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UP-FRONT GROUP Co., Ltd. (株式会社アップフロントグループ; pronounced as Kabushiki Gaisha UP-FRONT GROUP) is a corporation that holds sub-divisions such as UP-FRONT PROMOTION, TNX, and more.
Kageyama Shigeki is the current president and representative director of UP-FRONT GROUP as of April 2019. Yamazaki Naoki, who was president from 1987 to 2002, is now the current chairman of the company.
History[]
On January 14, 1983, UP-FRONT GROUP was established. Some of the first members were individuals who were under Young Japan Group.
Sub-divisions[]
Entertainment Industry (Management)[]
- UP-FRONT AGENCY
- UP-FRONT SAPPORO
- UP-FRONT PROMOTION (split from UP-FRONT AGENCY)
- J.P ROOM
- UP-FRONT CREATE
- UP-FRONT KANSAI
Entertainment Industry (Music Production Company)[]
- UP-FRONT WORKS
- UP-FRONT MUSIC (株式会社アップフロント音楽出版) - Manages copyright of music and videos
Entertainment Industry (Sales Production Company)[]
- ODYSSEY (株式会社オデッセー) - Planning, promotion, and sales for concerts and events
- UP-FRONT INTERNATIONAL
- Hello! Project Official Fanclub
- M-line Official Fanclub
- COTTON CLUB JAPAN (株式会社コットンクラブ・ジャパン) - Operates entertainment restaurants such as COTTON CLUB and Resonance
Live & Culture Industry[]
- ODYSSEY BOOKS (formerly UP-FRONT BOOKS)
- Hanabatake Ranch (株式会社花畑牧場) - Development, manufacture, sale, and management of animal food products and confectionaries
- STUDIO K Group (株式会社スタジオ・ケイグループ) - Manufacture and sale of handicraft materials and products such as Hawaiian quilts, and the management of a quilt class/studio
- ODYSSEY REAL ESTATE (株式会社オデッセー不動産)
- Gravity (株式会社グラビティー) - Manufacture and sale of golf club shafts
- UP-FRONT HAWAII (アップフロントハワイ) - Coordinates tours in Hawaii
- DC FACTORY (ディーシーファクトリー社) - Planning, production, and management of web design; online mail orders (operating e-LineUP! Mall); planning, development, and sale of application software for internet and other communication lines; CD/DVD jacket production and video production; planning, production, and sale of character products
- SATOYAMA movement
Others[]
- Aptus (アプタス社) - In charge of accounting and administration
Partners[]
Entertainment Industry (Management)[]
- Just Production
- TNX
- Harmony Promotion (株式会社ハーモニープロモーション)
- Egao Planning (株式会社えがおプランニング)
Concerts[]
The following list are concerts and events that is a mixture of more than one sub-division.
- [2013.03.02] MUSIC FESTA Vol.0 (UP-FRONT PROMOTION, UP-FRONT CREATE, J.P. ROOM)
- [2013.06.11~19] MUSIC FESTA Vol.1 (UP-FRONT PROMOTION, UP-FRONT CREATE, J.P. ROOM)