B Zone Explained

B ZONE Inc.
Type:	Private kabushiki gaisha
Native Name:	株式会社ビーイング 株式会社ビーゾーン
Romanized Name:	Kabushiki gaisha Bīizōn
Founder:	Daiko Nagato
Location:	Thomas Building, 5-2-2 Roppongi, Minato, Tokyo, Japan^[1]
Key People:	Toshinori Masuda (President & CEO) Daiko Nagato (Major shareholder, Authorizer), Chiaki Nagato (Major Shareholder)
Industry:	Music, artist development, record production, marketing, audio engineering
Genre:	Various
Revenue:	1,000,000 yen
Assets:	759 billion yen
Num Employees:	Non-consolidated: 192 Consolidated 1097(as of 2024, including part-time workers and contracts)
Subsid:	Vermillion Records Zain Records B.Gram-Records Giza Studio Northern Music O-TOWN Jazz Weedz D-Go B-Zone Crimson NiM Records Kaikyō Record Asistobe
Foundation:	November 1, 1978

B Zone
Channel Url:	UCMBRxuEpDDEpD2dhtyjkfkQ
Channel Display Name:	B Zone
Years Active:	2006 -
Subscribers:	74k
Views:	54,418,620

B ZONE Incorporated (aka B ZONE Group), formerly known as Being Incorporated (aka Being Giza Group), is a Japanese private entertainment conglomerate and recording label based in Tokyo's Roppongi district, founded on November 1, 1978 by music producer Daiko Nagato. The company and its subsidiaries are the main supplier of theme music for the anime series Detective Conan.^[2] As of May 2023, over 130 theme songs have been supplied to the anime television series and movies by the B ZONE Group.^[3] On 4 April 2023, Being changed company name to B Zone.^[4]

Labels

Nowadays production-based record company are no longer a rare thing, however the B ZONE Group has established a dedicated record company and label system in quick succession since 1991. Label companies under the label companies that are part of the group are also subsequently owned by the holding company. It includes indies labels as well.^[5]

Major labels

• Vermillion Records^[6] (1990, previously named as BMG ROOMS) - formerly a joint venture with BMG Japan (now Sony Music Entertainment Japan)
• Zain Records^[7] (1991) - previously named as B.Jin)
• B.Gram-Records^[8] (1993) - formerly a joint venture with Nippon PolyGram (now Universal Music Japan)
• Giza Studio^[9] (1999-)
• NORTHERN MUSIC^[10] (2007-)
• O-TOWN Jazz (2012, previously named as Giza Jazz)
• D-Go^[11] (2012-)
• B-Zone (2012-, until 2023 names ad Being)
• CRIMZON (2014-)
• NiM Records (2019-)
• Kaikyō Record (2019-)
• Asistobe (2020-)
• D5 Records^[12] (2024-)

Indies labels

• Tent House(1999)^[13]
• zazzy(2005)
• magnifique(2008)

Former labels

• B-Vision (1993-2007)
• Amemura-O-Town Record (1997)
• BERG (1999)
• pure:infinity (2009-2014)^[14]
• Styling Records (2003)
• DAY TRACK (2003)
• White Cafe (2015)
• Honey Bee Records (2016)

Subsidiaries

Music Publisher

• B Planning Office Co., Ltd.
• B Zone Music Co., Ltd. (formerly known as Being Publishing)
• Giza Music Co., Ltd.

Management Office

• Vermillion Co., Ltd. (B’z’s personal office)
• Sensui (Izumi Sakai's personal office)
• Loop (Mai Kuraki's personal office)^[15]
• Giza Artist
• Zain Artist
• Ading
• White Dream^[16]
• Signaled Yellow
• Wormhole
• B Zone

Promotion

• Music Freak Magazine (MFM)^[17]

Music Production Company

• ZAIN PRODUCTS Co., Ltd.
• Giza Co., Ltd.

Studio Management

• REDWAY Co., Ltd.
• GREENDWAY Co., Ltd.

Design/Video

• Grunge Co., Ltd.
• Onto Co., Ltd.
• Susan Co., Ltd.

Internet related/distribution

• YouTube B Zone channel
• NicoNico Douga B Zone channel

Real-estate company

• B-Planets Co., Ltd.
• B Planning Co., Ltd.
• Atlas Co., Ltd.
• Luna Co., Ltd.
• Brilliant Estate Co., Ltd.
• Zeze Corporation Co., Ltd.
• Futaba Building Co., Ltd.
• Real Estate Co., Ltd.
• Bluesy Real Estate Co., Ltd.
• Dreamaps Co., Ltd.
• Celeste Co., Ltd.
• Chiakiss Co., Ltd.^[18]
• Weeds Co., Ltd.

Administrative/legal affairs

• Treasury Co., Ltd.
• Zaimu Co., Ltd.

Event hall/facilities

• Dojima River Forum (堂島リバーフォーラム)^[19]
• Dojima Forum Team
• Hills Pan Kōjō (hillsパン工場)^[20]
• Fuji Grand Imabari (フジグラン今治)
• Safa Fukuyama (サファ福山)

Creators

Notes: The B ZONE Group official website has listed in the Japanese alphabetical order its "Music Creators".^[21]

• Aoi Yamazaki - lyricist, composer, vocal, chorus
• Akira Onozuka - composer, arranger, keyboard, piano
• Daisuke Ikeda (arranger) - composer, arranger, produce-direction
• Daria Kawashima- composer, lyricist, vocal, chorus
• Endcape-lyricist
• Genki Fukui - lyricist, composer, arranger
• Hiroki (Lilly sayonara) - lyricist, composer, vocal, chorus
• Hiroki Kawazoe - composer
• Hiroshi Imai - composer
• Hiya & Katsuma - composer, arranger
• Ichiri Shisui - composer
• Kaharu Maemura - composer, arranger
• Kan Natsumi - lyricist, composer
• Katsuma Togashi - composer, vocal, chorus
• Kazuki Katsuta - saxophonist
• Kazuki Kurosawa - composer, arranger, guitarist
• Kenta Takamori - lyricist, composer, arranger, guitarist, vocal, chorus
• Kōichi Naga - composer, arranger
• Kōji Goto - composer, arranger, guitarist, produce-direction
• Kōsuke Kataoka - composer
• Kousuke Ohshima (ex Wands) - composer, arranger, keyboard, piano, produce-direction
• Kurose Kazuichi - drummer

• Masaki Kureji - composer
• Masazumi Ozawa (ex. Pamelah) - composer, arranger, guitar, produce-direction
• Masanori Kobayashi - composer, arranger
• MissTY - composer, arranger, produce-direction
• Miwa Sasaki - lyricist
• Motoyoshi Hiyamizu - composer, arranger, guitarist
• Nao Kimura - composer
• Ocean94 - composer, arranger
• Rui (fade) - composer, arranger, produce-direction
• Ryoki Watanabe - composer, guitarist
• Ryoko Meguro - composer
• Ryosuke Nikamoto - bassist
• Shaoka - composer, arranger
• Taishi Izumida - composer, arranger
• Takahiro Minato - lyricist, composer, arranger
• Takashi Masuzaki - guitarist
• Toshiaki Ōta - composer
• Yoshifumi Kouchi - lyricist, composer, arranger
• Yuiko Tsubokura - vocal, chorus
• Yuki Takahara - vocal, chorus
• Yukito - composer
• Yurie Mochizuki - lyricist, composer, vocal, chorus

Controversy

In June 2001, the company (then named Being) and its subsidiary B+U+M^[22] (now merged into Vermillion Records) was found to have failed to declare 840 million yen in income.^[23] They were acquitted after the investigation.

External links

• • B Zone’s official Detective Conan website
  • B Zone's channel on Nico Nico Douga

Notes and References

1. Web site: B ZONE Inc. "About us" . B ZONE Inc. . May 8, 2023.
2. Web site: Detective Conan theme music . Being Inc. . ja . May 23, 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110619050626/http://beinggiza.com/conan/al.html . 19 June 2011 . dead .
3. Web site: 名探偵コナン OP-ED. Music Tower JP. 23 October 2023.
4. Web site: B’z／倉木麻衣／ZARD／WANDSら所属、BeingがB ZONEに社名変更. B'z/Mai Kuraki/ZARD/WANDS agency, Being changed company name to B ZONE. Billboard Japan. ja. Hanshin Contents Link Corporation under license from Billboard Media, LLC, a subsidiary of Penske Media Corporation. April 4, 2023. May 8, 2023.
5. Being labels (in Japanese) http://www.beinggiza.com/en/label.html
6. Web site: B'z Official Website. vermillion. records.
7. Web site: .:: Being GROUP ::..
8. Web site: .:: Being GROUP ::..
9. Web site: GIZA studio : 株式会社ギザ.
10. Web site: NORTHERN MUSIC WEB SITE.
11. Web site: D-GO - ディーゴ.
12. Web site: D5 Records.
13. Indies labels (in Japanese) http://www.beinggiza.com/indies.html
14. Web site: .:: Being GROUP ::..
15. Web site: Loop Music Publishers. Loop, Inc.. ja . 2023-11-05.
16. Web site: White Dream. White Dream. ja . 2023-11-05.
17. Web site: Music Freak Magazine. MRM. ja . 2023-11-05.
18. Web site: Chiakiss. Chiakiss. ja . 2023-11-05.
19. Web site: Dojima River Forum. Dojima River Forum. ja . 2023-11-05.
20. Web site: 大阪心斎橋 ヒルズパン工場・ライブハウス. ヒルズパン工場ライブハウス . ja . 2023-11-05.
21. Web site: B Zone Music Creators. ©B ZONE, Inc.. ja . 2023-11-05.
22. Web site: B'z production company failed to declare 840 mil. yen income.. The Free Library. 2001-07-02. 2012-08-28.
23. Web site: Entertainment Firm in Tax Evasion Tangle. The Japan Times. 2001-08-29. 2012-08-28. "This incident comes just two months after the Tokyo-based production firm behind pop music duo B'z was found to have failed to declare 840 million yen in income."