, also known as in Japan, is a

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JVCKenwood , stylized as JVCKENWOOD, is a Japanese multinational electronics company headquartered in Yokohama, Japan. It was formed from the merger of Victor Company of Japan, Ltd (JVC) and Kenwood Corporation on October 1, 2008. Upon creation, Haruo Kaw ...

that produces and distributes music, movies and other entertainment products such as

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and television shows in

Japan Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, while extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the n ...

. It is known as JVC Entertainment in countries where

Sony Music Entertainment Sony Music Entertainment (SME), also known as simply Sony Music, is an American multinational music company. Being owned by the parent conglomerate Sony Group Corporation, it is part of the Sony Music Group, which is owned by Sony Entertainmen ...

operates the

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label.

History

*April 1972: is spun off as a subsidiary of JVC. *September 30, 1982: JVC Musical Industries, Inc. is founded in the U.S. *February 1984: The sales and marketing department of JVC is spun off as . *January 1990: JVC Musical Industries announces its first video game release will be '' Boulder Dash''. *October 30, 1991: JVC Musical Industries Europe, Ltd. is founded. *April 1993: Nihon AVC and Victor Musical Industries merge and the name is changed to *October 1, 1996:

Victor Interactive Software was a Japanese video game software publisher and developer, established on October 1, 1996 as a division of Victor Entertainment. Their first game was ''Fish Eyes'' and their last game was ''Fish Eyes 3''. Some of their games used the brand. H ...

takes over video game-related activities after

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is merged with Victor Entertainment. *May 1, 1997: JVC Musical Industries is renamed to JVC Music, Inc. *May 14, 1997: JVC Musical Industries Europe is renamed to JVC Music Europe, Ltd. *February 24, 1999: JVC Music, Inc. is dissolved *March 1999: Victor Entertainment's main office is moved. *March 31, 2003: Victor Interactive Software is acquired by Marvelous Entertainment and becomes Marvelous Interactive. *May 8, 2006: JVC Music Europe is dissolved. *April 2014: Victor Entertainment's corporate name is changed to JVCKenwood Victor Entertainment Corporation.

Labels

Records

* AB-Victor France *Aosis Records *CJ Victor Entertainment (joint venture with CJ E&M of South Korea) *Cypress Showers *ELA Music (

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's label) *Getting Better *Globe Roots *Happy House *Hihirecords (for babies and kids) *Invitation *JVC Entertainment (production, artist managements, and overseas products) **Flying Dog (animation-related products) *FlyingStar Records (formerly BabeStar Label) **rookiestar *JVC Jazz *JVC World Sounds *Mob Squad ( Dragon Ash Private Label) *Nafin *Speedstar International *Speedstar Records *Taishita (Southern All Stars Private Label, joint venture with Amuse, Inc.) *Victor

Distribution

* 3CG Records * AI Entertainment (a division of

Mnet Media Stone Music Entertainment (Hangul: 스톤 뮤직 엔터테인먼트), is a South Korean music distribution company under CJ ENM, along with music streaming store Genie Music. It was one of the largest co-publisher companies in South Korea. Th ...

's FNC Music, co-distributed with

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) *Bad News * D-topia Entertainment *Daipro-X *Marquee, Inc. * Milan Records *

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* Revolver Music *Substance * Teichiku Entertainment (Subsidiary of Victor Entertainment until 2015.) **BAIDIS ** Be-tam-ing **Continental **Imperial Records **Imperial International **KIDSDOM (Animation Related Label) ** MONAD ( Haruomi Hosono Private Label) **

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(Haruomi Hosono Produce Label) **Overseas Records **PROGRAM ( Katsumi Tanaka Private Label ~2000) ** TOHO Records (Master Rights Only) **Takumi Note ** Teichiku Records **TMC Music ***246 Records **Union Records ***Union Black Records *

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Inc. (

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between WOWOW, Horipro and Disk Garage)

Video

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*GAGA Communications *MediaNet Pictures *SPO Entertainment * TBS Video

Major artists

Listed alphabetically by group or first name. Names are in Western order (given name, family name).

* Nujabes *

Atarashii Gakko! Atarashii Gakko! (stylized in all caps), known in Japan as Atarashii Gakkou no Leaders (Japanese: 新しい学校のリーダーズ; lit.: New School Leaders), is a Japanese girl group formed in 2015. The group is affiliated with ASOBISYSTEM. At ...

(Also under 88rising) * 9nine (2009–2010) * Alexandra Stan *

Akino Arai is a Japanese singer, songwriter, and lyricist for various anime theme songs and shows, including '' Record of Lodoss War'', '' Please Save My Earth'', '' Macross Plus'', '' Outlaw Star'', '' Kaze no Stigma'', '' Maoyu'', and ''Aria The Originat ...

(flying DOG) * AKINO from

bless4 bless4 is a Japanese vocal ensemble from the United States consisting of four siblings from the Kawamitsu family. Youngest sister Akino has her own solo musical career, and youngest brother Aiki has also released a solo single (with eldest bro ...

(flying DOG) *

Anthem An anthem is a musical composition of celebration, usually used as a symbol for a distinct group, particularly the national anthems of countries. Originally, and in music theory and religious contexts, it also refers more particularly to short s ...

Alesha Dixon Alesha Anjanette Dixon (born 7 October 1978) is an English singer, rapper, dancer, television personality, and author. She gained recognition in the early 2000s as a member of the R&B, garage and hip hop group Mis-Teeq. The group disbanded ...

* ALI PROJECT (flying DOG) * Amorphis * Angra *

Batten Showjo Tai is a Japanese girl idol group, formed by Stardust Promotion in June 2015. The group is based in Fukuoka Prefecture and is managed by Stardust Promotion's regional Fukuoka office. As of 2016, it is the latest sister group of Momoiro Clover Z (ba ...

(Colourful Records) *

The Back Horn is a Japanese rock band, formed in Tokyo in 1998. History The band got started around April in 1998, when the original members all came to Tokyo from the countryside where they all lived, all for different reasons. They met, and decided to sta ...

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(Victor/Getting Better) * Blessed By A Broken Heart *

Buck-Tick Buck-Tick (stylized as BUCK-TICK) is a Japanese rock band, formed in Fujioka, Gunma in 1983. The group has consisted of lead vocalist Atsushi Sakurai, lead guitarist Hisashi Imai, rhythm guitarist Hidehiko Hoshino, bassist Yutaka Higuchi and dr ...

(1987–1996; 2016–present under their vanity label Lingua Sounda) * Chanmina (2016–2017) (Warner Music Japan 2018–present) *

Chiaki Ishikawa is a Japanese singer-songwriter. She is also the lead vocalist of Japanese musical duo See-Saw. Many of her songs, both solo and with See-Saw, have been used as theme songs in various anime series. Since 2003, her popularity abroad as part of S ...

(flying DOG) *

CNBLUE CNBLUE ( ko, 씨엔블루) is a South Korean pop rock band formed in 2009. The band consists of Jung Yong-hwa (leader, main vocals, guitar, keyboard, rap), Kang Min-hyuk ( drums), and Lee Jung-shin (bass). First bassist Kwon Kwang-jin left the b ...

( AI Ent./Victor) – left Victor for Warner * Cocco *cymbals * D (CJ Victor) * Daigo☆Stardust * Death from Above 1979 (Japanese distribution rights) *Dew * Doll$Boxx * Dragon Ash (Mob Squad/Victor) * FictionJunction (flying DOG) ** FictionJunction YUUKA (flying DOG) * Fear, and Loathing in Las Vegas * Gacharic Spin * Gari * Going Under Ground * Guniw Tools *

Hanson Hanson or Hansson may refer to: People * Hanson (surname) * Hansson (surname) * Hanson (wrestler), ringname of an American professional wrestler Musical groups * Hanson (band), an American pop rock band * Hanson (UK band), an English rock ...

(Japan only) * Maia Hirasawa (Japan only) * Leo Ieiri (Colourful Records) * Impellitteri * IVVY * Hiromi Iwasaki * Jero * Junko Sakurada *

(2013–present) * Kigurumi **Kei (joined "Kigurumi" on November 7, 2007.) **Miki (joined "Kigurumi" on November 7, 2007.) ** Rena * Kelly Sweet * Kigurumichiko **Rena (Kigurumi) ** Michiko Shimizu *

Kiko Loureiro Pedro Henrique "Kiko" Loureiro (born 16 June 1972) is a Brazilian guitarist. He has been a member of several heavy metal bands, including Angra and Megadeth. Career Loureiro began studying music and playing acoustic guitar at age 11. He studie ...

Kiroro is a Japanese pop duo from Yomitan, Okinawa that debuted in 1996. History Kiroro debuted in 1996 as an independent band, and later made their major debut in 1998 with the song "". They performed on ''Kōhaku Uta Gassen'' in 1998, 1999 and 2001. ...

* Kokia * Kyōko Koizumi * Kyūso Nekokami *

Leah Dizon Leah Donna Dizon (born September 24, 1986) is an American singer, model and media personality.Lisa Komine , (born July 3 ), stylized lisa, is a Japanese singer-songwriter. She is known for her songs that were featured in several broadcast anime shows. She is signed under the Flying Dog label. Some of the anime shows include: ''Gosick'', '' Psychic De ...

(flying DOG) * Liv Moon * Lovebites * Love Psychedelico * Lovely Summer Chan *

Lunkhead Lunkhead (ランクヘッド) is a Japanese rock band signed under Victor Entertainment and is managed by Chockyu co. ltd. The band played its first show during their high school graduation ceremony in 1999. Lunkhead officially became a band when ...

* Maaya Sakamoto (flying DOG) *

MAMAMOO Mamamoo (, stylized in all caps) is a South Korean girl group formed by RBW (formerly WA Entertainment) in 2014, composed of four members: Solar, Moonbyul, Wheein and Hwasa. The group officially debuted with their single "Mr. Ambiguous" on ...

(Japan only) * Mariko Takahashi * Masumi * Matt Bianco * May'n (flying DOG)

Megumi Nakajima is a Japanese voice actress and singer, who is affiliated with Stay Luck. Her involvement in the entertainment industry began in 2003 when she participated in an audition held by the talent agency Stardust Promotion, becoming affiliated with the ...

(flying DOG) * Merry * Miho Hatori *

Mika Arisaka (born June 28, 1974 in Kamakura, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan) is a Japanese-American singer. Due to her upbringing, she is bilingual and has performed in both English and (more commonly) Japanese. She attended Berklee College of Music in Boston, ...

Miki Matsubara was a Japanese composer, lyricist, and singer from Nishi-ku, Sakai, Osaka, Japan. She participated in the opening and ending theme songs of the TV anime "Gu-Gu Gummo" under the name of "Susie Matsubara." Her 1979 debut song " Mayonaka no Do ...

(1987–1989) *

Minmi Michiko Evwana (born December 8, 1974), better known by her stage name , is a Japanese hip-hop and reggae musician,, United Daily News (in Chinese), August 22, 2008 as well as a singer-songwriter and record producer. She is the first soca a ...

* Miz * Nano (flying DOG) * Noriko Sakai (1987–2009) *

Orange Range are a 5-member Japanese rock band, based in Okinawa, Japan. Formed in 2001, the band began with Spice Music and later signed with Sony Music Japan's gr8! records division in 2003. The band left gr8! records in 2010 to start their own label, S ...

(2012–, Spice Records/Super Echo Label/Speedstar Records) * ONF (Japan only) * Paris Match * PIG * Pink Lady *

Plastic Tree Plastic Tree are a Japanese alternative rock band. Formed in December 1993 in Chiba Prefecture, they released their first mini-album in December 1995, and in 1997, they released their first single on a major label. History Biography Plastic T ...

(CJ Victor) * Quruli * Remioromen * Reol * Rimi Natsukawa *ROMEO ( Park Jung Min , SS501) * ROUND TABLE featuring Nino (flying DOG) * Rurika Yokoyama (CJ Victor) *

Sakanaction , stylised as sakanaction, are a Japanese rock band from Sapporo, Hokkaido. Their music is a fusion of alternative rock, electronic, pop, and new wave styles. The band consists of five members: Ichiro Yamaguchi, Motoharu Iwadera, Ami Kusakari, E ...

* savage genius (flying DOG) * Sayuri Yoshinaga * Scandal (her) * See-Saw (flying DOG) *

Sung Si-kyung Sung Si-kyung (; born April 17, 1979) is a South Korean singer, entertainer and television host. He debuted in 2001 and has released eight studio albums in Korean and two studio albums in Japanese. He has also hosted and appeared on numerous So ...

* Shinichi Mori *

Shunsuke Kiyokiba (born January 11, 1980 in Ube, Yamaguchi) is a Japanese pop singer who debuted in 2001 with the then six-member vocal and dance group, Exile, as their vocalist under the name, Shun. In 2004, he participated in the tribute album for Yutaka Ozaki ...

(former EXILE vocalist that was signed under

Avex is a Japanese entertainment conglomerate led by founder Max Matsuura and headquartered in Tokyo, Japan. Founded in 1988, the company manages J-pop talents like Ayumi Hamasaki and internet sensation PikoTaro. It has also shifted into other b ...

) * SikTh – Japan only * Silent Descent * SMAP ** Masahiro Nakai ** Kimura Takuya ** Goro Inagaki (also goes by &G) ** Tsuyoshi Kusanagi ** Shingo Katori * Southern All Stars * Steve Barakatt * Supergroupies *

Sweet Vacation Sweet Vacation（スウィート・バケイション）is a Japanese music unit made of members Hayakawa Daichi and Thai vocalist May. Both come from a history of high level universities. Hayakawa left Tokyo University's Graduate School before gr ...

** Yuko Hara (solo and duet releases with SMAP member Shingo Katori) **

Keisuke Kuwata is a Japanese multi-instrumentalist, singer-songwriter, and frontman for the Southern All Stars, as well of his own solo band, the Kuwata band. He has also done a significant amount of scoring music for films. He went to Aoyama Gakuin University ...

Kuwata Band Kuwata ( characters for " Morus" and "Paddy field") is a Japanese surname. Notable people with the surname include: *Jiro Kuwata (1935–2020), Japanese manga artist *Keisuke Kuwata (born 1956), Japanese singer *, Japanese basketball player *Masumi ...

** Hiroshi Matsuda **

Kazuyuki Sekiguchi is a Japanese musician, best known for playing the bass guitar for Southern All Stars.Riantrisnanto, Rully.Band Lawas Southern All Stars Kembali Ramaikan Permusikan Jepang (in Indonesian), June 26, 2013. As a solo artist, he has played ukulel ...

* Toy-Box *Traffic Light. ( MeseMoa.'s sub-group) * UA * VIXX (CJ Victor) *

Wonho Won-ho is a Korean masculine given name. Its meaning differs based on the hanja used to write each syllable of the name. There are 35 hanja with the reading "won" and 49 hanja with the reading " ho" on the South Korean government's official list o ...

(Japan only) *

Yoko Kanno is a Japanese composer, arranger and Record producer, music producer best known for her work on the soundtracks of anime series, television series, live-action films, video games, and Television advertisement, advertisements. She was born in Se ...

(flying DOG) * Yuki Kajiura (flying DOG) *

Yukio Hashi is a Japanese enka singer and an actor. His real name is , using a different kanji. Discography * : Co-starring with Sayuri Yoshinaga (1962) * * Itako Gasa Filmography Film His filmography includes 36 films: http://www.jmdb.ne.jp/person/p00848 ...

* Zardonic * Sambomaster

Video games

;Victor Music/Ent. ;Victor/JVC Music ;JVC Music Europe

Notes

References

External links

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