Stardust Promotion
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Stardust Promotion Co., Ltd. (株式会社スターダストプロモーション) is a leading Japanese talent agency,[1][2] headquartered in Shibuya, Tokyo. It was founded in 1979 and invests in entertainment forms including music, cinema, and modelling.
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Native name | 株式会社スターダストプロモーション |
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Company type | Kabushiki gaisha |
Industry | Service industry (entertainment) |
Genre | Tarento, singer, actor and model management, etc. |
Founded | 1 February 1979; 45 years ago (1979-02-01) |
Headquarters | Takeda Bldg., 3-3, Ebisu Nishi 2-chome, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo, Japan; ZIP 150-0021 |
Area served | Japan |
Key people | Yoshirō Hosono (representative) |
Subsidiaries | Stardust Net SDP (Stardust Pictures) Stardust Music Publishing SDI (Stardust Interactive) Smooch SDM (Stardust Marketing) SDR (Stardust Music, Inc.) |
Website | www |
The agency has a dominant share in the management of actresses.[3] For example, it had managed Yūko Takeuchi (best known for the movie Be with You) and Kō Shibasaki (Socrates in Love).[4] The agency is known for its all-female musical groups such as Momoiro Clover Z,[5] Shiritsu Ebisu Chugaku,[6] and all-male musical groups such as Bullet Train,[7] Dish[8] and also has its own independent record label SDR (Stardust Records).[9]
In 2009, Stardust Promotion opened a branch in South Korea.[4] In addition to the head office in Tokyo, Stardust Promotion has offices in Nagoya, in Osaka, and since lately[when?] in Fukuoka. The agency has recently started to put an emphasis on local talents and created several local idol groups, namely Team Syachihoko (in Nagoya) and Tacoyaki Rainbow (in Osaka).[10]