Cube (talent agency)

This article is about the Japanese talent agency. For the Korean talent agency, see Cube Entertainment.
CUBE. Inc.
Native name
株式会社キューブ
Company typeKabushiki gaisha
(Joint-stock company)
Unlisted
IndustryService industry (entertainment)
GenreTarento, entertainment industry management, musical production
FoundedJuly 1997
HeadquartersT&T Building 8th Floor, Higashi 3-25-10, Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan; ZIP 150-0011
Area served
Japan
Key people
Hiroyuki Kitamaki (Representative director)
Websitewww.cubeinc.co.jp

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.[1] Cube also provides music, theater and other entertainment production services. The company also operates in Osaka as another agency called Ricomotion inc. (株式会社リコモーション).[2]

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.[3] The president of Cube, Hiryoyuki Kitamaki made a statement regarding the news, declining all accusations made by the entertainment tabloid magazine as non factual.[4]

Notable talents

Male

Under Cube Inc.

Under Ricomotion inc.

Female

Under Cube Inc.

Under Ricomotion inc.

Musicians

Former talents

References

  1. ^ "株式会社キューブ オフィシャルサイト". www.cubeinc.co.jp. Retrieved 2020-01-15.
  2. ^ "株式会社リコモーション". www.ricomotion.com. Retrieved 2020-01-15.
  3. ^ "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」". ライブドアニュース (in Japanese). Retrieved 2020-01-16.
  4. ^ "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」". ハフポスト (in Japanese). 2020-01-16. Retrieved 2020-01-16.
  5. ^ "白洲迅、永田崇人、加藤諒らキューブの若手俳優が集結した「C.I.A.『SUPER LIVE』」に潜入！". フジテレビュー!! (in Japanese). Retrieved 2020-01-16.
  6. ^ "いきものがかり、独立を発表 2020年4月に新会社設立へ＜コメント全文＞". ニコニコニュース (in Japanese). Retrieved 2020-01-16.