Victor Entertainment

• Name — Victor Entertainment, Inc. • Native Name — ビクターエンタテインメント株式会社 • Romanized Name — Bikutā Entateinmento kabushiki-gaisha • Former Name — Victor Musical Industries, Inc. (1972–1993) Victor Entertainment, Inc. (1993–2014) JVCKenwood Victor Entertainment, Inc. (2014–2024) • Type — Subsidiary • Founded — April 25, 1972 Yokohama, Japan • Hq Location — Higashi • Hq Location City — Shibuya, Tokyo • Hq Location Country — Japan • Key People — Yuichi Kaito (president) Toshiaki Shibutani (managing director) • Num Employees — 400 (as of July 2017) • Industry — Entertainment • Products — Audio, visual and computer software media products • Parent — JVCKenwood

• April 1972: Victor Musical Industries, Inc. (ビクター音楽産業株式会社, Bikutā Ongaku Sangyō Kabushiki-gaisha) is spun off as a subsidiary of JVC. • September 30, 1982: JVC Musical Industries, Inc. is founded in the U.S. • February 1984: The sales and marketing department of JVC is spun off as Nihon AVC, Inc. (日本エイ・ブイ・シー株式会社, Nihon EiBuiShī Kabushiki-gaisha). • January 1990: JVC Musical Industries announces its first video game release will be Boulder Dash. • October 30, 1991: JVC Musical Industries Europe, Ltd. is founded. • April 1993: Nihon AVC and Victor Musical Industries merge and the name is changed to Victor Entertainment, Inc. (ビクターエンタテインメント株式会社, Bikutā Entateinmento Kabushiki-gaisha). • October 1, 1996: Victor Interactive Software takes over video game-related activities after Pack-In-Video is merged with Victor Entertainment. • May 1, 1997: JVC Musical Industries is renamed to JVC Music, Inc. • May 14, 1997: JVC Musical Industries Europe is renamed to JVC Music Europe, Ltd. • February 24, 1999: JVC Music, Inc. is dissolved • March 1999: Victor Entertainment's main office is moved. • March 31, 2003: Victor Interactive Software is acquired by Marvelous Entertainment and becomes Marvelous Interactive. • May 8, 2006: JVC Music Europe is dissolved. • April 2014: Victor Entertainment's corporate name is changed to JVCKenwood Victor Entertainment Corporation. • April 2024: JVCKenwood Victor Entertainment changed its corporate name back to Victor Entertainment, Inc.

• AB-Victor France • Aosis Records • CJ Victor Entertainment (joint venture with CJ E&M of South Korea) • Colourful Records • ELA Music (Kaela Kimura's label) • her (SCANDAL's label) • Cypress Showers • Getting Better • Globe Roots • Happy House • Hihirecords (for babies and kids) • Invitation • JVC Entertainment (production, artist managements, and overseas products) • Flying Dog (animation-related products) • FlyingStar Records (formerly BabeStar Label) • rookiestar • JVC Jazz • JVC World Sounds • Mob Squad (Dragon Ash Private Label) • Nafin • Speedstar International • Speedstar Records • Taishita (Southern All Stars Private Label, joint venture with Amuse, Inc.) • Victor • Zen (Japanese sub-label of Victor)

• 3CG Records • AI Entertainment (a division of Mnet Media's FNC Music, co-distributed with Warner Music Japan) • Bad News • D-topia Entertainment • Daipro-X • Marquee, Inc. • Milan Records • RCA Records • Revolver Music • Substance • Teichiku Entertainment (Subsidiary of Victor Entertainment until 2015.) • BAIDIS • Be-tam-ing • Continental • Imperial Records • Imperial International • KIDSDOM (Animation Related Label) • MONAD (Haruomi Hosono Private Label) • Non-Standard (Haruomi Hosono Produce Label) • Overseas Records • PROGRAM (Katsumi Tanaka Private Label ~2000) • TOHO Records (Master Rights Only) • Takumi Note • Teichiku Records • TMC Music • 246 Records • Union Records • Union Black Records • WHD Entertainment Inc. (joint venture between WOWOW, Horipro and Disk Garage)

• Nelvana • GAGA Communications • MediaNet Pictures • SPO Entertainment • TBS Video

Listed alphabetically by group or first name. Names are in Western order (given name, family name). • Atarashii Gakko! (Also under 88rising) • 9nine (2009–2010) • Alexandra Stan • Akino Arai (flying DOG) • AKINO from bless4 (flying DOG) • Anthem • Alesha Dixon • ALI PROJECT (flying DOG) • Amorphis • Angra • AZKi (July 2023 - June 2025) - returned to Hololive Production • Batten Showjo Tai (Colourful Records) • The Back Horn • The Bawdies (Victor/Getting Better) • Billlie (Japan only) • Blessed By A Broken Heart • Buck-Tick (1987–1996; 2016–present under its vanity label Lingua Sounda) • Chanmina (2016–2017) (Warner Music Japan 2018–present) • Chiaki Ishikawa (flying DOG) • CNBLUE (AI Ent./Victor) – left Victor for Warner • Cocco • Cravity (Japan only) • Cross Vein • cymbals • D (CJ Victor) • Daigo☆Stardust • Death from Above 1979 (Japanese distribution rights) • Dew • Doll$Boxx • Dragon Ash (Mob Squad/Victor) • FictionJunction (flying DOG) • FictionJunction YUUKA (flying DOG) • Fear, and Loathing in Las Vegas • Fuki Commune • Gacharic Spin • Gari • Going Under Ground • Guniw Tools • Hanson (Japan only) • Maia Hirasawa (Japan only) • Leo Ieiri (Colourful Records) • Impellitteri • IVVY • Hiromi Iwasaki • Jero • Junko Sakurada • Kaela Kimura (2013–present) • Kigurumi • Kei (joined "Kigurumi" on November 7, 2007.) • Miki (joined "Kigurumi" on November 7, 2007.) • Rena • Kelly Sweet • Kigurumichiko • Rena (Kigurumi) • Michiko Shimizu • Kiko Loureiro • Kiroro • Kitaro • Kokia • Kyōko Koizumi • Kyūso Nekokami • Leah Dizon • Lisa Komine (flying DOG) • Liv Moon • Lovebites • Love Psychedelico • Lovely Summer Chan • Lunkhead • Maaya Sakamoto (flying DOG) • Mamamoo (Japan only) • Mariko Takahashi • Masumi • Matt Bianco • May'n (flying DOG) • Megumi Nakajima (flying DOG) • Merry • Miho Hatori • Mika Arisaka • Miki Matsubara (1987–1989) • Minmi • Miz • Nano (flying DOG) • never young beach • Noriko Sakai (1987–2009) • Nujabes • Orange Range (2012–, Spice Records/Super Echo Label/Speedstar Records) • ONF (Japan only) • Paris Match • PIG • Pink Lady • Plastic Tree (CJ Victor) • Purple Kiss (Japan only) • Quruli • Remioromen • Reol • Rimi Natsukawa • ROMEO (Park Jung Min | SS501) • ROUND TABLE featuring Nino (flying DOG) • Rurika Yokoyama (CJ Victor) • Sakanaction • savage genius (flying DOG) • Sayuri Yoshinaga • Scandal (her) • See-Saw (flying DOG) • Sung Si-kyung • Shinichi Mori • Shunsuke Kiyokiba (former EXILE vocalist that was signed under Avex) • SikTh – Japan only • Silent Descent • SMAP • Masahiro Nakai • Kimura Takuya • Goro Inagaki (also goes by &G) • Tsuyoshi Kusanagi • Shingo Katori • Southern All Stars • Steve Barakatt • Supergroupies • Sweet Vacation • Yuko Hara (solo and duet releases with SMAP member Shingo Katori) • Keisuke Kuwata/Kuwata Band • Hiroshi Matsuda • Kazuyuki Sekiguchi • * • Tokino Sora • Toy-Box • Traffic Light. (MeseMoa.'s sub-group) • UA • Yena • VIXX (CJ Victor) • Wonho (Japan only) • Yoko Kanno (flying DOG) • Yuki Kajiura (flying DOG) • Yukio Hashi • Zardonic • Sambomaster

• Victor Music/Ent. • Title — Platform(s) — Release date • Banana — Famicom — September 8, 1986 • Hana no Star Kaidou — Famicom — March 17, 1987 • Outlanders — Famicom — December 4, 1987 • Fisherman Sanpei — Famicom — March 17, 1988 • Ys — Famicom — August 26, 1988 • Makyou Densetsu — PC Engine — September 23, 1988 • Kaguya Hime Densetsu — Famicom — December 16, 1988 • Shiryou Sensen: War of the Dead — PC Engine — March 24, 1989 • Kagami no Kuni no Legend — CD-ROM² — October 27, 1989 • Jack Nicklaus' Greatest 18 Holes of Major Championship Golf — PC Engine — November 24, 1989 • CD-ROM² — September 14, 1990 • Tiger Road — PC Engine — February 23, 1990 • Flappy Special — Game Boy — March 23, 1990 • Sansara Naga — Famicom — March 23, 1990 • King of Casino — PC Engine — March 30, 1990 • Ys II — Famicom • Ultrabox Soukangou — CD-ROM² — June 15, 1990 • Veigues Tactical Gladiator — PC Engine — June 29, 1990 • Magical Dinosaur Tour — CD-ROM² — August 24, 1990 • Jangou — Famicom — August 30, 1990 • Ankoku Densetsu — PC Engine — September 7, 1990 • Boulder Dash — Game Boy — September 21, 1990 • Ultrabox 2-gou — CD-ROM² — September 28, 1990 • Toy Shop Boys — PC Engine — December 14, 1990 • Ultrabox 3-gou — CD-ROM² — December 26, 1990 • Niji no Silkroad — Famicom — February 22, 1991 • Ys III — Famicom — September 27, 1991 • Nontan to Issho: KuruKuru Puzzle — Super Famicom, Game Boy — 1994 • Tournament Leader — Sega Saturn — August 23, 1996 • PlayStation • Victor/JVC Music • Title — Platform(s) — Release date • Boulder Dash — NES — June 1990 • Choplifter II — Game Boy — June 21, 1991 • Star Wars — NES — November 1991 • Dungeon Master — Super NES — December 20, 1991 • Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back — NES — March 1992 • Defenders of Dynatron City — NES — July 1992 • Wonder Dog — Sega CD — September 25, 1992 • Super Star Wars — Super NES — November 1992 • Wolfchild — Sega CD — December 1992 • Sega Genesis — March 1993 • AH-3 Thunderstrike — Sega CD — January 1993 • The Secret of Monkey Island — Sega CD — February 1993 • Keio Flying Squadron — Sega CD — August 6, 1993 • Super Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back — Super NES — October 1993 • Samurai Shodown — Sega CD • Jaguar XJ220 — Sega CD • Syvalion — Super NES • Heimdall — Sega CD — March 18, 1994 • Dungeon Master II: The Legend of Skullkeep — Sega CD — March 25, 1994 • Star Wars: Rebel Assault — Sega CD — March 1994 • Magic Boy — Super NES — September 1994 • Super Star Wars: Return of the Jedi — Super NES — October 1994 • Indiana Jones' Greatest Adventures • Ghoul Patrol — Super NES — November 1994 • Time Cop — Super NES — February 17, 1995 • Fatal Fury Special — Sega CD — March 31, 1995 • Big Sky Trooper — Super NES — September 1995 • King of Boxing — Sega Saturn — October 20, 1995 • Emmitt Smith Football — Super NES — November 1995 • SeaBass Fishing — Sega Saturn — February 23, 1996 • Keio Flying Squadron 2 — Sega Saturn • Impact Racing — Sega Saturn — July 5, 1996 • PlayStation • Highway 2000 — Sega Saturn — September 1996 • Hyper Tennis: Final Match — PlayStation — November 1996 • Victory Boxing Champion Edition — PlayStation — December 1996 • Pinball Graffiti — Sega Saturn — September 1996 • Wing Over — PlayStation • JVC Music Europe • Title — Platform(s) — Release date • Tetris Plus — PlayStation — October 1997 • Yusha: Heaven's Gate — PlayStation — October 1997 • Peak Performance — PlayStation — November 1997 • BRAHMA Force: The Assault on Beltlogger 9 — PlayStation — March 1998 • Indy 500 — PlayStation — April 1998 • No One Can Stop Mr. Domino! — PlayStation — September 1998 • Victory Boxing 2 — PlayStation — October 1998 • Pop'n Pop — PlayStation • Game Boy Color • Psychic Force 2 — PlayStation — September 19, 2000 • Vampire Hunter D — PlayStation • RayCrisis — PlayStation • Panzer Front — PlayStation — April 17, 2001