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MENT Recording inc.
Company typePrivate K.K.
IndustryMusic
FoundedJanuary 11, 2022 (2022-01-11)[1]
FounderJulie Keiko Fujishima[2]
Key people
Shintaro Higuchi,
Maiko Shino[3]
ParentSmile Up (formerly Johnny & Associates), Avex Trax
Websitementrecording.jp(Japanese)
MENT Recording
Parent companyAvex Trax, Smile-Up
Founded2022
FounderJulie Keiko Fujishima
Distributor(s)Avex Trax
GenreJ-pop
Country of origin
  • Japan
Location

MENT Recording Inc. is a Japanese recording company and record label of the same name, founded on 11 January 2022.[1] It was jointly established by Johnny & Associates and Avex Inc.[4]

History

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On January 11, 2022,[1] record company Avex Trax and former talent agency Johnny & Associates announced the joint establishment of MENT Recording Inc.[5][6] The company is a privately held company.[7] The meaning of "MENT" is an acronym for the four words "Music," "Entertainment," "Network," and "Transmission." "MENT" itself has a variety of meanings at the beginning and end of words, which is why it was chosen as the company name.[8]

The founding president was former president of Johnny & Associates Julie Keiko Fujishima.[2] Shintaro Higuchi, a current president of the company, is an executive of an subsidiary of Avex Inc. He was a director of subsidiary Avex Entertainment Inc. until July 2023 and has been chairman of the board of Avex Music Creative Inc. since August 1, 2023.[9][10]

Former V6 members (20th century and Ken Miyake), Kis-My-Ft2, and Snow Man, all of whom belonged to Avex Trax, are affiliated with this company. The company became a supporting member of the Recording Industry Association of Japan on March 1.[11] The company address is Akasaka, Minato, Tokyo, the location of the former Johnny & Associates.[12]

In the wake of the Johnny Kitagawa sexual abuse scandal, it was decided that Johnny & Associates would be closed down in October 2023,[13] and accordingly, the artists belonging to the company was transferred to a new company, Starto Entertainment, and groups also belonged to Starto.[14] However, the details of the affiliated company, Ment Recording, Inc. are unknown, as it was only reported that Julie Fujishima had stepped down as president.[15]

Currently, the two main groups that belong to this company are Kis-My-Ft2 and Snow Man. Snow Man debuted in 2020 and has since broken out, selling nearly 1 million CDs each time as of 2024, making up the core of the label's sales.[16][17][18]

Background

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Groups affiliated with former Johnny & Associates often belonged to private labels financed by Johnny's, such as Arashi, NEWS and KAT-TUN, but it is said that the groups affiliated with Avex Trax had difficulty establishing private labels because of the different factions within the company.[19] V6 was said to be from the faction of late vice president Mary Fujishima and her daughter former president Julie Fujishima, Tackey & Tsubasa, which disbanded in 2018, was a neutral faction attached to Johnny Kitagawa, and Kis-My-Ft2 was from the Michi Iijima faction, which is opposed to Mary and Julie, and they were said to be enemies with each other.[20] It is said that after Iijima left the company in 2016, SMAP, which she was in charge of, was disbanded and Kis-My-Ft2 was taken over by different people to manage, which eliminated the reason for the conflict and led to the establishment of the private label[19].

Executives

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  • Presidents: Shintaro Higuchi, Maiko Shino, since May 30, 2024.[1]
    • Former president: Julie Keiko Fujishima, until May 30, 2024.[1]
  • Directors: Shinsuke Hashimoto, Shintaro Higuchi, Maiko Shino [1]

According to the company's register obtained on February 12, 2025, the four directors initially named as directors, besides President Julie, were Shintaro Higuchi, Hideaki Takizawa, Maiko Shino, and Shinsuke Hashimoto. Of these, Hideaki Takizawa resigned from this director position on October 31, 2022 upon his departure from Johnny & Associates. Keiko Fujishima Julie, who was initially the representative director of the company, resigned from the same position on May 30, 2024. Shintaro Higuchi and Maiko Shino, two of the company's directors, became representative directors on the same day, May 30, 2024.[1]

Artists

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h "株式会社MENT RECORDING". General Incorporated Foundation of Civil Legal Affairs (in Japanese). Legal Affairs Bureau. Retrieved 12 February 2025.
  2. ^ a b "【団体】レコ協　賛助会員にMENT RECORDINGが入会". Oricon Research Inc. (in Japanese). 1 March 2022. Retrieved 9 February 2025.
  3. ^ "PRIVACY POLICY". Ment Recording (in Japanese). 15 January 2022. Retrieved 9 February 2025.
  4. ^ "ジャニーズ事務所とエイベックスがタッグを組んで、Kis-My-Ft2とSnow Manが所属する新レーベル「MENT RECORDING」を設立！". avexportal. 15 January 2022. Retrieved 25 April 2024.
  5. ^ "ジャニーズ事務所とエイベックスがタッグを組んで、Kis-My-Ft2とSnow Manが所属する新レーベル「MENT RECORDING」を設立！". avexportal (in Japanese). 15 January 2022. Retrieved 8 February 2025.
  6. ^ "ジャニーズ×エイベックスが新レーベル設立 キスマイ&Snow Man所属「MENT RECORDING」". oricon (in Japanese). 15 January 2022. Retrieved 8 February 2025.
  7. ^ "MENT RECORDINGの基本情報". buffett-code (in Japanese). Retrieved 8 February 2025.
  8. ^ "新レーベル「MENT RECORDING」に関するお知らせ". Ment recording Snow Man (in Japanese). 15 January 2022. Retrieved 8 February 2025.
  9. ^ "エイベックス及びグループ各社の組織再編並びに業務執行体制変更（2）". Oricon Research Inc. (in Japanese). 26 June 2023. Retrieved 10 February 2025.
  10. ^ "人事、エイベックス・エンタテインメント". nikkei (in Japanese). 27 June 2023. Retrieved 10 February 2025.
  11. ^ "MENT RECORDING、レコ協賛助会員に入会". musicman (in Japanese). 1 March 2022. Retrieved 8 February 2025.
  12. ^ "会員社". 日本レコード協会 (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. Retrieved 8 February 2025.
  13. ^ "ジャニーズ事務所は解体へ、社名を変更し補償業務終了後に廃業の方針". natalie (in Japanese). 2 October 2023. Retrieved 8 February 2025.
  14. ^ "旧ジャニーズ所属タレント「ほとんどは新会社に移籍」　「STARTO ENTERTAINMENT」福田淳CEOが説明". Tokyo-np (in Japanese). 9 December 2023. Retrieved 8 February 2025.
  15. ^ "旧ジャニーズ性加害問題、藤島氏が関連会社の会長職退任". nikkei (in Japanese). 9 September 2024. Retrieved 8 February 2025.
  16. ^ "Snow　Man　最新シングルミリオンセールス達成！　発売から2日で　初週での突破はグループ初". sponichi (in Japanese). 15 February 2024. Retrieved 8 February 2025.
  17. ^ "【ビルボード】Snow Man『BREAKOUT / 君は僕のもの』108.8万枚でシングル1位、自身2作目の初週ミリオン". billboard japan (in Japanese). 5 August 2024. Retrieved 8 February 2025.
  18. ^ "Snow Manの新アルバム『RAYS』、発売3日間で100万枚突破 自身最速でミリオン達成【オリコンランキング】". oricon (in Japanese). 1 November 2024. Retrieved 8 February 2025.
  19. ^ a b "Kis-My-Ft2＆Snow Man、エイベックス新レーベル設立の背景に"派閥問題"の解消あった!?". cyzowoman (in Japanese). cyzo inc. 20 January 2022. Retrieved 8 February 2025.
  20. ^ "嵐を育てたジュリー氏のマネジメント術とは？　伝統的なジャニーズ・マナーの強み". realsound (in Japanese). 29 January 2015. Retrieved 8 February 2025.
  21. ^ "20th Century". Ment Recording (in Japanese). Retrieved 8 February 2025.
  22. ^ "20th Century、V6解散後も歩みを止めない3人の活躍 それぞれが築き上げてきた厚い信頼感" (in Japanese). Realsound. 12 April 2022. Retrieved 10 May 2024.
  23. ^ a b "Kis-My-Ft2、Snow Manが所属　ジャニーズ事務所とエイベックスが新レーベル＜MENT RECORDING＞設立". realsound (in Japanese). 15 January 2022. Retrieved 8 February 2025.
  24. ^ "三宅健". avexportal (in Japanese). Retrieved 8 February 2025.


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