, also known by the shorthand form , is a Japanese company, established on October 1, 1966, which distributes music, films, home video, and video games. It is affiliated with the Japanese media group

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. Pony Canyon is a major leader in the music industry in Japan, with its artists regularly at the top of the Japanese charts. Pony Canyon is also responsible for releasing taped concerts from its artists as well as many

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productions and several film productions. Pony Canyon is headquartered in Tokyo with offices in

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and

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. It employs approximately 360 people. Pony Canyon also owns the recording label Flight Master.

History

On October 1, 1966,

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, Inc. established a new record label division, called as Nippon Broadcasting System Service, Inc., in order to produce and market music from Japanese artists. The division formally changed its name in 1970 to Pony Inc. in order to match the

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s it had been using previously. These were "PONYPak" for 8-track cartridges from 1967, and "PONY" for cassettes from 1968. On August 1, 1970, another Japanese record label, Canyon Records Inc. was founded. Like Pony Inc., Canyon Records was part of the

. Canyon Records was financially backed at 60% by Pony Inc. and at 40% by Pony's parent company Nippon Broadcasting System. In 1982, Pony ventured into interactive content by producing

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software under the name "Ponyca". In 1984, the company entered license agreements with major overseas companies MGM/UA Home Video, Vestron Video International,

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and

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(the company also entered a license agreement with RCA/Columbia Pictures International Video in 1986), and in 1985, they established offices in New York and London. In 1986, Pony signed licensing agreements with

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and in 1989 with

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to handle both companies' Japanese CD releases. On October 21, 1987, Pony Inc. and Canyon Records merged their operations to form Pony Canyon Inc.Company Profile
- Pony Canyon's official site In 1990, Pony Canyon branched out, and opened five subsidiaries outside Japan, mainly in East Asian countries. It opened its Hong Kong branch first, known as Golden Pony in 1991, created through its merger with Golden Harvest. A Singaporean branch, catering to the South East Asian market, opened later, followed its South Korean branch, Sam Pony through a partnership with Sam Video. Pony Canyon's subsidiary in

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called Skin was managed by Jimmy Wee and signed local English language performers such as Gwailo, Art Fazil, Chris Vadham, The Lizards' Convention, Humpback Oak and Radio Active. Pony Canyon has also had a subsidiary in Taiwan. Four of five subsidiaries were closed in 1997 due to Asian financial crisis, leaving the Malaysian subsidiary as the only subsidiary to remain in operation. However, the Hong Kong and Korean operations were reestablished as a wholly owned subsidiary, although the Korean operation had a 16% stake of local partner. In 2003, the Hong Kong and Taiwan branch of Pony Canyon, both affected by the financial crisis, were acquired by Forward Music. In 2018, Pony Canyon reestablished its branch in Taiwan. As a video game producer, Pony Canyon brought the ''

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. Between 1986 and 1990, they produced remakes of the first four ''Ultima'' titles for the

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and NES platforms. These remakes differed from the original versions, with rewritten game code and all-new graphics. Pony Canyon's video game library was generally released in North America by FCI. Pony Canyon has not released any video games since ''Virtual View: Nemoto Harumi'' for the

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in July 2003. The company has occasionally been involved in film production. For example, they were a co-production company for the 1996 Indian erotic film '' Kama Sutra: A Tale of Love''. Following a merger with Nippon Broadcasting System, Fuji Television Network, Inc. became the major shareholder of Pony Canyon in 2006. The following year, Fuji Television made Pony Canyon its wholly owned subsidiary. Fuji Television was subsequently renamed Fuji Media Holdings in 2008. Despite associations with Fuji Television, not all of Pony Canyon's TV show and movie library has been broadcast on Fuji Television. Some of Pony Canyon's non-Fuji TV catalog includes ''

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'' movies. In September 2014, Pony Canyon opened a North American anime distribution label, Ponycan USA, which aims to license their titles for streaming and home video in US and Canada. Their home video releases will be distributed exclusively by Right Stuf Inc.

Music artists

Below is a selected list of musical artists signed under the Pony Canyon label in the past and present. * +Plus (2009–2011) * A.B.C-Z *

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* Ai Maeda * aiko *

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(1979–1997) *

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(1988–1993) * Ami Wajima *

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in 2002) * Asaka Seto * Asriel (2014–2015) * Aya Ueto *

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(2021–) * Berryz Koubou * Billie Hughes *

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in 2011) *

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(1990–1995) *

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in 1997) * Cherryblossom (2007–2010) * Cinema Staff * COMA-CHI * Combattimento Consort Amsterdam *

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* Ensemble Planeta *

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(Japan release) *

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* Funkist (band) * GARNiDELiA (2021–) *

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* Happatai (band) * Hina Tachibana * Hinano Yoshikawa *

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* Hiro Takahashi (1993–1995) * Hiroko Hayashi * Idoling!!! * Jalil Hamid *

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* Jang Keun-suk * John Hoon *

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(2021–) * Kazuki Kato *

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* Kim Samuel (Korean Soloist) *

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(1994–2005) *

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* Masako Mori (1979–2008) * Marc van Roon (Japan/South Korea) * Masayoshi Oishi * Mayumi Kojima * MC Sniper *

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(1979–1986) *

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* Milky Bunny *

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(Korean idol group) * Non Stop Rabbit *

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* Smewthie *

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* Team H * TiA (2011–) *

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(retired) * TUYU * Van Ness Wu (Japanese albums only) * Watari Roka Hashiritai * Weather Girls *

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(one release) *

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* Yoko Minamino * Yoshino Kimura (1998–2001) *

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* Yuki Saito * Yukiko Okada (1983–1986) * Yuko Takeuchi (one release) *

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Composers

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('' Fairy Tail, First series only'') * Masaya Oya/Camellia (Main line Albums only)

Video games

Below is a selected list of video games either developed or published by the Pony Canyon label. * ''Attack Animal Gakuen'' * '' Bubble Ghost'' * '' Dr. Chaos'' * ''Final Justice'' * '' Hydlide'' * ''Jungle Wars 2 – Kodai Mahou Ateimos no Nazo'' * ''Kabuki-chou Reach Mahjong: Toupuusen'' * '' Lunar Pool'' * '' Onita Atsushi FMW'' * '' Onyanko Town'' * '' Penguin Land'' * '' Phantom Fighter'' * ''

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'' (Japan-exclusive) * '' Shiroi Ringu he'' * '' Super Pitfall'' * '' Tasmania Story'' * '' Ultima I: The First Age of Darkness'' * '' Ultima II: The Revenge of the Enchantress'' * '' Ultima III: Exodus'' * '' Ultima IV: Quest of the Avatar'' * '' Ultima: Runes of Virtue'' * '' Ultima: Runes of Virtue II'' * '' Zanac''

Anime

Below is a list of

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