Up-Front Group

Up-Front Group Co., Ltd. (株式会社アップフロントグループ, Kabushiki gaisha Appu-Furonto Gurūpu) is a Japanese holding company for various entertainment companies.[1] Its subsidiaries include the talent agency Up-Front Promotion and Up-Front Works, a music production and sales company that manages such record labels as Zetima, Piccolo Town, and Hachama.

Up-Front Group
Native name
アップフロントグループ
Kabushiki gaisha
IndustryMusic, entertainment
Founded14 January 1983 (1983-01-14) (as Up-Front Agency Co., Ltd.)
Tokyo, Japan
HeadquartersAzabu-koei Building
28-12 Higashi-Azabu Ichichōme, Minato-ku, Tokyo, Japan 106-0044
Key people
Naoki Yamazaki (chairman and representative director)
Yukio Seto (president and executive director)
Junichiro Iwata (managing director)
SubsidiariesUp-Front Promotion
Up-Front Works
Up-Front Books
Up-Front International
Up-Front DC
Up-Front Hawaii
etc.
Websitewww.ufg.co.jp

Artists

Up-Front Promotion

All artists under Up-Front Promotion are collectively known as Hello! Project.[2][3]

Up-Front Works

Subsidiaries

Zetima (ゼティマ) is handled by Epic Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment Japan.

Piccolo Town

Piccolo Town is handled by Pony Canyon. It is home to artists such as Berryz Kobo, and v-u-den. Former Piccolo Town artists include ZYX, Aa!, Sayaka Ichii, Maki Goto, and Gomattō.

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Artists

Roster since 14 July 2006:

Rice Music

Rice Music is handled by King Records. The label tends to focus on enka or enka-inspired pop music.

Artists

Roster per 14 July 2006:

  • Hirofumi Banba (ばんばひろふみ, Banba Hirofumi)
  • Akira Fuse (布施明, Fuse Akira)
  • Takao Horiuchi (堀内孝雄, Horiuchi Takao)
  • Sanae Jōnouchi (城之内早苗, Jōnouchi Sanae)
  • Akira Kagawa (加川明, Kagawa Akira)
  • Yuki Maeda (前田有紀, Maeda Yuki)
  • Gen Takayama (高山厳, Takayama Gen)
  • Nori Yamaguchi (山口のり, Yamaguchi Nori)
  • Masayuki Yuhara (湯原昌幸, Yuhara Masayuki)

Chichūkai Label
Chichūkai Label
Parent companyUp-Front Works Co. Ltd.
Founded2003
Distributor(s)Zetima Records
GenreClassic, Euro-enka
Country of originJapan
LocationTokyo

Chichūkai Label (地中海 Label, The Mediterranean Sea label) is a Japanese record label owned by Up-Front Works, a Japanese entertainment management company, and is handled by Epic Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment Japan. The label specializes in releasing music inspired by the music of some of the countries by the Mediterranean Sea, most prominently France, Italy and Greece, or even cover versions of songs from those countries.

Artists

As of December 2005, the artists under the label are as follows:

  • Shōko Aida (相田翔子)
  • Kaori Iida (飯田圭織)
  • Akira Inaba (music) (因幡晃)
  • Noriko Kato (加藤紀子)
  • Yasuko Naito (内藤やす子)
  • Ruca
  • Hidemi Sasaki (佐々木秀実)

Former artists

Affiliated with TNX

All of the musical groups under TNX are collectively known as Nice Girl Project!.

  • Nice Girl Myu
  • GTT Club
  • MM Gakuen Gasshoubu
  • Gyaruru
  • Nice Girl Project! Kenshusei
  • Canary Club
  • Tokky

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