, is a Japanese

record label A record label, or record company, is a brand or trademark of music recordings and music videos, or the company that owns it. Sometimes, a record label is also a publishing company that manages such brands and trademarks, coordinates the pr ...

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 oper ...

. 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 * Okamoto's * Oh My Girl **Oh My Girl Banhana * Qyoto *

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

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* Yuuri * Kep1er

iDEAK

* Toshiki Kadomatsu

Little Tokyo

* Kazumasa Oda

Rhythmedia Tribe

* Misia

Happy Song Records

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Former artists

* Aisha *

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(managed by

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) * The Boyz (now with

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) *

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(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 **

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* Hiromi Sakimoto *

The Yellow Monkey The Yellow Monkey, sometimes abbreviated as , is a Japanese rock band originally active from 1988 to 2001, before officially disbanding in 2004. They announced their reformation in 2016. The band's name was derived from the ethnic slur that J ...

* Zeebra

Augusta Records

Joint venture with Office Augusta, which is now a subsidiary of

* Kyoko * Yu Sakai *

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** Takuya Ohashi *

Motohiro Hata is a Japanese singer-songwriter. He debuted under the major label BMG Japan in 2006 with the single . Early life and career Hata is the youngest of three brothers. He moved to Yokohama when he was 2. He began playing the guitar at age 3, a ...

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