Toy's Factory
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Native name | 株式会社トイズファクトリー |
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| Company type | Private |
| Industry | Music industry |
| Founded | May 30, 1990 |
| Headquarters | Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan |
Area served | Japan |
| Products | CDs, DVDs |
| Subsidiaries | Senha and Company |
| Website | www |
| Toy's Factory | |
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| Parent company | Toy's Factory |
| Founded | May 30, 1990 |
| Distributors | VAP (1990–2021) Sony Music Solutions (2021–present) |
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| Country of origin | Japan |
| Location | Shibuya, Tokyo |
Toy's Factory Inc. (株式会社トイズファクトリー, Kabushiki-gaisha Toizu Fakutorī) is a Japanese record label founded in the late 1980s as a subsidiary of the entertainment company VAP, based in Japan. On May 30, 1990, it was established as an independent company. It is an associate member of the Recording Industry Association of Japan.[1] By the first half of 2012, Toy's Factory was the fourth-biggest Japanese record label.[2]
History
[edit | edit source]On May 30, 1990, the second production department at VAP, an entertainment company under Nippon Television, was spun-off and established as Toy's Factory Records. In 1995, the name was changed to its current name. VAP remained the label's distributor until April 1, 2021, when it switched to Sony Music Solutions.[3]
Sub-labels
[edit | edit source]- Bellissima!
- BMD Fox Records
- Carnage
- Deep Blue
- Idyllic
- Jūonbu Records
- Kimi
- Meme Tokyo
- Noframes Recordings
Notable artists
[edit | edit source]- ano
- Armageddon
- Babymetal – on Jūonbu Records and then BMD Fox Records
- Brahman – on Noframes
- Bump of Chicken
- Daoko
- Dempagumi.inc
- Ego-Wrappin'
- Eve
- Haku
- Livetune
- Melody
- Meme Tokyo
- Mr. Children
- REOL
- Riria
- Salyu
- Sekai no Owari
- Shōnan no Kaze
- Taichi Mukai
- Toshiki Masuda
- Unison Square Garden
- Yuzu
- Ren
References
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External links
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