Starto Entertainment

Starto Entertainment Inc.
Native name
株式会社スタートエンターテイメント
Stāto entāteimento
Company typePrivate K.K.
IndustryEntertainment
FoundedOctober 17, 2023; 13 months ago (2023-10-17)[1]
HeadquartersMinato, Tokyo, Japan[2]
Area served
Japan
Key people
Atsushi Fukuda (President)[3][4]
Number of employees
185[5]
WebsiteOfficial Website
Corporate Web (in Japanese)

Starto Entertainment (Japanese: スタートエンターテイメント, Hepburn: Stāto entāteimento) is a Japanese entertainment company that provides artist management services established on October 17, 2023.[1] The president is Atsushi Fukuda.[3][6] Many of the groups and artists formerly affiliated with Johnny & Associates belong to this company. It began full operations in April 2024.[7]

  1. ^ a b "旧ジャニーズ新会社名、STARTO ENTERTAINMENT". nikkei.com (in Japanese). 2023-12-09.
  2. ^ "プライバシーポリシー". Starto Entertainment (in Japanese). 2024-04-10. Retrieved 2024-06-03.
  3. ^ a b "Atsushi Fukuda Takes the Helm at STARTO ENTERTAINMENT: A Vision for Talent, Modernization, and Addressing Industry Concerns". Tokyohive. December 9, 2023. Retrieved 2024-06-02.
  4. ^ Bunna Takizawa (December 8, 2023). "Former Johnny's agency to be renamed Starto Entertainment". asahi.com. Asahi Shinbun. Retrieved 2024-06-02.
  5. ^ "株式会社STARTO ENTERTAINMENT 始動します". Starto Entertainment (in Japanese). 2024-04-10. Retrieved 2024-06-03.
  6. ^ "Operations Firm for Johnny Named Starto Entertainment". The Japan News. Yomiuri shinbun. December 8, 2023. Retrieved 2024-06-03.
  7. ^ "Talent agency Starto Entertainment starts full operations". NHK World Japan. April 12, 2024. Retrieved 2024-06-03.