Rising Production

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Japanese talent agency

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::summary Japanese talent agency ::

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FieldValue
nameRising Production
typePrivate
genreTalent agency
foundationJuly 1985
Minato, Tokyo
founderTetsuo Taira
location_cityAoyama, Tokyo
location_countryJapan
area_servedJapan
industryEntertainment
num_employees31
homepage
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| name = Rising Production | logo = | type = Private | genre = Talent agency | fate = | predecessor = | successor = | foundation = July 1985 Minato, Tokyo | founder = Tetsuo Taira | defunct = | location_city = Aoyama, Tokyo | location_country = Japan | location = | locations = | area_served = Japan | key_people = | industry = Entertainment | products = | services = | revenue = | operating_income = | net_income = | aum = | assets = | equity = | owner = | num_employees = 31 | parent = | divisions = | subsid = | homepage = | footnotes = , operating as Rising Production, is a Japanese talent agency. It largely works with musical talent, but has branched out in recent years to include actors and comedians. The company came into prominence after the widespread successes of musical acts Namie Amuro, MAX, Speed and Da Pump in the mid to late 1990s.

History

Rising Production was founded by in Minato, Tokyo in July 1985, with Japanese idol Yōko Oginome being the agency's first talent. Oginome's success led to Taira becoming a producer under the pseudonym . In the fall of 1986, 12-year-old Kaori Sakagami signed with Rising Production after being invited to an Oginome concert in Nagasaki Prefecture. In 1991, the agency signed up-and-coming talent Alisa Mizuki.

In 1992, Rising Production formed a partnership with the Okinawa Actors School, which debuted the music group Super Monkey's that year. Super Monkey's would later evolve into two separate acts: Namie Amuro and MAX. Speed, Da Pump, Rina Chinen, Daichi Miura, and Folder 5 were also products of the partnership.

In 2001, Taira was arrested for tax evasion. During this time, Rising Production changed its name to on September 1. A year later during Taira's trial, the company renamed itself to . Taira served a 30-month prison sentence before returning to the company. In 2003, the agency ended its partnership with the Okinawa Actors School.

In the fall of 2006, Vision Factory opened the website Vision Cast and the record label Rising Records.

On December 11, 2014, the agency announced it would revert to its original name Rising Production.

Rising Production has hosted several charity events to help victims of disasters such as the Great East Japan earthquake in 2011, Typhoon Haiyan in the Philippines in 2013, and the 2016 Kumamoto earthquakes.

Representative list of notable present and past clients

Music

Solo

Bands and groups

Others

References

References

  1. "安室奈美恵、SPEEDらの所属プロダクションが公式サイト amuro-namie.netのメールアドレスが使えるプロバイダーサービスも開始".
  2. (2001-10-18). "Talent agency founder arrested in tax evasion case.". [[Kyodo News]] (via The Free Library).
  3. (2003-03-25). "Talent agency exec gets 30 months". [[The Japan Times]].
  4. (2014-12-11). "RISINGPRODUCTION：サイト名と社名変更のご案内". Rising Production.
  5. (2011-05-16). "ISSAの呼びかけでDA PUMP、SPEED、w-inds.らがチャリティーライブ". [[Oricon]].
  6. (2015-09-03). "ｗ―ｉｎｄｓ．チャリティー収益で台風被害のレイテ島に小学校".
  7. (2016-06-05). "上原多香子、復興支援ライブで9年ぶりソロ歌唱 荻野目&観月らも競演". [[Oricon]].

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