B Zone

B ZONE Incorporated (aka B ZONE Group),[2] formerly known as Being Incorporated (aka Being Giza Group), is a Japanese private entertainment conglomerate 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.[3] As of May 2023, over 100 theme songs have been supplied to the anime television series and movies by the B ZONE Group.[4] On 4 April 2023, Being changed company name to B Zone. [2]

B ZONE Inc.
Native name
株式会社ビーイング (until 2023)
株式会社ビーゾーン (since 2023)
Kabushiki gaisha Bīizōn
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 assets757,2 billion yen
Number of employees
Non-consolidated: 192
Consolidated 1097(as of 2023, 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

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.[5]

Major labels

Indies labels
  • Tent House(1999)[12]
  • zazzy(2005)
  • magnifique(2008)

Former labels
  • B-Vision (1993-2007)
  • Amemura-O-Town Record (1997)
  • BERG (1999)
  • pure:infinity (2009-2014)[13]
  • Styling Records (2003)
  • DAY TRACK (2003)
  • White Cafe (2015)
  • Honey Bee Records (2016)

Artists

Other subsidiaries

The B ZONE Group owns the acting agent and talent management company White Dream.[14]

Controversy

In June 2001, the company (then named Being) and its subsidiary B+U+M[15] (now merged into Vermillion Records) was found to have failed to declare 840 million yen in income.[16] They were acquitted after the investigation.[15]

Creators

A large number of songwriters, composers and arrangers have enrolled at the company. The B ZONE Group official website has listed in alphabetical order its "Music Creators".[17]

Songwriters

Composers

Arrangers

References
  1. "B ZONE Inc. "About us"". B ZONE Inc. Retrieved May 8, 2023.
  2. "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.
  3. "Detective Conan theme music" (in Japanese). Being Inc. Archived from the original on 19 June 2011. Retrieved May 23, 2011.
  4. "名探偵コナン OP-ED". Music Tower JP. Retrieved 23 October 2023.
  5. Being labels (in Japanese) http://www.beinggiza.com/en/label.html
  6. records, vermillion. "B'z Official Website".
  7. ".:: Being GROUP ::".
  8. ".:: Being GROUP ::".
  9. "GIZA studio : 株式会社ギザ".
  10. "NORTHERN MUSIC WEB SITE".
  11. "D-GO - ディーゴ".
  12. Indies labels (in Japanese) http://www.beinggiza.com/indies.html
  13. ".:: Being GROUP ::".
  14. "White Dream links" (in Japanese). White Dream. Archived from the original on April 11, 2011. Retrieved May 23, 2011.
  15. "B'z production company failed to declare 840 mil. yen income". The Free Library. 2001-07-02. Retrieved 2012-08-28.
  16. "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."
  17. Being Creators list (in Japanese) http://beingcreators.net/
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