Japanese entertainment conglomerate, record company
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B ZONE, Inc. (株式会社B ZONE, Kabushiki-gaisha B Zone) (aka B ZONE Group),[3] formerly known as Being, Inc.[a] (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]
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 under the label companies that are part of the group are also subsequently owned by the holding company. It includes indies labels as well.[6]
In June 2001, the company (then named Being) and its subsidiary B+U+M[23] (now merged into Vermillion Records) was found to have failed to declare 840 million yen in income.[24] They were acquitted after the investigation.[23]
^ ab"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.
^"Entertainment Firm in Tax Evasion Tangle". The Japan Times. 2001-08-29. Retrieved 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."
