| Storm Labels Inc. | |
| Type: | Private (subsidiary of former Johnny & Associates) |
| Foundation: | 2001 |
| Location City: | Tokyo |
| Location Country: | Japan |
| Industry: | Music, Film |
| Parent: | Smile Up (formerly Johnny & Associates) |
| Subsid: | Infinity Records Elov Label (formerly Johnny's Entertainment Record) |
| Homepage: | Storm Labels Official Site |
| J Storm | |
| Parent: | Johnny & Associates |
| Founded: | 2001 |
| Founder: | Johnny Kitagawa |
| Distributor: |  Sony Music Marketing[1]  Avex Asia Avex Taiwan SM/Kakao, Sony Korea[2]  GMM Grammy Universal The Orchard |
| Genre: | J-pop |
| Country: | Japan |
| Location: | Tokyo |
currently known as Storm Labels is a Japanese music and film company owned by Smile Up, formerly known as Johnny & Associates. It was established on November 12, 2001, initially as a label for the Johnny's group, Arashi, 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).[3] The ban was lifted completely on 31 January 2018.[4]
The company's releases are currently being distributed by Avex Asia in Hong Kong and Taiwan, Sony Music in Japan, SM Entertainment in South Korea, GMM Grammy in Thailand, and recently, Universal Records in the Philippines,[5] and Sony Music subsidiary The Orchard in the United States.[6]
In the wake of the Johnny Kitagawa sexual abuse scandal, it was announced in October 2023 that J Storm would be renamed effective January 1, 2024.[7]
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 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 debuted and began to release singles and albums under J Storm.
Infinity Records is Kanjani Eight's independent label.[8]
was established on February 14, 1997, by Johnny & Associates, initially as a label for KinKi Kids.[9] 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 and Shūji to Akira. 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.[10] The company closed on May 31, 2019, and transferred to J Storm, re-branded as Johnny's Entertainment Record. On January 1, 2024 Johnny's Entertaiment Record Will Be Rebranded As Elov Label.[11]