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Vernalossom
Native name
株式会社かぶしきがいしゃVernalossom
FormerlyAKS
Company typeKabushiki gaisha
IndustryService industry
Founded2006
Headquarters
Chiyoda, Tokyo
,
Japan
Key people
Natsuko Yoshinari (President)
BrandsAKB48 Group members outside Japan
ServicesArtist management
OwnerNatsuko Yoshinari
Websitevernalossom.jp

Vernalossom Co., Ltd. (株式会社かぶしきがいしゃVernalossom, Kabushiki-gaisha Vernalossom), formerly AKS Co., Ltd. (株式会社かぶしきがいしゃAKS, Kabushiki-gaisha AKS), is a Japanese talent agency headquartered in Tokyo, Japan. The company is involved in various entertainment-related industries, including music, film and merchandise production.

History[edit]

AKS has managed the Japanese idol groups AKB48, SKE48,[1] NMB48,[2] HKT48,[3] and NGT48, as well as the Japanese promotional activities of South Korean-Japanese idol group, Iz*One.

AKB48 employed a so-called "transfer system" for the first to tenth generation members, where members started out under AKS management, and should receive a contract offer from other artist management companies after a predetermined period.[4] Members in the next generations would be managed directly by AKS, although they could still accept offers to transfer to other agencies.

In 2016, ownership of NMB48 was transferred from Kyoraku Yoshimoto Holdings to AKS, putting all the 48 groups at the time under AKS's banner.[2]

In 2019, the talent agency KeyHolder acquired SKE48 and placed it under the management of its subsidiary SKE, Inc., renamed in June to Zest, Inc.;[5][6] AKS received a 20% stake in the subsidiary.[7] It was also announced that Yasushi Akimoto is no longer part of AKS management, but still being involved as the creative producer.[8] In June, NMB48 was sold back to Kyoraku Yoshimoto Holdings.[2]

In 2020, AKS was restructured into Vernalossom and transferred ownership of their three remaining Japanese idol groups to three independent business entities, while Vernalossom would retain control of the AKB48 sister groups outside Japan.[9][10] AKB48 would be managed by DH, headed by Kazuki Uchimura, who is also the CEO of the AKB48 Group costume maker, Osare Company. HKT48 would be managed by Mercury[11] and NGT48 by Flora,[12] both of which are subsidiaries of the holding company Sproot, itself co-owned by Line Corporation, Septeni Holdings [ja],[13] and the advertising company Piala.[14] In May, it was announced that KeyHolder has also bought out Vernalossom's subsidiary North River, Inc., a transportation company which also owned 50% of Nogizaka46's management company.[15]

On April 1, 2023, it was announced on Vernalossom's homepage that all of the company's business operations would be transferred to a branch subsidiary company named Superball, effective from the same day.[16]

Artists[edit]

Current artists[edit]

Units[edit]

Talents[edit]

Former artists[edit]


See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "お知しらせ" (in Japanese). AKB48 TOKYO DOME までの軌跡きせき. 1 November 2011. Retrieved 1 May 2015.
  2. ^ a b c "AKS、NMB48事業じぎょうをKYORAKU吉本よしもとに譲渡じょうと". ORICON NEWS. Retrieved 3 December 2021.
  3. ^ "会社かいしゃ情報じょうほう" (in Japanese). HKT48. Retrieved 1 May 2015.
  4. ^ "【前編ぜんぺん】AKB48"非ひ選抜せんばつ組ぐみ"仲谷なかたに明香あすかが語かたる「光ひかりと影かげ」 ～総そう選挙せんきょの日ひ、前田まえだ敦子あつこの隣となりにいた私わたし". Eltha (in Japanese). 9 March 2012. Retrieved 1 May 2015.
  5. ^ "アイドルグループ「SKE48」を買収ばいしゅうしたKeyHolderってどんな会社かいしゃ". M＆A Online. Retrieved 3 February 2021.
  6. ^ "Notice of Change of Trade Name of Consolidated Subsidiary" (PDF) (Press release) (in Japanese). JASDAQ. 6 June 2019.
  7. ^ "Notice Concerning Partial Transfer of Subsidiary Shares" (PDF) (Press release) (in Japanese). JASDAQ.
  8. ^ "指原さすはら莉乃、ＮＧＴ山口やまぐち問題もんだい現状げんじょう語かたる 秋元あきもとＰに相談そうだんも". Nikkan Sports (in Japanese). 6 May 2019. Retrieved 21 May 2019.
  9. ^ "AKS becomes Vernalossom, AKB48, HKT48 and NGT48 new operating companies announced". Neo-Tokyo 2099. 1 April 2020. Retrieved 3 February 2021.
  10. ^ "ＡＫＢ、ＨＫＴ、ＮＧＴもＡＫＳから独立どくりつ 国内こくない４８グループ今後こんごは地域ちいき密着みっちゃくがカギ – 東京とうきょうスポーツ新聞しんぶん社しゃ". 東ひがしスポＷeb – 東京とうきょうスポーツ新聞しんぶん社しゃ (in Japanese). 2 April 2020. Retrieved 3 February 2021.
  11. ^ "ＡＫＳ、ＨＫＴ運営うんえいをＭｅｒｃｕｒｙに事業じぎょう譲渡じょうと - ＡＫＢ４８ : 日刊にっかんスポーツ". nikkansports.com (in Japanese). Retrieved 3 February 2021.
  12. ^ "ＡＫＳがＮＧＴ４８運営うんえいを新設しんせつ会社かいしゃ「Ｆｌｏｒａ」に事業じぎょう譲渡じょうと 早川はやかわ支配人しはいにんは退任たいにん – 東京とうきょうスポーツ新聞しんぶん社しゃ". 東ひがしスポＷeb – 東京とうきょうスポーツ新聞しんぶん社しゃ (in Japanese). April 2020. Retrieved 3 February 2021.
  13. ^ "Septeni Holdings Announces Equity Participation in Sproot Corp., Presiding over Two Idol Groups, HKT48 and NGT48, as Official Digital Marketing Partner to Promote DX in the Entertainment Industry". SEPTENI HOLDINGS CO.,LTD. Retrieved 2 December 2021.
  14. ^ "HKT48及およびNGT48の持株もちかぶ会社かいしゃとしてSprootを新あらたに設立せつりつ 〜LINE、セプテーニ・ホールディングス、ピアラが資本しほん参画さんかく〜". 株式会社かぶしきがいしゃSproot (in Japanese). Retrieved 1 December 2021.
  15. ^ "Basic Agreement for the Acquisition of All Shares of North River Co" (PDF) (Press release) (in Japanese). JASDAQ. 14 May 2020.
  16. ^ 株式会社かぶしきがいしゃVernalossom (in Japanese), 1 April 2023, archived from the original on 1 April 2023



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