This is a page for all music record labels related to the acts featured in this wiki.
avex trax[]
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avex trax (エイベックス トラックス Eibekkusu Torakkusu?) is a record label owned by Japanese entertainment conglomerate avex Group. The label was launched in September 1990, and was the first label by the Group.
- Related Acts
- J Soul Brothers (1999-2001)
rhythm zone[]
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rhythm zone (リズムゾーン rizumu zōn?) is a subsidiary record label in the avex Records Group which releases all kinds of urban contemporary and pop Japanese music. The label was founded in 1999 by Matsuura Max to address the need for a new urban music label, signing m-flo as its first artist, then followed by EXILE.
- Related Acts
- EXILE (2001-present)
- DJ MAKIDAI (2014-present)
- EXILE ATSUSHI (2011-present)
- EXILE TAKAHIRO (2013-present)
- EXILE SHOKICHI (2014-present)
- COLOR/DEEP (2004-2015)
- RATHER UNIQUE (2004-2006)
- Sandaime J SOUL BROTHERS (2010-present)
- CRAZYBOY (2017-2019)
- RYUJI IMAICHI (2018-present)
- HIROOMI TOSAKA (2017-2020)
- EXILE TRIBE (2011-present)
- EXILE THE SECOND (2012-present)
- ACE OF SPADES (2012-present)
- GENERATIONS (2012-present)
- Katayose Ryota (2024-present)
- KAZ (2024-present)
- DANCE EARTH PARTY (2014-2018)
- HONEST BOYZ® (2016)
- RED DIAMOND DOGS (2016-present)
- THE RAMPAGE (2017-present)
- MA55IVE THE RAMPAGE (2020-present)
- FANTASTICS (2018-present)
- BALLISTIK BOYZ (2019-present)
- LIL LEAGUE (2023-present)
- WOLF HOWL HARMONY (2023-present)
Rhythm REPUBLIC[]
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Rhythm REPUBLIC (リズム・リパブリック Rizumu RIPABURIKKU?) is an independent subsidiary record label in the avex Records Group belonging to rhythm zone.
- Related Acts
- RATHER UNIQUE (2004)
- Nidaime J Soul Brothers (2007-2009)
- DOBERMAN INC (2007-2009)
UNIVERSAL MUSIC JAPAN[]
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UNIVERSAL MUSIC JAPAN (ユニバーサル ミュージック ジャパン Yunibāsaru Myūjikku Japan?) is the Japanese establishment of the Universal Music Group.
UNIVERSAL SIGMA[]
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UNIVERSAL SIGMA (ユニバーサルシグマ Yunibāsaru Shiguma?) is a subsidiary record label in the Universal Music Japan label created in 2004.
- Related Acts
- DJ MAKIDAI (2008-2011)
- DANCE EARTH PARTY (2013)
Def Jam Recordings[]
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Def Jam Japan (デフ・ジャム・ジャパン Defu Jamu Japan?) is the Japanese establishment of the American subsidiary record label Def Jam Recordings, inside the Universal Music Japan label, founded in 2000.
- Related Acts
- SWAY (2017-present)
Sony Music Japan[]
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Sony Music Entertainment (Japan) Inc. (株式会社ソニー・ミュージックエンタテインメント Kabushiki gaisha Sonī Myūjikku Entateinmento?), 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 operating independently from the United States-based Sony Music Entertainment due to its strength in the Japanese music industry.
Sony Music Associated Records[]
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Sony Music Associated Records (ソニー・ミュージックアソシエイテッドレコーズ Sonī Myūjikku Asoshieiteddo Rekōzu?) (originally known as SMEJ Associated Records) is a subsidiary label of Sony Music Japan created in 1998.
- Related Acts
- DEEP (2015-present)
- DEEP SQUAD (2019-present)
- Aoyagi Sho (2016-2020)
- Suzuki Nobuyuki (2022-present)
- THE JET BOY BANGERZ (2023-present)
- KID PHENOMENON (2023-present)
Victor Entertainment[]
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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.
- Related Acts
- DOBERMAN INC (2004-2007)
TOY'S FACTORY[]
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TOY'S FACTORY Inc. (株式会社トイズファクトリー Kabushiki-gaisha Toizu Fakutori?) is a Japanese record label founded in the late 1980s as a subsidiary of the entertainment company VAP, based in Japan. On May 30, 1990, it was established as an independent company.
- Related Acts
- DOBERMAN INFINITY (2014-2017)
LDH Records[]
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LDH Records is an in-house label of LDH JAPAN. Several artists managed by the agency have their music released by this label, such as DOBERMAN INFINITY, Dream Shizuka and PKCZ®. Until December 31, 2019, the label was named LDH MUSIC.
- Related Acts
- PKCZ® (2017-present)
- DOBERMAN INFINITY (2017-present)
- HONEST BOYZ® (2017-present)
- CRAZY SHIKAKKEI (2018-present)
- CrazyBoy (2019-present)
- Iwata Takanori (2021-present)
- PSYCHIC FEVER (2022-present)
- Hayashi Kazuki (2023-present)
- ALAN SHIRAHAMA (2023-present)
KOMA DOGG[]
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KOMA DOGG logo figure
KOMA DOGG is a record label and sub-label of LDH Records headed by EXILE SHOKICHI. This project is made up of producers and creator teams and was established in July 2018. The two artists that are currently part of KOMA DOGG, SALU and Sato Kodai, are both from Hokkaido, just like SHOKICHI himself.[1][2]
- Signed Artists
- SALU
- Sato Kodai
CDL entertainment[]
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CDL entertainment is a subsidiary label of LDH Records that started in 2021. The label is a solo project of Sandaime J SOUL BROTHERS' member ØMI and was named after his project CLAIR DE LUNE.
- Related Acts
- ØMI (2021-present)
MoooD Records[]
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MoooD Records (ムードレコーズ) is a record label owned by Japanese entertainment agency Bandai Namco Music Live. The label was launched in February 2024 with the aim to make songs smash hits with a global perspective.[3]
- Related Acts
- L.E.I. (2024-present)