Toy's Factory
{{Short description|Japanese Multimedia Right's management}}
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{{Infobox company
| name = Toy's Factory Inc.
| image = Daiwa_Shibuya_Miyamazuzaka_Bldg.jpg
| image_caption = Head office at the Daiwa building located in Miyamasu-zaka, Shibuya
| native_name = 株式会社トイズファクトリー
| native_name_lang = ja
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| type = Private
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| foundation = {{start date and age|1990|5|30}}
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| location = Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan
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| area_served = Japan
| industry = Music industry
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| subsid = Senha and Company
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| homepage = {{URL|https://www.toysfactory.co.jp}}
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{{Infobox record label
| name = Toy's Factory
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| parent = Toy's Factory
| founded = {{start date and age|1990|5|30}}
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| defunct =
| distributor = VAP (1990–2021)
Sony Music Solutions (2021–present)
| genre = {{hlist|Rock|pop|punk|metal}}
| country = Japan
| location = Shibuya, Tokyo
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{{nihongo|Toy's Factory Inc.|株式会社トイズファクトリー|Kabushiki-gaisha Toizu Fakutorī}} is a Japanese record label founded in the late 1980s as a subsidiary of the entertainment company VAP, based in Japan. On May 30, 1990, it was established as an independent company. It is an associate member of the Recording Industry Association of Japan.{{cite web |title=The Recording Industry Association of Japan (RIAJ) |url=https://www.riaj.or.jp/e/links/link_1.html |website=www.riaj.or.jp |access-date=1 September 2024}} By the first half of 2012, Toy's Factory was the fourth-biggest Japanese record label.{{cite web|url=http://www.oricon.co.jp/news/confidence/2014534/full/|title=Avex tops total sales ranking for the first half of 2012|publisher=Oricon|date=July 20, 2012|access-date=August 15, 2012}}
History
On May 30, 1990, the second production department at VAP, an entertainment company under Nippon Television, was spun-off and established as Toy's Factory Records. In 1995, the name was changed to its current name. VAP remained the label's distributor until April 1, 2021, when it switched to Sony Music Solutions.{{cite web |title=トイズファクトリー商品 不良返品対応について|VAP TOPICS |url=https://www.vap.co.jp/topics/articles/258zt9db00gmga9w.html |website=www.vap.co.jp |access-date=1 September 2024 |language=ja |date=1 April 2021}}
Sub-labels
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- Bellissima!
- BMD Fox Records
- Carnage
- Deep Blue
- Idyllic
- Jūonbu Records
- Kimi
- Meme Tokyo
- Noframes Recordings
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Notable artists
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- ano
- Armageddon
- Babymetal – on Jūonbu Records and then BMD Fox Records
- Brahman – on Noframes
- Bump of Chicken
- Daoko
- Dempagumi.inc
- Ego-Wrappin'
- Eve
- Livetune
- Meme Tokyo
- Mr. Children
- Reol
- Riria
- Salyu
- Sekai no Owari
- Shōnan no Kaze
- Taichi Mukai
- Toshiki Masuda
- Unison Square Garden
- Yuzu
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References
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External links
- {{Official website|http://www.toysfactory.co.jp/}}
{{Music of Japan}}
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Category:Japanese record labels
Category:Record labels established in 1990
Category:1990 establishments in Japan
Category:Mass media companies based in Tokyo
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