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Stardust Promotion

Stardust Promotion Co., Ltd.
Native name
株式会社スターダストプロモーション
Company typeKabushiki gaisha
IndustryService industry (entertainment)
GenreTarento, singer, actor and model management, etc.
Founded1 February 1979 (1979-02-01)
HeadquartersTakeda Bldg., 3-3, Ebisu Nishi 2-chome, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo, Japan; ZIP 150-0021
Area served
Japan
Key people
Yoshirō Hosono (representative)
SubsidiariesStardust Net
SDP (Stardust Pictures)
Stardust Music Publishing
SDI (Stardust Interactive)
Smooch
SDM (Stardust Marketing)
SDR (Stardust Music, Inc.)
Websitewww.stardust.co.jp

Stardust Promotion Co., Ltd. (株式会社スターダストプロモーション) is a leading Japanese talent agency,[1][2] headquartered in Shibuya, Tokyo. It was founded in 1979 and invests in entertainment forms including music, cinema, and modelling.

The agency has a dominant share in the management of actresses.[3] For example, it had managed Yūko Takeuchi (best known for the movie Be with You) and Kō Shibasaki (Socrates in Love).[4] The agency is known for its all-female musical groups such as Momoiro Clover Z,[5] Shiritsu Ebisu Chugaku,[6] and all-male musical groups such as Bullet Train,[7] Dish[8] and also has its own independent record label SDR (Stardust Records).[9]

In 2009, Stardust Promotion opened a branch in South Korea.[4] In addition to the head office in Tokyo, Stardust Promotion has offices in Nagoya, in Osaka, and since lately[when?] in Fukuoka. The agency has recently started to put an emphasis on local talents and created several local idol groups, namely Team Syachihoko (in Nagoya) and Tacoyaki Rainbow (in Osaka).[10]

  1. ^ Patrick Galbraith, Jason Karlin (2012-08-31). Idols and Celebrity in Japanese Media Culture. Palgrave Macmillan. ISBN 9780230298309.
  2. ^ "スターダストプロモーショングループ運営 STAR BEAUTYへ、あなたもアンバサダー（ライター）として参加してみませんか？！" (in Japanese). Star Beauty. Archived from the original on 2013-03-24. Retrieved 2014-05-09.
  3. ^ 女優に強い芸能プロの戦略 (in Japanese). 日経トレンディ. Retrieved 2014-05-12.
  4. ^ a b "日本の芸能プロダクション、 韓国で新人発掘へ". JoongAng Ilbo (in Japanese). 2009-11-24. Retrieved 2014-05-09.
  5. ^ あべのでスターダストプロモーション面接－瀧本美織さんも登場 (in Japanese). あべの経済新聞. 2013-10-22. Retrieved 2014-05-09.
  6. ^ "[Power Push] 3Bjunior "Stardust of Seven Colors" — special feature (1/10)". Natalie (in Japanese). Retrieved 2014-05-09.
  7. ^ "ナタリー - [Power Push] ウルトラ超特急「Starlight」インタビュー (1/4)". Natalie (in Japanese). Retrieved 2014-03-07.
  8. ^ "DISH// メジャーデビューをスラッシャー3000人が熱く祝福!". BIGLOBE 音楽芸能ニュース. 2013-06-24. Retrieved 2013-11-14.
  9. ^ "STARDUST RECORDS スターダストレコーズ SDR" (in Japanese).
  10. ^ スターダストプロモーション「九州男児・九州撫子 全員面接オーディション」 (in Japanese). Deview. 2014-04-01. Retrieved 2014-05-09.

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