Japanese talent agency
Stardust Promotion Co., Ltd. |
Native name | 株式会社スターダストプロモーション |
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Company type | Kabushiki gaisha |
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Industry | Service industry (entertainment) |
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Genre | Tarento, singer, actor and model management, etc. |
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Founded | 1 February 1979; 45 years ago (1979-02-01) |
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Headquarters | Takeda Bldg., 3-3, Ebisu Nishi 2-chome, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo, Japan; ZIP 150-0021 |
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Area served | Japan |
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Key people | Yoshirō Hosono (representative) |
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Subsidiaries | Stardust Net SDP (Stardust Pictures) Stardust Music Publishing SDI (Stardust Interactive) Smooch SDM (Stardust Marketing) SDR (Stardust Music, Inc.) |
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Website | www.stardust.co.jp |
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Stardust Promotion Co., Ltd. (株式会社スターダストプロモーション) is a leading Japanese talent agency,[1][2] headquartered in Shibuya, Tokyo. It was founded in 1979 and invests in entertainment forms including music, cinema, and modelling.
The agency has a dominant share in the management of actresses.[3] For example, it had managed Yūko Takeuchi (best known for the movie Be with You) and Kō Shibasaki (Socrates in Love).[4] The agency is known for its all-female musical groups such as Momoiro Clover Z,[5] Shiritsu Ebisu Chugaku,[6] and all-male musical groups such as Bullet Train,[7] Dish[8] and also has its own independent record label SDR (Stardust Records).[9]
In 2009, Stardust Promotion opened a branch in South Korea.[4] In addition to the head office in Tokyo, Stardust Promotion has offices in Nagoya, in Osaka, and since lately[when?] in Fukuoka. The agency has recently started to put an emphasis on local talents and created several local idol groups, namely Team Syachihoko (in Nagoya) and Tacoyaki Rainbow (in Osaka).[10]
Current notable roster[edit]
Actresses[edit]
Voiceover talent[edit]
Musical artists[edit]
- Momoiro Clover Z (Kanako Momota, Shiori Tamai, Ayaka Sasaki, Reni Takagi)
- Shiritsu Ebisu Chugaku (Rika Mayama, Ayaka Yasumoto, Mirei Hoshina, Kaho Kobayashi, Riko Nakayama, Cocona Sakuragi, Yuno Kokubo, Nonoka Kazami, Ema Sakurai, Yuna Nakamura)
- TEAM SHACHI (Honoka Akimoto, Nao Sakura, Yuzuki Ōguro, Haruna Sakamoto)
- Batten Shōjo Tai(BATTEN GIRLS) (Ai Kiyama, Riko Ueda, Kiina Haruno, Sakura Seta, Rirua Aoi, Miyu Yanagi)
- Chō Tokimeki Sendenbu (Kanami Tsujino, Julia An, Hitoka Sakai, Haruka Koizumi, Aki Suda, Hiyori Yoshikawa)
- AMEFURASSHI (Aira, Yuduki Ichikawa, Hana Kojima, Moeka Suzuki)
- Iginari Tohoku San(MADE IN TOHOKU) (Karen Tachibana, Hikaru Ritsuki, Rine Kitami, Waka Yasumori, Shinju Kichise, Hinano Sakura, Miu Fujitani, Kaaya Date, Yuna Haduki)
- ukka (Riju Murahoshi, Sora Akane, Moa Serizawa, Rina Yūki, Ruri Aoi, Yū Miyazawa, Koharu Wakana)
- CROWN POP (Rina, Ibuki Mita, Saho Tanaka, Airi Fujita, Mia Yuduki)
- Kana Harima
- Luna Naitō
- Namie Joshihatsu Kumiai(Joshihatsu Association Namie; JA Namie) (Ayaka Sasaki, Luna Naitō, Kana Harima, Saho Tanaka, Mia Yuduki, Moana Chihama, Nanoha Aoyama)
- STAPLA Kenkyusei (a female trainee group under STARDUST PLANET) (Mizuki Yasui, Moana Chihama, Miu Kurosaka, Ruri Shiraishi, Riri Takatsuki, Rinna Shimada, Yū Watanabe, Miumi Nishimura, Aya shirahama, Nanoha Aoyama, Mai Harada, Juri Suzue)
Former Stardust Promotion artists[edit]
Artists, managed by Stardust Promotion in the past.
See also[edit]
References[edit]
External links[edit]