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AKS (company)

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Native name
  
株式会社AKS

Key people
  
Yasushi Kubota (CEO)

Founded
  
2006

Type of business
  
Kabushiki-gaisha

Industry
  
Service industry

Website
  
Official website

Headquarters
  
Koto, Tokyo

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Services
  
artist management, design/production/manufacturing/sales of video content and music, copyright license management, recording studio management, planning and production of music events and radio and television programs, movie planning and production, sales promotion

Subsidiaries
  
Dentsu Dentsu Aegis Network

Artists
  
Sakura Miyawaki, Mion Mukaichi, Nana Okada, Nana Owada, Juri Takahashi

AKS Co., Ltd. (株式会社AKS, Kabushiki-gaisha AKS) is a Japanese talent agency, headquartered in Tokyo, Japan. The company is involved in various entertainment-related activities, including music, film and merchandise production.

AKS is the company managing the Japanese idol groups AKB48, SKE48, and HKT48.

AKB48 employs a so-called "transfer system". All the participants who pass the auditions are contracted by AKS for a while. Having started her career as a member, an artist within a predetermined time period should receive a contract offer from another artist management company.

Musical groups

Groups themselves belong to AKS and are managed by the company.

References

AKS (company) Wikipedia