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Victor Entertainment
Japanese entertainment company
Summary
Japanese entertainment company
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Victor Entertainment, Inc. |
| native_name | ビクターエンタテインメント株式会社 |
| romanized_name | Bikutā Entateinmento kabushiki-gaisha |
| former_name | Victor Musical Industries (1972–1993) |
| JVCKenwood Victor Entertainment (2014–2024) | |
| type | Subsidiary |
| logo | Victor Entertainment logo.png |
| logo_caption | His Master's Voice logo used by Victor Entertainment |
| image | Shibuya First Tower Tokyo 1.jpg |
| foundation | |
| Yokohama, Japan | |
| location | Higashi |
| location_city | Shibuya, Tokyo |
| location_country | Japan |
| key_people | Yuichi Kaito (president) |
| Toshiaki Shibutani (managing director) | |
| num_employees | 400 (as of July 2017) |
| industry | Entertainment |
| products | Audio, visual and computer software media products |
| parent | JVCKenwood |
| homepage |
JVCKenwood Victor Entertainment (2014–2024) Yokohama, Japan Toshiaki Shibutani (managing director)
Victor Entertainment, Inc. is a subsidiary of JVCKenwood that produces and distributes music, movies and other entertainment products such as anime and television shows in Japan. It is known as JVC Entertainment in countries where Sony Music Entertainment operates the RCA Victor label.
History
- April 1972: Victor Musical Industries, Inc. is spun off as a subsidiary of JVC.
- September 30, 1982: JVC Musical Industries, Inc. is founded in the U.S.
- February 1984: The sales and marketing department of JVC is spun off as Nihon AVC, Inc..
- January 1990: JVC Musical Industries announces its first video game release will be Boulder Dash.
- October 30, 1991: JVC Musical Industries Europe, Ltd. is founded.
- April 1993: Nihon AVC and Victor Musical Industries merge and the name is changed to Victor Entertainment, Inc..
- October 1, 1996: Victor Interactive Software takes over video game-related activities after Pack-In-Video is merged with Victor Entertainment.
- May 1, 1997: JVC Musical Industries is renamed to JVC Music, Inc.
- May 14, 1997: JVC Musical Industries Europe is renamed to JVC Music Europe, Ltd.
- February 24, 1999: JVC Music, Inc. is dissolved
- March 1999: Victor Entertainment's main office is moved.
- March 31, 2003: Victor Interactive Software is acquired by Marvelous Entertainment and becomes Marvelous Interactive.
- May 8, 2006: JVC Music Europe is dissolved.
- April 2014: Victor Entertainment's corporate name is changed to JVCKenwood Victor Entertainment Corporation.
- April 2024: JVCKenwood Victor Entertainment changed their corporate name back to Victor Entertainment, Inc.
Labels
Records
- AB-Victor France
- Aosis Records
- CJ Victor Entertainment (joint venture with CJ E&M of South Korea)
- Colourful Records
- ELA Music (Kaela Kimura's label)
- her (SCANDAL's label)
- Cypress Showers
- Getting Better
- Globe Roots
- Happy House
- Hihirecords (for babies and kids)
- Invitation
- JVC Entertainment (production, artist managements, and overseas products)
- Flying Dog (animation-related products)
- FlyingStar Records (formerly BabeStar Label)
- rookiestar
- JVC Jazz
- JVC World Sounds
- Mob Squad (Dragon Ash Private Label)
- Nafin
- Speedstar International
- Speedstar Records
- Taishita (Southern All Stars Private Label, joint venture with Amuse, Inc.)
- Victor
- Zen (Japanese sub-label of Victor)
Distribution
- 3CG Records
- AI Entertainment (a division of Mnet Media's FNC Music, co-distributed with Warner Music Japan)
- Bad News
- D-topia Entertainment
- Daipro-X
- Marquee, Inc.
- Milan Records
- RCA Records
- Revolver Music
- Substance
- Teichiku Entertainment (Subsidiary of Victor Entertainment until 2015.)
- BAIDIS
- Be-tam-ing
- Continental
- Imperial Records
- Imperial International
- KIDSDOM (Animation Related Label)
- MONAD (Haruomi Hosono Private Label)
- Non-Standard (Haruomi Hosono Produce Label)
- Overseas Records
- PROGRAM (Katsumi Tanaka Private Label ~2000)
- TOHO Records (Master Rights Only)
- Takumi Note
- Teichiku Records
- TMC Music
- 246 Records
- Union Records
- Union Black Records
- WHD Entertainment Inc. (joint venture between WOWOW, Horipro and Disk Garage)
Video
- Nelvana
- GAGA Communications
- MediaNet Pictures
- SPO Entertainment
- TBS Video
Major artists
Listed alphabetically by group or first name. Names are in Western order (given name, family name).
- Atarashii Gakko! (Also under 88rising)
- 9nine (2009–2010)
- Alexandra Stan
- Akino Arai (flying DOG)
- AKINO from bless4 (flying DOG)
- Anthem
- Alesha Dixon
- ALI PROJECT (flying DOG)
- Amorphis
- Angra
- AZKi (July 2023 - June 2025) - returned to Hololive Production
- Batten Showjo Tai (Colourful Records)
- The Back Horn
- The Bawdies (Victor/Getting Better)
- Billlie (Japan only)
- Blessed By A Broken Heart
- Buck-Tick (1987–1996; 2016–present under their vanity label Lingua Sounda)
- Chanmina (2016–2017) (Warner Music Japan 2018–present)
- Chiaki Ishikawa (flying DOG)
- CNBLUE (AI Ent./Victor) – left Victor for Warner
- Cocco
- Cravity (Japan only)
- Cross Vein
- cymbals
- D (CJ Victor)
- Daigo☆Stardust
- Death from Above 1979 (Japanese distribution rights)
- Dew
- Doll$Boxx
- Dragon Ash (Mob Squad/Victor)
- FictionJunction (flying DOG)
- FictionJunction YUUKA (flying DOG)
- Fear, and Loathing in Las Vegas
- Fuki Commune
- Gacharic Spin
- Gari
- Going Under Ground
- Guniw Tools
- Hanson (Japan only)
- Maia Hirasawa (Japan only)
- Leo Ieiri (Colourful Records)
- Impellitteri
- IVVY
- Hiromi Iwasaki
- Jero
- Junko Sakurada
- Kaela Kimura (2013–present)
- Kigurumi
- Kei (joined "Kigurumi" on November 7, 2007.)
- Miki (joined "Kigurumi" on November 7, 2007.)
- Rena
- Kelly Sweet
- Kigurumichiko
- Rena (Kigurumi)
- Michiko Shimizu
- Kiko Loureiro
- Kiroro
- Kitaro
- Kokia
- Kyōko Koizumi
- Kyūso Nekokami
- Leah Dizon
- Lisa Komine (flying DOG)
- Liv Moon
- Lovebites
- Love Psychedelico
- Lovely Summer Chan
- Lunkhead
- Maaya Sakamoto (flying DOG)
- Mamamoo (Japan only)
- Mariko Takahashi
- Masumi
- Matt Bianco
- May'n (flying DOG)
- Megumi Nakajima (flying DOG)
- Merry
- Miho Hatori
- Mika Arisaka
- Miki Matsubara (1987–1989)
- Minmi
- Miz
- Nano (flying DOG)
- never young beach
- Noriko Sakai (1987–2009)
- Nujabes
- Orange Range (2012–, Spice Records/Super Echo Label/Speedstar Records)
- ONF (Japan only)
- Paris Match
- PIG
- Pink Lady
- Plastic Tree (CJ Victor)
- Purple Kiss (Japan only)
- Quruli
- Remioromen
- Reol
- Rimi Natsukawa
- ROMEO (Park Jung Min | SS501)
- ROUND TABLE featuring Nino (flying DOG)
- Rurika Yokoyama (CJ Victor)
- Sakanaction
- savage genius (flying DOG)
- Sayuri Yoshinaga
- Scandal (her)
- See-Saw (flying DOG)
- Sung Si-kyung
- Shinichi Mori
- Shunsuke Kiyokiba (former EXILE vocalist that was signed under Avex)
- SikTh – Japan only
- Silent Descent
- SMAP
- Masahiro Nakai
- Kimura Takuya
- Goro Inagaki (also goes by &G)
- Tsuyoshi Kusanagi
- Shingo Katori
- Southern All Stars
- Steve Barakatt
- Supergroupies
- Sweet Vacation
- Yuko Hara (solo and duet releases with SMAP member Shingo Katori)
- Keisuke Kuwata/Kuwata Band
- Hiroshi Matsuda
- Kazuyuki Sekiguchi
- Tokino Sora
- Toy-Box
- Traffic Light. (MeseMoa.'s sub-group)
- UA
- Yena
- VIXX (CJ Victor)
- Wonho (Japan only)
- Yoko Kanno (flying DOG)
- Yuki Kajiura (flying DOG)
- Yukio Hashi
- Zardonic
- Sambomaster
Video games
;Victor Music/Ent.
| Title | Platform(s) | Release date |
|---|---|---|
| Banana | Famicom | |
| Hana no Star Kaidou | Famicom | |
| Outlanders | Famicom | |
| Fisherman Sanpei | Famicom | |
| Ys | Famicom | |
| Makyou Densetsu | PC Engine | |
| Kaguya Hime Densetsu | Famicom | |
| Shiryou Sensen: War of the Dead | PC Engine | |
| Kagami no Kuni no Legend | CD-ROM² | |
| Jack Nicklaus' Greatest 18 Holes of Major Championship Golf | PC Engine | |
| CD-ROM² | ||
| Tiger Road | PC Engine | |
| Flappy Special | Game Boy | |
| Sansara Naga | Famicom | |
| King of Casino | PC Engine | |
| Ys II | Famicom | |
| Ultrabox Soukangou | CD-ROM² | |
| Veigues Tactical Gladiator | PC Engine | |
| Magical Dinosaur Tour | CD-ROM² | |
| Jangou | Famicom | |
| Ankoku Densetsu | PC Engine | |
| Boulder Dash | Game Boy | |
| Ultrabox 2-gou | CD-ROM² | |
| Toy Shop Boys | PC Engine | |
| Ultrabox 3-gou | CD-ROM² | |
| Niji no Silkroad | Famicom | |
| Ys III | Famicom | |
| Nontan to Issho: KuruKuru Puzzle | Super Famicom, Game Boy | 1994 |
| Tournament Leader | Sega Saturn | |
| PlayStation |
;Victor/JVC Music
| Title | Platform(s) | Release date |
|---|---|---|
| Boulder Dash | NES | |
| Choplifter II | Game Boy | |
| Star Wars | NES | |
| Dungeon Master | Super NES | |
| Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back | NES | |
| Defenders of Dynatron City | NES | |
| Wonder Dog | Sega CD | |
| Super Star Wars | Super NES | |
| Wolfchild | Sega CD | |
| Sega Genesis | ||
| AH-3 Thunderstrike | Sega CD | |
| The Secret of Monkey Island | Sega CD | |
| Keio Flying Squadron | Sega CD | |
| Super Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back | Super NES | |
| Samurai Shodown | Sega CD | |
| Jaguar XJ220 | Sega CD | |
| Syvalion | Super NES | |
| Heimdall | Sega CD | |
| Dungeon Master II: The Legend of Skullkeep | Sega CD | |
| Star Wars: Rebel Assault | Sega CD | |
| Magic Boy | Super NES | |
| Super Star Wars: Return of the Jedi | Super NES | |
| Indiana Jones' Greatest Adventures | ||
| Ghoul Patrol | Super NES | |
| Time Cop | Super NES | |
| Fatal Fury Special | Sega CD | |
| Big Sky Trooper | Super NES | |
| King of Boxing | Sega Saturn | |
| Emmitt Smith Football | Super NES | |
| SeaBass Fishing | Sega Saturn | |
| Keio Flying Squadron 2 | Sega Saturn | |
| Impact Racing | Sega Saturn | |
| PlayStation | ||
| Highway 2000 | Sega Saturn | |
| Hyper Tennis: Final Match | PlayStation | |
| Victory Boxing Champion Edition | PlayStation | |
| Pinball Graffiti | Sega Saturn | |
| Wing Over | PlayStation |
;JVC Music Europe
| Title | Platform(s) | Release date |
|---|---|---|
| Tetris Plus | PlayStation | |
| Yusha: Heaven's Gate | PlayStation | |
| Peak Performance | PlayStation | |
| BRAHMA Force: The Assault on Beltlogger 9 | PlayStation | |
| Indy 500 | PlayStation | |
| No One Can Stop Mr. Domino! | PlayStation | |
| Victory Boxing 2 | PlayStation | |
| Pop'n Pop | PlayStation | |
| Game Boy Color | ||
| Psychic Force 2 | PlayStation | |
| Vampire Hunter D | PlayStation | |
| RayCrisis | PlayStation | |
| Panzer Front | PlayStation |
Notes
References
References
- (September 30, 1982). "Articles of Incorporation of JVC Musical Industries, Inc.". California Secretary of State.
- (January 1990). "Coming from Nintendo Licensees".
- "JVC MUSIC EUROPE LTD.". [[OpenCorporates]].
- (May 1, 1997). "Certificate of Amendment: JVC Musical Industries, Inc.". California Secretary of State.
- "JVC MUSIC EUROPE LTD.: Certificate of Incorporation on Change of Name". [[OpenCorporates]].
- (February 24, 1999). "Certificate of Dissolution: JVC Music, Inc.". California Secretary of State.
- Niizumi, Hirohiko. (March 24, 2003). "The creator of the Harvest Moon series is being bought out by Marvelous Entertainment". Gamespot.
- "JVC MUSIC EUROPE LTD.: Filing dated 8 May 2006". [[OpenCorporates]].
- (March 29, 2024). "社名（商号）変更のお知らせ".
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