Nippon Crown

Japanese record label

Record label

Nippon Crown

Parent company| Nippon Columbia (pre-1963)
Mitsubishi Electric (1963—2001)
Daiichi Kosho Company (2001—present)[1]
Founded| September 6, 1963
Distributor(s)| self-distributed
Genre| various
Country of origin| Japan
Official website| http://www.crownrecord.co.jp/

Nippon Crown Co., Ltd. (日本クラウン株式会社, Nippon Kuraun Kabushikaisha) is a Japanese record label established as Crown Records on 6 September 1963.[2] It is a spin-off of Nippon Columbia and is owned by karaoke maker Daiichikosho. The record label singles which topped the Oricon Singles Chart are Kaze's "22-Sai no Wakare" (1975),[3] and Gackt's "Returner (Yami no Shūen)" (2007).[4]

## Artists

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Artists signed to Nippon Crown Music include:

* Band-Maid (on sublabel Revolver Records) (until 2020)
* Bis (on sublabel Revolver Records)
* BRADIO
* Date of Birth (Dob) (on sublabel Hasin Music)
* Mao Denda
* Gackt (later on independent sublabel Dears)
* Hanaboy
* Haruomi Hosono
* Tomomi Kasai
* Kimeru
* Saburō Kitajima
* Metis
* mizca
* Man with a Mission
* Lovely Doll
* Nightmare
* Mayo Okamoto
* Paradisio
* Predia (on sublabel Revolver Records)
* Psycho le Cému
* Seo In-guk
* Taeko Ohnuki
*   *   * Unchain (on sublabel Revolver Records)
* Vidoll
* Zigzo (on sublabel Crown Stones)
* Karen na Ivory

## See also

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* List of record labels
* Daiichi Kosho Company
* Nippon Columbia
* Mitsubishi Electric (Nippon Crown's former shareholder)

## References

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1. ^ "Company" (in Japanese). Nippon Crown. Retrieved 2019-02-02.
2. ^ "Nippon Crown". Bloomberg. Retrieved 2019-02-02.
3. ^ 1975年シングル年間ヒットチャート [Japanese Year-End Singles Chart 1975] (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved 2012-03-03.
4. ^ "Gackt、1999年デビュー以来初の1位獲得!" (in Japanese). Oricon. 2007-06-26. Archived from the original on 2007-06-30.

## External links

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* 日本クラウン株式会社 Official Website
* Nippon Crown at discogs.com

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IFPI members in Japan

* Avex Group Holdings Inc.
* Victor Entertainment
* King Record Co. Ltd.
* Nippon Crown Co. Ltd.
* Pony Canyon Inc.
* Pryaid Records Inc.
* Sony Music Entertainment (Japan) Inc.
* Teichiku Entertainment Inc.
* Tokuma Japan Communications Co. Ltd.
* Universal Music LLC
* VAP Inc.
* Warner Music Japan Inc.

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