Amuse, Inc.
![]() Amuse logo since 2011 | |
Amuse headquarters in Shibuya, Tokyo in 2012 | |
Native name | 株式会社アミューズ |
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Romanized name | Kabushikigaisha Amyūzu |
Public K.K. | |
Traded as | TYO: 4301 |
ISIN | JP3124500004 |
Industry | Entertainment |
Founded | October 16, 1978[1] |
Founder | Yokichi Osato[2] |
Headquarters | Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan |
Area served | Asia[3] |
Key people |
Yokichi Osato (Founder, Representative Director and Chairman) Tatsuro Hatanaka (Representative Director, President)[2] |
Revenue |
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Total assets |
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Total equity |
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Number of employees |
264 (385 in Amuse Group)[4] As of March 31, 2017[1] |
Subsidiaries |
Taishita Label Music (Joint Venture with Victor Entertainment) Amuse Quest TOKYO FANTASY Inc. A-Sketch (Joint Venture with KDDI) Amuse Edutainment Geishin Creative Tokyo J-Feel Brussels Co., Ltd. Kirei Inc (U.S.A.) Amuse Korea Beijing Geishin Theatrical Art Production Geishin Creative Shanghai Live Viewing Japan New Japan Pro Wrestling (5%) |
Website |
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Amuse, Inc. (株式会社アミューズ Kabushikigaisha Amyūzu)[5] is a Japanese entertainment company that provides artist management services. The artists include gravure idols,[6] musicians, and so on.
Amuse produces TV & radio programs, commercial films, and movies. Other interests are in publication, music software, and patent agent businesses. The private Amuse Museum, located in Asakusa, Tokyo, is owned by the company. It features ukiyo-e and textile displays.
In January 2016, Amuse established a partnership with New Japan Pro Wrestling.[7]
Artists
- Ruito Aoyagi
- Kaori Asoh
- Jun Yoshinaga
- Miho Ishii
- Kazuki Ishiga
- Ishida Nicole
- Masami Ishihara
- Renka Ishiyama
- Lee Seung-gi
- Yuka Itaya
- Yoshie Ichige
- Kenta Inozuka
- Takafumi Imai
- Ryo Yoshizawa
- SIRO-A
- Rei Iwata
- WEAVER
- Go Ueki
- Juri Ueno
- Uehara Takuya
- Rika Uchikawa
- Seishuu Uragami
- Ryohei Otani
- Masahiro Ota
- Emi Daimatsu
- Masaru Omura
- Ai Okada
- Yoshie Okuyama
- Hisahiro Ogura
- Perfume
- Sakura Gakuin
- Babymetal
- Shuhei Nomura
Other holdings
Amuse Models
Division | |
Industry | Fashion |
Parent | Amuse, Inc |
Website |
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Amuse Models is a division of Amuse. Amuse Models was founded in 2004, Their Kids division is sometimes called Amuse Kids.
In 2014 Amuse merged with Will Corporation and then established modeling agency that now mainly consists of teenager talent. Talents who belonged to Amuse after their merger with Will Corporation include Juri Ueno and Yuriko Yoshitaka.
Equity holdings
- A-Sketch - Joint Venture with KDDI
- Taishita Label Music – Joint Venture with Victor Entertainment
- Amuse Soft Entertainment - merged with Amuse in 2015
- Amuse Quest
- Amuse Books - merged with Amuse in 2003
- Amuse Video - sold to Toshiba
- Amuse Edutainment
- Geishin Creative Tokyo
- TOKYO FANTASY Inc.
- Ayers Inc. - merged with Amuse in 2015
- J-Feel
- Brussels Co., Ltd.
- Kirei Inc (U.S.A.)
- Amuse Korea
- Beijing Geishin Theatrical Art Production
- Geishin Creative Shanghai
- Live Viewing Japan
References
- 1 2 "Corporate Profile". AMUSE INC. Retrieved 2018-03-23.
- 1 2 "Message From Management". AMUSE INC. Retrieved 2016-04-03.
- ↑ Herskovitz, Jon (2000-12-26). "J-Pop Takes Off / Japanese music, movies, TV shows enthrall Asian nations". The San Francisco Chronicle. Archived from the original on 2016-06-30. Retrieved 2009-02-05.
- ↑ This figure does not include part-time and temporary workers.
- ↑ Kageyama, Yuri (2005-08-10). "Musicians try to join Apple's iTunes in Japan". USA Today. Retrieved 2009-02-05.
- ↑ "アミューズモデルス". Amuse.co.jp. Retrieved 2009-02-05.
- ↑ 新日本プロレスが大手芸能プロダクション『アミューズ』との業務提携を発表!. New Japan Pro Wrestling (in Japanese). 2016-01-05. Retrieved 2016-01-06.