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that is part of

Sony Music Entertainment Japan , 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 opera ...

. It is the successor of BMG Japan.

History

*2008 – Ariola Japan becomes a subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment. *2009 – Ariola Japan becomes a full-on record label separate from BMG Japan.

Artists

It is home to both former BMG Japan artists and new artists, including: * Asai Kenichi & the Interchange Kills * Ema *

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**Oh My Girl Banhana *

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*Coalamode. * Sayuri *Sherbets * Seikima-II **Demon Kakka *Chehon *Denpa Girl *

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* Yuuri *

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iDEAK

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Little Tokyo

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Rhythmedia Tribe

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Happy Song Records

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Former artists

* Aisha * Ayano Mashiro * AZU (managed by

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) *

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(now with

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) *

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* Deen (managed by

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) * fumika *

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* Tatsuyuki Hiyamuta ** DAD MOM GOD * One Day (

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/Ariola Japan) ** 2AM ** 2PM * Rake * Hiromi Sakimoto *

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Augusta Records

Joint venture with

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, which is now a subsidiary of

* Kyoko * Yu Sakai *

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** Takuya Ohashi *

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References

External links

* * Sony Music Entertainment Japan Sony subsidiaries Japanese record labels Record labels established in 2000 Mass media companies based in Tokyo {{Japan-record-label-stub