JVCKenwood Victor Entertainment
JVCKenwood Victor Entertainment Corporation (株式会社JVCケンウッド・ビクターエンタテインメント, Kabushiki-gaisha JeiBuiShīKenuddo Bikutā Entateinmento) is a subsidiary of JVC Kenwood that produces and distributes music, movies and other entertainment products such as anime and television shows in Japan. It is known as JVC Entertainment in countries where Sony Music Entertainment operates the RCA Victor label.
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| Industry | Entertainment |
| Founded | April 25, 1972 Yokohama, Japan |
| Headquarters | Kita-Aoyama, Minato-ku, Tokyo, Japan |
Key people | Yuichi Kaito (president) Toshiaki Shibutani (managing director) |
| Products | Audio, visual and computer software media products |
| Revenue | 17.3 billion 85 million Yen (Fiscal year ended March 2014) |
| Owner | JVC Kenwood |
Number of employees | 400 (as of July 2017) |
| Parent | JVC |
| Website | http://www.jvcmusic.co.jp |
Victor・JVC logo
History
- April 1972: Victor Music Industries, Inc. (ビクター音楽産業株式会社, Bikutā Ongaku Sangyō Kabushiki-gaisha) is spun off as a subsidiary of JVC.
- February 1984: The sales and marketing department of JVC is spun off as Nihon AVC, Inc. (日本エイ・ブイ・シー株式会社, Nihon EiBuiShī Kabushiki-gaisha).
- April 1993: Nihon AVC and Victor Music Industries merge and the name is changed to Victor Entertainment, Inc. (ビクターエンタテインメント株式会社, Bikutā Entateinmento Kabushiki-gaisha)
- October 1, 1996: Victor Interactive Software takes over video game-related activities after Pack-In-Video is merged with Victor Entertainment.
- March 1999: The main office is moved.
- April 2014: The corporate name is changed to JVCKenwood Victor Entertainment Corporation.
Labels
Records
- 3 Views
- AB-Victor France
- Aosis Records
- CJ Victor Entertainment (joint venture with CJ E&M of South Korea)
- Cypress Showers
- ELA Music (Kaela Kimura'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's FNC Music, co-distributed with Warner Music Japan)
- Bad News
- D-topia Entertainment
- Daipro-X
- Marquee, Inc.
- Milan Records
- 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)
- Non-Standard(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
- WHD Entertainment Inc. (joint venture between WOWOW, Horipro and Disk Garage)
Video
Major artists
Listed alphabetically by group or first name. Names are in Western order (given name, family name).
- Nujabes
- 9nine (2009–2010)
- Alexandra Stan
- Akino Arai (flying DOG)
- AKINO from bless4 (flying DOG)
- Anthem
- Alesha Dixon
- ALI PROJECT (flying DOG)
- Amorphis
- Angra
- Batten Showjo Tai (Colourful Records)
- The Back Horn
- The Bawdies (Victor/Getting Better)
- Blessed By A Broken Heart
- Buck-Tick (1987–1996; 2016–present under their vanity label Lingua Sounda)
- Chanmina (2016–2017) (Warner Music Japan 2018–present)
- Chiaki Ishikawa (flying DOG)
- CN Blue (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)
- Gacharic Spin
- Gari
- Going Under Ground
- Guniw Tools
- Hanson (Japan only)
- Maia Hirasawa (Japan only)
- Leo Ieiri (Colourful Records)
- Impellitteri
- Hiromi Iwasaki
- Jero
- Junko Sakurada
- Kaela Kimura (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
- Kiroro
- Kokia
- Kyōko Koizumi
- Kyūso Nekokami
- Leah Dizon
- Lisa Komine (flying DOG)
- Liv Moon
- Lovebites
- Love Psychedelico
- Lunkhead
- Maaya Sakamoto (flying DOG)
- Mariko Takahashi
- Masumi
- Matt Bianco
- May'n (flying DOG)
- Megumi Nakajima (flying DOG)
- Merry
- Miho Hatori
- Mika Arisaka
- Miki Matsubara (1987–1989)
- Minmi
- Miz
- MAMAMOO (Japan only)
- Nano (flying DOG)
- Noriko Sakai (1987–2009)
- Orange Range (2012—, Spice Records/Super Echo Label/Speedstar Records)
- ONF
- Paris Match
- PIG
- Pink Lady
- Plastic Tree (CJ Victor)
- Quruli
- Remioromen
- Reol
- Rimi Natsukawa
- ROMEO (Park Jung Min | SS501)
- ROUND TABLE featuring Nino (flying DOG)
- Rurika Yokoyama (CJ Victor)
- Sakanaction
- savage genius (flying DOG)
- Sayuri Yoshinaga
- Scandal (her)
- See-Saw (flying DOG)
- Sung Si-kyung
- Shinichi Mori
- Shunsuke Kiyokiba (former EXILE vocalist that was signed under Avex)
- 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
- Yuko Hara (solo and duet releases with SMAP member Shingo Katori)
- Keisuke Kuwata/Kuwata Band
- Hiroshi Matsuda
- Kazuyuki Sekiguchi
- Toy-Box
- Traffic Light. (MeseMoa.'s sub-group)
- UA
- VIXX (CJ Victor)
- Yoko Kanno (flying DOG)
- Yuki Kajiura (flying DOG)
- Yukio Hashi
- Zardonic
- Sambomaster
Video games
| Title | Platform(s) | Release date |
|---|---|---|
| Banana | Family Computer | September 8, 1986 |
| Hana no Star Kaidou | Family Computer | March 17, 1987 |
| Outlanders | Family Computer | December 4, 1987 |
| Fisherman Sanpei | Family Computer | March 17, 1988 |
| Ys | Family Computer | August 26, 1988 |
| Makyou Densetsu | PC Engine | September 23, 1988 |
| Kaguya Hime Densetsu | Family Computer | December 16, 1988 |
| Shiryou Sensen: War of the Dead | PC Engine | March 24, 1989 |
| Kagami no Kuni no Legend | CD-ROM² | October 27, 1989 |
| Jack Nicklaus' Greatest 18 Holes of Major Championship Golf | PC Engine | November 24, 1989 |
| CD-ROM² | September 14, 1990 | |
| Tiger Road | PC Engine | February 23, 1990 |
| Flappy Special | Game Boy | March 23, 1990 |
| Sansara Naga | Family Computer | March 23, 1990 |
| King of Casino | PC Engine | March 30, 1990 |
| Ys II | Family Computer | May 25, 1990 |
| Ultrabox Soukangou | CD-ROM² | June 15, 1990 |
| Veigues Tactical Gladiator | PC Engine | June 29, 1990 |
| Magical Dinosaur Tour | CD-ROM² | August 24, 1990 |
| Jangou | Family Computer | August 30, 1990 |
| Ankoku Densetsu | PC Engine | September 7, 1990 |
| Boulder Dash | Game Boy | September 21, 1990 |
| Ultrabox 2-gou | CD-ROM² | September 28, 1990 |
| Toy Shop Boys | PC Engine | December 14, 1990 |
| Ultrabox 3-gou | CD-ROM² | December 26, 1990 |
| Niji no Silkroad | Family Computer | February 22, 1991 |
| Ys III | Family Computer | September 27, 1991 |
| Star Wars | Family Computer | November 15, 1991 |
| Wonder Dog | Mega-CD | September 25, 1992 |
| Super Star Wars | Super Famicom | December 18, 1992 |
| Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back | Family Computer | March 12, 1993 |
| Super Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back | Super Famicom | December 17, 1993 |
| Super Star Wars: Return of the Jedi | Super Famicom | June 23, 1995 |
| Tournament Leader | Sega Saturn | August 23, 1996 |
| PlayStation |
See also
- Subsidiaries of JVC Kenwood
- EF Johnson Technologies – Multi-band portable radio company
External links
- (in Japanese) Victor Entertainment
- Victor Entertainment at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
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