Avex Inc.

Avex Inc.
Native name
エイベックス株式会社
Company typePublic KK
Industrial keiretsu
IndustryEntertainment
GenreVarious
FoundedApril 11, 1988; 36 years ago (1988-04-11) (as Avex D.D., Inc.)*
Founders
Headquarters
Sumitomo Fudosan Azabu-Juban Building, 1-4-1 Mita, Minato, Tokyo 108-0073
,
Japan
Area served
East Asia
Key people
  • Max Matsuura (Chairman)
  • Katsumi Kuroiwa (President and CEO)
  • Shinji Hayashi (CFO)
RevenueIncrease¥46.3 billion (US$421.87 million) (2021)
Increase¥2.6 billion (US$23.69 million) (2021)
Decrease¥1.6 billion (US$14.58 million) (2021)
Owner
Number of employees
1,514[3] (as of June 11, 2024)
Subsidiariessee subsidiaries
Websitewww.avex.co.jp Edit this at Wikidata

Avex Inc. (Japanese: エイベックス株式会社, romanized: Eibekkusu kabushiki gaisha /əˈvɛks/ /ˈeɪvɛks/, commonly known as Avex and stylized as avex) is a Japanese entertainment conglomerate led by founder Max Matsuura and headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.[4] Founded in 1988, the company manages J-pop talents like Ayumi Hamasaki, TVXQ![5] and internet sensation PikoTaro.[6] It has also shifted into other business domains like anime, video games and live music events, partnering with Ultra Music Festival[7] and hosting the annual A-nation.[8] The company is a member of the Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG) keiretsu.

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  2. ^ "Avex Inc.: Shareholders Board Members Managers and Company Profile | JP3160950006 | MarketScreener". MarketScreener. Retrieved July 27, 2024.
  3. ^ "Company Overview / Access". avex.com. Retrieved June 11, 2024. {{cite web}}: Text "Avex Inc." ignored (help)
  4. ^ "エイベックス株式会社". avex.co.jp.
  5. ^ "Ayumi Hamasaki Announces 20th Anniversary Tour: See the Dates". PopCrush. March 24, 2017.
  6. ^ "'PPAP' goes the world: How Pikotaro became a viral smash – The Japan Times". November 4, 2016.
  7. ^ "Avex Live Creative Confirms Dates for Ultra Japan 2015" (Press release). December 17, 2014.
  8. ^ "Who was music being made for in 2014? – The Japan Times". December 23, 2014.