, also known as in Japan, is a subsidiary of JVCKenwood that produces and distributes music, movies and other entertainment products such as anime and television shows in Japan. It is known as JVC Entertainment in countries where Sony Music Entertainment operates the RCA Victor label.
History
April 1972: is spun off as a subsidiary of JVC. September 30, 1982: JVC Musical Industries, Inc. is founded in the U.S. February 1984: The sales and marketing department of JVC is spun off as . January 1990: JVC Musical Industries announces its first video game release will be Boulder Dash. October 30, 1991: JVC Musical Industries Europe, Ltd. is founded. April 1993: Nihon AVC and Victor Musical Industries merge and the name is changed to October 1, 1996: Victor Interactive Software takes over video game-related activities after Pack-In-Video is merged with Victor Entertainment. May 1, 1997: JVC Musical Industries is renamed to JVC Music, Inc. May 14, 1997: JVC Musical Industries Europe is renamed to JVC Music Europe, Ltd. February 24, 1999: JVC Music, Inc. is dissolved March 1999: Victor Entertainment's main office is moved. March 31, 2003: Victor Interactive Software is acquired by Marvelous Entertainment and becomes Marvelous Interactive. May 8, 2006: JVC Music Europe is dissolved. April 2014: Victor Entertainment's corporate name is changed to JVCKenwood Victor Entertainment Corporation.
Labels
Records
AB-Victor France
Aosis Records
CJ Victor Entertainment (joint venture with CJ E&M of South Korea) Colourful Records ELA Music (Kaela Kimura's label) her (SCANDAL's label) Cypress Showers Getting Better Globe Roots Happy House Hihirecords (for babies and kids) Invitation JVC Entertainment (production, artist managements, and overseas products) Flying Dog (animation-related products) FlyingStar Records (formerly BabeStar Label) rookiestar JVC Jazz JVC World Sounds Mob Squad (Dragon Ash Private Label) Nafin Speedstar International Speedstar Records Taishita (Southern All Stars Private Label, joint venture with Amuse, Inc.) Victor Zen (Japanese sub-label of Victor) Distribution 3CG Records AI Entertainment (a division of Mnet Media's FNC Music, co-distributed with Warner Music Japan) Bad News D-topia Entertainment Daipro-X Marquee, Inc. Milan Records RCA Records Revolver Music Substance Teichiku Entertainment (Subsidiary of Victor Entertainment until 2015.) BAIDIS Be-tam-ing Continental Imperial Records Imperial International KIDSDOM (Animation Related Label) MONAD (Haruomi Hosono Private Label) Non-Standard(Haruomi Hosono Produce Label) Overseas Records PROGRAM (Katsumi Tanaka Private Label ~2000) TOHO Records (Master Rights Only) Takumi Note Teichiku Records TMC Music 246 Records Union Records Union Black Records WHD Entertainment Inc. (joint venture between WOWOW, Horipro and Disk Garage)
