B Zone

B ZONE Inc.
Native name
株式会社ビーゾーン
Kabushiki gaisha Bīizōn
FormerlyBeing Inc. (1978-2023)
Company typePrivate kabushiki gaisha
IndustryMusic, artist development, record production, marketing, audio engineering
GenreVarious
FoundedNovember 1, 1978
FounderDaiko Nagato
HeadquartersThomas Building, 5-2-2 Roppongi, Minato, Tokyo, Japan[1]
Key people
Toshinori Masuda (President & CEO)
Daiko Nagato (Major shareholder, Authorizer), Chiaki Nagato (Major Shareholder)
Revenue1,000,000 yen
Total assets759 billion yen
Number of employees
Non-consolidated: 192
Consolidated 1097(as of 2024, including part-time workers and contracts)
SubsidiariesVermillion Records
Zain Records
B.Gram-Records
Giza Studio
Northern Music
O-TOWN Jazz
Weedz
D-Go
B-Zone
Crimson
NiM Records
Kaikyō Record
Asistobe
WebsiteBZONE.co.jp
B Zone
YouTube information
Channel
Years active2006 -
Subscribers74k[2]
Total views54,418,620[2]

Last updated: January 15, 2024

B ZONE Incorporated (aka B ZONE Group),[3] formerly known as Being Incorporated (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.[1] The company and its subsidiaries are the main supplier of theme music for the anime series Detective Conan.[4] As of May 2023, over 130 theme songs have been supplied to the anime television series and movies by the B ZONE Group.[5] On 4 April 2023, Being changed company name to B Zone.[3]

  1. ^ a b "B ZONE Inc. "About us"". B ZONE Inc. Retrieved May 8, 2023.
  2. ^ a b "About B Zone". YouTube.
  3. ^ a b "B'z/倉木麻衣/ZARD/WANDSら所属、BeingがB ZONEに社名変更" [B'z/Mai Kuraki/ZARD/WANDS agency, Being changed company name to B ZONE]. Billboard Japan (in Japanese). Hanshin Contents Link Corporation under license from Billboard Media, LLC, a subsidiary of Penske Media Corporation. April 4, 2023. Retrieved May 8, 2023.
  4. ^ "Detective Conan theme music" (in Japanese). Being Inc. Archived from the original on 19 June 2011. Retrieved May 23, 2011.
  5. ^ "名探偵コナン OP-ED". Music Tower JP. Retrieved 23 October 2023.