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is a Japanese music and film company owned by
Johnny & Associates is a Japanese talent agency, formed by Johnny Kitagawa in 1962, which trains and promotes groups of male entertainers known as . History 1962–1989 In 1962, Kitagawa launched his first group, Johnnys. In its early days, Kitagawa's agency re ...
. It was established on November 12, 2001, initially as a label for the Johnny's group,
Arashi is a Japanese boy band consisting of five members formed under the Johnny & Associates talent agency. The members are Satoshi Ohno, Sho Sakurai, Masaki Aiba, Kazunari Ninomiya, and Jun Matsumoto. Arashi officially formed on September 15, ...
, after which it was named. Aside from producing and releasing CDs and DVDs, the company also produces films for Johnny's various talents. J Storm also has the same strict policies for portrait rights of its talents with its parent company. Among others, images of their talents are prohibited to appear in websites, though on 28 February 2011, the ban was lifted and loosened the regulations (it is still prohibited in news sites). The ban was lifted completely on 31 January 2018. The company's releases are currently being distributed by
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in Hong Kong and Taiwan,
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in Japan,
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in South Korea,
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in Thailand, and recently,
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in the Philippines, and Sony Music subsidiary The Orchard in the United States.


Artists

J Storm produced Arashi's singles and albums since 2002 with the release of the single, "A Day in Our Life" after being signed under
Pony Canyon , also known by the shorthand form , is a Japanese mass media publishing company founded on October 1, 1966. The company publishes mainly physical home media on compact discs, including music, films and TV shows and video games. It is affi ...
from their debut in 1999. In 2006, KAT-TUN debuted and began to release under J-One Records, their exclusive record label. It was named J-One for the label's thrust of releasing chart-topping releases. All of their released singles and albums have reached the top of the Oricon charts. They continued to release under J-One until May 2013. In 2007, Hey! Say! JUMP debuted and began to release singles and albums under J Storm. In 2008, another Johnny's group, Tokio, began to release under the J Storm label. In Nov 12, 2021, Naniwa Danshi will debut and begin to release singles and albums under J Storm. *
Arashi is a Japanese boy band consisting of five members formed under the Johnny & Associates talent agency. The members are Satoshi Ohno, Sho Sakurai, Masaki Aiba, Kazunari Ninomiya, and Jun Matsumoto. Arashi officially formed on September 15, ...
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KAT-TUN is a Japanese boy band formed under Johnny & Associates (Johnny's) in 2001. The group's name was originally an acronym based on the first letter of each member's family name: Kazuya Kamenashi, Jin Akanishi, Junnosuke Taguchi, Koki Tanaka, ...
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Hey! Say! JUMP Hey! Say! JUMP (HSJ or JUMP) is an eight-member Japanese boy band under the Japanese talent agency Johnny & Associates. The group is split into two sub-groups: Hey! Say! BEST and Hey! Say! 7. In Japan they sold more than 10 million physical co ...
* TOKIO *
Naniwa Danshi is a Japanese boy band formed by Johnny & Associates on October 6, 2018. It consists of seven members who primarily come from the Kansai region. The group's official debut announcement was made on July 28, 2021, through their label J Storm. Thei ...


Infinity Records

Infinity Records is Kanjani Eight's independent label. *
Kanjani Eight is a five-member Japanese boy band from Japan's Kansai region. They are managed by the multimedia talent agency Johnny & Associates and signed to Infinity Records. The group was formed in 2002 and made their CD debut in 2004 as "Johnny's modern ...


Johnny's Entertainment Record

was established on February 14, 1997, by Johnny & Associates, initially as a label for
KinKi Kids is a Japanese duo consisting of Koichi Domoto and Tsuyoshi Domoto under the talent agency Johnny & Associates. KinKi Kids was formed in 1993 and officially debuted on July 21, 1997. With more than 30 million physical copies sold, they are one of ...
. Aside from producing and releasing CDs and DVDs for the groups under it, the label also produced CDs and DVDs for temporary Johnny's units such as
J-Friends J-FRIENDS was a special unit made up of Johnny & Associates groups TOKIO, V6, and KinKi Kids. It was formed in 1997 to raise money for schools affected by the Great Hanshin earthquake in 1995. Until their disbandment in 2003 they were able to rel ...
and
Shūji to Akira was a special temporary unit formed by KAT-TUN member Kazuya Kamenashi and NEWS member Tomohisa Yamashita for their 2005 drama '' Nobuta o Produce''. and are the names of the characters Kamenashi and Yamashita play in the drama respectively. A ...
. Before the establishment of the sister company J Storm, the label produced DVDs for KAT-TUN, Kanjani Eight, and Johnny's Jr. In May 2003, Johnny's Entertainment began investing in the Swedish music publisher Reactive Songs International. The company closed on May 31, 2019, and transferred to J Storm, re-branded as Johnny's Entertainment Record. *
Shonentai was a three-member Japanese idol group under the talent agency Johnny & Associates. They debuted on December 12, 1985. The group lead an annual musical ''Playzone'' from 1986 to 2008 for about 957 performances with a total attendance of ove ...
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KinKi Kids is a Japanese duo consisting of Koichi Domoto and Tsuyoshi Domoto under the talent agency Johnny & Associates. KinKi Kids was formed in 1993 and officially debuted on July 21, 1997. With more than 30 million physical copies sold, they are one of ...
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NEWS News is information about current events. This may be provided through many different media: word of mouth, printing, postal systems, broadcasting, electronic communication, or through the testimony of observers and witnesses to events. N ...
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Yuma Nakayama is a Japanese actor and singer. He was born in Osaka, Japan. He was a past member of many Johnny's Jr. groups such as Top Kids and 7 West. He released his debut CD single in 2009 as part of Yuma Nakayama w/B.I.Shadow and NYC Boys. He both perf ...
* Johnny's West


Films

*''Pika☆nchi Life is Hard Dakedo Happy'' 「ピカ☆ンチ Life is Hard だけど Happy」 (2002) *''Cosmic Rescue'' (2003) *''Pika☆☆nchi Life is Hard Dakara Happy'' 「ピカ☆☆ンチ Life is Hard だから Happy」(2004) *''Fantastipo'' (2005) *''Hold Up Down'' 「ホールドアップダウン」 (2006) *''Kiiroi Namida'' 「黄色い涙」 (2007) *''Otonari'' 「おと・な・り」 (2008) *''The Seaside Motel'' 「シーサイドモーテル」 (2010) *''Topknot Pudding'' 「ちょんまげぷりん」 (2010) *''Eight Ranger'' 「エイトレンジャー」 (2012) *''It's me, It's me'' 「俺俺」 (2013) *''Pikanchi Half'' 「ピカ☆★☆ンチ Life is Hard たぶん Happy」 (2014) *''La La La at Rock Bottom'' 「味園ユニバース」 (2015) :Sources: J Storm, Japanese Wikipedia. Retrieved on May 28, 2008.J Storm
Official Movie Website. Retrieved on May 28, 2008.


Co-productions

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Boku wa Imōto ni Koi o Suru is a Japanese manga series by Kotomi Aoki. Originally serialized in ''Shōjo Comic'', the individual chapters were published in ten ''tankōbon'' volumes by Shogakukan from May 2003 until August 2005. The series focuses on fraternal twins ...
'' 「僕は妹に恋をする」 (2006) *'' Eiga Kurosagi'' 「映画 クロサギ」 (2008) *'' Kakushi Toride no San-Akunin: The Last Princess'' 「隠し砦の三悪人 THE LAST PRINCESS」 (2008) *'' Hana Yori Dango Final'' 「花より男子F」 (2008) *'' Heaven's Door'' 「ヘブンズ・ドア」 (2009)


Notable soundtrack releases

* Kisarazu Cat's Eye (film) Original Soundtrack * Yaji and Kita: The Midnight Pilgrims (film) Original Soundtrack * Hana Yori Dango (TV series) Original Soundtrack


References


External links


J Storm Official WebsiteJohnny's Entertainment Record Official Website
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