{{Short description|Japanese entertainment conglomerate, record company}} {{Expand Japanese|B ZONE|date=December 2024}} {{Infobox company | name = B ZONE, Inc. | logo = B ZONE Group Logo.svg | logo_size = 100 | logo_caption = Logo used since 2023 | image = File:Being Building.jpg | image_caption = Headquarters in Minato, Tokyo | type = Kabushiki gaisha | native_name = 株式会社B ZONE | romanized_name = Kabushiki gaisha B Zone | founder = Daiko Nagato | former_names = Being, Inc. (1978-2023) | location = Thomas Building, 5-2-2 Roppongi, Minato, Tokyo, Japan<ref name="About us">{{cite web |url=https://www.bzone.co.jp/company/|title=B ZONE Inc. "About us" |publisher=B ZONE Inc. |access-date=May 8, 2023}}</ref> | key_people = Toshinori Masuda <small>(President & CEO)</small><br /> Daiko Nagato (Major shareholder, Authorizer), Chiaki Nagato (Major Shareholder) | industry = Music, artist development, record production, marketing, audio engineering | genre = Various | revenue = 1,000,000 yen | net_income = | assets = 759 billion yen | num_employees = Non-consolidated: 192<br />Consolidated 1097(as of 2024, including part-time workers and contracts) | subsid = Vermillion Records<br /> Zain Records<br /> B.Gram-Records<br /> Giza Studio<br /> Northern Music<br /> O-TOWN Jazz<br /> Weedz<br /> D-Go<br /> B-Zone <br /> Crimson <br /> NiM Records<br />Kaikyō Record<br />Asistobe | homepage = {{URL|www.bzone.co.jp|BZONE.co.jp}} | motto = | foundation = {{Start date and age|1978|11|01}} | module = {{Infobox social media personality | child = yes | youtube_id = UCMBRxuEpDDEpD2dhtyjkfkQ | youtube_display_name = B Zone | youtube_years_active = 2006–present | youtube_genre = | youtube_subscribers = 75.1 thousand<!-- PLEASE DO NOT CHANGE WITHOUT UPDATING stats_update BELOW --> | youtube_views = 58.7 million<!-- PLEASE DO NOT CHANGE WITHOUT UPDATING stats_update BELOW --> | stats_update = February 26, 2025 }} }}
{{Nihongo|'''B ZONE, Inc.'''|株式会社B ZONE|Kabushiki-gaisha B Zone}} (aka B ZONE Group),<ref name="billboard" /> formerly known as {{Nihongo foot|'''Being, Inc.'''|株式会社ビーイング|Kabushiki-gaisha Being|group=lower-alpha}} (aka Being Giza Group), is a Japanese private entertainment conglomerate and recording label based in Tokyo's Roppongi district, founded on November 1, 1978, by music producer Daiko Nagato.<ref name="About us" /> The company and its subsidiaries are the main supplier of theme music for the anime series ''Detective Conan''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.beinggiza.com/conan/al.html |title=''Detective Conan'' theme music |publisher=Being Inc. |language=ja |access-date=May 23, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110619050626/http://beinggiza.com/conan/al.html |archive-date=19 June 2011 |url-status=dead }}</ref> As of May 2023, over 130 theme songs have been supplied to the anime television series and movies by the B ZONE Group.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://music.tower.jp/playlist/user/detail/1000027463/1003099940|title=名探偵コナン OP-ED|website=Music Tower JP|access-date=23 October 2023}}</ref> On 4 April 2023, Being changed company name to B Zone.<ref name="billboard">{{cite web|url=https://billboard-japan.com/d%20news/detail/123651|title=B'z／倉木麻衣／ZARD／WANDSら所属、BeingがB ZONEに社名変更|trans-title=B'z/Mai Kuraki/ZARD/WANDS agency, Being changed company name to B ZONE|website=Billboard Japan|language=ja|publisher=Hanshin Contents Link Corporation under license from Billboard Media, LLC, a subsidiary of Penske Media Corporation|date=April 4, 2023|access-date=May 8, 2023}}</ref>
==Labels== Nowadays production-based record company are no longer a rare thing, however the B ZONE Group has established a dedicated record company and label system in quick succession since 1991. Label companies that are part of the group are also subsequently owned by the holding company. It includes indie labels as well.<ref>Being labels (in Japanese) http://www.beinggiza.com/en/label.html</ref>
===Major labels=== *Vermillion Records<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bz-vermillion.com/|title=B'z Official Website|first=vermillion|last=records}}</ref> (1990, previously named as BMG ROOMS) – formerly a joint venture with BMG Japan (now Sony Music Entertainment Japan) *Zain Records<ref>{{cite web|url=http://beinggiza.com/zain.html|title=.:: Being GROUP ::.}}</ref> (1991) – previously named as B.Jin) *B.Gram-Records<ref>{{cite web|url=http://beinggiza.com/b-gram.html|title=.:: Being GROUP ::.}}</ref> (1993) – formerly a joint venture with Nippon PolyGram (now Universal Music Japan) *Giza Studio<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.giza.co.jp/|title=GIZA studio : 株式会社ギザ}}</ref> (1999–present) *Northern Music<ref>{{cite web|url=http://northernmusic.jp/|title=Northern Music}}</ref> (2007–present) *O-TOWN Jazz (2012, previously named as Giza Jazz) *D-Go<ref>{{cite web|url=http://d-go-osaka.jp/|title=D-GO – ディーゴ}}</ref> (2012–present) *B-Zone (2012–present, until 2023 names ad Being) *CRIMZON (2014–present) *NiM Records (2019–present) *Kaikyō Record (2019–present) *Asistobe (2020–present) *D5 Records<ref>{{cite web|url=https://d5records.com/|title=D5 Records}}</ref> (2024–present)
===Indies labels=== *Tent House (1999)<ref>Indies labels (in Japanese) http://www.beinggiza.com/indies.html</ref> *zazzy (2005) *magnifique (2008)
===Former labels=== *B-Vision (1993–2007) *Amemura-O-Town Record (1997) *BERG (1999) *pure:infinity (2009–2014)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.beinggiza.com/pureinfinity.html|title=.:: Being GROUP ::.}}</ref> *Styling Records (2003) *DAY TRACK (2003) *White Cafe (2015) *Honey Bee Records (2016)
==Artists== {{See also|Category:B Zone artists}}
==Subsidiaries== ===Music Publisher=== *B Planning Office Co., Ltd. *B Zone Music Co., Ltd. (formerly known as Being Publishing) *Giza Music Co., Ltd.
===Management Office=== *Vermillion Co., Ltd. (B’z's personal office) *Sensui (Izumi Sakai's personal office) *Loop (Mai Kuraki's personal office)<ref>{{cite web |url=http://loop-music.com|title=Loop Music Publishers|publisher=Loop, Inc.|language=ja |access-date=2023-11-05}}</ref> *Giza Artist *Zain Artist *Ading *White Dream<ref>{{cite web |url=http://white-dream.com|title=White Dream|publisher=White Dream|language=ja |access-date=2023-11-05}}</ref> *Signaled Yellow *Wormhole *B Zone
===Promotion=== *Music Freak Magazine (MFM)<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mfmagazine.com|title=Music Freak Magazine|publisher= MRM|language=ja |access-date=2023-11-05}}</ref>
===Music Production Company=== *ZAIN PRODUCTS Co., Ltd. *Giza Co., Ltd.
===Studio Management=== *REDWAY Co., Ltd. *GREENDWAY Co., Ltd.
===Design/Video=== *Grunge Co., Ltd. *Onto Co., Ltd. *Susan Co., Ltd.
===Internet related/distribution=== *YouTube B Zone channel *NicoNico Douga B Zone channel
===Real-estate company=== *B-Planets Co., Ltd. *B Planning Co., Ltd. *Atlas Co., Ltd. *Luna Co., Ltd. *Brilliant Estate Co., Ltd. *Zeze Corporation Co., Ltd. *Futaba Building Co., Ltd. *Real Estate Co., Ltd. *Bluesy Real Estate Co., Ltd. *Dreamaps Co., Ltd. *Celeste Co., Ltd. *Chiakiss Co., Ltd.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://chiakiss.com/about/|title=Chiakiss|publisher=Chiakiss|language=ja |access-date=2023-11-05}}</ref> *Weeds Co., Ltd.
===Administrative/legal affairs=== *Treasury Co., Ltd. *Zaimu Co., Ltd.
===Event hall/facilities=== *Dojima River Forum (堂島リバーフォーラム)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.dojimariver.com/about/|title=Dojima River Forum|publisher=Dojima River Forum|language=ja |access-date=2023-11-05}}</ref> *Dojima Forum Team *Hills Pan Kōjō (hillsパン工場)<ref>{{cite web |url=http://livehillspankojyo.com|title=大阪心斎橋 ヒルズパン工場・ライブハウス|publisher=ヒルズパン工場ライブハウス |language=ja |access-date=2023-11-05}}</ref> *Fuji Grand Imabari (フジグラン今治) *Safa Fukuyama (サファ福山)
==Creators== Notes: The B ZONE Group official website has listed in the Japanese alphabetical order its "Music Creators".<ref>{{cite web |url=https://bzonecreators.com|title=B Zone Music Creators|publisher=©B ZONE, Inc.|language=ja |access-date=2023-11-05}}</ref> {{col-begin}} {{col-2}} *Aoi Yamazaki – lyricist, composer, vocal, chorus *Akira Onozuka – composer, arranger, keyboard, piano *Daisuke Ikeda (arranger) – composer, arranger, produce-direction *Daria Kawashima – composer, lyricist, vocal, chorus *Endcape-lyricist *Genki Fukui – lyricist, composer, arranger *Hiroki (Lilly sayonara) – lyricist, composer, vocal, chorus *Hiroki Kawazoe – composer *Hiroshi Imai – composer *Hiya & Katsuma – composer, arranger *Ichiri Shisui – composer *Kaharu Maemura – composer, arranger *Kan Natsumi – lyricist, composer *Katsuma Togashi – composer, vocal, chorus *Kazuki Katsuta – saxophonist *Kazuki Kurosawa – composer, arranger, guitarist *Kenta Takamori – lyricist, composer, arranger, guitarist, vocal, chorus *Kōichi Naga – composer, arranger *Kōji Goto – composer, arranger, guitarist, produce-direction *Kōsuke Kataoka – composer *Kousuke Ohshima (ex Wands) – composer, arranger, keyboard, piano, produce-direction *Kurose Kazuichi – drummer {{col-2}} *Masaki Kureji – composer *Masazumi Ozawa (ex. Pamelah) – composer, arranger, guitar, produce-direction *Masanori Kobayashi – composer, arranger *MissTY – composer, arranger, produce-direction *Miwa Sasaki – lyricist *Motoyoshi Hiyamizu – composer, arranger, guitarist *Nao Kimura – composer *Ocean94 – composer, arranger *Rui (fade) – composer, arranger, produce-direction *Ryoki Watanabe – composer, guitarist *Ryoko Meguro – composer *Ryosuke Nikamoto – bassist *Shaoka – composer, arranger *Taishi Izumida – composer, arranger *Takahiro Minato – lyricist, composer, arranger *Takashi Masuzaki – guitarist *Toshiaki Ōta – composer *Yoshifumi Kouchi – lyricist, composer, arranger *Yuiko Tsubokura – vocal, chorus *Yuki Takahara – vocal, chorus *Yukito – composer *Yurie Mochizuki – lyricist, composer, vocal, chorus {{col-end}}
==Controversy== In June 2001, the company (then named Being) and its subsidiary B+U+M<ref name="TFL">{{cite web|url=http://www.thefreelibrary.com/B'z+production+company+failed+to+declare+840+mil.+yen+income.-a076444589|title=B'z production company failed to declare 840 mil. yen income.|work=The Free Library|date=2001-07-02|access-date=2012-08-28}}</ref> (now merged into Vermillion Records) was found to have failed to declare 840 million yen in income.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/nn20010829a6.html|title=Entertainment Firm in Tax Evasion Tangle|work=The Japan Times|date=2001-08-29|access-date=2012-08-28}} "This incident comes just two months after ''the Tokyo-based production firm behind pop music duo B'z was found to have failed to declare 840 million yen in income''."</ref> They were acquitted after the investigation.<ref name="TFL" />
==Notes== {{Notelist}}
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== * {{Official website|https://www.bzone.co.jp}} * [https://www.bzone.co.jp/conan/ B Zone’s official Detective Conan website] * {{YouTube|user=being}} * [http://ch.nicovideo.jp/channel/ch142 B Zone's channel] on Nico Nico Douga
{{Wands}} {{Music of Japan}} {{Authority control}}
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