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15 years ago</span><span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated">2009</span>)</span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Genre</th><td class="infobox-data category"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1129693374">.mw-parser-output .hlist dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist ul{margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt,.mw-parser-output .hlist li{margin:0;display:inline}.mw-parser-output .hlist.inline,.mw-parser-output .hlist.inline dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist.inline ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist.inline ul,.mw-parser-output .hlist dl dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist dl ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist dl ul,.mw-parser-output .hlist ol dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist ol ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist ol ul,.mw-parser-output .hlist ul dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist ul ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist ul ul{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .hlist .mw-empty-li{display:none}.mw-parser-output .hlist dt::after{content:": "}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist li::after{content:" · ";font-weight:bold}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist li:last-child::after{content:none}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd dd:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist dd dt:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist dd li:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt dd:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt dt:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt li:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist li dd:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist li dt:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist li li:first-child::before{content:" (";font-weight:normal}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd dd:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist dd dt:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist dd li:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt dd:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt dt:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt li:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist li dd:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist li dt:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist li li:last-child::after{content:")";font-weight:normal}.mw-parser-output .hlist ol{counter-reset:listitem}.mw-parser-output .hlist ol>li{counter-increment:listitem}.mw-parser-output .hlist ol>li::before{content:" "counter(listitem)"\a0 "}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd ol>li:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt ol>li:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist li ol>li:first-child::before{content:" ("counter(listitem)"\a0 "}</style><div class="hlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/Rock_music" title="Rock music">Rock</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Pop_music" title="Pop music">pop</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Rhythm_and_Blues" class="mw-redirect" title="Rhythm and Blues">R&B</a></li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Country of origin</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Japan" title="Japan">Japan</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Official website</th><td class="infobox-data"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.ariola.jp/">Official website</a></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Ariola Japan Inc.</b><span style="font-weight: normal"> (<span title="Japanese-language text"><span lang="ja">株式会社アリオラジャパン</span></span>, <span title="Hepburn transliteration"><i lang="ja-Latn">Kabushiki Kaisha Ariora Japan</i></span>)</span>, is a Japanese <a href="/wiki/Record_label" title="Record label">record label</a> that is part of <a href="/wiki/Sony_Music_Entertainment_Japan" title="Sony Music Entertainment Japan">Sony Music Entertainment Japan</a>. It is the successor of <a href="/wiki/Bertelsmann_Music_Group" title="Bertelsmann Music Group">BMG Japan</a>. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ariola_Japan&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>2008 – Ariola Japan becomes a subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>2009 – Ariola Japan becomes a full-on record label separate from BMG Japan.<sup id="cite_ref-sonyPDF2_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sonyPDF2-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Artists">Artists</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ariola_Japan&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Artists"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>It is home to both former BMG Japan artists and new artists, including: </p> <ul><li>Asai Kenichi & the Interchange Kills</li> <li>Ema</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Okamoto%27s" title="Okamoto's">Okamoto's</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Oh_My_Girl" title="Oh My Girl">Oh My Girl</a> (Japanese releases only) <ul><li>Oh My Girl Banhana</li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Qyoto" title="Qyoto">Qyoto</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kep1er" title="Kep1er">Kep1er</a> (Japanese releases only)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/King_Gnu" title="King Gnu">King Gnu</a></li> <li>Coalamode.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sayuri_(musician)" title="Sayuri (musician)">Sayuri</a></li> <li>Sherbets</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Seikima-II" title="Seikima-II">Seikima-II</a> <ul><li>Demon Kakka</li></ul></li> <li>Chehon</li> <li>Denpa Girl</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bakarhythm" title="Bakarhythm">Bakarhythm</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ken_Hirai" title="Ken Hirai">Ken Hirai</a></li> <li>Boogieren</li> <li>Brainchild's</li> <li>Mashimaro</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Takako_Matsu" title="Takako Matsu">Takako Matsu</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yuuri_(singer-songwriter)" title="Yuuri (singer-songwriter)">Yuuri</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="iDEAK">iDEAK</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ariola_Japan&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: iDEAK"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Toshiki_Kadomatsu" title="Toshiki Kadomatsu">Toshiki Kadomatsu</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Little_Tokyo">Little Tokyo</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ariola_Japan&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Little Tokyo"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Kazumasa_Oda" title="Kazumasa Oda">Kazumasa Oda</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Rhythmedia_Tribe">Rhythmedia Tribe</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ariola_Japan&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Rhythmedia Tribe"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Misia_(singer)" class="mw-redirect" title="Misia (singer)">Misia</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Happy_Song_Records">Happy Song Records</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ariola_Japan&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Happy Song Records"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/The_Cro-Magnons" title="The Cro-Magnons">The Cro-Magnons</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_High-Lows" title="The High-Lows">The High-Lows</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Former_artists">Former artists</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ariola_Japan&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Former artists"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>Aisha</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ayano_Mashiro" class="mw-redirect" title="Ayano Mashiro">Ayano Mashiro</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Azu" title="Azu">AZU</a> (managed by <a href="/wiki/Avex_Group" class="mw-redirect" title="Avex Group">Avex</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Boyz_(South_Korean_band)" title="The Boyz (South Korean band)">The Boyz</a> (now with <a href="/wiki/Universal_Music_Japan" title="Universal Music Japan">Universal Music Japan</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Crossfaith" title="Crossfaith">Crossfaith</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Deen_(band)" title="Deen (band)">Deen</a> (managed by <a href="/wiki/Being_Inc." class="mw-redirect" title="Being Inc.">Being Inc.</a>)</li> <li>fumika</li> <li><a href="/wiki/NGT48" title="NGT48">NGT48</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/NU%27EST" title="NU'EST">NU'EST</a></li> <li>Tatsuyuki Hiyamuta <ul><li>DAD MOM GOD</li></ul></li> <li>One Day (<a href="/wiki/JYP_Entertainment" title="JYP Entertainment">JYP Entertainment</a>/Ariola Japan) <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2AM_(band)" title="2AM (band)">2AM</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2PM" title="2PM">2PM</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rake_(singer)" title="Rake (singer)">Rake</a></li> <li>Hiromi Sakimoto</li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Yellow_Monkey" title="The Yellow Monkey">The Yellow Monkey</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Zeebra" title="Zeebra">Zeebra</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Augusta_Records">Augusta Records</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ariola_Japan&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Augusta Records"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Joint venture with <a href="/w/index.php?title=Office_Augusta&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Office Augusta (page does not exist)">Office Augusta</a>, which is now a subsidiary of <a href="/wiki/Universal_Music_Japan" title="Universal Music Japan">Universal Music Japan</a> </p> <ul><li>Kyoko</li> <li>Yu Sakai</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sukima_Switch" title="Sukima Switch">Sukima Switch</a> <ul><li>Takuya Ohashi</li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Motohiro_Hata" title="Motohiro Hata">Motohiro Hata</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span 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.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite class="citation news cs1 cs1-prop-foreign-lang-source"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120218154207/http://www.sme.co.jp/pressrelease/images/20081002-2.pdf">"（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"</a> <span class="cs1-format">(PDF)</span> (in Japanese). October 2, 2008. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.sme.co.jp/pressrelease/images/20081002-2.pdf">the original</a> <span class="cs1-format">(PDF)</span> on 18 February 2012<span class="reference-accessdate">. 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