Epic Records Japan is a Japanese

record label A record label, or record company, is a brand or trademark of music recordings and music videos, or the company that owns it. Sometimes, a record label is also a publishing company that manages such brands and trademarks, coordinates the prod ...

owned by

Sony Music Entertainment Japan , often abbreviated as SMEJ or simply SME, and also known as Sony Music Japan for short (stylized as ''SonyMusic''), is a Japanese music arm for Sony. Founded in 1968 as CBS/Sony, SMEJ is directly owned by Sony Group Corporation and is oper ...

. Its founder was Shigeo Maruyama. Between 1978 and 1988 the label operated as a wholly owned subsidiary: Epic/Sony Inc. () was established in August 1978History.
Sony Music Entertainment Japan. Accessed October 3, 2010 and was folded back into CBS/Sony Group in March 1988. Notable music artists for this company have included Motoharu Sano,

Tetsuya Komuro is a Japanese musician, songwriter and record producer. He is recognized as the most successful producer in Japanese music history and introduced contemporary electronic dance music to the Japanese mainstream. He was also a former owner of the ...

, and

Kimiko Itoh is a Japanese jazz singer. She was born on the island of Shōdoshima in Kagawa Prefecture, Japan. After graduating from Musashino Art University with a degree in oil painting, she studied under Yasushi Sawada. In 1982, she made her debut wi ...

. In 2001, it was re-established as .

Games published

During the late 1980s and early 1990s they also published video games for Nintendo consoles. * 1987 - ''Tokoro-san no Mamoru mo Semeru mo'' for Famicom – developed by HAL Laboratory * 1988 - ''

Vegas Dream ''Vegas Dream'', released in Japan as is a gambling video game developed by HAL Laboratory for the Nintendo Entertainment System. A sequel, ''Vegas Stakes'', was released for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System in 1993. Gameplay ''Vegas Dre ...

'' for Famicom * 1989 - ''Flying Hero'' for Famicom – developed by

Aicom Aicom was a Japanese video game developer, founded in 1988, possibly by a group that left Jaleco . Despite evidence to support this, the Sammy corporate website lists 1990 as the first year and that it was a subsidiary. It was bought by Sammy Ind ...

* 1989 - ''

Tashiro Masashi no Princess ga Ippai is a Japanese video game for the MSX2 home computer system and Family Computer featuring former comedian Masashi Tashiro released in 1989. Summary The story is about the hero Masashi Tashiro who has to rescue the four princesses in distress ...

'' for Famicom * 1990 - サッカー・ボーイ ''Soccer Boy'' = ''Soccer Mania'' for Game Boy * 1990 - ''

Solstice A solstice is an event that occurs when the Sun appears to reach its most northerly or southerly excursion relative to the celestial equator on the celestial sphere. Two solstices occur annually, around June 21 and December 21. In many count ...

'' for Famicom – developed by Software Creations (UK) * 1991 - ''

RoboCop ''RoboCop'' is a 1987 American Science fiction film, science fiction action film directed by Paul Verhoeven and written by Edward Neumeier and Michael Miner. The film stars Peter Weller, Nancy Allen (actress), Nancy Allen, Dan O'Herlihy, Dan ...

'' for Game Boy * 1991 - ''Hakunetsu Pro Yakyuu Ganba League'' = ''

Extra Innings Extra innings is the extension of a baseball or softball game in order to break a tie. Ordinarily, a baseball game consists of nine regulation innings (in softball and high school baseball games there are typically seven innings; in Little L ...

'' for Famicom – developed by StingSting
at gdri * 1991 - ''Jerry Ball'' = '' Smart Ball'' for Super Famicom * 1991 - '' Dragon's Lair'' for Famicom – developed by Motivetime * 1991 - ''Dragon's Lair'' for Game Boy – developed by Motivetime * 1991 - Altered Space'' for Game Boy * 1991 - '' Hudson Hawk'' for Famicom * 1992 - '' Hudson Hawk'' for Game Boy * 1992 - ''Robocop2'' for Game Boy * 1992 - ''

Hook A hook is a tool consisting of a length of material, typically metal, that contains a portion that is curved or indented, such that it can be used to grab onto, connect, or otherwise attach itself onto another object. In a number of uses, one e ...

'' for Famicom – developed by

Ocean The ocean (also the sea or the world ocean) is the body of salt water that covers approximately 70.8% of the surface of Earth and contains 97% of Earth's water. An ocean can also refer to any of the large bodies of water into which the wo ...

* 1992 - ''

'' for Game Boy – developed by

* 1992 - ''

'' for Super Famicom – developed by

Ukiyotei was a Japanese video game developer based in Yodogawa-ku. The company was founded on 15 March 1991 by Kenshi Naruse, who served as its representative director Executive director is commonly the title of the chief executive officer of a no ...

* 1992 - ''Ganba League '93'' for Famicom – developed by Sting * 1993 - = '' Utopia: The Creation of a Nation'' for Super Famicom * 1993 - ''Solstice II'' = ''

Equinox A solar equinox is a moment in time when the Sun crosses the Earth's equator, which is to say, appears zenith, directly above the equator, rather than north or south of the equator. On the day of the equinox, the Sun appears to rise "due east" ...

'' for Super Famicom – developed by

Software Creations Acclaim Studios Manchester (formerly Software Creations) was a British video game developer based in Manchester, England. The company was established in 1985 by Richard Kay. They were primarily known for their video games based on movie and co ...

* 1993 - ''Ganba League '94'' * 1994 - ''Karura Ou'' = ''

Skyblazer ''Skyblazer'' is a platform video game published by Sony Imagesoft, released in early 1994 for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System. It involves Sky, the Skyblazer hero (Garuda in the Japanese version) searching for Ashura, the Lord of War, w ...

'' for Super Famicom – developed by

Record labels

Active

* Epic Records Japan

Inactive

* Antinos * Dohb Discs * So What? Records * Kowalski * mf Records (joint venture with Motoharu Sano) * Mint Age

Current artists

2PM 2PM (; romanized; ''Tupiem'') is a South Korean boy band formed by JYP Entertainment. The group is composed of six members: Jun. K (formerly known as Junsu), Nichkhun, Taecyeon, Wooyoung, Junho and Chansung. Originally a seven-piece group, fo ...

* 7!! * Abingdon Boys School * Akeboshi, Yoshio * Angela Aki * Aqua Timez *

Kousuke Atari is a Japanese pop singer. He is a self-trained musician, and performs in the shimauta (island-song) style of his hometown. Discography Albums * 999.04.04Atari (アタリ) (Indies) * 000.07.30Kurudando (くるだんど) (Indies) * 002.06 ...

* Aura *

Brian the Sun Brian the Sun is a Japanese rock band from Osaka. History The band was formed in 2007 in Osaka by Ryota Mori and Haruki Hakuyama. The name was inspired by the Arctic Monkeys song Brianstorm. The band's songs have been used for numerous An ...

* Cinemusica * The Condors * Daisuke *

Deen Deen may refer to: People * Deen (singer), singer from Bosnia and Herzegovina * Deen Castronovo, American musician * James Deen, American pornographic actor * Paula Deen, American chef and TV personality Other uses * Dīn (also ''Deen''), an Arab ...

Dreams Come True Dreams Come True or Dream Come True may refer to: Organizations * Dreams Come True (British charity) * Dreams Come True (American non-profit) Film and television * ''Dreams Come True'' (film), a 1936 British musical film * " "Dreams Come True" ( ...

* Dustz * Hajime, Chitose * Got7 * Halcali * Haneyuri * Ikimono-gakari * Yuki *

Sawa Sawa may refer to: Places * Sawa, Nepal, a village development committee * Sawa, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, Poland, a village * Saveh, sometimes transliterated Sāwa, Iran, a city * Sawa Lake, Iraq People * Sawa (Hrycuniak) (born Michał Hrycu ...

* LGMonkees ( No Doubt Tracks/Epic) *

LMYK LMYK () is an anonymous Japanese singer-songwriter signed to Epic Records Japan. Early life and career LMYK was born to a German father and a Japanese mother and is from Osaka Prefecture. LMYK () are the initials of her real name. She attended ...

* Lizabet * Yui Makino * Nao Matsushita * Yuya Matsushita * Yukie Nakama * Nangi * Naoto * NiziU * No3b * Nodame Orchestra * Nothing's Carved in Stone * Pengin * Motoharu Sano (Epic/mf) * Shigi * Solita * Stance Punks (Epic/Kowalski/Dynamord) *

Stray Kids Stray Kids (; often abbreviated as SKZ) is a South Korean boy band formed by JYP Entertainment through the 2017 Stray Kids (TV series), reality show of the same name. The group is composed of eight members: Bang Chan, Lee Know, Changbin, Hyunji ...

* Sugaru, Matsutani (Epic/Informel) * Masaki Suda *

Masayuki Suzuki Masayuki Suzuki (鈴木雅之, ''Suzuki Masayuki'', born September 22, 1956, in Ōta, Tokyo) is a Japanese singer best known as a former member of group Rats & Star (previously called ''Chanels''), and for performing the opening themes for the ...

* Takachiya *

Yutaka Take (born March 15, 1969 in Kyoto, Kyoto) is a Japanese jockey. A legend in Japan, Yutaka Take made his riding debut in 1987 and currently holds seven all-time records in his native country. Take has won at least one Grade 1 races for 23 straigh ...

* Theatre Brook * T.M.Revolution * Uranino *

Hikaru Utada , who is also known by the mononym Utada, is a Japanese-American pop singer, songwriter and producer. By 2010, Utada had become one of the most influential, and best-selling, musical artists in Japan. Born in the United States to Japanese paren ...

* Anne Watanabe * Misato Watanabe * Yacht

Former artists

* ViViD *

Crystal Kay is a Japanese singer, songwriter, actress and radio host. After releasing her first single, " Eternal Memories" (1999), Crystal Kay gained fame for her third studio album, ''Almost Seventeen'' (2002), which debuted at number 2 on the Japanese ...

References

External links

Official website

Epic/Sony
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Discogs Discogs (short for discographies) is a database of information about audio recordings, including commercial releases, promotional releases, and bootleg or off-label releases. While the site was originally created with a goal of becoming the la ...

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