The new future of television, ABEMA, has announced that Sayaka Okada's 'Kokushi Musou LOVE' will be the official song for its original competition project 'M Tournament 2026,' which begins broadcasting on Monday, June 1, 2026, at 3:00 PM.

'M Tournament 2026' is an original competition project by ABEMA held under the banner of the 'M-League,' a professional mahjong league that began in 2018. The tournament follows the 'M-League rules' in a two-hanchan, second-place-advances individual tournament format. This year's participants are a total of 72 of the mahjong world's top professional players, including 40 current M-Leaguers and 32 recommended players from various organizations, such as the Houou-i, Saikou-i, and Jakuou.

In the first preliminary stage, the first-place finisher will advance to the 3rd stage, and the second-place finisher will proceed to the 2nd stage. Furthermore, the four members of the winning team and the four individual award winners from the 'M-League 2025-26,' which concludes its final battle today, May 15th (Friday), will participate with a seed, starting from the 3rd preliminary stage. (*If the winning team and individual award winner overlap, the spot will be moved down).

Sayaka Okada, who will make her singing debut on July 22, 2026, from Warner Music Japan, will have her debut song 'Kokushi Musou LOVE' featured as the official song for 'M Tournament 2026.' Regarding this appointment, Okada commented, 'The song is filled with mahjong words, so I want mahjong fans to enjoy it too.' (Full comment below).

The official song will be featured starting from the first preliminary match on Monday, June 1, at 3:00 PM.

With a total prize pool of 30 million JPY, the largest for an individual mahjong title match, and the pride of the players on the line, a heated battle is expected in this tournament. Who will be the glorious player to claim victory? Please pay close attention to the first preliminary match.

**■'M Tournament 2026' Official Song - Sayaka Okada's 'Kokushi Musou LOVE'**

<Full Comment from Sayaka Okada> 'I always admired (becoming a singer), but it never came to fruition. I'm so happy to be able to debut at this timing, after about 15 years. When I heard that the super-trending Mr. Asano would be creating (Kokushi Musou LOVE) for me, I thought, 'Is this for real!? Such an amazing person!' When I heard the song, it was so wonderful, and I thought, 'Maybe I can go viral too!'

During the M-League, when this song was completed, I talked directly to the M-League staff, and it went well! (laughs) They decided to use it for the M-Tournament! I'd be happy if mahjong fans could hear it a little earlier than its release. The lyrics are also sprinkled with mahjong words, so I hope everyone enjoys it.'

**Profile:** Sayaka Okada / Born February 19, 1994, from Tokyo. While attending Aoyama Gakuin University, she was an exclusive model for the fashion magazine 'non-no.' In 2017, she became a professional mahjong player belonging to the Japan Professional Mahjong League. While active as a member of the M-League's 'KADOKAWA Sakura Knights,' her outstanding figure in gravure modeling is praised as a 'Yakuman Body.' She is popular and has appeared in numerous media outlets, including TV and YouTube.

**Release Information:** Sayaka Okada Singer Debut Single 'Kokushi Musou LOVE' Released July 22, 2026 (CD & Digital) Released in three formats: a regular CD-only 'Mangan Ver.'; a first-press limited LP-sized jacket 'Haneman Ver.'; and a completely limited deluxe 'Yakuman Ver.' with CD + photobook + merchandise!

**Tracklist (Common to all formats):** M-1. Kokushi Musou LOVE M-2. Kakehiki Friday Night M-3. Watashi ni Teki wa Inai

▼For reservations/purchases: https://okadasayaka.lnk.to/kokulove

**■'M Tournament 2026' Broadcast Overview** First Broadcast: Monday, June 1, 2026, at 3:00 PM *Subsequently, it will be broadcast live for free every Monday, and exclusively on 'ABEMA Premium' and 'ABEMA Premium with ads' on Fridays. *Detailed broadcast dates and schedules will be announced within the program and on the official 'ABEMA' Mahjong Channel X (Twitter), etc. https://twitter.com/abema_mahjong

Channel: Mahjong Channel First Program URL: https://abema.tv/channels/mahjong/slots/FFi9uDNHvRvMWw

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