# Up-Front Works discography
Up-Front Works is cataloged as a publisher organization for Zetima releases.[1](https://vgmdb.net/org/1139)
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Publisher entity | Up-Front Works, cataloged as a publisher organization for Zetima releases[1](https://vgmdb.net/org/1139) |
| Flagship label | Zetima, most famous outside Japan for Hello! Project acts including Morning Musume[2](https://www.discogs.com/label/41524-Zetima) |
| Catalogue prefix example | Morning Musume's album *First Time*, released 1998-07-08 as EPCE-5002 (CD, ¥3,059)[3](http://en.dohbell.info/editionlist.php) |
| Official database coverage | Releases by year from 1998 through 2026, filterable by product type[4](https://www.up-front-works.jp/release/?pc=pc&sp=sp&sp=sp) |
| Zetima release count (fan database) | 764 releases counted by Tracklister[5](https://tracklist.live/discover/labels/Zetima) |
| Current release window | 13 items: 1 single, 1 album, 9 video releases, 2 digital releases[4](https://www.up-front-works.jp/release/?pc=pc&sp=sp&sp=sp) |
| Disputed data point | Zetima's founding year: 1988 per Tracklister, conflicting with other reference records[5](https://tracklist.live/discover/labels/Zetima) |
## Up-Front Works and its label structure
**One publisher, several labels.** Up-Front Works is cataloged as a publisher organization, and Zetima releases credit it as publisher.[1](https://vgmdb.net/org/1139) Zetima is a Japanese label whose roster is most associated with Hello! Project, the most famous of these acts being [Morning Musume](https://www.edgepedia.org/morning-musume).[2](https://www.discogs.com/label/41524-Zetima) Former Zetima acts include Michiyo Heike, Minimoni, and Naomi Tamura.[2](https://www.discogs.com/label/41524-Zetima)
A concrete example of the publisher-label relationship is Morning Musume '15's single *Seishun Kozou ga Naiteiru/Yuugure wa Ameagari/Ima Koko kara* (Regular Edition B), which credits Up-Front Works as publisher with a cataloged release date of April 15, 2015.[1](https://vgmdb.net/org/1139)
## Zetima discography
**Catalogue coding.** Zetima releases use the EPCE catalog-number prefix. The fan database DohBell records Morning Musume's album *First Time* as released on July 8, 1998, on catalog number EPCE-5002, a CD pressing listed at ¥3,059.[3](http://en.dohbell.info/editionlist.php)
**Scale.** Tracklister counts 764 releases for Zetima and describes the label as specializing in J-pop, pop rock, and ballads under the Hello! Project umbrella.[5](https://tracklist.live/discover/labels/Zetima)
## The official catalog as a research tool
**The primary source.** The release database on up-front-works.jp organizes releases by year from 1998 through 2026, browsable by year and month, and by product type.[4](https://www.up-front-works.jp/release/?pc=pc&sp=sp&sp=sp) A dedicated single release list provides the same year-by-year navigation, from 1998 through 2026 with month-level breakdown, which allows per-label, per-year single counts.[6](https://www.up-front-works.jp/release/single/?pc=pc)
The database also indexes releases grouped by artist, including acts such as [Melon Kinenbi](https://www.edgepedia.org/melon-kinenbi).[4](https://www.up-front-works.jp/release/?pc=pc&sp=sp&sp=sp)
## By the numbers
The quantified data available from the sources includes:
- The current release window on the official database lists 13 items: 1 single, 1 album, 9 video releases, and 2 digital releases.[4](https://www.up-front-works.jp/release/?pc=pc&sp=sp&sp=sp)
- Tracklister's 764-release count for Zetima.[5](https://tracklist.live/discover/labels/Zetima)
Full decade-by-decade comparisons of single and album output per label require working through the official database's year navigation from 1998 onward;[4](https://www.up-front-works.jp/release/?pc=pc&sp=sp&sp=sp) • [6](https://www.up-front-works.jp/release/single/?pc=pc) no summarized per-decade counts appear in the available sources.
## Recent developments
Recent and scheduled releases include the following:
- OCHA NORMA's live video *OCHA NORMA 2025 LIVE at BUDOKAN ～#OCHAnnel～* was released on Blu-ray on 2026/02/25.[4](https://www.up-front-works.jp/release/?pc=pc&sp=sp&sp=sp)
- [Airi Suzuki](https://www.edgepedia.org/airi-suzuki) released two digital singles on 2026/02/26, both *From THE FIRST TAKE* versions: *Hatsukoi Cider* and *Tadaima no Mahou feat. Kiyozuka Shinya*.[4](https://www.up-front-works.jp/release/?pc=pc&sp=sp&sp=sp)
- Rosé Chronicle's single *Misery ～Ai no Tenbin～/Nantoka Naru desho* was scheduled for 2026/03/18.[4](https://www.up-front-works.jp/release/?pc=pc&sp=sp&sp=sp)
- Morning Musume.'25's autumn concert Blu-ray *コンサートツアー秋 ～Movin' Forward with Hope～ 羽賀朱音･横山玲奈 卒業スペシャル*, marking the graduations of Akane Haga and [Reina Yokoyama](https://www.edgepedia.org/reina-yokoyama), is dated 2026/04/22.[4](https://www.up-front-works.jp/release/?pc=pc&sp=sp&sp=sp)
## References
1. [Up-Front Works publisher page at VGMdb](https://vgmdb.net/org/1139)
2. [Zetima Discography | Discogs](https://www.discogs.com/label/41524-Zetima)
3. [Edition List - DohBell](http://en.dohbell.info/editionlist.php)
4. [UP-FRONT WORKS release database](https://www.up-front-works.jp/release/?pc=pc&sp=sp&sp=sp)
5. [Zetima | Tracklister](https://tracklist.live/discover/labels/Zetima)
6. [UP-FRONT WORKS single release list](https://www.up-front-works.jp/release/single/?pc=pc)
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