
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Company name Credo International Co., Ltd.
Representative Koichi Shirai
Head Office 10F Nishi-Shinjuku Showa Building, 1-13-12 Nishi-Shinjuku, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo
Official website https://www.cred-in.com/
Established November 2004
Number of employees: 200
1,500 part-time workers, etc.
Business details: Hotel spa business, hot bath/sauna business, building maintenance business, Japanese language school business, entertainment restaurant business, temporary staffing business, amenity product business
Domestic sales locations: Hakodate, Asahikawa, Sapporo, Akita, Sendai, Niigata, Kanazawa, Toyama, Tokyo, Yokohama, Hakone, Chiba,
Saitama, Utsunomiya, Karuizawa, Nagano, Shizuoka, Hamamatsu, Nagoya, Kyoto, Osaka, Kobe, Okayama,
Hiroshima, Matsuyama, Takamatsu, Kitakyushu, Fukuoka, Nagasaki, Kumamoto, Kagoshima, Naha, Ishigaki Island
Overseas bases: America, China, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam, Canada Reference materials: About Credo International Co., Ltd.
Hotel spa business
Our company operates seven types of hotel spa brands.
・Japanese Spa Iori SPA
・Japanese Spa Zen SPA
・Asian spa SANATIO SPA
・Moroccan Spa HAMMAM
・Hawaiian Spa SOLANI
・European spa LA VILLA SPA by L’OCCITANE (◆)
・Brand concept spa Le Spa Fauchon (★)
We plan to open 100 spa stores in Japan and 100 overseas over the next five years.
◆LA VILLA SPA by L’OCCITANE is a spa that offers all-hand treatments using luxury L’Occitane products. In a completely private room where you can feel the atmosphere of Provence in the south of France, you can spend a relaxing moment surrounded by a pleasant scent and away from everyday life.
・Yokohama LA VILLA SPA by L’OCCITANE YOKOHAMA
・Nihonbashi LA VILLA SPA by L’OCCITANE TOKYO
・Hiroshima Le SPA by L’OCCITANE
★Le Spa Fauchon is the world’s first spa where you can experience the world of Fauchon with all five senses. We fully produced the spa concept, treatment signature, and products.
Hot bath/sauna business
We operate casual yet high-quality hot spring facilities based on our unique perspective as a company that knows everything about spas and spa products from around the world and operates luxury hotel spas both domestically and internationally.
・Shinjuku-ku Kabukicho SOLA SPA Shinjuku no Yu
・SPA SOLANI, Hamamatsu City, Shizuoka Prefecture
・Shizuoka Prefecture Hamamatsu City SOLA SPA Hamakita Onsen
・Izumi City, Osaka Prefecture SOLA SPA Izumi Fuchu no Yu
・Kure City, Hiroshima Prefecture SOLA SPA Kure Yamato Onsen
・Tokoname City, Aichi Prefecture SOLA SPA Kaze no Yu
We plan to open 10 stores over the next year.
Building Maintenance Business Utilizing the know-how of understanding hotel conditions and human resource development and management that we have cultivated through hotel spa management, we operate designated management facilities, provide building maintenance, hotel
maintenance, guest room cleaning, and more.
Entertainment restaurant business
We operate new types of restaurants that have never existed before in Japan and overseas.
・SAKURA Ginza store (inside Hotel Gracery Ginza)
・SAKURA Kabukicho store (inside Hotel Gracery Shinjuku)
・SAKURA ROPPONGI (APA Hotel & Resort-Roppongi Station East-inside) ・SAKURA SAKAE ENTERTAINMENT RESTAURANT (inside SLOW ART CENTER NAGOYA) ・SAKURA JAPANESE ENTERTAINMENT DINING (Taipei Xinyi District ATT 4 FUN) We also operate a cafe and restaurant that offers wellness menus and sauna meals within our hot spring facilities.
Amenity product business
We brand and sell excellent Japanese beauty products, such as domestically produced aroma oils, soaps, and hair care products, mainly to inbound customers.
Over the next three years, we plan to open 50 stores in hotels, airports, etc. in Japan and overseas.
Staffing, Japanese language school business
We dispatch foreigners who want to work at Japanese hotels and inns to front desk, guest room cleaning, restaurant floors, kitchens, etc. The only human resources we dispatch are those who have received Japanese language and Japanese-style employment education in Asian countries and have passed a skill test. This will not only revitalize Japan’s hotel industry, which suffers from a chronic shortage of human resources, but also allow young people to gain Japanese skills and work experience, which will lead to the development of human resources who will be responsible for the future development of their home country.
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