# Amuse Inc. > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Amuse_Inc. > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Amuse_Inc..md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amuse_Inc. > Source revision: 1334161021 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) Not to be confused with [Amuse (music company)](/source/Amuse_(music_company)). **Amuse Inc.** (株式会社アミューズ, *Kabushikigaisha Amyūzu*)[5] is a Japanese entertainment company that provides artist management services. The artists include [idols](/source/Japanese_idol),[6] musicians, and more. Amuse produces TV and radio programs, commercial films, and movies. Other interests are in publication, music software, and patent agent businesses. The private [Amuse Museum](/source/Amuse_Museum), located in [Asakusa, Tokyo](/source/Asakusa,_Tokyo), was owned by the company. It featured [ukiyo-e](/source/Ukiyo-e) and textile displays. ## History Amuse Inc. was created in 1978 when it signed with the rock band [Southern All Stars](/source/Southern_All_Stars). Soon after in 1981, the company created its movie production and distribution subsidiary Amuse Cinema City Inc. and produced *[Morning Moon Wa Sozatsu Ni](/source/Morning_Moon_Wa_Sozatsu_Ni)* (starring [Shin Kishida](/source/Shin_Kishida)) that same year, followed by *[Aiko 16 sai](/source/Aiko_16_sai)* (1983). In 1983, Amuse signed with the actress [Yasuko Tomita](/source/Yasuko_Tomita). The next year, the firm opened its subsidiary in the United States.[7] Amuse Video Inc. was created in 1990 as the video software production and sales subsidiary of the company. In 1995, Amuse established Ayers Inc. through a [joint venture](/source/Joint_venture) with [Bandai](/source/Bandai), and opened its first movie theater. In 2000, Amuse opened its Korean subsidiary, Amuse Korea Inc. On 20 September 2001, Amuse was listed on the [Osaka Securities Exchange](/source/Osaka_Securities_Exchange). Its distributed film *[The Pianist](/source/The_Pianist_(2002_film))* won the [Palme d'Or](/source/Palme_d'Or) at the [2002 Cannes Film Festival](/source/2002_Cannes_Film_Festival).[7] In 2004, Amuse opened its [e-commerce](/source/E-commerce) site, Ambra. In 2007, it established its music label Taishita in joint venture with [Victor Entertainment](/source/Victor_Entertainment). In 2008, the group invested in Brussels Co. Ltd., a company that develops Belgian beer bars; and also formed the [A-Sketch](/source/A-Sketch) label in joint venture with [KDDI](/source/KDDI) Corporation. In 2009, the group launched its subsidiary Amuse Edutainment Inc. In 2012, Amuse Singapore was created. Amuse intended to give a second life to [J-pop](/source/J-pop) by promoting the bands [Flumpool](/source/Flumpool) and Weaver.[8] In 2013, it produced and distributed the movie *[The Eternal Zero](/source/The_Eternal_Zero)*. In 2015, Amuse France Inc. was created.[7] In January 2016, Amuse established a partnership with [New Japan Pro-Wrestling](/source/New_Japan_Pro-Wrestling), a promotion in which Amuse owns shares.[9][10] In the US, Amuse launched J-Creation to further develop ties between the Japanese and American entertainment industries. In October 2018, Amuse USA released the graphic novel *Apocrypha: The Legend of [Babymetal](/source/Babymetal)*.[11] In 2022, Amuse founded Kulture Inc., aiming to create next-generation entertainment with [Web3](/source/Web3) and [metaverse](/source/Metaverse) content, such as [NFTs](/source/Non-fungible_token).[12] In February 2025, Amuse sold its 66% majority shares in A-Sketch to [Universal Music Group](/source/Universal_Music_Group)'s [Japanese subsidiary](/source/Universal_Music_Japan) for an undisclosed amount.[13] ## Notable artists ### Groups - [@onefive](/source/@onefive) - [Tsugumi Aritomo](/source/Tsugumi_Aritomo) - [Kano Fujihira](/source/Kano_Fujihira) - [Momoe Mori](/source/Momoe_Mori) - [Soyoka Yoshida](/source/Soyoka_Yoshida) - [Asterism](/source/Asterism_(band)) - [Babymetal](/source/Babymetal) - [Moa Kikuchi](/source/Moa_Kikuchi) - [Suzuka Nakamoto](/source/Suzuka_Nakamoto) - [Momoko Okazaki](/source/Momoko_Okazaki) - [Begin](/source/Begin_(band)) - [Cravity](/source/Cravity) (for Japanese activities only) - [Cross Gene](/source/Cross_Gene) - [Shin Won-ho](/source/Shin_Won-ho) - [Flow](/source/Flow_(Japanese_band)) - [Flumpool](/source/Flumpool) - [Frederic](/source/Frederic_(band)) - [IVE](/source/Ive_(group)) (for Japanese activities only) - [Perfume](/source/Perfume_(Japanese_band)) - [Yuka Kashino](/source/Yuka_Kashino) - [Ayaka Nishiwaki](/source/Ayaka_Nishiwaki) - [Ayano Ōmoto](/source/Ayano_%C5%8Cmoto) - [Porno Graffitti](/source/Porno_Graffitti) - [Akihito Okano](/source/Akihito_Okano) - [Haruichi Shindō](/source/Haruichi_Shind%C5%8D) - [Sakura Gakuin](/source/Sakura_Gakuin) - [Shit Kingz](/source/Shit_Kingz) - [Southern All Stars](/source/Southern_All_Stars) - [Yuko Hara](/source/Yuko_Hara) - [Keisuke Kuwata](/source/Keisuke_Kuwata) - [Kazuyuki Sekiguchi](/source/Kazuyuki_Sekiguchi) - [Team Nacs](/source/Team_Nacs) - [Yo Oizumi](/source/Yo_Oizumi) - [Shigeyuki Totsugi](/source/Shigeyuki_Totsugi) - [Ken Yasuda](/source/Ken_Yasuda_(actor)) - [The Oral Cigarettes](/source/The_Oral_Cigarettes) ### Individuals - [Ruito Aoyagi](/source/Ruito_Aoyagi) - [Kaori Asoh](/source/Kaori_Asoh) - [D-Lite](/source/Daesung) (for Japanese activities only) - [Dean Fujioka](/source/Dean_Fujioka) - [Sakura Fujiwara](/source/Sakura_Fujiwara) - [Eri Fukatsu](/source/Eri_Fukatsu) - [Masaharu Fukuyama](/source/Masaharu_Fukuyama) - [Yuta Hiraoka](/source/Yuta_Hiraoka) - [Gen Hoshino](/source/Gen_Hoshino) - [Mayu Hotta](/source/Mayu_Hotta) - [Yuka Itaya](/source/Yuka_Itaya) - [Karin Isobe](/source/Karin_Isobe) - [Kenta Izuka](/source/Kenta_Izuka) - [Fūka Izumi](/source/F%C5%ABka_Izumi) - [Shouma Kai](/source/Shouma_Kai) - [Kento Kaku](/source/Kento_Kaku) - [Kangnam](/source/Kangnam_(singer)) (for Japanese activities only) - [Noa Kazama](/source/Noa_Kazama) - [Kaya Kiyohara](/source/Kaya_Kiyohara) - [Yuta Koseki](/source/Yuta_Koseki) - [Kaori Maeda](/source/Kaori_Maeda) - [Yui Makino](/source/Yui_Makino) - [Airi Matsui](/source/Airi_Matsui) - [Yuya Matsushita](/source/Yuya_Matsushita) - [Ayaka Miyoshi](/source/Ayaka_Miyoshi) - [Takuya Mizoguchi](/source/Takuya_Mizoguchi) - [Eri Murakawa](/source/Eri_Murakawa) - [Shuhei Nomura](/source/Shuhei_Nomura) - [Ryohei Otani](/source/Ryohei_Otani) - [Manaki Reika](/source/Manaki_Reika) - [Shogo Sakamoto](/source/Shogo_Sakamoto) - [Akane Sakanoue](/source/Akane_Sakanoue) - [Dori Sakurada](/source/Dori_Sakurada) - [Hinata Satō](/source/Hinata_Sat%C5%8D) - [Rie Takahashi](/source/Rie_Takahashi) - [Junko Takeuchi](/source/Junko_Takeuchi) - [Asami Tano](/source/Asami_Tano) - [Takuya Terada](/source/Takuya_Terada) - [Miyu Tomita](/source/Miyu_Tomita) - [Reina Triendl](/source/Reina_Triendl) - [Juri Ueno](/source/Juri_Ueno) - [Alissa Yagi](/source/Alissa_Yagi) - [Anna Yamada](/source/Anna_Yamada) - [Erika Yamaguchi](/source/Erika_Yamaguchi) - [Jun Yoshinaga](/source/Jun_Yoshinaga) - [Yuriko Yoshitaka](/source/Yuriko_Yoshitaka) - [Ryo Yoshizawa](/source/Ryo_Yoshizawa) ## Former artists ### Groups - [One Ok Rock](/source/One_Ok_Rock) ### Individuals - [Ryunosuke Kamiki](/source/Ryunosuke_Kamiki) - [Nina Makino](/source/Nina_Makino) - [Haruma Miura](/source/Haruma_Miura) - [Yui Mizuno](/source/Yui_Mizuno) - [Riisa Naka](/source/Riisa_Naka) - [Takeru Satoh](/source/Takeru_Satoh) - [Shota Taguchi](/source/Shota_Taguchi) - [Yu Takahashi](/source/Yu_Takahashi_(singer-songwriter)) - [Kimito Totani](/source/Kimito_Totani) - [Seishuu Uragami](/source/Seishuu_Uragami) - [Mafumafu](/source/Mafumafu) ## Other holdings ### Amuse Models **Amuse Models** is a division of Amuse founded in 2004. Its division for child talents is sometimes called Amuse Kids. In 2014, Amuse merged with Will Corporation and then established the [modeling agency](/source/Modeling_agency), which mainly consists of teenage talents. Talents who belonged to Amuse after their merger with Will Corporation include [Juri Ueno](/source/Juri_Ueno) and [Yuriko Yoshitaka](/source/Yuriko_Yoshitaka). ## See also - [Television in Japan](/source/Television_in_Japan) ## References 1. ["Corporate Profile"](http://ir.amuse.co.jp/english/company/about.html). AMUSE INC. Retrieved 2018-03-23. 1. ["Message From Management"](http://ir.amuse.co.jp/english/company/message.html). AMUSE INC. Retrieved 2016-04-03. 1. Herskovitz, Jon (2000-12-26). ["J-Pop Takes Off / Japanese music, movies, TV shows enthrall Asian nations"](https://web.archive.org/web/20160630233424/http://www.sfgate.com/news/article/J-Pop-Takes-Off-Japanese-music-movies-TV-2689230.php). *The San Francisco Chronicle*. Archived from [the original](http://www.sfgate.com/news/article/J-Pop-Takes-Off-Japanese-music-movies-TV-2689230.php) on 2016-06-30. Retrieved 2009-02-05. 1. This figure does not include part-time and temporary workers. 1. Kageyama, Yuri (2005-08-10). ["Musicians try to join Apple's iTunes in Japan"](https://www.usatoday.com/tech/products/services/2005-08-10-itunes-japan-artists_x.htm). *USA Today*. Retrieved 2009-02-05. 1. ["アミューズモデルス"](https://web.archive.org/web/20090204033905/http://www.amuse-models.com/). Amuse.co.jp. Archived from [the original](http://www.amuse-models.com/) on 2009-02-04. Retrieved 2009-02-05. 1. ["History"](http://ir.amuse.co.jp/english/company/history.html). *Amuse.co.jp*. June 2017. Retrieved 4 November 2018. 1. Jeanette Tan (5 September 2012). ["Is Singapore ready for the 'new J-pop'?"](https://sg.style.yahoo.com/blogs/singapore-showbiz/singapore-ready-j-pop-085001896.html?guccounter=1). *Yahoo.com*. Retrieved 4 November 2018. 1. ["ja:新日本プロレスが大手芸能プロダクション『アミューズ』との業務提携を発表！"](http://www.njpw.co.jp/news/detail.php?nid=15629) (in Japanese). *[New Japan Pro-Wrestling](/source/New_Japan_Pro-Wrestling)*. 2016-01-05. Retrieved 2016-01-06. 1. Soumik Datta (14 May 2018). ["NJPW News: New Japan Pro Wrestling hires a new president"](https://www.sportskeeda.com/wwe/njpw-news-new-japan-pro-wrestling-hires-a-new-president). *Sportskeeda.com*. Retrieved 4 November 2018. 1. ["J-CREATION: A Chance for American Filmmakers and Developers to Tap Into Japan's Most Beloved and Popular IP"](http://www.comicsbeat.com/j-creation-a-chance-for-american-filmmakers-and-developers-to-tap-into-japans-most-beloved-and-popular-ip/). *Comicsbeat.com*. 1 June 2018. Retrieved 4 November 2018. 1. ["テクノロジーとの融合で新たなエンターテインメント創出を目指す新会社「株式会社Kulture」及び、Web3・メタバース特化ファンド「KultureFUND」を設立。設立記念NFTの販売もスタート！"](https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000403.000002883.html) (in Japanese). *PR Times*. 2022-06-24. Retrieved 2024-10-21. 1. ["株式会社A-Sketch株式取得のお知らせ"](https://www.universal-music.co.jp/press-releases/2025-02-14/) [Notice regarding the acquisition of A-Sketch Inc.'s shares (Press Release)] (in Japanese). *Universal Music Japan*. February 14, 2025. Retrieved February 25, 2025. ## External links - [Official website](http://ir.amuse.co.jp/english/index.html) --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Amuse Inc.](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amuse_Inc.) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amuse_Inc.?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.