Up-Front Group Explained

Up-Front Group
Native Name:Japanese: アップフロントグループ
Type:Japanese: [[Kabushiki gaisha]]
Industry:Music, entertainment
Foundation: (as Up-Front Agency Co., Ltd.)
Tokyo, Japan
Location:Azabu-koei Building
28-12 Higashi-Azabu Ichichōme, Minato-ku, Tokyo, Japan 106-0044
Location City:Tokyo
Location Country:Japan-->
Key People:Naoki Yamazaki (chairman and representative director)
Yukio Seto (president and executive director)
Junichiro Iwata (managing director)
Subsid:Up-Front Promotion
Up-Front Works
Up-Front Books
Up-Front International
Up-Front DC
Up-Front Hawaii
etc.

is a Japanese holding company for various entertainment companies.[1] Its subsidiaries include the talent agency Up-Front Promotion and Up-Front Works, a music production and sales company that manages such record labels as Zetima, Piccolo Town, and Hachama.

Artists

Up-Front Promotion

All groups under Up-Front Promotion are collectively known as Hello! Project.[2] [3] Groups

Soloists/Entertainers

Trainees

Up-Front Works

Groups

Soloists/Entertainers

Subsidiaries

Zetima

Zetima
Parent:Up-Front Works Co. Ltd.
Founded:May 1993 (as One Up Music)
Distributor:Sony Music Entertainment Japan
Country:Japan
Location:Tokyo

was originally founded in May 1993 as, a joint venture between the Up-Front Group and Warner Music Japan. In April 1998, Up-Front merged One Up with Y.J. Sounds to form Zetima. At the same time, Up-Front ended its distribution deal with Warner Music Japan and switched to Sony Music Entertainment Japan.

Artists
Former artists

Hachama

Hachama
Parent:Up-Front Works Co. Ltd.
Founded:April 2001
Distributor:Pony Canyon
Country:Japan
Location:Tokyo

has a distribution deal with Pony Canyon.

Artists
Former artists

Piccolo Town

Piccolo Town
Parent:Up-Front Works Co. Ltd.
Founded:April 2001
Distributor:Pony Canyon
Country:Japan
Location:Tokyo

had a distribution deal with King Records from April 2001 to August 2013, when it switched to Pony Canyon in September 2013.

Artists
Former artists

Rice Music

Rice Music
Parent:Up-Front Works Co. Ltd.
Founded:March 1995 (as Y.J. Sounds)
Distributor:Pony Canyon
Country:Japan
Location:Tokyo

was originally founded in March 1995 as . After being absorbed into Zetima in 1998, the label was resurrected in September 2004 to focus on Kayōkyoku and enka. Like Piccolo Town, Rice Music had a distribution deal with King Records from September 2004 to August 2013, when it switched to Pony Canyon in September 2013.

Artists
Former artists

Up-Front Works

Up-Front Works
Parent:Up-Front Works Co. Ltd.
Founded:March 2004
Genre:J-pop
Country:Japan
Location:Tokyo

is Up-Front Group's in-house label that specializes in limited edition releases that are sold either online or exclusively at music chains such as Tower Records. The label previously had distribution deals with Pony Canyon, Daiki Sound, and Universal Music Japan before 2019.

Artists

Up-Front Indies

Up-Front Indies
Parent:Up-Front Works Co. Ltd.
Founded:May 2019
Country:Japan
Location:Tokyo

is Up-Front Group's indie in-house label founded in May 2019.

Artists

Chichūkai Label

Chichūkai Label
Parent:Up-Front Works Co. Ltd.
Founded:2003
Defunct:December 2009
Distributor:Epic Records Japan
Genre:Classic, Euro-enka
Country:Japan
Location:Tokyo

was founded in 2003, with music inspired by those of the countries by the Mediterranean Sea, most prominently France, Italy and Greece, or even cover versions of songs from those countries. The label was handled by Epic Records Japan until December 2009, when Up-Front consolidated it with Zetima.

Former artists

Former artists

Affiliated with Up-Front Promotion

Sub-units

Project groups

Shuffle units

Affiliated with Up-Front Works

Affiliated with TNX

All of the musical groups under TNX are collectively known as Nice Girl Project!.

Notes and References

  1. News: https://web.archive.org/web/20070527110106/http://news.livedoor.com/article/detail/3175131/. "でき婚"辻希美の所属プロが株式上場する！？. Livedoor News. 2007-05-22. 2007-05-27. 2013-04-06.
  2. Web site: 所属タレント . ja . Up-Front Promotion . 2018-06-24.
  3. Web site: 元カントリー・ガールズ稲場愛香、Juice＝Juiceに加入 8人体制で再始動 . ja . Model Press . 2018-06-13 . 2018-06-24.
  4. News: 後藤真希、芸能界引退を考えた過去 引き止めたのは？ . ja . Model Press . 2018-10-27 . 2018-11-03 .
  5. News: 鞘師里保に関するお知らせ . ja . Up-Front Works . 2018-12-07 . 2018-12-17 .
  6. Web site: 加護亜依 一部報道記事について. Yuukichi Kawaguchi. Up-Front Agency . 2007-03-26. ja. dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20070403210334/http://www.helloproject.com/newslist/kago_0703261829.html . 2007-04-03.
  7. News: Berryz工房：ニュース｜ハロー！プロジェクト オフィシャルサイト . ja . . 2014-08-02 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140805204109/http://www.helloproject.com/berryzkobo/news/1902/ . 2014-08-05 .
  8. Web site: Berryz工房 石村舞波 卒業のお知らせ . 2005-09-11 . Hello! Project . ja . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20051125113523/http://www.helloproject.com/newslist/050911-1.html . 2005-11-25.
  9. Web site: [EN] Concerning Momoko Tsugunaga ]. Up Front Link . 2016-11-05. 2017-06-17. Facebook.
  10. Web site: ももち、"らしさ"満点でアイドル引退 ももち結びも一夜限り復活 . Oricon. 2017-06-30. 2017-07-23. ja.
  11. Web site: [EN] Announcement concerning °C-ute ]. Up Front Link . 2016-08-19. 2017-06-17. Facebook.
  12. News: °C-ute解散で12年間の歴史に幕 ラストコンサートに中澤裕子・道重さゆみら駆けつける＜セットリスト＞ . ja . Model Press . 2017-06-12. 2017-06-17.
  13. Web site: 『°C-ute 村上 愛』について皆様へ大事なお知らせ . 2006-11-01. Hello! Project . ja . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20061103031213/http://www.helloproject.com/newslist/murakami_0611011700.html . 2006-11-03.
  14. Web site: 『°C-ute 有原栞菜』に関する大事なお知らせ . 2009-07-11 . Hello! Project . ja . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20091018024549/http://www.helloproject.com/news/0907110000_arihara.html . 2009-10-18 .
  15. Web site: 『°C-ute 梅田えりか』に関する大事なお知らせ . 2009-08-01 . Hello! Project . ja . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20091003043223/http://www.helloproject.com/news/0908012000_cute.html . 2009-10-03 .
  16. Web site: 今後について 萩原舞 . Mai Hagiwara . 2017-05-27 . ja . 2017-06-17. Ameba Blogs.
  17. News: Buono!ライブ2017 〜Pienezza！〜 のライブビューイングが決定！. Up-Front Works. 2017-05-12. 2017-06-20. ja.
  18. News: 嗣永桃子/夏焼雅/鈴木愛理のユニットBuono!のラストライブをニコ生中継. Billboard Japan. 2017-05-19. 2017-06-20. ja.
  19. News: ハロプロエッグ 能登有沙に関してのお知らせ . 2009-08-10 . . ja . https://web.archive.org/web/20090908202532/http://www.helloproject.com:80/news/0908101000_noto.html . 2009-09-08 . dead .
  20. News: ハロプロエッグ 澤田由梨に関してのお知らせ . 2009-08-10 . . ja . https://web.archive.org/web/20090829213125/http://www.helloproject.com:80/news/0908101000_sawada.html . 2009-08-29 . dead .
  21. News: ハロプロ新ユニット、ガーディアンズ4におまかせ . Leave it to Guardians 4, Hello Pro new unit . ja . . 2009-04-06 . 2019-09-25.
  22. News: 元モー娘。久住小春、所属事務所と契約終了へ 今後はフリーで活動 . ja . . 2016-11-29 . 2018-12-18.
  23. News: 元モー娘。光井愛佳が芸能界引退、料理の道へ進む . ja . . 2018-11-03 . 2018-11-08.
  24. Web site: SHIPS . ja . . https://web.archive.org/web/20090312082645/http://www.up-front-works.jp/artistlist/47/index.html . 2009-03-12.
  25. News: 吉川友、初バンドツアー開幕。"甘いきっか"と"甘くないきっか"で死角なし . ja . BARKS . 2018-06-05 . 2018-12-19.
  26. News: チャオ ベッラ チンクエッティに関しての大事なお知らせ . ja . Up-Front Create . 2018-04-24 . 2018-10-24.
  27. News: チャオベラ、結成12周年で解散 紆余曲折の元ハロプロエッグ4人組 . ja . . 2018-04-24 . 2018-10-24.

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