# Defstar Records

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Japanese record label

"T Project" redirects here; not to be confused with [Project T](/source/Project_T).

Not to be confused with [Death Star](/source/Death_Star).

Record label

Defstar Records, Inc. Parent company Warner Music Japan (1997–2000) Sony Music Entertainment Japan (2000–2014) Founded 1997 (as T Project) 2000 (as Defstar Records) Founder Takashi Yoshida (吉田 敬, Yoshida Takashi) Defunct 2015 (acquired by SME Records) Genre Rock, pop Country of origin Japan

**Defstar Records, Inc.** (株式会社デフスターレコーズ, *Kabushiki-gaisha Defusutā Rekōzu*; stylized as **DefSTAR Records**) was a Japanese [record label](/source/Record_label), a subsidiary of [Sony Music Japan](/source/Sony_Music_Japan).[1]

## History

- 1997 – [Takashi Yoshida](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Takashi_Yoshida_(businessperson)&action=edit&redlink=1), the president of [Warner Music Japan](/source/Warner_Music_Japan), founded the label as **T Project** (Tプロジェクト, *T Purojiekuto*).

- 2000 – Yoshida transferred to [Sony Music Entertainment Japan](/source/Sony_Music_Entertainment_Japan), and he brought the T Project catalog. He renamed it Defstar Records.

- 2001 – Defstar Records becomes a subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment. Yoshida becomes its manager.

- 2003 – Yoshida returned to Warner Music Japan, but did not try to reclaim his label. Instead, he focused on restructuring his first company.

- 2014 - Defstar Records, Inc. is merged with the six other labels of Sony Music Japan to form Sony Music Labels Inc.[2] and Defstar becomes one of labels of Sony Music Labels.

- 2015 - Defstar is absorbed into SME Records.

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## Artists

Defstar Records' artists include: [Amoyamo](/source/Amoyamo), [Burnside Project](/source/Burnside_Project),[4] [Chemistry](/source/Chemistry_(band)), [Mariko Gotō](/source/Mariko_Got%C5%8D), [Chiaki Kuriyama](/source/Chiaki_Kuriyama), [Shion Tsuji](/source/Shion_Tsuji), [SawanoHiroyuki\[nZk\]](/source/Hiroyuki_Sawano), [Ken Hirai](/source/Ken_Hirai), [GARNiDELiA](/source/GARNiDELiA), [Hirakawachi 1-chome](/source/Hirakawachi_1-chome), [Beat Crusaders](/source/Beat_Crusaders), [Kylee](/source/Kylee_(singer)), [Kanon Wakeshima](/source/Kanon_Wakeshima), [Tomoko Kawase](/source/Tomoko_Kawase), [FLiP](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=FLiP&action=edit&redlink=1), [universe](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Universe_(band)&action=edit&redlink=1), [Long Shot Party](/source/Long_Shot_Party), [On/Off](/source/On%2FOff_(Japanese_band)), [Lil'B](/source/Lil'B_(group)), [Sowelu](/source/Sowelu), [Pe'zmoku](/source/Pe'zmoku), The Harris and [Shiritsu Ebisu Chugaku](/source/Shiritsu_Ebisu_Chugaku). [AKB48](/source/AKB48) used to release products under Defstar, before moving to King Records[5]

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["Profile of DefSTAR Records"](https://web.archive.org/web/20071212221122/http://www.sonymusic.co.jp/Music/Info/Defstar/profile/index.html) (in Japanese). Archived from [the original](http://www.sonymusic.co.jp/Music/Info/Defstar/profile/index.html) on 2007-12-12. Retrieved 2008-03-13.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["Sony Music Entertainment (Japan) Inc. Corporate History"](https://web.archive.org/web/20170105085908/http://www.sme.co.jp/eng/history/index.html). Archived from [the original](http://www.sme.co.jp/eng/history/index.html) on 2017-01-05. Retrieved 2016-12-29.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["Takashi Yoshida:A Special Report"](https://web.archive.org/web/20101011091259/http://www.musicman-net.com/report/06/index.html) (in Japanese). Musicman Net. Archived from [the original](http://www.musicman-net.com/report/06/index.html) on 2010-10-11. Retrieved 2011-02-12.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["BURNSIDE PROJECT / CUE THE PULSE TO BEGAIN"](https://ticro.com/products/b00007187). *TICRO MARKET* (in Japanese). Retrieved 2022-02-09.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["List of Artists from DefSTAR Records"](https://web.archive.org/web/20071222212950/http://www.sonymusic.co.jp/Music/Info/Defstar/artist/index.html) (in Japanese). Archived from [the original](http://www.sonymusic.co.jp/Music/Info/Defstar/artist/index.html) on 2007-12-22. Retrieved 2008-03-13.

## External links

- [Archived copy of Defstar website in 2012](https://web.archive.org/web/20121022172457/http://www.defstar.jp/)

- [Archived copy of Defstar Records](https://web.archive.org/web/20130716142958/http://www.sme.co.jp/sme/corporate/def.html) on [Sony Music Entertainment Japan](/source/Sony_Music_Entertainment_Japan)'s Corporate Portal

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