MENT Recording

MENT Recording inc.
Parent company	Avex Trax, Smile-Up
Founded	January 14, 2022 (2022-01-14)[1][2]
Founder	Shintaro Higuchi[3]
Genre	J-pop
Country of origin	Japan
Location	Minato, Tokyo, Japan
Official website	mentrecording.jp(Japanese)

MENT Recording Inc. is a Japanese recording company and record label of the same name, founded on 14 January 2022.[1][2] It was jointly established by Johnny & Associates and Avex Inc.[4][5]

"MENT" is short for "Music Entertainment Network Transmission".[4]

The address of Akasaka, Minato, Tokyo, where the headquarters is reportedly located as of June 2024, is the same as the former Johnny & Associates (now Smile-Up).

Artists

All group belonged to Johnny & Associates, and their CD sales company was Avex Trax. 20th Century is a group derived from V6 (band), V6's CD sales company was also Avex Trax.[6]

• Current, As of 2022^[update]:
  • 20th Century(in Japanese)
  • Kis-My-Ft2
    • Busaiku
  • Snow Man

• Former:
  • Ken Miyake (2022 – 2 May 2023)

See also

• Johnny & Associates
• Starto Entertainment
• Avex Inc.
• Avex Music Creative
  • Avex Trax – Avex Group's main label. Artists belonging to this label belonged to this label before its establishment.
• J-Friends – a special project launched in 1997 by artists affiliated with Johnny & Associates. The project ended in 2003.

References

1. "株式会社ＭＥＮＴ　ＲＥＣＯＲＤＩＮＧ". alarmbox campanyinfo (in Japanese). 2022. Retrieved 10 May 2024.
2. "株式会社ＭＥＮＴ　ＲＥＣＯＲＤＩＮＧ". cnavi (in Japanese). 1 November 2023. Retrieved 10 May 2024.
3. "PRIVACY POLICY". MENT Recording Inc. 15 January 2022. Retrieved 10 May 2024.
4. "新レーベルMENTRecordingに関するお知らせ" (in Japanese). oricon. 25 January 2022. Retrieved 25 April 2024.
5. "ジャニーズ事務所とエイベックスがタッグを組んで、Kis-My-Ft2とSnow Manが所属する新レーベル「MENT RECORDING」を設立！". avexportal. 15 January 2022. Retrieved 25 April 2024.
6. "20th Century、V6解散後も歩みを止めない3人の活躍　それぞれが築き上げてきた厚い信頼感" (in Japanese). Realsound. 12 April 2022. Retrieved 10 May 2024.