J Storm

J Storm, Inc. (株式会社ジェイ・ストーム, Kabushikigaisha Jei Sutōm) is a Japanese music and film company owned by Johnny & Associates. It was established on November 12, 2001, initially as a label for the Johnny's group, Arashi, after which it was named (Arashi, or 嵐 in Japanese text translates to "Storm").[2]

Not to be confused with J.Storm, an esports organization.
J Storm Inc.
Private (subsidiary of Johnny & Associates)
IndustryMusic, Film
Founded2001
FounderJohnny Kitagawa 
Headquarters
Tokyo
,
Japan
Key people
Julie Keiko Fujishima, Mary Kitagawa (President, CEO)
ParentJohnny & Associates
SubsidiariesInfinity Records
Johnny's Entertainment Record
WebsiteJ Storm Official Website
J Storm
Parent companyJohnny & Associates
Founded2001
FounderJohnny Kitagawa
Distributor(s) Sony Music Marketing[1]
Avex Asia
Avex Taiwan
S.M. Entertainment/IRIVER
GMM Grammy
Universal Records
The Orchard
GenreJ-pop
Country of origin Japan
LocationTokyo

Aside from producing and releasing CDs and DVDs, the company also produces films for Johnny's various talents. J Storm also has the same strict policies for portrait rights of its talents with its parent company. Among others, images of their talents are prohibited to appear in websites, though on 28 February 2011, the ban was lifted and loosened the regulations (it is still prohibited in news sites).[3] The ban was lifted completely on 31 January 2018.[4]

The company's releases are currently being distributed by Avex Asia in Hong Kong and Taiwan, Sony Music in Japan, SM Entertainment in South Korea, GMM Grammy in Thailand, and recently, Universal Records in the Philippines,[5] and Sony Music subsidiary The Orchard in the United States.[6]

Artists

J Storm produced Arashi's singles and albums since 2002 with the release of the single, "A Day in Our Life" after being signed under Pony Canyon from their debut in 1999. In 2006, KAT-TUN debuted and began to release under J-One Records, their exclusive record label. It was named J-One for the label's thrust of releasing chart-topping releases. All of their released singles and albums have reached the top of the Oricon charts. They continued to release under J-One until May 2013. In 2007, Hey! Say! JUMP debuted and began to release singles and albums under J Storm. In 2008, another Johnny's group, Tokio, began to release under the J Storm label.

Infinity Records

Infinity Records is Kanjani Eight's independent label.[7]

Johnny's Entertainment Record

Johnny's Entertainment, Inc. (株式会社ジャニーズ・エンタテイメント, Kabushikigaisha Janīzu Entateimento) was established on February 14, 1997, by Johnny & Associates, initially as a label for KinKi Kids.[8] Aside from producing and releasing CDs and DVDs for the groups under it, the label also produced CDs and DVDs for temporary Johnny's units such as J-Friends and Shūji to Akira. Before the establishment of the sister company J Storm, the label produced DVDs for KAT-TUN, Kanjani Eight, and Johnny's Jr. In May 2003, Johnny's Entertainment began investing in the Swedish music publisher Reactive Songs International.[9] The company closed on May 31, 2019, and transferred to J Storm, re-branded as Johnny's Entertainment Record.[10]

Films
  • Pika☆nchi Life is Hard Dakedo Happy 「ピカ☆ンチ　Life is Hard　だけど　Happy」 (2002)
  • Cosmic Rescue (2003)
  • Pika☆☆nchi Life is Hard Dakara Happy 「ピカ☆☆ンチ　Life is Hard　だから　Happy」(2004)
  • Fantastipo (2005)
  • Hold Up Down 「ホールドアップダウン」 (2006)
  • Kiiroi Namida 「黄色い涙」 (2007)
  • Otonari 「おと・な・り」 (2008)
  • The Seaside Motel 「シーサイドモーテル」 (2010)
  • Topknot Pudding 「ちょんまげぷりん」 (2010)
  • Eight Ranger 「エイトレンジャー」 (2012)
  • It's me, It's me 「俺俺」 (2013)
  • Pikanchi Half 「ピカ☆★☆ンチ Life is Hard たぶん Happy」 (2014)
  • La La La at Rock Bottom 「味園ユニバース」 (2015)
Sources:[2][11]

Co-productions

Notable soundtrack releases
gollark: Probably that.
gollark: Because other people like ashes?
gollark: Yep. It's traditional.
gollark: I would either get no reply or "shut up I don't care".
gollark: Meanwhile, fuzzbucket seems to consider it alright for fansites to be blocked/broken without warning because they did something TJ09 disagrees with.

References
  1. Sony Music Marketing, Japanese Wikipedia. Retrieved on August 20, 2010.
  2. J Storm, Japanese Wikipedia. Retrieved on May 28, 2008.
  3. "Johnny's Entertainment lifts artist photo ban on its official website". Tokyohive (6Theory Media; originally from Cyzo Woman). 1 March 2011. Retrieved 6 March 2011.
  4. "Johnny & Associates lifts ban on online images". aramajapan.com. 1 February 2018. Retrieved 4 April 2018.
  5. Best NEWS Ever! Universal Records (Philippines)
  6. Timoteo, Cynthia (28 February 2020). "Out Today by The Orchard: G Herbo, ARASHI & More!". The Daily Rind. The Orchard. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
  7. 関ジャニ５大ドームツアー行う！自主レーベル立ち上げも発表 [Kanjani8 to perform 5-dome tour! Announces launch of independent record label]. Sankei Sports (in Japanese). Sankei Digital Inc. 26 August 2018. Retrieved 7 April 2018.
  8. "Johnny's establishes record company". Zakzak (in Japanese). May 30, 1997. Archived from the original on July 14, 1997. Retrieved June 13, 2019.
  9. "Music from Sweden sweeps over the Japanese music industry". Opportunity Sweden (in Japanese). ISA Tokyo. March 15, 2004. Archived from the original on February 10, 2007. Retrieved June 13, 2019.
  10. 「嵐のレーベルなのに」「合併？」ジャニーズ・エンタテイメント、J Stormとの関係に困惑広がる. Cyzo Woman (in Japanese). Cyzo inc. June 2, 2019. Retrieved June 13, 2019.
  11. J Storm Archived 2008-05-01 at the Wayback Machine Official Movie Website. Retrieved on May 28, 2008.
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