VAP, Inc. is a Japanese entertainment company, headquartered in Chiyoda, Tokyo. It is a subsidiary of Nippon Television Holdings, Inc.
The 2013 MTV Video Music Awards Japan was held in Chiba on June 22, 2013 at the Makuhari Messe and was hosted by Atsuko Maeda and Nobuaki Kaneko from Rize.
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, headquartered in Shibuya, Tokyo. It was founded in 1979 and invests in entertainment forms including music, cinema, and modelling.
Urbangarde (アーバンギャルド) is a Japanese band active since 2002. The formation is based in Tokyo and is currently composed of Hamasaki Yoko alias Yokotan (vocals), Matsunaga Temma alias Tenma (vocals), Okubo Kei (keyboards). The guitarist Zeze Shin alias Shinsama and the drummer Kagiyama Kyoichi alias Kyouchan left the band. Yachimura Kei alias Yashi (keyboard) was also part of the band in its earlier stages.
The year 2015 in Japanese music.
LDH JAPAN Inc. is a Japanese management and entertainment company founded by the six original members of Japanese boy group Exile in 2003. The president is Hiroyuki Igarashi, the leader of the Exile. The name "LDH" is an acronym of "Love + Dream + Happiness". The company operates several boy bands and girl groups and a talent school named "EXPG".
Yūki Kuwahara is a Japanese voice actress from Nagasaki Prefecture. She is affiliated with Mausu Promotion. She is known for voicing Tohru in Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid.
Chō Tokimeki Sendenbu is a Japanese idol girl group, belonging to Section 3 of the talent agency Stardust Promotion, and its abbreviation is "Tokisen (とき宣)". Along with Momoiro Clover Z (ももいろクローバーZ), Shiritsu Ebisu Chugaku (私立恵比寿中学) and other groups in Stardust Promotion, they are part of a section in the company called "STARDUST PLANET.”
The year 2017 in Japanese music.
Momona Kitō, known professionally as Yua Mikami, is a Japanese singer, YouTuber, and former pornographic film actress. She debuted as a member of the idol group SKE48 in 2009 before leaving in 2014. She entered the adult entertainment industry in 2015 under the Muteki label and became one of the most popular and best-selling contemporary AV idols, winning several awards in the process. Mikami performed under the S1 No. 1 Style label and has appeared in over 200 adult films. In 2023, at the height of her popularity, Mikami retired from the AV industry and continues her career as a social media influencer and a businesswoman.
Miku Kanemura is a Japanese singer and model. She is a member of the Japanese idol girl group Hinatazaka46 and an exclusive model for the women's magazine Bis.
Nanami Yamashita is a Japanese voice actress and singer from Tokushima Prefecture, Japan. She was a member of Wake Up, Girls!.