Avex Group Holdings Inc.
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AVEX GROUP COMPANY PROFILE 2014 On the basis of everyone’s dreams and aspirations, we are committed to delivering excitement to the world without being limited by convention. Aspiring to be a company creating an exciting experience Contents 02 04 06 08 09 10 36 Message from the CEO News & Topics History Eight Business Categories Avex Group Mission - MOVE THE WORLD Our Group Companies Our Artists and Talent Message from the CEO Since our founding as a record wholesaler in 1988, in a small apartment in Machida, Tokyo, we always asked ourselves a simple question of why, to explore the essence of things. This simple question helped us come up with new ideas free from any conventional paradigm or knowledge. "No one is doing it, so Avex will do it." This was the kind of thinking that perceived trends and needs in society from the viewpoints of both creators, who are always looking half a step ahead, and consumers, to deliver entertainment created by artists. The way people enjoy music has diversified in recent years. Sales of music packages, which have been the mainstay of our business, are shrinking in step with the industry as a whole. On the other hand, the Live Business is performing well because of a growing demand for enjoying live music. Online video distribution services such as BeeTV, d-VIDEO powered by BeeTV, and UULA are growing rapidly, and have become one of the stable sources of revenue for the Avex Group. We now find ourselves in an age when the Internet makes it easy to obtain all kinds of information. Users have more opportunities to come into contact with music and reviews than ever before. This calls for artists and performers to have real talent to be popular. Going forward, the Avex Group will continue to evolve entertainment platforms including digital distribution and live performance management, and we will work together as one group to further develop talent and entertainment contents. Masato Matsuura Representative Director, CEO Avex Group Holdings Inc. 02 AVEX GROUP COMPANY PROFILE Masato Matsuura Representative Director, CEO Avex Group Holdings Inc. AVEX GROUP COMPANY PROFILE 03 News & Topics Reorganization of Avex Group News & Topics : 01 Announcement on the reconstruction of the Avex headquarters building To maximize company profit, demerger of a portion of the business under Avex Management Inc. was conducted in August 2013. Avex Vanguard Inc., Avex Sports Inc. and Avex Vibe Production Inc. were set up as a result of this demerger. Also, In April 2014, Avex Pictures Inc. was established to further strengthen the Group's Video Business through diversification and expansion into other peripheral businesses. By means of these organizational changes, Avex Group has formed a structure in which the individual companies will be able to attain even more outstanding commercial success. News & Topics : 03 In November 2013, Avex Group announced a plan to reconstruct its headquarters. In consideration of the huge monetary amount to be incurred for seismic retrofitting and its brand image associating Avex with Aoyama that it has nurtured as a comprehensive entertainment company, Avex Group decided to reconstruct the existing building which operates as headquarters. Completion of the new headquarters is scheduled for September 2017. *Artist rendering of the building Set up of Avex International Holdings Singapore Pte. Ltd. News & Topics : 02 Avex athletes compete in the Winter Paralympic Games in Sochi Avex Group established Avex International Holdings Singapore Pte. Ltd. in Singapore in July 2013 in order to shift the focus of its Asia business from China to Southeast Asia. Based in Singapore, it will operate an international business centered on the live entertainment business and the mobile broadcasting business. 04 AVEX GROUP COMPANY PROFILE News & Topics : 04 Since 2008, Avex Group has been hiring leading athletes with disabilities and ambitions to compete at the world level as employees. In 2013, we launched the avex challenged athletes team. Currently, Avex Group supports 12 athletes in their activities. In the 2014 Winter Paralympic Games in Sochi, Avex Group dispatched the largest number of athletes as a company, to the world stage of competition. With the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games coming up, we will continue to support these athletes that work to embody our Group Mission of MOVE THE WORLD. Yoshiko Tanaka Masahiko Tokai Keiichi Sato ©PARAPHOTO / YUKI Higa ©PARAPHOTO / YUKI Higa ©STAND / Shugo Takemi AVEX GROUP COMPANY PROFILE 05 History August 1993 Organizes a free admission dancing event titled avex rave ’93 at Tokyo Dome, which attracts 50,000 people. Tokyo Dome turns into a one-night-only disco. December 2002 Makes a full start of the Chaku-uta® online music distribution service for mobile phones. August 2002 Launches a nationwide tour of outdoor live concerts entitled a-nation. *Artist rendering of the building December 1994 April 1988 November 2013 Inaugurates Velfarre as one of the world’s largest disco clubs. Avex D.D., Inc. incorporated as a record importer and wholesaler in Machida, Tokyo. February 1990 Releases dance music compilation album SUPER EUROBEAT VOL. 1. October 1998 Registers shares on an over-the-counter market (currently known as the JASDAQ market). Announces reconstruction of the Avex headquarters building. Completion is scheduled for 2017. February 2013 December 1999 Establishes UULA Inc. jointly with Softbank Corporation. Launches the UULA general entertainment app that gives smartphones unlimited access to movies and music. Lists shares on the first section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange. 1988 2014 May 2009 July 1995 September 1990 October 2004 Establishes a subsidiary engaging in artist management. Sets up a music production division branded avex trax to embark on music production. Establishes Avex Broadcasting & Communications Inc. jointly with NTT DOCOMO, Inc. Launches the BeeTV online video distribution service that offers original programs. Shifts to a holding company structure. April 2005 Carries out a Group reorganization. Moves the 360 degree strategy into full gear. November 1991 October 1997 Begins music production of J-pop. October 2001 Establishes a subsidiary engaging in sales of packaged products. December 2007 Inaugurates Avex Artist Academy in Harajuku, Tokyo. * Until then, sales functions were outsourced to other record companies. Holds first place in music content market share both in the J-pop artists category and in the Westbased artists category. February 1992 The compilation CD JULIANA’S TOKYO becomes a big hit. January 2000 May 1993 Moves to Minami Aoyama, Minato-ku, Tokyo. (Moves to the current headquarters location in Feb. 1996) 06 AVEX GROUP COMPANY PROFILE Adopts the current logo (corporate identity). December 2006 Reaches first place for the first time in music content market share in the J-pop artists category. AVEX GROUP COMPANY PROFILE 07 Eight Business Categories Music Business Digital Business Group Mission Music Business includes planning, producing, and selling of music contents, music distribution and music publishing. We deliver attractive music contents by understanding and meeting customer needs. Digital Business manages fixed-rate online video distribution services such as BeeTV, d-VIDEO powered by BeeTV, and UULA. We also plan and produce original contents for the video distribution services we manage. ● Content ● Planning planning and producing ● Package producing and sales ● Digital distribution of content ● Music publishing and producing of content for video distribution of video distribution services ● Operation People live in laughter, tears, dance, song, joy, surprise and hope. Waiting for the moment when the heart comes alive. When people want to move someone, they start to move of their own accord. Video Business Dance/School Business Video Business includes planning and producing of video contents and selling of DVD and other video packages. We create attractive video contents by meeting diversifying consumer needs and lifestyles, and purchasing patterns. ● Content ● Film planning and producing distribution ● Package producing and sales ● Discovery and development of new artists and operation of entertainment schools ● Planning and Operation of dance events ● Offering human resources agency services Management Business Management Business includes artists management, athletes and other talent management, and advertising agency business. We also actively form alliances with top players inside and outside of the industry to develop new businesses by leveraging strengths of both sides of the alliance. ● Artists management ● Actors and talent management management ● Advertising agency ● Athletes Live Business Live Business includes planning, producing, and management of live entertainment events of our managed and non-managed artists. We collaborate with national and international partners to deliver live events in Japan and overseas. “a-nation," one of the largest summer festivals in Japan, has continued every year since 2002. ● Planning, producing and operation of live concerts for domestic artists producing and operation of live concerts for overseas artists ● Planning and operation of musicals ● Planning and operation of events ● Ticket sales ● Planning, 08 AVEX GROUP COMPANY PROFILE Dance/School Business manages Avex Artist Academy where we aim to discover and train the next generation of artists. To enable dancers to make a living as a professional dancer, we promote dance to the general public through avex Dance Master lesson program and JSDA. Avex proworks is a service we also manage to match Avex Artist Academy students and people in the entertainment business seeking talent. Body, voice, movements, expressions, experience, talent, and dreams: Use all of them to inspire people. When someone is moved, that is when a new chemical reaction is produced. Something new starts to move. The impact is like a ripple. The smile of one person has the power to make other people happy. The tears of one person move tens of thousands of people. We know this power. If the hearts of a million people move at the same time, the world is no longer the same as before. Merchandising/ Fan Club Business When the hearts of a billion people in the world are moved. Merchandising/Fan Club Business includes planning, producing and selling of artists merchandise and operation of fan clubs to maximize artist management function within Avex Group. It also manages Tree Village at Tokyo Skytree Town®, a retail store selling merchandize it plans and produces for the 5 national TV broadcasters. producing and sales of artists' merchandise ● Operation of the mu-mo shop ● Operation of fan clubs ● Operation of the Tree Village store What would start from there? Since its founding in 1988, the Avex Group has always been with emotional experiences. Move the hearts of people through emotional experiences. ● Planning, We continue to change to create emotional experiences. Move the world through emotional experiences. Other Entertainment Businesses MOVE THE WORLD Within our group, we also operate restaurants including mu-mu, BODY BALANCE DINING (mu-MU), and CREAM BABY CAFÉ, as well as a spa salon newMe DAY SPA. ● Operation of restaurants and cafes ● Operation of beauty salons AVEX GROUP COMPANY PROFILE 09 Avex Group Holdings Inc. Avex Group Holdings Inc. Avex Group Holdings Inc. maintains a framework and structure that brings out the business characteristics of individual companies in the Group and maximizes synergy between businesses in a bid to fulfill its mission as a genuine holding company that specializes in control of the whole group, together with the Group's strategies and shared services. Avex Group Organization Company Facts (as of April 1, 2014) Avex Group Holdings Inc. Domestic Consolidated Subsidiaries Avex Entertainment Inc. Avex Broadcasting & Communications Inc. UULA Inc. Avex Classics International Inc. ET Square Inc. Avex Marketing Inc. Avex Pictures Inc. Avex Avex Avex Avex Avex Avex Avex Management Inc. Vanguard Inc. Live Creative Inc. Planning & Development Inc. Sports Inc. Vibe Production Inc. Music Publishing Inc. Overseas Consolidated Subsidiaries Major Domestic Affiliated Companies Avex International Holdings Singapore Pte.Ltd. Avex Taiwan Inc. Recochoku Co.,Ltd. Memory-Tech Holdings Inc. (as of April 1, 2014) Board Members Representative Director, CEO: Masato Matsuura Representative Director, CSO: Ryuhei Chiba Representative Director, CFO: Shigekazu Takeuchi Representative Director, CBO: Shinji Hayashi Director (part-time): Toru Kenjo Outside Director: Tomohiro Toyama* Outside Director: Yuichi Sato* Auditor: Shinkichi Iwata Auditor: Nobuyuki Kobayashi Outside Auditor: Toshiaki Katsushima* Outside Auditor: Akihiro Tamaki* Corporate Executives Corporate Executive: Takahiro Miura Corporate Executive: Masahiro Anan Corporate Executive: Rieko Muramoto Headquarters Location: 3-1-30 Minami Aoyama, Minato-ku, Tokyo 107-8577 Japan [New Location after Planned Relocation] 1-6-1 Roppongi, Minato-ku, Tokyo 106-6036 Japan (Relocation scheduled in summer 2014) Date of Establishment April 11, 1988 Capital 4,229.6 million yen Number of Employees 238 (Number of Employees in the Group: 1,423) (as of March 31, 2014) Click here for the outline of Avex Group Holdings Inc., information about its group companies, press releases and financial statements. Avex Group http://www.avex.co.jp/ * Independent directors/auditors required by the Tokyo Stock Exchange for the protection of general shareholders 10 AVEX GROUP COMPANY PROFILE AVEX GROUP COMPANY PROFILE 11 Avex Entertainment Inc. namie amuro FEEL tour 2013 by Namie Amuro Feel the love / Merry-go-round by ayumi hamasaki EXILE PRIDE - Konna Sekai wo Aisuru Tame - by EXILE Avex Entertainment Inc. engages in planning and producing of music content which is one of the main businesses of Avex Group. It also engages in planning, producing and strategy formulation for video distribution content. Contents are created to meet diversifying consumer needs, lifestyles and purchasing styles. The music division continues to take advantage of the Group’s capabilities to produce future hitmaking artists. The digital division plans, produces and formulates strategies for fixed-rate unlimited video access services under the brand names of BeeTV, d-VIDEO powered by BeeTV, and UULA. It thus operates new businesses that respond to market needs and trends. TREE by TOHOSHINKI Company Facts Capital (as of April 1, 2014) 487.55 million yen Main Business Planning and producing of music content Avex Entertainment Inc. series) Drama 'Yae no Sakura' by Ryuichi Sakamoto and Nobuyuki Nakajima Summer Ballad Covers by May J. Board Members President: Masato Matsuura Vice-President: Ryuhei Chiba Executive Director: Shinji Hayashi Director: Shigekazu Takeuchi Auditor: Shinkichi Iwata Auditor: Nobuyuki Kobayashi Corporate Executives Corporate Executive: Shintaro Higuchi Corporate Executive: Toshiki Shida Corporate Executive: Rieko Muramoto Avex Portal Good Ikuze! by Kis-My-Ft2 12 AVEX GROUP COMPANY PROFILE WHO KiLLED IDOL? by Bis http://avexnet.jp/ AVEX GROUP COMPANY PROFILE 13 TRF EZ DO DANCERCIZE avex Special Edition Special offer for purchasers at the Kumi Koda Official Fan Club Shop Avex Marketing Inc. Avex Marketing Inc. Avex Marketing Inc. sells music packages, distributes digital content, manages fan clubs, and plans, produces and sells merchandize of the Group's artists. To market music packages, the company focuses on adding value that meets customers’ needs. It proposes new styles for enjoying music and cultivates sales channels without the constraints of conventional frameworks to create and provide attractive content. These music contents and products, as well as merchandize are available at the mu-mo music content distribution website and the mu-mo Shop online shopping website. Utilizing its expertise in these activities, it plans and produces merchandize for TV shows aired on 5 national TV networks. These merchandize are sold at the Tree Village store in Tokyo Skytree Town ® that it also operates. Avex Marketing aims to expand peripheral businesses associated with artists with the use of the synergy between Group companies. mm magazine - a newsletter of the moumoon club for fan club members Company Facts (as of April 1, 2014) Music cards featuring Kumi Koda Capital 200 million yen Main Business Sales of music packages, online music distribution, membership business, fan club operations and merchandising Board Members Chairman of the Board: Shigekazu Takeuchi President: Shinji Hayashi Director: Ryuhei Chiba Director: Hiroyuki Kishi Auditor: Shinkichi Iwata Auditor: Nobuyuki Kobayashi Corporate Executives Corporate Executive: Tomoaki Sato Corporate Executive: Harumasa Maeda Corporate Executive: Yasuhiro Yamamoto AAA / A-Panda Eighth Wonderful key rings 14 AVEX GROUP COMPANY PROFILE Tokyo Skytree® official goods ©Tokyo Skytree Membership online distribution website “mu-mo” http://mu-mo.net/ AVEX GROUP COMPANY PROFILE 15 Avex Pictures Inc. Noragami ©ADACHITOKA,KODANSHA/NORAGAMI COMMITTEE All Rights Reserved. Wake Up, Girls! ©Green Leaves / Wake Up, Girls! Project Avex Pictures Inc. HAMATORA ©cafe Nowhere/Hamatora Project Captain Earth Avex Pictures Inc. was established on April 1, 2014 for the purpose of integrating the production & marketing functions of Avex Entertainment Inc., and sales & sales promotion functions of Avex Marketing Inc. for video packages. It engages in acquisition, planning, producing and sales of animation and other video content. In the future, it will not only sell packages but engage in many different video-related operations centered on animation, such as the organization of animation-related events, management of voice actors and actual producing of animation contents. Company Facts (as of April 1, 2014) ©BONES / Captain Earth Committee, MBS Capital 100 million yen Main Business Planning and production of video content and sales of video package products Board Members President: Shigekazu Takeuchi Director: Yoshiki Terashima Director: Hideo Katsumata Auditor: Shinkichi Iwata Auditor: Nobuyuki Kobayashi Queen of Ambition 16 AVEX GROUP COMPANY PROFILE ©SBS Mimi ©SM Culture & Contents 2014 All Rights Reserved BLACK BUTLER ©2014 YANA TOBOSO/SQUARE ENIX ©2014 ”KUROSHITSUJI” FILM PARTNERS AVEX GROUP COMPANY PROFILE 17 Avex Management Inc. TRF Every Little Thing ayumi hamasaki Avex Management Inc. is a comprehensive entertainment company engaged chiefly in the management of artists, actors, talent, models, creators, cultural figures, athletes, etc. For delivering various latent talent and material from around the world to users, it works with many different businesses in Avex Group and forms alliances with other companies to carry out promotional activities in and outside Japan in a bid to continuously create entertainment that shares joy and excitement around the world. Do As Infinity Company Facts (as of April 1, 2014) Capital 80 million yen Main Business Management of artists and talent Kumi Koda Board Members Chairman of the Board: Masato Matsuura President: Hiroaki Ito Director: Shigekazu Takeuchi Director: Shinji Hayashi Auditor: Shinkichi Iwata Auditor: Nobuyuki Kobayashi AAA Corporate Executives Corporate Executive: Hideki Endo Avex Management Inc. TOKYO GIRLS' STYLE 18 AVEX GROUP COMPANY PROFILE Management Information http://avex-management.jp/ AVEX GROUP COMPANY PROFILE 19 Avex Vanguard Inc. Avex Vanguard Inc. Avex Vanguard Inc. was established as a demerger from Avex Management Inc. on October 1, 2013 for the purpose of maximizing Avex Group's profits. It engages not only in the management of artists, talent and other human resources but is also involved in casting for many different events. It is also working positively on the advertising agency business. For example, in alliance with leading players inside and outside the industry, it endeavors to create new businesses based on the strengths of alliance partners. BoA TOHOSHINKI Company Facts (as of April 1, 2014) Capital 60 million yen Koyuki Saeko Erika Sawajiri Main Business Management of artists and talent, advertising and planning development Board Members President: Akira Akutsu Director: Ryuhei Chiba Director: Shigekazu Takeuchi Director: Shinji Hayashi Auditor: Shinkichi Iwata Auditor: Nobuyuki Kobayashi Avex Vanguard SUPER☆GiRLS 20 AVEX GROUP COMPANY PROFILE LOVE CHÉRIE by D.U.P. EYELASHES – false eyelashes produced by Kumi Koda http://www.avex-vanguard.co.jp/ AVEX GROUP COMPANY PROFILE 21 Avex Live Creative Inc. Avex Live Creative Inc. engages in planning, producing and operation of concerts and other live entertainment events not only for Avex Group artists but also for outside artists. The a-nation annual summer live concert series, one of the largest events of its kind in Japan, was upgraded in 2012. In 2013, a-nation stadium fes. took place at two major stadiums in Tokyo and Osaka with different headliners every day, and a town festival entitled a-nation island was held in Shibuya. Not only in Japan but in other countries as well, it works with partners to jointly organize live events. It will continue to deliver the genuine value of live performance and an exciting experience to users. a-nation stadium fes. Avex Live Creative Inc. a-nation island Company Facts (as of April 1, 2014) Capital 30 million yen ZUSHI FES A scene of AAA's live concert Main Business Planning, production and operation of concerts and other events Board Members President: Katsumi Kuroiwa Vice-President: Toshiro Hayashi Director: Ryuhei Chiba Director: Shigekazu Takeuchi Director: Kenji Kitatani Auditor: Shinkichi Iwata Auditor: Nobuyuki Kobayashi Corporate Executives Corporate Executive: Katsunori Yoshimura Ticket Information LE NOIR THE DARK SIDE OF CIRQUE 2013 22 AVEX GROUP COMPANY PROFILE A theatrical play: Watashi no Host-chan Spa beauty salon - newMe DAY SPA http://a-ticket.jp/ AVEX GROUP COMPANY PROFILE 23 Avex Planning & Development Inc. Avex Planning & Development Inc. DANCE NATION - one of the world's largest dancing events DANCE KINGDOM - another dancing event Avex Planning & Development Inc. engages in discovery and development of new artists, operation of the Avex Artist Academy entertainment schools, licensing of institutions for the avex Dance Master dancing lesson program and operation of restaurants. For the purpose of boosting dancers’ social status, it has set up Japan Street Dance Association (JSDA) to provide support for conveying the appeal of dance to as many people as possible and for establishing dancing as a profession. It also runs the avex proworks service of matching human resources with different kinds of opportunities in the entertainment industry. Taking advantage of the power of the Avex brand and the group strengths, it will continue to drive efforts to develop new businesses. Avex Artist Academy schools in Tokyo, Nagoya, Osaka and Fukuoka Company Facts (as of April 1, 2014) Capital 20 million yen Street Dancing Test recognized by JSDA JSDA presents a-nation Official Dancer MORe Dance - A JSDA newsletter Main Business Artist discovery and development, school operations and restaurant operations Board Members President: Yoshihito Aoki Director: Shigekazu Takeuchi Auditor: Shinkichi Iwata Auditor: Nobuyuki Kobayashi Corporate Executives Corporate Executive: Kenji Honda Prizmmy☆ 24 AVEX GROUP COMPANY PROFILE Honeys - Fukuoka Softbank Hawks' official dancing team mu-mu - a restaurant specializing in soba noodles, walnuts and tasty alcohol avex Dance Master avex artist academy http://dancemaster.avex.jp/ http://aaa.avex.jp/ AVEX GROUP COMPANY PROFILE 25 Avex Sports Inc. Tomoaki Kanemoto Hiroyasu Shimizu Avex Sports Inc. was establised as a demerger from Avex Management Inc. on October 1, 2013 for the purpose of maximizing Avex Group's profits. It engages in the management and promotion of leading athletes. Specifically, it works to secure opportunities for the appearance of athletes in a variety of media for advertising, events and other opportunities and conducts a production business utilizing sports rights to maximize the value of sports. In the future, it will continue to show how attractive and exciting athletes can be, and to develop new businesses. Miyuki Takahashi Hideto Tanihara Yu Darvish Company Facts (as of April 1, 2014) Capital 20 million yen Yuka Fujimori Main Business Management of athletes Board Members President: Shojiro Ito Director: Shinji Hayashi Auditor: Nobuyuki Kobayashi Keisuke Honda Daisuke Miura Avex Sports Inc. Eri Yoshida 26 AVEX GROUP COMPANY PROFILE AVEX GROUP COMPANY PROFILE 27 SEAMO Avex Vibe Production Inc. mihimaru GT Avex Vibe Production Inc. was establised as a demerger from Avex Management Inc. on October 1, 2013 for the purpose of maximizing Avex Group's profits. It engages in the management of artists and talent and works to discover promising artists of the next generation. In addition, it plans and operates different kinds of events to provide opportunities in which attendees can share their excitement. FUTURE BOYZ MEGARYU BRIDGET Company Facts (as of April 1, 2014) Capital 20 million yen Avex Vibe Production Inc. Board Members President: Kazutaka Yagi Director: Shinji Hayashi Auditor: Nobuyuki Kobayashi SKY-HI AZU 28 AVEX GROUP COMPANY PROFILE Main Business Management of artists and talent Zushi 3 Brothers TSUYOSHI AVEX GROUP COMPANY PROFILE 29 Avex Broadcasting & Communications Inc. The Walking Dead Season 1 - now under distribution on d Video Avex Broadcasting & Communications Inc. is a joint venture established by Avex Entertainment Inc. and NTT DOCOMO, Inc. to develop a market for entirely new video entertainment based on mobile phones. In May 2009, it launched BeeTV as a broadcasting station airing original programs exclusively for mobile phones. This was followed by the launch of d-VIDEO powered by BeeTV in November 2011. It is a fixed-rate service for smartphones that offers unlimited access to approximately 20,000 drama, animation, music and BeeTV titles. The content titles are now available not merely with smartphones but with tablets, computers and television sets as well. Through marketing, it will continue to provide titles that satisfy users’ needs. (As of March 31, 2014, BeeTV and d-VIDEO powered by BeeTV serve an approximate total number of 5.3 million subscribers.) ©TWD productions LLC, Courtesy of AMC Company Facts (as of April 1, 2014) Capital 3,500 million yen Main Business Online video distribution service for mobile phones Lupin First Series - now under distribution on d video (Created by Monkey Punch) ©TMS Spider-ManTM Motion Picture - now under distribution on d Video ©2002 Columbia Pictures Industries, Inc. All Rights Reserved. | Spider-Man Character R & ©2014 Marvel Characters, Inc. All Rights Reserved Avex Broadcasting & Communications Inc. Partners: The Movie 30 AVEX GROUP COMPANY PROFILE - The First Chapter ©TV Asahi / Toei Company, Ltd. Board Members Chairman of the Board: Masato Matsuura President: Ryuhei Chiba Director: Shinji Hayashi Director: Shigekazu Takeuchi Director: Akira Akutsu Director: Rieko Muramoto Director: Hiroyasu Asami Director: Yoshiaki Maeda Director: Hiroshi Nasu Auditor: Shinkichi Iwata Auditor: Nobuyuki Kobayashi Corporate Executives Corporate Executive: Yoshio Yanagisaki Home screen on d Video BeeTV Information http://beetv.jp/ AVEX GROUP COMPANY PROFILE 31 UULA INC. UULA Inc. Pink Spider inspired by Buffalo 5 Girls by Kumi Koda, Mika Ninagawa & Moyoco Anno - an UULA original music video UULA Inc. is a joint venture between Avex Entertainment Inc. and Softbank Corporation for the joint operation of comprehensive entertainment services centering on fixed-rate online music and video distribution services. In February 2013, a comprehensive entertainment app called UULA was launched. It offers unlimited access to approximately 60,000 different content titles, including music videos, live concert videos, karaoke, movies, dramas, animations and original titles available only on UULA. Combining Avex Group’s planning and production capabilities with the Softbank Group’s internet development strength and infrastructure centering on smartphones, it will continue to revitalize and constantly expand the music and video content market through collaboration between the two corporate groups. Time goes by (LTE version) by Every Little Thing - an UULA original music video Company Facts (as of April 1, 2014) Capital 3,250 million yen I LOVE YOU - an UULA original drama Main Business Online video distribution services for mobile devices Board Members Chairman of the Board: Masato Matsuura President: Ryuhei Chiba Director: Shinji Hayashi Director: Shigekazu Takeuchi Director: Rieko Muramoto Director: Ken Miyauchi Director: Hiroaki Kitano Director: Kazutaka Hasumi Director: Katsumasa Niki Auditor: Hajime Shibata Yubikoi - Kimi ni Okuru Message - an UULA original drama 32 AVEX GROUP COMPANY PROFILE UULA's home screen AVEX GROUP COMPANY PROFILE 33 Other Group Companies Overseas Group Companies Avex Music Publishing Inc. Avex Music Publishing Inc. engages in the management of copyright and other rights. To make effective use of a combination of original sound sources and copyrights, it sells to companies producing game, video, movie and TV content and sells music copyrights alone for sound effects used in applications and game titles. The business also actively pursue other commercial opportunities using copyrights. Avex International Holdings Singapore Pte. Ltd. Avex International Holdings Singapore Pte. Ltd. was established in July 2013 to succeed the function of managing overseas subsidiaries from Avex International Holdings Ltd., an intermediate holding company. Avex Group will shift the focus of its business expansion from China to Southeast Asia. It will conduct business activities mainly in the live entertainment business and the mobile broadcasting business. Company Facts (as of April 1, 2014) ■ Capital 10 million yen ■ Main Business Management of copyrights, etc. ■ Board Members President: Hajime Taniguchi / Director: Shigekazu Takeuchi / Auditor: Shinkichi Iwata / Auditor: Nobuyuki Kobayashi Company Facts (as of April 1, 2014) ■ Capital 250,000 Singapore dollars ■ Main Business Management functions in Avex Group's business expansion into Asia, market surveys and research ■ Board Members President: Kenji Kitatani / Director: Masato Matsuura / Director: Shigekazu Takeuchi / Director: Barry Desker / Auditor: Shinkichi Iwata / Corporate Executive: Katsumi Kuroiwa Avex Classics International Inc. Avex Classics International Inc. is involved in the discovery and development of new artists, management, planning, producing and operation of concerts, and planning and producing of music and video content exclusively in the field of classical music. In February 2014, our London Office was launched in an attempt to expand the concert business and the management business in Europe and in the United States. In the future, it will work on diverse businesses with a view towards international projects with classical music artists. Company Facts (as of April 1, 2014) ■ Capital 50 million yen ■ Main Business Planning and producing of music and video content, artist management, planning, producing, and operation of concerts ■ Board Members President:Hiroyuki Nakashima / Director: Shigekazu Takeuchi / Auditor: Nobuyuki Kobayashi Avex Taiwan Inc. Avex Taiwan Inc. engages in the producing and distribution of CDs, DVDs and digital content featuring Avex Group artists and outside artists mainly in Asia but in other countries as well, and operates a live event business in Taiwan and Southeast Asia. Company Facts (as of April 1, 2014) ■ Capital 215 million NT dollars ■ Main Business Planning, producing and sales of music and video content, licensing business and live concert business ■ Board Members Chairman of the Board:Kenji Kitatani / President: Shinji Miyazaki / Director: Katsumi Kuroiwa / Auditor: Shinkichi Iwata ET Square Inc. ET Square Inc. engages in the development and sales of applications and software for automobiles and smartphones. Created on the concept of bringing different kinds of music to listeners, music Chef provides users with a recommendation-type music distribution service suited to the time, place and season they choose. Company Facts (as of April 1, 2014) ■ Capital 40 million yen ■ Main Business Development of applications and software for music distribution ■ Board Members President:Ryuhei Chiba / Director :Shigekazu Takeuchi / Director:Rieko Muramoto / Auditor:Nobuyuki Kobayashi 34 AVEX GROUP COMPANY PROFILE AVEX GROUP COMPANY PROFILE 35 MANAGED ARTISTS Atsushi Suemitsu Ami Suzuki Da-iCE Chubbiness TRF TOKYO GIRLS’ STYLE Tokyo Purin TRIPLANE The following is a list of major artists for whom Avex Group’s domestic operations cover management services, CD releases and online music distribution. (as of February 28, 2014; in the order of Japanese syllabary) An artist marked with an asterisk (*) is an artist under business alliance. Avex Management Inc. 36 ICONIQ alan Every Little Thing AAA (Triple A) Do As Infinity Dream5 ayumi hamasaki Shinichi Osawa (MONDO GROSSO) ai otsuka girl next door Yusaku Kiyama BACK-ON hie BOOM BOOOM SATELLITES moumoon Kumi Koda Tetsuya Komuro Maki Goto Makoto Saito motsu LOVE AVEX GROUP COMPANY PROFILE AVEX GROUP COMPANY PROFILE 37 MANAGED ARTISTS Avex Vanguard Inc. GEM f ( x )* Juria Kawakami KEIKO (globe) Zushi 3 Brothers TSUYOSHI SUPER ☆ GiRLS SUPER JUNIOR* SOLIDEMO mihimaru GT MEGARYU FUTURE BOYZ BRIDGET AFTERSCHOOL Mana Ito sfpr ORANGE CARAMEL Jyuri Kaida Akane Takayanagi DUFF 2NE1 BIGBANG FAR EAST MENTION MANNEQUINS FACT Avex Entertainment Inc. Cheeky Parade TOHOSHINKI* Hiroki Maekawa misono hitomi BoA* Avex Vibe Production Inc. AZU 38 AVEX GROUP COMPANY PROFILE SEAMO SKY-HI AVEX GROUP COMPANY PROFILE 39 MANAGED ARTISTS MANAGED TALENT Miyuu Hosoda POP DISASTER MONKEY MAJIK U-KISS The following is a list of major talent for whom Avex Group’s domestic operations cover management services. (as of February 28, 2014) wagakkiband Avex Planning Avex & Development Inc. Management Inc. Prizmmy ☆ Prism ☆ Box Shidou Nakamura Chiling Lin Mitsuki Oishi Arisa Nishida Aira Nakajima Marie Iitoyo Manami Enosawa KENTA Yuuki Izawa Lei Ishigami Kiyo Matsumoto Avex Classics International Inc. Nobuyuki Tsujii Avex Group Holdings Inc. Saho Aono 40 AVEX GROUP COMPANY PROFILE Street Students FREAK AVEX GROUP COMPANY PROFILE 41 MANAGED TALENT Avex Vanguard Inc. 42 Yukina Fukushima Mihoshi Nara Mako Haris Reina Yoshida Miki Kokubo Chelsea Mai Tachibana Rong rong Jouya Oka L Aoba Kirara Komine Kanna Togawa Moeka Sugawara Yukari Yushin AVEX GROUP COMPANY PROFILE Koyuki Saki Takaoka Erika Sawajiri Saeko Yuhi Ozora Kaname Endo Aki Shibuya Maho Imoto Manami Marutaka Hiroki Maekawa Juria Kawakami Kasumi Yamaya Honoka Okada Kosaka Daimaou Yurika Tachibana Yuichiro Hirata Anna Sumitani Yayoi Lisa Naoki Takeshi Mizuki Nishikawa Hidetoshi Kubota AVEX GROUP COMPANY PROFILE 43 MANAGED TALENT Avex Sports Inc. MANAGED CREATORS Tomoaki Kanemoto Hiroyasu Shimizu Miyuki Takahashi (Baseball) (Speed Skating) (Volleyball) The following is a list of major creators for whom Avex Group’s domestic operations cover management services. (as of February 28, 2014; in the order of Japanese syllabary) Hideto Tanihara Yu Darvish Yuka Fujimori Keisuke Honda (Golf) (Baseball) (Snow Board) (Soccer) LY R I C I S T S Tatsuji Ueda / Maria Okada / Kanata Okajima / Yui Kimura / Kenn Kato / kenko-p / CEYREN / BOUNCEBACK / H.U.B. / Goro Matsui / Kyasu Morizuki / Yoko Hiji / leonn COMPOSERS AILI / ats- / Mitsuru Igarashi / Takumi Ishida / Hidefusa Iwata / Tatsuji Ueda / woora / Yasuo Ohtani / Katsumi Ohnishi / Kazuhito Kikuchi / Masato Kitano / Yoko Kuzuya / CLARABELL / Daisuke Miura Eri Yoshida (Baseball) (Baseball) Chikara Gonohe / Hideo Saito / SAEKI youthK / Misako Sakazume / SASA / Osamu Sasaki / Atsushi Suemitsu / Daisuke Suzuki / Kunio Tago / DJ YUI / Yuta Nakano / Natsumi / Yoji Noi / BOUNCEBACK / Ken Harada / HIKARI / Hirofumi Hibino / Miki Fujisue / Mitsuyuki Miyake / Kosuke Morimoto / Ryuichiro Yamaki / Tetsuya Yukumi / Masaki Yoshida / RED-T / Toru Watanabe / Masaya Wada Avex Group ARRANGERS Holdings Inc. ats- / Mitsuru Igarashi / Katsumi Ohnishi / SASA / Takehito Shimizu / Akinori Suzuki / Yuta Nakano / Yasunari Nakamura / HIKARI / Hirofumi Hibino / Toru Watanabe Matthew Ryutaro Yamasaki PRODUCERS Mitsuru Igarashi / Kazuhito Kikuchi / Makoto Saito / CMJK / Atsushi Suemitsu / Daisuke Suzuki / Kunio Tago / Yuta Nakano / Yasunari Nakamura / HIKARI 44 AVEX GROUP COMPANY PROFILE MUSICIANS Katsumi Ohnishi / Makoto Saito / Atsushi Suemitsu / Yasunari Nakamura C R E AT O R S Yasuyoshi Ohtaki / Sekijyo Kaneda / Kosuke Shindo SPECIALIST Kenichiro Kogure AVEX GROUP COMPANY PROFILE 45 RECORDING ARTISTS E-girls Ayaka Ikio ISSA×SoulJa Ryo Ishibashi Ayana Izumi Eriko Imai Wake Up,Girls! Takako Uehara EXILE EXILE ATSUSHI EXILE TAKAHIRO EXILE TRIBE S.M.N. SKE48 X21 FPM M3 m-flo MAI ENDO Emiri Ota Ohashi Trio Ai Okumura Takashi Kako Yuki Kashiwagi The following is a list of major artists for whom Avex Group’s domestic operations cover CD releases and online music distribution. (as of February 28, 2014; in the order of Japanese syllabary) Nanase Aikawa Acid Black Cherry ayami 46 AVEX GROUP COMPANY PROFILE IdolingNEO ANARCHY Hitoe Arakaki AILI Armin van Buuren R5 i ☆ Ris Namie Amuro Yuko Ando AVEX GROUP COMPANY PROFILE 47 RECORDING ARTISTS 48 Kazuki Kato kato*fuku KAMEN RIDER GIRLS Tsuyoshi Kawakami & His moodmakers SaraMary J Soul Brothers from EXILE TRIBE Kota Shinzato The sketchbook Ryuichi Kawamura Kishidan Kis-My-Ft2 Kie Kitano THE SECOND from EXILE THE PREDATORS the pillows Pikarin Shiina kiyo Kiyoharu CLUTCHO Asuka Kuramochi Hitomi Shimatani Hiroko Shimabukuro/Coco d'Or shuji J CREAM Kuroyume globe KETSUMEISHI GENERATIONS from EXILE TRIBE GTS JAMOSA Janne Da Arc KEMURI Kotringo SAEKI youthK Misako Sakazume JONTE StarS STEVIE HOANG SPANKERS Ryuichi Sakamoto Miwa Sasagawa Rino Sashihara Yutaka Sado SPEED Selena Gomez Zendaya SONOMI AVEX GROUP COMPANY PROFILE AVEX GROUP COMPANY PROFILE 49 RECORDING ARTISTS 50 SoulJa Satomi Takasugi Tackey & Tsubasa Duck Sauce NIGHTMARE NINE MILES naomi & goro 7cm Nana Tanimura Daniel Powter DA PUMP DAMIJAW NAMBA69 Goro Noguchi Wataru Hatano Honey L Days Anna Tsuchiya TM NETWORK T-Pistonz + KMC DJ OZMA BACKDRAFT SMITHS BACK DROP BOMB paco BiS D ☆ DATE DiVA DEEP Demi Lovato Dai Hirai Fazil Say Feed Me Fairies H.E.Demon Kakka Tokyo Karan Koron Tokyo Ska Paradise Orchestra Asako Toki Kaori Fukuhara & RAB Bridgit Mendler French Kiss V6 DOBERMAN INC Keisuke Toyama Dream Dorothy Little Happy Brown Eyed Soul BREATHE PERIDOTS BOREDOMS AVEX GROUP COMPANY PROFILE AVEX GROUP COMPANY PROFILE 51 RECORDING ARTISTS 52 MIHIRO MAX Marty Friedman Marié Digby Runa Marie Daichi Miura Ryosuke Miura Alisa Mizuki mini May J. Maki Mori Megumi Mori you UL yu-yu YORK Takuro Yoshida Rabbit Little Blue boX RYO the SKYWALKER √5 Raychell AVEX GROUP COMPANY PROFILE You-Tak ravex lecca LOW IQ 01 UNIST AVEX GROUP COMPANY PROFILE 53 Avex Group Holdings Inc. http://www.avex.co.jp/
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