Up-Front Group

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Up-Front Group
Native name
アップフロントグループ
Company typeKabushiki gaisha
IndustryMusic, entertainment
Founded14 January 1983; 41 years ago (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

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.

Artists

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Up-Front Promotion

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

Up-Front Works

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Subsidiaries

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Zetima

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Zetima
Parent companyUp-Front Works Co. Ltd.
FoundedMay 1993 (as One Up Music)
Distributor(s)Sony Music Entertainment Japan
Genre
Country of originJapan
LocationTokyo

Zetima (ゼティマ) was originally founded in May 1993 as One Up Music (ワン・アップ・ミュージック, Wan Appu Myūjikku), a joint venture between the Up-Front Group and Warner Music Japan. In April 1998, Up-Front merged One Up with Y.J. Sounds to form Zetima. At the same time, Up-Front ended its distribution deal with Warner Music Japan and switched to Sony Music Entertainment Japan.[citation needed]

Artists
Former artists

Hachama

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Hachama
Parent companyUp-Front Works Co. Ltd.
FoundedApril 2001
Distributor(s)Pony Canyon
Genre
Country of originJapan
LocationTokyo

Hachama (ハチャマ) has a distribution deal with Pony Canyon.

Artists
Former artists

Piccolo Town

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Piccolo Town
Parent companyUp-Front Works Co. Ltd.
FoundedApril 2001
Distributor(s)Pony Canyon
Genre
Country of originJapan
LocationTokyo

Piccolo Town (ピッコロタウン, Pikkoro Taun) had a distribution deal with King Records from April 2001 to August 2013, when it switched to Pony Canyon in September 2013.

Artists
  • Bitter & Sweet
Former artists

Rice Music

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Rice Music
Parent companyUp-Front Works Co. Ltd.
FoundedMarch 1995 (as Y.J. Sounds)
Distributor(s)Pony Canyon
Genre
Country of originJapan
LocationTokyo

Rice Music (ライス・ミュージック, Raisu Myūjikku) was originally founded in March 1995 as Y.J. Sounds (Y.J.サウンズ, Wai Jei Saunzu). After being absorbed into Zetima in 1998, the label was resurrected in September 2004 to focus on Kayōkyoku and enka. Like Piccolo Town, Rice Music had a distribution deal with King Records from September 2004 to August 2013, when it switched to Pony Canyon in September 2013.

Artists
  • Hirofumi Banba
  • Takao Horiuchi
  • Akira Kagawa
  • Jirō Sugita
  • Gen Takayama
  • Masayuki Yuhara
Former artists

Up-Front Works

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Up-Front Works
Parent companyUp-Front Works Co. Ltd.
FoundedMarch 2004
GenreJ-pop
Country of originJapan
LocationTokyo

Up-Front Works (アップフロントワークス, Appu Furonto Wākusu) is Up-Front Group's in-house label that specializes in limited edition releases that are sold either online or exclusively at music chains such as Tower Records. The label previously had distribution deals with Pony Canyon, Daiki Sound, and Universal Music Japan before 2019.

Artists

Up-Front Indies

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Up-Front Indies
Parent companyUp-Front Works Co. Ltd.
FoundedMay 2019
Genre
Country of originJapan
LocationTokyo

Up-Front Indies (アップフロントインディーズ, Appu Furonto Indīzu) is Up-Front Group's indie in-house label founded in May 2019.

Artists

Chichūkai Label

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Chichūkai Label
Parent companyUp-Front Works Co. Ltd.
Founded2003
DefunctDecember 2009
Distributor(s)Epic Records Japan
GenreClassic, Euro-enka
Country of originJapan
LocationTokyo

Chichūkai Label (地中海 Label, The Mediterranean Sea Label) was founded in 2003, with music inspired by those of the countries by the Mediterranean Sea, most prominently France, Italy and Greece, or even cover versions of songs from those countries. The label was handled by Epic Records Japan until December 2009, when Up-Front consolidated it with Zetima.

Former artists

Former artists

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Affiliated with TNX

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"TNX" redirects here. For other uses, see TNX (disambiguation).

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

References

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  6. ^ Yuukichi Kawaguchi (2007-03-26). "加護亜依 一部報道記事について" (in Japanese). Up-Front Agency. Archived from the original on 2007-04-03.
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  8. ^ "Berryz工房 石村舞波 卒業のお知らせ" (in Japanese). Hello! Project. 2005-09-11. Archived from the original on 2005-11-25.
  9. ^ Up Front Link (2016-11-05). "[EN] Concerning Momoko Tsugunaga". Facebook. Retrieved 2017-06-17.
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  11. ^ Up Front Link (2016-08-19). "[EN] Announcement concerning °C-ute". Facebook. Retrieved 2017-06-17.
  12. ^ "°C-ute解散で12年間の歴史に幕 ラストコンサートに中澤裕子・道重さゆみら駆けつける＜セットリスト＞". Model Press (in Japanese). 2017-06-12. Retrieved 2017-06-17.
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  14. ^ "『°C-ute 有原栞菜』に関する大事なお知らせ" (in Japanese). Hello! Project. 2009-07-11. Archived from the original on 2009-10-18.
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  17. ^ "Buono!ライブ2017 〜Pienezza！〜 のライブビューイングが決定！". Up-Front Works (in Japanese). 2017-05-12. Retrieved 2017-06-20.
  18. ^ "嗣永桃子/夏焼雅/鈴木愛理のユニットBuono!のラストライブをニコ生中継". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). 2017-05-19. Retrieved 2017-06-20.
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  20. ^ "ハロプロエッグ 澤田由梨に関してのお知らせ". Up-Front Works (in Japanese). 2009-08-10. Archived from the original on 2009-08-29.
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