is a
Japanese talent agency headquartered in
Ebisu,
Shibuya,
Tokyo. It was founded in 1994 and focuses on talent management for
newscasters
A news presenter – also known as a newsreader, newscaster (short for "news broadcaster"), anchorman or anchorwoman, news anchor or simply an anchor – is a person who presents news during a news program on TV, radio or the Internet. ...
and ''
tarento''. The primary talents the agency holds are free announcers, casters and reporters. The company holds a subsidiary talent agency,
Sprout Co.,Ltd, which focuses on talent management for students at a college level. Sprout was formerly a part of cent. Force until 2012, when the agency split to become a subsidiary.
In 2016, the company extended operations to the
Kansai region with a new branch for management of Kansai talents.
Notable talents
Tarento/Casters
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Elina Arai
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Maki Okazoe
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Aiko Kaitou
is a Japanese newscaster and ''tarento'' represented by Cent Force. She is nicknamed .
Current appearances
Former appearances TV series
Kaitou mainly appeared on Fuji Television
JOCX-DTV (channel 8), branded as and colloquially known ...
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Hiromi Kawata
is a Japanese free announcer. She is represented by Cent Force
is a Japanese talent agency headquartered in Ebisu, Shibuya, Tokyo. It was founded in 1994 and focuses on talent management for newscasters and ''tarento''. The primary talents the ...
(former
Yomiuri TV)
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Mitsuyo Kusano
is a female Japanese TV presenter and news anchor.
She once served as an announcer for NHK and as one of the masters of ceremony for the annual ''Kohaku Uta Gassen
is the Japanese word for amber.
Kohaku (琥珀) may refer to:
Music
* Ko ...
(former
NHK,
TBS)
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Reiko Shiota
is a Japanese badminton player, affiliated with the Sanyo electric team. Shiota was the bronze medallist at the 2007 World Championships in the women's doubles event partnered with Kumiko Ogura. She also won the silver and bronze medals at the 2 ...
(former badminton player)
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Aya Shibata (former
SKE48)
* Mai Shinuchi (former
Nogizaka46)
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Mika Sugisaki
is a Japanese announcer, radio personality, entertainer, and actress who is represented by the talent agency, Cent Force.
Biography
Sugisaki was born in Ōita, Ōita Prefecture. After graduating from Ōita Prefectural Ōita Tsurusaki High School ...
(former
SBC)
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Junko Yaginuma
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Marie Yanaka
Others
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Kei Igarashi
Kei Igarashi (五十嵐 圭、born May 7, 1980 in Jōetsu, Niigata, Japan) is a Japanese professional basketball player. He is Matsuzaka Generation.He plays for the Gunma Crane Thunders of the B.League.
He also was a member of the Japan nati ...
(basketball player)
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Takashi Usami
is a Japanese professional footballer who plays for Gamba Osaka in the J1 League. He plays as a forward or a winger.
Club career Gamba Osaka
Usami made club history by making his professional debut for Gamba Osaka at the age of 17 years and 14 ...
(association football player)
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Tatsuya Masushima
is a Japanese former football player.
Career
After three seasons playing for JEF United Chiba, Masushima retired in December 2020.
National team career
In June 2005, Masushima was selected Japan U-20 national team for 2005 World Youth Champio ...
(association football player)
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Mana Iwabuchi
is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a forward or attacking midfielder for Women's Super League (WSL) club Tottenham Hotspur on loan from Arsenal and the Japan national team. She previously played for Aston Villa, Bayern Munich, ...
(association football player)
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Ayane Kurihara
is a Japanese former badminton player. She began playing badminton at age 9, and played competitively from then on. She became a member of the Japan national badminton team at the age of 19. Her current partner is Naru Shinoya for women's double ...
(badminton player)
References
External links
cent. Force website
Talent agencies based in Tokyo
Mass media companies established in 1994
Mass media companies based in Tokyo
Entertainment companies of Japan
Japanese companies established in 1994
Japanese talent agencies
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