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theater company Theatre or theater is a collaborative form of performing art that uses live performers, usually actors or actresses, to present the experience of a real or imagined event before a live audience in a specific place, often a stage. The perform ...

established in 2017 by two Japanese producers

Yasushi Akimoto is a Japanese record producer, lyricist, and television writer, best known for creating and producing some of Japan's top idol groups, Onyanko Club and the AKB48 franchise. Total sales of the singles he has written exceed 100 million copies, maki ...

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Max Matsuura , better known by his stage name , is a Japanese record producer and businessman. He is the founder of Avex Group, one of the largest music labels. He is known mainly for discovering and developing new artists into stars (most notably Ayumi Hamas ...

of Avex. It is operated by Avex AY Factory, LLC, a subsidiary of Avex.

History

The name of the company was taken from the total amount of coins Janis Joplin, of whom producer Yasushi Akimoto is a fan, was holding in her hand when she died. The company started with 31 members, selected through auditions attended by approximately 5,000 people. Ninety percent of the selected members had no acting experience at all. Despite being a theater company, its members also perform various other activities such as modeling, participating in television shows, and music. On October 30, 2017, the company announced that its members would appear in the advertisement for the PlayStation 4 version of '' Call of Duty: WWII''.

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Theatre companies in Japan Yasushi Akimoto Avex Group {{theat-stub