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Amuse (see Amuse Inc.)
Amuse, also known as Amuse Inc. (アミューズ), is a Japanese entertainment agency and production group founded in 1978 by Yokichi Osato, known for managing Southern All Stars, Fukuyama Masaharu, Perfume, and BABYMETAL.
Ando Yuko
Ando Yuko (安藤裕子), also known as Andō Yūko, is a Japanese singer-songwriter born in 1977 who debuted in 2003 and drew wide attention in 2005 when her song was used in a TV commercial.
Anna Tsuchiya
Anna Tsuchiya (土屋アンナ), born 1984 in Tokyo, is a Japanese-American singer, model, and actress who fronted Spin Aqua, debuted solo in 2005, and sang as Nana Osaki in the Nana anime.
Ano (singer)
Ano (あの), nicknamed Ano-chan, is a Japanese singer-songwriter, actress, and voice actress; ex-Yurumerumo! idol (2013–2019) whose 2022 Chainsaw Man ending theme "Chu, Tayousei." made her a star, with a 2025 sold-out Budokan show.
Anri
Anri (杏里), born Eiko Kawashima in 1961, is a Japanese pop singer and defining city pop voice whose 1983 anime theme "CAT'S EYE" topped the Oricon chart.
Anzen Chitai
Anzen Chitai (安全地帯) is a Japanese rock band formed in 1973 in Asahikawa, Hokkaido, centered on vocalist Koji Tamaki, known for 1980s hits like "Wine Red no Kokoro".
Aoen (アオエン)
aoen (アオエン) is a seven-member Japanese J-POP boy group formed via the HYBE-backed audition show Oen-HIGH, debuting June 11, 2025 with The Blue Sun; members YUJU, RUKA, GAKU, HIKARU, SOTA, KYOSUKE, REO; fandom aoring; distinct from AEN or Aeon.
Aooo
Aooo (アウー) is a four-member Japanese rock band formed in 2023, signed to Sony Music's Echoes label, home to YOASOBI; its self-titled debut album reached Oricon No. 21.
Aqua Timez
Aqua Timez (アクアタイムズ) is a five-piece Japanese rock band formed in 2003, known for anime theme songs such as the Bleach openings "ALONES" and "Velonica"; it disbanded in 2018 and reunited in 2024.
Arai Mitsuru
Arai Mitsuru (新井 満, 1946–2021) was a Japanese singer-songwriter, novelist, and photographer who won the 1988 Akutagawa Prize and created the million-selling memorial song Sen no Kaze ni Natte.
Arashi (嵐)
Arashi (嵐), five-member Japanese idol group formed September 1999 under Johnny & Associates, debuted with A・RA・SHI, suspended activities end of 2020, disbanded 31 May 2026 after a final Tokyo Dome concert.
ATARASHII GAKKO!
ATARASHII GAKKO! (新しい学校のリーダーズ) is a four-member Japanese dance-vocal girl group formed in 2015, with members Mizyu, Rin, Suzuka, and Kanon performing self-choreographed dances in sailor uniforms.
Atsuhiro Sato
Atsuhiro Sato (佐藤アツヒロ), born 1973 in Kanagawa Prefecture, is a Japanese singer and stage performer best known as the youngest member of the roller-skate idol group Hikaru GENJI.
Atsushi Sakurai
Atsushi Sakurai (櫻井敦司) was a Japanese singer, the vocalist and lyricist of the rock band Buck-Tick, fronting the band from its 1987 debut until his death in 2023.
Avex Group
Avex Group (エイベックス株式会社) is a Japanese entertainment company centered on music and anime, founded in 1988 and known for the avex trax label and Ayumi Hamasaki.
Avex Trax
Avex Trax (エイベックス・トラックス) is the record label of Avex Inc., a major Japanese entertainment group. Founded in 1990, it built its identity on European dance music and became home to trf and ayumi hamasaki.
Avu-chan (アヴちゃん)
Avu-chan (アヴちゃん), formerly Barazono Avu, is the vocalist, lyricist, and composer of the Japanese rock band Queen Bee (女王蜂), formed in Kobe in 2009; known for "Desco" in the film Moteki, "Mephisto" for the anime Oshi no Ko, and voicing the title role in the 2022 film Inu-Oh.
Awesome City Club
Awesome City Club is a Japanese band formed in 2013 in Shibuya, Tokyo, known for funk and city-pop sounds with male-female twin vocals; its 2021 song "勿忘" won a Japan Record Award.
Awich
Awich (エーウィッチ) is the stage name of Akiko Urasaki, a Japanese rapper from Naha, Okinawa, born in 1986, who made her major debut in 2020 and headlined Nippon Budokan.
Ayumi Hamasaki (浜崎あゆみ)
Ayumi Hamasaki (浜崎あゆみ, Ayu), Japanese pop singer born 1978 in Fukuoka; debuted on Avex in 1998 with "poker face." Japan's best-selling solo artist, over 50 million records by 2012; three consecutive Japan Record Award Grand Prizes from 2001.
Azumi Waki
Azumi Waki (和氣あず未) is a Japanese voice actress and singer from Tokyo, known for voicing Special Week in Umamusume: Pretty Derby and Senko in The Helpful Fox Senko-san.
B-Gram Records
B-Gram Records (ビーグラムレコーズ) is a Japanese record label in the Being group, best known as the 1990s home of ZARD, WANDS, Maki Ohguro, and DEEN.
Bank Band
Bank Band is a Japanese charity music project formed in 2004 by producer Kobayashi Takeshi and Mr.Children vocalist Sakurai Kazutoshi to support the nonprofit ap bank.
Bara ga Saita
Bara ga Saita (バラが咲いた, "A Rose Has Bloomed") is a 1966 Japanese song sung by Maki Mike, written by Hamaguchi Kōji and usually called the first hit of Japanese-made folk.
Baroque (group)
Baroque (バロック) is a Japanese visual-kei rock band formed in 2001 around vocalist ryou and guitarist Kei, which reached Nippon Budokan in 2003, disbanded in 2004, and reunited in 2011.
Bay FM
Bay FM, also known as Bay FM 78, is a commercial FM radio station in Chiba Prefecture, Japan, broadcasting on 78.0 MHz since 1989 and serving the Tokyo Bay area.
BEGIN
BEGIN (ビギン) is a Japanese pop rock trio from Ishigaki Island, Okinawa, formed by three childhood friends, whose sanshin-based songs include 'Shimanchu nu Takara' and 'Nada Sōsō'.
Bellring Shoujo Heart
Bellring Shoujo Heart (BELLRING少女ハート) is a Japanese alternative idol group formed in Tokyo, known for psychedelic, rock-based songs performed in black sailor uniforms with wings.
Berry Goodman
Berry Goodman (ベリーグッドマン) is a three-member Japanese vocal group from Osaka, formed in 2013, known for cheering-style power songs and a 2016 major debut on Universal Music.
Berryz Kobo
Berryz Kobo (Berryz工房) was a Japanese idol girl group in Hello! Project, formed in 2004 from the Hello! Project Kids, which released 36 singles before entering an indefinite suspension in 2015.