Stardust Promotion
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Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
. Its headquarters are located in Shibuya
Shibuya, Tokyo
is one of the 23 special wards of Tokyo, Japan. As of 2008, it has an estimated population of 208,371 and a population density of 13,540 persons per km². The total area is 15.11 km²....
, Tokyo
Tokyo
, ; officially , is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan. Tokyo is the capital of Japan, the center of the Greater Tokyo Area, and the largest metropolitan area of Japan. It is the seat of the Japanese government and the Imperial Palace, and the home of the Japanese Imperial Family...
Stardust also operates its own record label
Record label
In the music industry, a record label is a brand and a trademark associated with the marketing of music recordings and music videos. Most commonly, a record label is the company that manages such brands and trademarks, coordinates the production, manufacture, distribution, marketing and promotion,...
, Stardust Music, and its own production company, Stardust Studio (a.k.a. S·D·P, Inc. (Stardust Pictures)).
Artists of Stardust is divided into section 1, section 2, section 3, section 5, section 6 , section 8 and some other section such as "New members project section" and "CM section".
Female
Male
Bands
- Momoiro CloverMomoiro Cloveris a Japanese female idol group of 5 selected members from Stardust Promotion Agency's section 3 . They are also referred to as Momoclo , Shūmatsu Heroine . In early 2010, Momoiro Clover was signed to the major label Universal Records...
- Shiritsu Ebisu ChūgakuShiritsu Ebisu Chūgakuis a Japanese girl idol group. It was formed in 2009 by 3BJunior, the third section of the Stardust Promotion talent agency. The group is named after a fictitious school in Ebisu, a neighbourhood in Shibuya, Tokyo. Shiritsu Ebisu Chūgaku is a little sister of the group Momoiro Clover...
(a.k.a. Ebichū) - Little by LittleLittle by Little (band)Little by Little is a Japanese rock band, consisting of vocalist Hideco and Tetsuhiko. Little by Little's record label is Sony Music Entertainment Japan and they are attached to Stardust Promotion...
Singers
- KK (singer)Kang Yoon-sung , better known by his stage name K, is a J-pop singer from South Korea.Currently, the only contract in Japan. After the failure of his first album in South Korea in 2004, K crossed over to Japan...
- Musashi'sMusashi'sThe Musashi's is a musical group in Japan, formed of 5 cats. One of the largest talent agency, Stardust Promotion, connected with the Musashi's. The contract stated that each cat will be given one skipjack tuna per song.- Members :...
- Kaori NatoriKaori Natoriis a Japanese singer under management of Stardust Music. She is currently signed to Chimera Energy, a label handled by Universal Music Japan.In 2010, Natori became the permanent vocalist for the hip-hop/reggae band Spontania...
- Kō Shibasaki
- Hitomi TakahashiHitomi Takahashi (singer)is a rock/pop singer from Miyagi Prefecture in Japan. After being selected as finalist in the Sony Music SD audition, which contained about 20,000 applicants, Hitomi entered the music scene in 2005 with her single "Bokutachi no Yukue"...
- YunaYuna (singer)Yunalis Zarai or commercially known as Yuna, a Malaysian singer-songwriter.Yuna is conquering Malaysia with her acoustic guitar and winning folk pop tunes – enchanting listeners with the gentle warble in her voice, a flair for old-timey pop songcraft, a bit of Feist’s soul and subtlety, and...
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Jointly-managed groups
- Orange RangeOrange Rangeis a 5-member Okinawan alternative rock band, based in Okinawa, Japan. Formed in 2001, the band began with Spice Music and later signed with Sony Music Japan's gr8! records division in 2003. The group left gr8! records in 2010 to start their own label, Super Echo....
(with Spice Music) - mihimaru GTMihimaru GTMihimaru GT is an urban and pop group signed to Universal Music Japan and managed by Tearbridge Productions, a subsidiary of Stardust Promotion and Avex.- History :...
(with Tearbridge Production - avex sub-label and sub-company) - GreeeenGReeeeNis a Japanese pop/rock/hip hop/breakbeat vocal group from Kōriyama city in Fukushima Prefecture, comprising the all-male four members Hide, Navi, 92, and Soh. They made their debut with Universal Music in 2007. Their logo image is of a mouthful of teeth, and the four Es indicate the number of members...
(with Edward Entertainment)
Previously attached artists
- Tomoko AkiyaTomoko Akiyais a Japanese voice actor.-Anime roles:*Hazuki Fujiwara in Ojamajo Doremi*Suzume Mizuno in Konjiki no Gash Bell!!*Riff in Penguin Musume Heart*Miss Keane in Demashita! Powerpuff Girls Z*Yui Kounagi in Dream Eater Merry-Video Game roles:...
- Kenji HagaKenji Haga, better known as , is a mixed-race entertainment talent, actor and businessperson from Okinawa, Okinawa. Haga was born to an American father and an Okinawan mother...
- Risa Junna
- Hiroko MitaHiroko MitaHiroko Mita is a Japanese singer and actress.-Appearances:-External links:*...
- Sachiko Kamachi (became known as Izumi SakaiIzumi Sakai, born 6 February 1967 in Kurume, Japan – 27 May 2007 was a Japanese Pop singer, song writer, and member of the group Zard.- Biography :Born in Kurume, Fukuoka, Japan, Sakai grew up in Hadano, Kanagawa. Her father was a driving instructor, and she had a younger brother and younger sister...
, vocalist of famous J-Pop band ZardZardwas a Japanese pop group. Originally a group of five members, with lead vocalist Izumi Sakai as group leader. However, Sakai was the only member who stayed on in the group while others joined and left regularly. As such, Zard and Sakai may be referred to interchangeably. Zard's work was sold under...
after quitting modelling career) - Aya SugimotoAya Sugimotois a Japanese TV personality, actress, dancer and author born in Kyoto. She also had a J-pop career in the late 1980s-early 1990s.-Early life:Aya Sugimoto grew up in Kyoto under a "strict" upbringing, making her first foray into the world of entertainment when she began modeling at age 15...
- Saki TakaokaSaki Takaokais a Japanese actress. Yōsuke Yamashita, a jazz pianist is her uncle. She won the award for best actress at the 19th Hochi Film Award for Crest of Betrayal.- Filmography :* cf girl * Swimming Upstream...
- Keiko UtokuKeiko Utokuis a Japanese singer and songwriter, who debuted with Jpop female band Mi-Ke from 1991 to 1993, before starting a solo career. As a child, Utoku listened to a lot of music, including music made by Momoe Yamaguchi...
- Erika SawajiriErika Sawajiriis a Japan-based actress, model, and musician. Her alias in her music career was Kaoru Amane, but she has recently started her own project under the name Erika...
(dropped by the company on September 2009 and moved to Avex by September 2010) - Sousuke TakaokaSousuke Takaokais a Japanese actor, who currently lives in Tokyo.Takaoka has often tackled powerful supporting roles, playing conflicted young men on the fringes of society...
(dropped by the agency last July 2011. Founded his own agency, No Where, last October 2011.)
Company names
- Stardust Music Publishing, Inc. (株式会社スターダスト音楽出版 Kabushiki KaishaKabushiki kaishais a type of business defined under Japanese law.-Usage in language:Both kabushiki kaisha and the rendaku form kabushiki gaisha are used. The "K" spelling is much more common in the names of companies and in English-language legal literature, whereas the "G" pronunciation is dominant in...
Sutādasuto Ongaku Shuppan) - Stardust Net, Inc. (株式会社スターダストネット Kabushiki Kaisha Sutādasuto Netto)
- S·D·P, Inc. (Stardust Pictures) (株式会社S・D・P（スターダストピクチャーズ）Kabushiki Kaisha S·D·P (Sutādasuto Pikuchāzu))
- CDC, Inc. (株式会社CDC Kabushiki Kaisha CDC)
External links
- Stardust Promotion (in Japanese)
- Stardust Music (in Japanese)
- Stardust Studio (in Japanese)
- STARDUST ASIA (in English)
- STARDUST International (in English)
- Geinō Production Scouting Blog (in Japanese)