K Dash (talent agency)

{{short description|Japanese talent agency}}

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{{Infobox company

| name = K Dash Co., Ltd.

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| native_name = 株式会社ケイダッシュ

| native_name_lang = ja

| type = Kabushiki gaisha
(Joint-stock company)

| traded_as = Unlisted

| industry = Service industry (entertainment)

| genre = Tarento management

| foundation = December 20, 1993

| founder =

| location = Okamoto LK Building, Higashi Nichome 17-10, Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan; ZIP 150-0011

| area_served = Japan

| key_people = Tatsuo Kawamura (Representative chairman)
Hideo Matsuda (CEO)

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| homepage = {{URL|http://kdash.jp/kdash/}}

}}

{{Infobox company

| name = K Dash Stage Co., Ltd.

| logo =

| native_name = 株式会社ケイダッシュステージ

| native_name_lang = ja

| type = Kabushiki gaisha
(Joint-stock company)

| traded_as = Unlisted

| industry = Service industry (entertainment)

| genre = Tarento management, theater production

| foundation = March 7, 1995

| founder =

| location = Premier Building 4th Floor, Higashi 2-16-4, Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan; ZIP 150-0011

| area_served = Japan

| key_people = Tatsuo Kawamura (Representative chairman)
Hideo Matsuda (CEO)

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

}}

{{nihongo|K Dash Co., Ltd.|株式会社ケイダッシュ}} is a Japanese talent agency headquartered in Shibuya, Tokyo.{{Cite web|url=https://matome.naver.jp/odai/2143280307039275101|title=ケイダッシュグループ-9つの会社からなる芸能プロダクション|website=NAVER まとめ|access-date=2020-01-16}} It was founded in 1993 and focuses on talent management for actors, comedians, musical artists and tarento alongside its subsidiary {{nihongo|K Dash Stage Co., Ltd.|株式会社ケイダッシュステージ}}.{{Cite web|url=http://kdash.jp/kdash/company|title=会社概要｜ケイダッシュ公式WEBサイト|website=ケイダッシュ公式WEBサイト|language=ja|access-date=2020-01-16}} The main K Dash agency consists of mainly actors and tarento while K Dash Stage emphasizes on managing comedians, variety tarento and theater production. The current CEO, Hideo Matsuda was formerly the manager of veteran comedian Masaaki Sakai.{{Cite web|url=http://torendo.kirapon.com/archives/1395|title=様々なジャンルでトップを目指す「ケイダッシュ」編|date=2014-11-25|website=芸能トレンド情報ここが気になるんです|language=ja|access-date=2020-01-16}}