is a large Japanese talent agency.

History

It was founded in 1960 as Hori Productions (ホリプロダクション ''Hori Purodakushon'') and changed to its present name in 1990. Horipro has two locations in the United States:

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and Los Angeles. In the 1970s, one of Hori Productions' most famous stars was singer Momoe Yamaguchi. In 1989, Horipro purchased the publishing assets of famed rock band Kiss. Next, the company moved on to invest in more catalogs. A year later, HoriPro Entertainment Group opened their first U.S. location in Nashville, Tennessee. Over the years, Horipro's songwriters would go on to write many hits for some of Country music's most recognized voices. In the late 1990s, Horipro planned to create a "virtual idol", an electronic rendition using

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methods of Kyoko Date. The virtual idol based on Date charted in Tokyo in 1996, and provided inspiration for the character of Idoru in William Gibson's eponymous novel. In 2006, Horipro's first Los Angeles location opened. The company's catalog has expanded to include over 13,000 songs in each major genre. HEG's Los Angeles location is in partnership with Horipro Music Academy, a music enrichment school for children. Additionally, HEG Los Angeles began MusicTaste, a boutique artist development label that is placed within the publishing company. MusicTaste's artists include Matt Palmer, Dori Caymmi, and more. Horipro contracted with MediaHorse, an American music licensing and marketing firm, in 2015 for

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in the United States. Horipro sold HoriPro Entertainment Group to Mojo Music & Media in 2019.

Notable talents

Female talents

* Rika Adachi *

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Kei Aran , (born October 9, 1970), is a Japanese actress and former top star ''otokoyaku'' (an actress who plays male roles) of the Japanese Takarazuka Revue's Star Troupe. She joined the revue in 1991 and became the top star in 2007, five years after he ...

Ineko Arima Ineko Arima (有馬稲子, Arima Ineko) is a Japanese film actress born on 3 April 1932 in Osaka. She is known for her work with director Yasujirō Ozu. Selected filmography Film Television Honours *Medal with Purple Ribbon are medals a ...

* Haruka Ayase * Minori Chihara * Kyoko Date * Kyoko Fukada *

Shoko Haida is a Japanese singer, actress, and ''tarento''. Her stage name was when she was in the Takarazuka Revue. During her career in the Uta Gekidan Zaidanji Haida's nickname was . She grew up in Kunitachi, Tokyo. Haida is represented with Toho Entert ...

Minami Hinase , known professionally as , is a Japanese actress of half French descent. Biography Minami was born in Tokyo, Japan on 22 September 1986. She is internationally known for her role as Shogo Kawada's girlfriend Keiko Onuki in the critically accl ...

* Aya Hirayama *

Miyuki Imori is a Japanese entertainer, idol, actress, and singer who is represented by the talent agency, Horipro. Biography Imori was born on October 26, 1968 in Shimonita, Kanra District, Gunma, Japan. She graduated from Horikoshi High School in Nakano, T ...

Anna Ishibashi is a Japanese actress and model. Career Ishibashi starred in Ryuichi Hiroki's ''Your Friend'' in 2008. She was given a Best New Talent award at the 2008 Yokohama Film Festival. She appeared in Koji Maeda's ''Cannonball Wedlock'' in 2011. Film ...

Haruka Ishida is a Japanese actress, voice actress and a former member of the Japanese idol girl group AKB48. She has been a co-host on the variety show ''Dream Creator'' on TV Tokyo. and has voiced on a handful of anime shows, including ''Nobunaga the Fool'' ...

(former AKB48) * Satomi Ishihara * Tomomi Itano (former AKB48) * Kazue Itoh * Karen Iwata (former AKB48) *

Nagisa Katahira , born 12 July 1959) is a Japanese film and television actress, and singer. Acting career She has appeared in such television series and TV movies as the '' Red Dead Wagon'' series, ''Hôigaku kyôshitsu no jiken file'', ''Kagemusha Tokugawa Ie ...

* Tomomi Kasai (former AKB48) * Yuu Kashii * Ibuki Kido * Haruka Kinami * Ruriko Kojima *

Erika Mabuchi is a Japanese actress. Filmography Films * '' Shall We Dance?'' (1996) * ''Itsuka dokusho suruhi'' (2005) * ''Call Boy'' (2018) * ''Inori'' (2021) * ''Akira and Akira'' (2022) Television * ''Hakusen Nagashi'' (1996), Fuyumi Tachibana * ''Haku ...

* Machico * Akira Matsu *

Akane Matsunaga is a Japanese voice actress from Mie Prefecture, Japan, affiliated with Horipro. Career Since her childhood, she played with her father watching anime and mimicking acting. She learned from her parents that there is a job as a voice actor, an ...

Yurie Midori is a Japanese actress and gravure idol who has appeared in a number of feature films and television series. She is affiliated with Horipro. Biography In 2005, Midori was awarded the Grand Prix at the 30th Horipro Tarento Scout Caravan Memorial A ...

Ayame Misaki is a Japanese actress who is affiliated with Horipro. She originally debuted in magazines of gravure and variety shows, then later working as an actress. She is well known for portraying Miki in ''Cutie Honey: The Live''. Biography Misaki won t ...

* Karen Miyama *

Miho Miyazaki is a Japanese singer, actress and former member of the idol girl group AKB48 where she was active in Team A. She also participated in the Korean-Japanese show Produce 48. Biography In 2007, Miyazaki passed an audition for AKB48 and became a ken ...

( AKB48) * Sae Miyazawa (former AKB48 -> SNH48 -> SKE48) *

Misaki Momose is a Japanese actress and tarento, from the Okayama prefecture. A practitioner of Karate, her real name that she was given at birth is Misaki Yasui. Filmography * ''Parade'' - schoolgirl (2010) * ''Gachinko Kenka Joto'' - Azusa Kinoshita (201 ...

* Suzuka Morita (former Idoling!!!) * Mao Ichimichi *Seira Nagashima (former Nogizaka46) *

Aoi Nakabeppu is a Japanese fashion model and actress who is affiliated with Horipro. Biography In 2005, Nakabeppu won the 30th ''Horipro Tarento Scout Caravan Quasi Grand Prix'' award, and debuted in the entertainment industry in the wake. In 2006, she had ...

Mami Nakamura is a Japanese therapist and former actress. Career Nakamura debuted in Genjiro Arato's ''The Girl of the Silence'' in 1995. She starred in Ryuichi Hiroki's 2000 film, ''Tokyo Trash Baby''. She also appeared in Hiroki's another film, ''River''. ...

Chiharu Niiyama (born January 14, 1981) is a Japanese actress and former gravure idol. Personal life Niiyama was born in Aomori, Aomori. She was previously married to baseball player . They have a daughter named (born July 12, 2006). They divorced on Decembe ...

Yui Ninomiya is a Japanese voice actress and singer. She provides the voice of main character Ema Hinata in the anime is Traditional animation, hand-drawn and computer animation, computer-generated animation originating from Japan. Outside of Japan ...

Ayaka Ōhashi is a Japanese voice actress and singer from Tokyo, Japan. She is affiliated with the talent agency HoriPro International. As a singer, she is signed under Lantis. Originally a child actress, she appeared in many commercials, dramas, NHK Educat ...

* Ito Ohno * Megumi Ohori (former AKB48 -> SDN48) *Rin Okabe ( AKB48) *

Itsumi Osawa is a Japanese actress, author, and singer. Biography Osawa was born in Hokkaidō, Japan. Her career began as a singer after she won the Grand Prix at the 7th HoriPro Talent Scout Caravan, a contest that searches for the next big talent in ...

Mai Oshima is a singer and a former member of the Japanese all-girl pop group AKB48. Biography In December 2005, Oshima became one of the 24 inaugural members of AKB48's Team A. Over the course of her career, she participated in most of AKB48's A-side sing ...

(former AKB48) * Ayana Sakai * Ikue Sakakibara * Hinako Sano * Hitomi Sato * Sheila * Sawa Suzuki *

Azusa Tadokoro is a Japanese voice actress and singer. She is affiliated with the talent agency HoriPro International and signed to record label Lantis. She participated in an audition sponsored by this agency. Her notable roles include Aoi Kiriya in ''Aikats ...

* Hitomi Takahashi * Mitsuki Takahata *

Naho Toda is a Japanese actress. Career In 1990, she successfully passed an audition called Horipro Talent Scout Caravan( Ja). Personal life She had graduated from Tamagawa University. Her sister was an actress, and her brother Kōhei Toda ( Ja: ...

Akiko Wada is an ethnically Korean Japanese singer, tarento and businesswoman from Tennōji-ku, Osaka, Osaka Prefecture. She has various nicknames, one being "Akko". Due to her above-average height (174 cm or 5'8.5"), she is also nicknamed "jotei" (� ...

Suzuran Yamauchi is a Japanese tarento who is represented by the talent agency Horipro. She is a former member of Team S of the female idol group SKE48, and is a former member of its senior group AKB48. Aside from being an idol, Yamauchi is an avid golfer and ha ...

(former AKB48 -> SKE48) *

Erii Yamazaki is a Japanese voice actress and singer from Chiba Prefecture, Japan, affiliated with Horipro is a large Japanese talent agency. History It was founded in 1960 as Hori Productions (ホリプロダクション ''Hori Purodakushon'') and ch ...

Yoon Son-ha Yoon Son-ha (; born November 17, 1975, Jeonju, Jeollabuk-do, South Korea) is a South Korean actress, singer and television personality (''gaijin tarento''). She is signed onto Sony Music Japan's SME Records division. Since making her debut in th ...

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* Mio Yūki * Nagisa Shimizu

Male talents

Tsuyoshi Abe is a Chinese people in Japan, Chinese-Japanese (中国系日本人) actor based in Japan. Of mixed Chinese and Japanese descent (his grandmother was Japanese), he is able to speak both Mandarin Chinese, Mandarin and Japanese language, Japanese ...

Motomu Azaki is a Japanese actor and voice actor from Nobeoka, Miyazaki. He is attached to Aoni Production, Nichine Promotion, Soeta Office and Horipro. He is married to actress Honoka Suzuki. Roles Stage *''Barefoot Gen'' (Father) *''Everyone Says I Lo ...

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* Chen Bolin *

Tatsuya Fujiwara is a Japanese actor. Internationally, he is best known for his leading roles as Shuya Nanahara in the '' Battle Royale'' films, Light Yagami in the ''Death Note'' films, Kaiji Itō in the '' Kaiji'' films, and Rikuhiko Yuki in Hideo Nakata's ''Th ...

* Eiichiro Funakoshi *

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* Masachika Ichimura * Sosuke Ikematsu * Yuma Ishigaki * Takeshi Kaga *

Daisuke Kikuta , born December 1, 1988, is a Japanese actor best known for his role as Fujiyama Shuntaro in ' and as his minor roles in such works as ''The Incite Mill'', ' and ''Kaitō Royale''. Filmography Film * ''The Incite Mill'' (2010) * '' Gakudori'' ( ...

* Ryo Kimura *

Ryota Ozawa is a Japanese actor best known for his role as Captain Marvelous/Gokai Red in the 2011 ''Super Sentai'' series ''Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger''. Filmography TV Drama Films Stageplay *''Fushigi Yuugi , often translated as ''Strange'' or ''Mys ...

* Kin'ya Kitaōji *

Gōki Maeda is a Japanese actor. He is represented with Horipro. Biography In 1997, Maeda joined as a first generation member of the Horipro Improvement Academy. In 2003, he became a Terebi Senshi in the NHK Educational TV series ''Tensai terebi-kun Max'' ...

* Tsuyoshi Matsubara * Kenichi Matsuyama *

Akiyoshi Nakao is a Japanese actor. Nakao's wife is actress Riisa Naka is a Japanese actress. She was given a Best New Talent award at the 2009 Yokohama Film Festival. Naka became famous by appearing in ''Hachi One Diver'' (2008) and played the lead, Hana ...

Takurō Ōno (also spelt Ohno), born November 14, 1988, is a Japanese actor and talent. He has had roles in such films as ''The Incite Mill'' and '' Liar Game: Reborn''. Filmography Film * ''The Incite Mill'' (2010) – Yukito Maki * '' Liar Game: Rebo ...

Ryuji Sainei , born on October 8, 1981, in Higashihiroshima, Hiroshima, Japan) is a Japanese actor, best known for his role as Banban "Ban" Akaza/Deka Red in the 2004 Super Sentai series ''Tokusou Sentai Dekaranger''. He is currently a freelance actor but ...

* Shunya Shiraishi * Kenta Suga *

Kazuma Suzuki is a Japanese stage, film, television actor, film director, fashion designer, and former model. Career During his high school years, Suzuki was scouted at Harajuku and made his debut as a model in the fashion magazine ''POPEYE''. From there he ...

Ryohei Suzuki is a Japanese actor who is represented by the talent agency Horipro. Early life He graduated from Tokyo University of Foreign Studies with a Bachelor's degree in English Studies in March 2006. When he was a student, he worked part-time in NHK. ...

* Shinji Takeda *

Ryoma Takeuchi is a Japanese actor, model and television personality who is affiliated with Horipro. He was a Rissho University Global Environmental Sciences student. He is best known for his role as Shinnosuke Tomari, the main character of the ''Kamen Rider'' ...

* Yoshitaka Tamba *

Satoshi Tsumabuki is a Japanese actor. His breakthrough film was ''Waterboys'' for which he was nominated for the 'Best Actor' award at the Japanese Academy Awards, and won the 'Newcomer of the Year' prize. He is also the bassist and lead singer of the Japanese ...

Shingo Tsurumi is a Japanese actor. Career Shingo Tsurumi has appeared in the films such as Katsuhito Ishii's ''Shark Skin Man and Peach Hip Girl'', Hideo Nakata's '' L: Change the World'', and Tak Sakaguchi's ''Yakuza Weapon''. Filmography Films * ''Tonda C ...

* Yasutaka Tsutsui *

Asahi Uchida (born 30 May 1982) is a Japanese actor. He will have a central role in '' Tokugawa Fūun-roku'', scheduled for broadcast on January 2, 2008. Selected filmography : 2006 ''Tree of Heaven'' : 2006 '' Atagoal wa neko no mori'' : 2006 '' Tenshi'' ...

Jundai Yamada is a Japanese actor. His real name is . He is represented with Horipro, Horipro Booking Agency. His father is actor and singer Ryōtarō Sugi. He graduated from Seijo Gakuen Education Institute, Seijo Gakuen Primary School. After graduating from ...

* Kotaro Yoshida

Comedians

Solo

* Hori * Hikaru Ijūin *

Masanori Ishii is a Japanese actor, comedian and narrator. In August 1994, he teamed up with Yoshiyuki Ishizuka to form the comedy duo "Ari to kirigirisu" or "Ant to the Grasshopper" . He has had roles in such works as ''The Incite Mill'' (2010), '' Suite D ...

* Kick☆ *

Ijiri Okada , born is a Japanese comedian, impressionist, and television host. His hosting credits include ''Gilgamesh LIGHT'', a revival of the 90s show ''Gilgamesh Night'', and the Nogizaka46 variety show ''NogiBingo!'' Okada is represented by Horipro. He ...

Duo

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Osamu Shitara is a Japanese comedian, actor, voice actor and television presenter. He performs '' boke'' (he does not entirely do ''boke'' he is known for doing ''tsukkomi'') and tells stories in the comedy duo Bananaman. His partner is Yūki Himura. He is als ...

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) * Speed Wagon (

Jun Itoda is a Japanese comedian who performs ''tsukkomi'' in the comedy duo Speed Wagon. His partner is Kazuhiro Ozawa. Itoda is represented with Horipro Com. His father is former City Council Vice Chairman from Komaki, Aichi Prefecture Tomitaka Itoda. ...

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Kazuhiro Ozawa Kazuhiro is a masculine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include: *Kazuhiro Fujita, Japanese manga artist *Kazuhiro Furuhashi, Japanese anime director and supervisor *Kazuhiro Hamanaka, professional mixed martial arts (MMA) fighte ...

Musical artists

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* Ami Wajima * Atlantic Starr * Ayumi Shigemori *

Fake? Fake? is a Japanese rock musical project led by vocalist Ken Lloyd. Originally a duo, guitarist Inoran left in 2005. Lyrics are mainly in English and sometimes in Japanese. History In late 2001 Oblivion Dust vocalist Ken Lloyd joined up with Lu ...

(through Music Taste) * Fujioka Fujimaki *

Liyuu Liyuu (born 9 January 1997) is a Chinese singer and cosplayer who is affiliated with HoriPro International and Lantis. Beginning her activities as a cosplayer before 2016 under the stage name 黎狱 (, pronounced same as "Liyuu"), she made her ...

* May'n * Nano *

Shigeru Izumiya Shigeru Izumiya (泉谷しげる ''Izumiya Shigeru'', born May 11, 1948 in Aomori, raised in Meguro, Tokyo) is a Japanese poet, folk singer, actor, tarento. He established the record company For Life Records with Takuro Yoshida, Yosui Inoue, and ...

* Shino *

Takumi Mitani is a Japanese female singer. She is the 20th Uta no Onēsan in the NHK series ''Okaasan to Issho''. She was born in Kamakura, Kanagawa Prefecture. Biography, personal life Takumi Mitana is the youngest of three siblings. She learnt to play the ...

Athletes

Sho Aranami is a former professional Japanese baseball player. He played outfielder for the Yokohama DeNA BayStars The are a professional baseball team in the Japan, Japanese Central League. Their home field is Yokohama Stadium, located in central Yoko ...

( baseball player) *

Yukiya Arashiro is a Japanese road bicycle racer, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam . Career Born in Ishigaki, Okinawa Prefecture, Arashiro was the Japanese Under-23 National Time Trial and Road Race Champion in 2005. He has also won the Japanese National ...

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) * Yuichi Fukunaga (jockey) *

Shinjiro Hiyama is a Korean baseball player from Ukyō-ku, Kyoto, Japan. He plays as an outfielder for the Hanshin Tigers of the Central League. Biography A second-generation Zainichi Korean, Hiyama graduated from Heian High School and entered Toyo University ...

(former baseball player) *

Junichi Inamoto is a Japanese professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Nankatsu SC. He is a retired international for the Japan national team. Club career Inamoto was born in Kagoshima Prefecture. He played for Japanese club Gamba Osaka during ...

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player) * Naoya Inoue ( professional boxer) *

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(professional boxer) *

Takeomi Ito (born April 11, 1971 in Tokyo, Japan) is a Japanese rugby union footballer. He plays rugby as blindside flanker or no.8 for Kobelco Steelers in the Japanese Top League and also in the Japan national rugby union team. He played in both the 1999 Ru ...

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( motorcyclist) * Yusei Kikuchi (baseball player) *

Manabu Kitabeppu was a Japanese professional baseball pitcher, the first-round draft pick of the Hiroshima Toyo Carp in 1975, and one of the most famous Japanese right-handed pitchers. He was known as the because of his perfect control pitching, and his nickname ...

(former baseball player) *

Hirotoshi Kitagawa is a former Nippon Professional Baseball infielder. In 2001, his pinch hit walk-off grand slam erased a 3-run deficit in the bottom of the ninth inning and secured the pennant for the Osaka Kintetsu Buffaloes The were a Nippon Professional B ...

(former baseball player) * Yu Koshikawa ( volleyball player) *

Tomoaki Makino is a former Japanese professional footballer who plays as a centre back. He has represented the Japan national team internationally until 2019. Club career Makino was born in Nishi-ku, Hiroshima. In January 2012, he returned to J. League, ...

(football player) *

Karina Maruyama is a Japanese ''tarento'' and former football player. She played for the Japanese national team. Since her retirement, Maruyama has been active as a television personality, represented by the talent agency Horipro. Club career Maruyama was b ...

(former football player) *

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( table tennis player) * Kazutomo Miyamoto (former baseball player) *

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Takeshi Mizuuchi is a former Japanese football player. Playing career Mizuuchi was born in Kanagawa Prefecture on November 19, 1972. After graduating from high school, he joined Mitsubishi Motors (later ''Urawa Reds'') in 1991. Although initially he could hardly ...

(former football player) *

Toshinori Muto Toshinori Muto (born 10 March 1978) is a Japanese professional golfer. Muto was born in Gunma Prefecture. He currently plays on the Japan Golf Tour where he has won seven times between 2006 and 2019. Professional wins (7) Japan Golf Tour wins ( ...

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(former volleyball player) * Shohei Ohtani ( baseball player) * Kairi Sane ( professional wrestler) * So Taguchi (former baseball player) *

Hisanori Takahashi is a Japanese former professional baseball pitcher. He began his professional career in NPB with the Yomiuri Giants, and played in Major League Baseball for the New York Mets, Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, Pittsburgh Pirates, and Chicago Cub ...

(former baseball player) * Nobuhiro Takeda (former football player) * Dai Takeuchi (

player) *

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Others

Kon Arimura , 無制限99円取放題. (2010年9月) known for his stage name is a Japanese radio personality, film critic, and film commentator who is represented by the talent agency Horipro. He is nicknamed . From 2012 to 2021, his wife was television cast ...

(Film critic) * Tatsuya Egawa (

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) * Fumi Hirano (Voice actress, essayist) *

Kiwa Ishii is a Japanese free announcer. She was an announcer for TV Asahi. She is represented with Horipro is a large Japanese talent agency. History It was founded in 1960 as Hori Productions (ホリプロダクション ''Hori Purodakushon'') a ...

(Announcer) * Shimako Iwai (Writer, adult video director) *

Shoji Kokami is a Japanese playwright, director, actor, and filmmaker. Career Born in Niihama, Ehime, Kōkami was attending Waseda University when he founded the theatrical company Daisanbutai (Third Stage). Becoming "one of the prime movers in the 1980s smal ...

(Playwright) * Shinichiro Kurimoto (Economist) *

Ayako Nishikawa is a Japanese female TV star, tarento, comedian, and cosmetic surgeon. She is unusual in Japan in that she is willing to appear on television, as professional doctors are generally hesitant to appear. Early years Ayako was born in Sagamihara, ...

( Doctor) *

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(Engineer) * Girolamo Panzetta (Essayist) * Mariko Seyama (Announcer) * Kosuke Takahashi (Journalist) * Takashi Yuasa (Lawyer)

Former Horipro artists

* Sei Ashina (died 14 September 2020) *

Yuka Ogino is a Japanese tarento and model. She is formerly part of the Japanese idol girl group NGT48 as a first generation member. Career Ogino has shared in interviews and live streams that she has auditioned for many idol groups before, including AK ...

(former

NGT48 NGT48 (read "N.G.T. Forty-eight") is a Japanese girl group produced by Yasushi Akimoto. NGT48 is named after Niigata City of Niigata Prefecture, where the group is based. The group performs at the NGT48 Theater which is located in the fourth fl ...

, left 31 May 2022) * Miki Sato (retired 30 September 2022)

References

External links

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(in Japanese) *
HoriPro Entertainment Group
USA)
Music Taste, a boutique artist development label of HoriPro Entertainment GroupHoriPro Music AcademyHoriPro International
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