
He subsequently signed her to the Avex label. In December of that same year, President Max Matsuura "spotted" former idol Ami Suzuki performing live at the annual festival of their school, Nihon University. In January 2004, they began selling Japanese music CDs in South Korea. In 2003, they opened a classical music business (named Avex Classics). In 2002, they released the " CCCD", a type of copy-protected CD, and opened their building in Aoyama, paid for by Sumitomo Life and worth 205 billion yen. In 2001, Avex opened the "avex artists academy" music school. 2000–2009: Times of unity and divisiveness

In December, the company was listed on the 1st section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol 7860. Later that year "Avex Mode", an animation company, was established. In early 1999, they signed an agreement with Walt Disney Records and Hollywood Records to handle the companies' Japanese CD releases.
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In 1997, they opened a series of concert halls called " Zepp" with Sony Music Entertainment Japan. Later that year, they opened a disco, claimed on their website to be "the world's largest scale disco", named Velfarre. In 1994, they formed two UK subsidiaries, "Rhythm Republic Limited" and "Avex U.K. This led to the creation of the Cutting Edge label. It was held in Tokyo Dome under the name "avex rave '93" and attracted 50,000 attendees. branch, called "AV Experience America Inc." The year also marked the first of Avex's yearly events. In 1993, they transferred to Aoyama, Tokyo and created a U.S.

In the same year, they created "Musique Folio Inc.", a music publishing company, which became "Prime Direction Inc." In September 1990, they opened a recording studio and created Avex Trax as a music label. They began as a CD wholesaler based in Machida, Tokyo. Incorporated ( エイベックス・ディー・ディー株式会社, Eibekkusu Di Di Kabushiki Gaisha), although it did not become established until 1988. Avex Group logo used from 2000 to 2017 1988–1999: The early years Īvex was registered June 1, 1973, as Avex D.D. Avex Group moved to the 36th floor of the tower on October 1, 2014. It was vacated in October 2014 to give way to the move to Izumi Garden Tower. History The Avex Building ( エイベックスビル, Eibekkusu Biru), finished in 2002 and funded by Sumitomo Life, in Minami-Aoyama, Tokyo. In 2005, Avex, Incorporated became Avex Entertainment, Incorporated, and stayed on as part of the Group. Avex Group Holdings, Incorporated was used for the main subsidiaries, while the old name (Avex, Incorporated) was for entertainment components of the Group. The current name, Avex Group Holdings, Incorporated, was adopted in 2004 as part of reconstruction process after Tom Yoda's resignation. Since its foundation, its corporate name was Avex D.D., Incorporated, and ten years later it was changed to Avex, Incorporated. The company is a member of the Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG) keiretsu.Īvex is an acronym of the English words Audio Visual Expert. It has also shifted into other business domains like anime, video games and live music events, partnering with Ultra Music Festival and hosting the annual A-nation. Founded in 1988, the company manages J-pop talents like Ayumi Hamasaki and internet sensation PikoTaro. ( Japanese: エイベックス株式会社, romanized: Eibekkusu kabushiki gaisha / ə ˈ v ɛ k s/ / ˈ eɪ v ɛ k s/, commonly known as Avex and stylized as avex) is a Japanese entertainment conglomerate led by founder Max Matsuura and headquartered in Tokyo, Japan. Most prominent examples are Johnny & Associates artists such as Kis-My-Ft2 and Snow Man, LDH artists such as EXILE, EXILE TRIBE, E-girls and Happiness, K-Pop artists such as BoA, TVXQ, BIGBANG, EXO, BLACKPINK and IKON, and international artists such as Bruno Mars, Hardwell and YELLOW CLAW.Avex Inc.

Additionally, the subsidiary "Avex Pictures" which was established for promoting and producing video contents such as games, animation, movies and events also manages several artists that specialize in theme music soundtracks for such content. The artist management subsidiary within the Avex Group is "Avex Management". Since its foundation, the company has established over 40 different in-house record labels, with some of the most notable ones being avex trax (first label), rhythm zone (third label) and IDOL Street. The company also provides theme music soundtracks to many anime series and a few video games through its subsidiary Avex Mode. (エイベックス・グループ・ホールディングス株式会社), is Japan's leading dance record company since the 1990s and continues producing and recording some of Japan's most famous pop singers such as Japan's highest-selling solo musician.
