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Formerly | Victor Musical Industries (1972-1993) JVCKenwood Victor Entertainment (2014-2024) |
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Company type | Subsidiary |
Industry | Entertainment |
Founded | April 25, 1972 Yokohama, Japan |
Headquarters | Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan |
Key people | Yuichi Kaito (president) Toshiaki Shibutani (managing director) |
Products | Audio, visual and computer software media products |
Number of employees | 400 (as of July 2017) |
Parent | JVCKenwood |
Website | www |
Victor Entertainment, Inc. (ビクターエンタテインメント
History
[edit]- April 1972: Victor Musical Industries, Inc. (ビクター
音楽 産業 株式会社 , Bikutā Ongaku Sangyō Kabushiki-gaisha) is spun off as a subsidiary of JVC. - September 30, 1982: JVC Musical Industries, Inc. is founded in the U.S.[1]
- February 1984: The sales and marketing department of JVC is spun off as Nihon AVC, Inc. (
日本 エイ・ブイ・シー株式会社 , Nihon EiBuiShī Kabushiki-gaisha). - January 1990: JVC Musical Industries announces its first video game release will be Boulder Dash.[2]
- October 30, 1991: JVC Musical Industries Europe, Ltd. is founded.[3]
- April 1993: Nihon AVC and Victor Musical Industries merge and the name is changed to Victor Entertainment, Inc. (ビクターエンタテインメント
株式会社 , Bikutā Entateinmento Kabushiki-gaisha) - 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.[4]
- May 14, 1997: JVC Musical Industries Europe is renamed to JVC Music Europe, Ltd.[5]
- February 24, 1999: JVC Music, Inc. is dissolved[6]
- March 1999: Victor Entertainment's main office is moved.
- March 31, 2003: Victor Interactive Software is acquired by Marvelous Entertainment and becomes Marvelous Interactive. [7]
- May 8, 2006: JVC Music Europe is dissolved.[8]
- 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.[9]
Labels
[edit]Records
[edit]- 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
[edit]- 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
[edit]Major artists
[edit]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
- 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
- VIXX (CJ Victor)
- Wonho (Japan only)
- Yoko Kanno (flying DOG)
- Yuki Kajiura (flying DOG)
- Yukio Hashi
- Zardonic
- Sambomaster
Video games
[edit]- Victor Music/Ent.
Title | Platform(s) | Release date |
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Banana | Famicom | September 8, 1986 |
Hana no Star Kaidou | Famicom | March 17, 1987 |
Outlanders | Famicom | December 4, 1987 |
Fisherman Sanpei | Famicom | March 17, 1988 |
Ys | Famicom | August 26, 1988 |
Makyou Densetsu | PC Engine | September 23, 1988 |
Kaguya Hime Densetsu | Famicom | December 16, 1988 |
Shiryou Sensen: War of the Dead | PC Engine | March 24, 1989 |
Kagami no Kuni no Legend | CD-ROM² | October 27, 1989 |
Jack Nicklaus' Greatest 18 Holes of Major Championship Golf | PC Engine | November 24, 1989 |
CD-ROM² | September 14, 1990 | |
Tiger Road | PC Engine | February 23, 1990 |
Flappy Special | Game Boy | March 23, 1990 |
Sansara Naga | Famicom | March 23, 1990 |
King of Casino | PC Engine | March 30, 1990 |
Ys II | Famicom | May 25, 1990 |
Ultrabox Soukangou | CD-ROM² | June 15, 1990 |
Veigues Tactical Gladiator | PC Engine | June 29, 1990 |
Magical Dinosaur Tour | CD-ROM² | August 24, 1990 |
Jangou | Famicom | August 30, 1990 |
Ankoku Densetsu | PC Engine | September 7, 1990 |
Boulder Dash | Game Boy | September 21, 1990 |
Ultrabox 2-gou | CD-ROM² | September 28, 1990 |
Toy Shop Boys | PC Engine | December 14, 1990 |
Ultrabox 3-gou | CD-ROM² | December 26, 1990 |
Niji no Silkroad | Famicom | February 22, 1991 |
Ys III | Famicom | September 27, 1991 |
Nontan to Issho: KuruKuru Puzzle | Super Famicom, Game Boy | 1994 |
Tournament Leader | Sega Saturn | August 23, 1996 |
PlayStation |
- Victor/JVC Music
Title | Platform(s) | Release date |
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Boulder Dash | NES | June 1990 |
Choplifter II | Game Boy | June 21, 1991 |
Star Wars | NES | November 1991 |
Dungeon Master | Super NES | December 20, 1991 |
Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back | NES | March 1992 |
Defenders of Dynatron City | NES | July 1992 |
Wonder Dog | Sega CD | September 25, 1992 |
Super Star Wars | Super NES | November 1992 |
Wolfchild | Sega CD | December 1992 |
Sega Genesis | March 1993 | |
AH-3 Thunderstrike | Sega CD | January 1993 |
The Secret of Monkey Island | Sega CD | February 1993 |
Keio Flying Squadron | Sega CD | August 6, 1993 |
Super Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back | Super NES | October 1993 |
Samurai Shodown | Sega CD | 1993 |
Jaguar XJ220 | Sega CD | 1993 |
Syvalion | Super NES | 1993 |
Heimdall | Sega CD | March 18, 1994 |
Dungeon Master II: The Legend of Skullkeep | Sega CD | March 25, 1994 |
Star Wars: Rebel Assault | Sega CD | March 1994 |
Magic Boy | Super NES | September 1994 |
Super Star Wars: Return of the Jedi | Super NES | October 1994 |
Indiana Jones' Greatest Adventures | ||
Ghoul Patrol | Super NES | November 1994 |
Time Cop | Super NES | February 17, 1995 |
Fatal Fury Special | Sega CD | March 31, 1995 |
Big Sky Trooper | Super NES | September 1995 |
King of Boxing | Sega Saturn | October 20, 1995 |
Emmitt Smith Football | Super NES | November 1995 |
SeaBass Fishing | Sega Saturn | February 23, 1996 |
Keio Flying Squadron 2 | Sega Saturn | May 17, 1996 |
Impact Racing | Sega Saturn | July 5, 1996 |
PlayStation | ||
Highway 2000 | Sega Saturn | September 1996 |
Hyper Tennis: Final Match | PlayStation | November 1996 |
Victory Boxing Champion Edition | PlayStation | December 1996 |
Pinball Graffiti | Sega Saturn | September 1996 |
Wing Over | PlayStation | 1997 |
- JVC Music Europe
Title | Platform(s) | Release date |
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Tetris Plus | PlayStation | October 1997 |
Yusha: Heaven's Gate | PlayStation | October 1997 |
Peak Performance | PlayStation | November 1997 |
BRAHMA Force | PlayStation | March 1998 |
Indy 500 | PlayStation | April 1998 |
No One Can Stop Mr. Domino! | PlayStation | September 1998 |
Victory Boxing 2 | PlayStation | October 1998 |
Pop'n Pop | PlayStation | 1998 |
Game Boy Color | 2001 | |
Psychic Force 2 | PlayStation | September 19, 2000 |
Vampire Hunter D | PlayStation | 2000 |
RayCrisis | PlayStation | 2000 |
Panzer Front | PlayStation | April 17, 2001 |
See also
[edit]- Subsidiaries of JVC Kenwood
- EF Johnson Technologies – Multi-band portable radio company
Notes
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Articles of Incorporation of JVC Musical Industries, Inc". California Secretary of State. September 30, 1982.
- ^ "Coming from Nintendo Licensees". Computer Entertainer. January 1990.
- ^ "JVC MUSIC EUROPE LTD". OpenCorporates. Retrieved May 13, 2021.
- ^ "Certificate of Amendment: JVC Musical Industries, Inc". California Secretary of State. May 1, 1997.
- ^ "JVC MUSIC EUROPE LTD.: Certificate of Incorporation on Change of Name". OpenCorporates. Retrieved May 13, 2021.
- ^ "Certificate of Dissolution: JVC Music, Inc". California Secretary of State. February 24, 1999.
- ^ Niizumi, Hirohiko (March 24, 2003). "The creator of the Harvest Moon series is being bought out by Marvelous Entertainment". Gamespot. Retrieved January 16, 2012.
- ^ "JVC MUSIC EUROPE LTD.: Filing dated 8 May 2006". OpenCorporates. Retrieved May 13, 2021.
- ^ "
社名 (商号 )変更 のお知 らせ". プレスリリース・ニュースリリース配信 シェアNo.1|PR TIMES (in Japanese). 2024-03-29. Retrieved 2024-07-15.
External links
[edit]- (in Japanese) Victor Entertainment
- Victor Entertainment at Anime News Network's encyclopedia