Cube (talent agency)

{{Short description|Japanese talent agency}}

{{About|the Japanese talent agency|the Korean talent agency|Cube Entertainment}}

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{{Infobox company

| name = CUBE. Inc.

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| native_name = 株式会社キューブ

| native_name_lang = ja

| type = Kabushiki gaisha
(Joint-stock company)

| traded_as = Unlisted

| industry = Service industry (entertainment)

| genre = Tarento, entertainment industry management, musical production

| foundation = July 1997

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| location = T&T Building 8th Floor, Higashi 3-25-10, Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan; ZIP 150-0011

| area_served = Japan

| key_people = Hiroyuki Kitamaki (Representative director)

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| homepage = {{URL|http://www.cubeinc.co.jp/}}

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{{nihongo|CUBE. Inc.|株式会社キューブ}} is a Japanese talent agency headquartered in Shibuya, Tokyo. It was founded in 1997 and focuses on talent management for actors, musicians, announcers, content creators and tarento.{{Cite web|url=http://www.cubeinc.co.jp/|title=株式会社キューブ オフィシャルサイト|website=www.cubeinc.co.jp|access-date=2020-01-15}} Cube also provides music, theater and other entertainment production services. The company also operates in Osaka as another agency called {{nihongo|Ricomotion inc.|株式会社リコモーション}}.{{Cite web|url=https://www.ricomotion.com/|title=株式会社リコモーション|website=www.ricomotion.com|access-date=2020-01-15}}

In January 2020, one of the agency's talents, Ikimono-gakari's guitarist, Yamashita was reported by entertainment tabloid magazine Friday for non-consensual advances on a woman.{{Cite web|url=https://news.livedoor.com/article/detail/17673766/|title=いきものがかり事務所がFRIDAY掲載予定の記事に見解「記事は捏造」|website=ライブドアニュース|language=ja|access-date=2020-01-16}} The president of Cube, Hiryoyuki Kitamaki made a statement regarding the news, declining all accusations made by the entertainment tabloid magazine as non factual.{{Cite web|url=https://www.huffingtonpost.jp/entry/story_jp_5e206522c5b673621f718535|title=いきものがかり事務所、山下さんの『フライデー』報道に「犯罪行為を行ったことは一切ありません」|date=2020-01-16|website=ハフポスト|language=ja|access-date=2020-01-16}}