EMI Records Japan was a Japanese record label which operated as a sublabel of Universal Music Japan. Established in April 2013, it is the successor of its previous entity as a company, EMI Music Japan. The sublabel's headquarters is located at Universal Music Japan's main office at Aoyama, Minato, Tokyo. On February 2014, the sublabel has been divided into two separate sublabels, EMI Records, which contains the combined Nayutawave Records and more than half of the EMI Records Japan roster, and EMI R, which consists of the remaining EMI Records Japan artists. On July 2014, EMI R was renamed to Virgin Records.
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History
After the European Commission approved the acquisition of EMI by Universal Music Group on September 21, 2012, restructuring and rebranding of several EMI labels under Universal Music followed in September 28, 2012 as the merger was approved. In January 15, 2013, Universal Music Japan president Kazuhiko Koike took over as CEO of EMI Music Japan, effectively controlling both companies until its integration into Universal Music Japan as a sublabel in April 1, 2013 as EMI Records Japan. Koike, meanwhile, has stated that the merger had a bad effect in terms of its international repertoire and employment. Artists from the former company will still continue releasing material under Universal Music but still maintaining the catalog code TOCT. As of October 2013, the TOCT catalogue is no longer in use and is replaced by TYCT (for the original EMI Records artists) and UPCH (for Nayutawave Records artists absorbed by EMI). On February 2014, Universal Music Japan did a large-scale sub-label reorganization, with more than half of EMI Records Japan artists transferred to Nayutawave Records, renaming the latter as EMI Records. The remainder of the roster were moved to another sub-label, called EMI R. By June 2014, the EMI artists that were transferred to Nayutawave to form the EMI Records unit began using the UPCH catalogue code. On April 14, 2014, Universal Music Japan announced that EMI R and sublabels Universal International and Delicious Deli Records will be having their joint partnership by forming Virgin Music, with Universal International's EMI label distribution be merged later on. On July 2014, EMI R was once again renamed to Virgin Records. Virgin Records was subsequently tied-up with another UMJ sublabel Delicious Deli Records to form an umbrella label named Virgin Music.
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Labels
- EMI Records (formerly Nayutawave Records)
- Virgin Music
- Virgin Records (formerly EMI R)
- Delicious Deli Records
- Zen Music
Current roster
As of December 12, 2013:
EMI Records (formerly Nayutawave Records)
- 9mm Parabellum Bullet
- A Pink
- AK (Kakihara Akemi)
- Ai
- Akatsuki Megumi
- Alice Nine*
- Aloha Brothers
- Aoi to Kaede (Aoi & Kaede)
- Ashida Mana*
- Atom on Sphere*
- Base Ball Bear
- Becky??
- Beni*
- C&K*
- Chie
- Club Prince*
- Crush!
- Cutty
- D.W. Nichols
- Dohzi-T*
- Galaxias!*
- Girls' Generation*
- Godiego*
- H.
- Happiness*
- Hiatus, The*
- Hirahara Ayaka*
- Indigo7
- Inoue Ai
- Ishinoda Natsuyo
- J-Min*
- Jemstone
- Junretsu
- Kagoneko
- Karan, Julee
- KARA
- Kawaguchi Kyogo
- Kawamura Kaori
- Kominami Yasuha
- Koyanagi Yuki*
- Kozai Kaori
- ManaKana*
- Matsudaira Ken
- Matsutoya Yumi (also credited as Arai Yumi)
- Nagabuchi Tsuyoshi*
- Oblivion Dust*
- Oda Yuji
- Olde Worlde
- Onsoku Line
- Orquesta de la Luz
- Otsu Kiko
- Oz
- Pink Martini
- Qoo Bee Little
- Radwimps
- RDX
- Saijo Hideki
- Sakamoto Fuyumi
- Sakurazuka Yakkun
- Salovers, The
- Sanaemon
- Shibasaki Kou*
- Shimazaki Wakako
- Shinee
- SiM
- Sugi Masamichi
- Sumire
- Suzuki Fuku*
- T-ara
- Takahashi Minami*
- Three Tight B
- Usagi
- Utagawa Fumiko
- Yilana
- Your Song Is Good*
- Yuki Saori
* Nayutawave Records artists prior to renaming as EMI Records
Virgin Records (formerly EMI R)
- Acidman
- Akai Ko-en
- Alfee, The
- Ashley Scared the Sky
- BTS
- Ent
- Fire Ball
- Geek Sleep Sheep
- Great3
- Hanae
- Hotei Tomoyasu
- IU
- Iha, James
- Imai Miki
- Katahira Minoru
- Kimonos
- Kiyoshi Ryujin
- Mass of the Fermenting Dregs
- Mirraz, The
- Miyavi
- Ozawa Kenji
- Ozrosaurus
- Pupa
- Ringo Sheena
- Straightener
- Taro Gold
- Tokyo Jihen
- Utada Hikaru
See also
- EMI
- EMI Music Japan
- Universal Music Group
- Delicious Deli Records
References
External links
- Official website (EMI R)
- Official website (EMI Records)
- EMI Records Japan on Facebook
- EMI Records Japan on Twitter
- EMI Records Japan's channel on YouTube
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