Up-Front Group
Native name | アップフロントグループ |
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Kabushiki gaisha | |
Industry | Music, entertainment |
Founded | January 14, 1983 (as Up-Front Agency Co., Ltd.) |
Headquarters |
Azabu-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) |
Subsidiaries |
Up-Front Promotion Up-Front Works Up-Front Books Up-Front International Up-Front DC Up-Front Hawaii etc. |
Website |
www |
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 Promotion
UP-FRONT PROMOTION Co., Ltd. (アップフロントプロモーション), formerly UP-FRONT AGENCY Co., Ltd. (アップフロントエージェンシー), is a talent agency under the umbrella of Up-Front Group.
Female artists
- Chisato Moritaka
- Shoko Aida
- Gatas Brilhantes H.P.
- Hello! Project
- Hello Pro Kenshūsei
- Ex-Hello! Project
- Ex-Hello Pro Egg
- Sapporo branch
- Erika Miyoshi (ex-Hello! Project)[2]
Male artists
Up-Front Works
UP-FRONT WORKS Co., Ltd. (アップフロントワークス) is a record company under the umbrella of Up-Front Group. It specializes in planning, production, and sales of music and video content.
Artists
Zetima (record label, distribution: Sony Music)
- Ongaku Gatas
- Kan
- Cute
- Country Musume
- Sharan Q
- Yuko Nakazawa
- High-King
- Buono!
- Aya Matsuura
- Morning Musume
- Dream Morning Musume
- Chisato Moritaka
- Hello! Project shuffle units
- Natsumi Abe
- Rumiko Koyanagi
- 808 State
Hachama (record label, distribution: Pony Canyon)
- Natsumi Abe
- Gatas Brilhantes H.P.
- Peaberry
- S/mileage
- T-Pistonz+KMC (transferred to Frame, then to Avex)
Piccolo Town (record label, distribution: King Records)
Rice Music (record label)
- Miki Fujimoto — transferred from Hachama in August 2008
- Yuki Maeda — transferred from Zetima in September 2004
Chichūkai Label (record label)
Up-Front Works (independent record label)
- Cute
- Bekimasu
- Hello! Pro Kenshūsei
- All Hello! Project DVD magazines
- Lovendor
Frame (record label)
- Sayaka Kitahara
- T-Pistonz+KMC (transferred to Avex)
Seventh Code (record label)
Gothuall (record label)
TNX
Male artists
Female artists
See also
- Hello! Project
- Japanese Wikipedia
References
- ↑ ""でき婚"辻希美の所属プロが株式上場する!?". Livedoor News. 2007-05-22. Archived from the original on 2007-05-27. Retrieved 2013-04-06.
- ↑ "元モー娘。保田圭、元美勇伝・三好絵梨香の結婚を祝福 「彼との話もいろいろ聞いてたから…」". RBB Today. 2013-04-09. Retrieved 2013-04-17.
External links
- Official website
- Up-Front Group's channel on YouTube
- Up-Front Group's related companies
- Up-Front Promotion
- Up-Front Works