Ariola Japan

Ariola Japan Inc. (株式会社アリオラジャパン, Kabushiki Kaisha Ariora Japan), is a Japanese record label that is part of Sony Music Entertainment Japan. It is the successor of BMG Japan.

Ariola Japan
Parent company	Sony Music Entertainment Japan
Founded	2009; 15 years ago (2009)
Genre	Rock pop R&B
Country of origin	Japan
Official website	Official website

History

• 2008 – Ariola Japan becomes a subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment.^[1]
• 2009 – Ariola Japan becomes a full-on record label separate from BMG Japan.^[2]

Artists

It is home to both former BMG Japan artists and new artists, including:

• Asai Kenichi & the Interchange Kills
• Ema
• Okamoto's
• Oh My Girl (Japanese releases only)
  • Oh My Girl Banhana
• Qyoto
• Kep1er (Japanese releases only)
• King Gnu
• Coalamode.
• Sayuri
• Sherbets
• Seikima-II
  • Demon Kakka
• Chehon
• Denpa Girl
• Bakarhythm
• Ken Hirai
• Boogieren
• Brainchild's
• Mashimaro
• Takako Matsu
• Yuuri

iDEAK

• Toshiki Kadomatsu

Little Tokyo

• Kazumasa Oda

Rhythmedia Tribe

• Misia

Happy Song Records

• The Cro-Magnons
• The High-Lows

Former artists

• Aisha
• Ayano Mashiro
• AZU (managed by Avex)
• The Boyz (now with Universal Music Japan)
• Crossfaith
• Deen (managed by Being Inc.)
• fumika
• NGT48
• NU'EST
• Tatsuyuki Hiyamuta
  • DAD MOM GOD
• One Day (JYP Entertainment/Ariola Japan)
  • 2AM
  • 2PM
• Rake
• Hiromi Sakimoto
• The Yellow Monkey
• Zeebra

Augusta Records

Joint venture with Office Augusta, which is now a subsidiary of Universal Music Japan

• Kyoko
• Yu Sakai
• Sukima Switch
  • Takuya Ohashi
• Motohiro Hata

References

1. "（株）ソニー・ミュージックエンタテインメントによる株式会社 BMG JAPAN 完全子会社化" (PDF) (in Japanese). October 2, 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 February 2012. Retrieved 23 June 2013.
2. "（株）BMG JAPAN 役員の変更、執行役員制の導入及び組織改正等について" (PDF) (in Japanese). June 1, 2009. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 February 2012. Retrieved 23 June 2013.

External links

• Official website
• Ariola Japan on Facebook