Amuse
| Amuse | |
|---|---|
| legal form | Kabushiki-gaisha (joint stock company) |
| ISIN | JP3124500004 |
| founding | October 16, 1978 |
| Seat | Shibuya , Tokyo |
| management | Yōkichi Ōsato (Chairman) Tatsurō Hatanaka (President) |
| Number of employees | 264 |
| sales | 49 billion yen |
| Branch | Entertainment industry |
| Website | www.amuse.co.jp |
| As of March 31, 2016 | |
Amuse ( Japanese 株式会社 ア ミ ュ ー ズ , Kabushiki-gaisha Amyūzu , English Amuse, Inc. ) is a major Japanese talent agency based in Shibuya , Tokyo . She represents numerous musicians , actors , idols and other artists, as well as athletes and models . The listed company produces television and radio programs , commercials and films , organizes events, provides patent attorneys and develops music software.
history
After the successful pop group Candies broke up in 1978, their manager Yōkichi Ōsato decided to leave Watanabe Production and set up their own talent agency. The Southern All Stars were among the first artists to sign Amuse . In the 1980s, Amuse expanded abroad; it took over Brainstorm Music in California and opened an office in New York . With the establishment of the subsidiary Amuse Cinema City Inc. the entry into the film business took place. In 1991 Amuse expanded to Hong Kong and in 2000 to South Korea . In 2008 the label A-Sketch was founded, a joint venture with the telecommunications group KDDI , which took over all activities in connection with the production and sale of sound carriers. The Amuse Museum in Asakusa , which specializes in traditional textiles and ukiyo-e , has existed since 2009 . In 2012, Amuse opened a branch in Shanghai to expand into the Chinese market.
Artist
The following list contains a selection of artists who are under contract with Amuse:
- Atsushi Hashimoto
- Ayaka Komatsu
- Aoi Nakamura
- Babymetal
- Begin
- Beyond
- Cross genes
- Dean Fujioka
- Eri Fukatsu
- Masaharu Fukuyama
- Flow
- Flumpool
- Sakura Fujiwara
- Yui Makino
- Haruma Miura
- Shuhei Nomura
- Hello Sleepwalkers
- Mayday
- Mihiro
- Riisa Naka
- Nico Touches the Walls
- One ok rock
- Yoshinori Okada
- Perfume
- Porn graffitti
- Sakura Gakuin
- Dori Sakurada
- Takeru Sato
- Lee Seung-gi
- Southern All Stars
- Yuri Ueno
- Yuriko Yoshitaka
Web links
- Amuse website (Japanese)
Individual evidence
- ↑ 会 社 概要. Company profile. Amuse, June 25, 2017, accessed January 20, 2018 (Japanese).
- ↑ Summary of Consolidated Financial Results for the Year Ended March 2016. (PDF, 465 kB) Amuse, March 31, 2016, accessed on January 20, 2018 .
- ↑ Ian Martin: 'Golden age' of kayoukyoku holds lessons for modern J-pop. The Japan Times , May 26, 2011, accessed January 20, 2018 .
- ↑ a b Corporate History. Amuse, accessed January 20, 2018 .
- ↑ Corporate History. IR Amuse, accessed January 20, 2018 .