Avex Taiwan
Avex Taiwan Inc is an entertainment and record label based in Taiwan. It was founded in July 1998 and is a foreign consolidated subsidiary of parent company Avex Group, based in Japan. As of 2015, Avex Taiwan is managed by Avex International Holdings Proprietary Ltd. Its main businesses are planning, creation, and sales of music and video. Apart from producing music for artists based in Taiwan, it also distributes for other Avex and foreign artists, such as Kumi Koda and Super Junior.
Avex Taiwan is one of the "Big Four" record labels in Taiwan with Universal Music/EMI/What's Music International, Warner Music Taiwan/Gold Typhoon and Sony Music Taiwan.
In September 2013, the company's consultant, Li Tian-do, announced that the company will withdraw from Chinese music segment, due to poor sales of Chinese music segment.
Current artists
Local
Note: Singers are at the time of withdrawal from Chinese music division. Distributions are excluded.- Alan
- Angelababy
- Angelica He
- Dance Flow
- Danson Tang
- Eddie Peng
- Jessie Chiang
- Joe Cheng
- RelaxOne
- Shin – former lead singer of Taiwanese rock band Shin
- Xiaoyu Sung
Korean
- 10cm
- After School
- Astro
- BoA
- Clazziquai Project
- EXO
- EXO-M
- f(x)
- gugudan
- Henry Lau
- Kangta
- Lena Park
- Loveholic
- Orange Caramel
- SM The Ballad
- Shinee
- Super Junior
- Super Junior-M
- TRAX
- TVXQ
- U-KISS
- Urban Zakapa
- VIXX
- W & Whale
- Winterplay
- Zhang Liyin
Japanese
- 244 Endli-x+
- AAA
- Acid Black Cherry
- Arashi+
- Cheeky Parade
- Da Pump
- Deep
- Dream
- E-Girls
- Gackt
- Half Life
- Hey! Say! JUMP+
- Hideaki Takizawa
- Hitomi
- Iconiq
- J Soul Brothers
- Jake Shimabukuro+
- KAT-TUN+
- Kazuki Kato
- Ketsumeishi+
- KinKi Kids+
- Kis-My-Ft2
- Kumi Koda
- Lands+
- Livetune+
- Moumoon
- Namie Amuro
- NEWS+
- NYC+
- ravex
- Saori@destiny+
- Super Girls
- Tegomass+
- Tokio+
- Tokyo Girls' Style
- V6
- Yuzu+
International
- BT
- Armin van Buuren
- FPM
- Max Graham
- Emma Hewitt
- AJ McLean
- John O'Callaghan
- Paul Potts
- Daniel Powter
- Markus Schulz
- Roger Shah
- Connie Talbot
- Tiësto
Former artists
Local
- A-Lin – moved to Sony Music Taiwan
- Shino Lin – one of the first Avex's artists in Taiwan
- 5566 – moved to Warner Music Taiwan
- Awaking – moved to EMI Music Taiwan
- Cyndi Wang – moved to Gold Typhoon (Taiwan)
- Show Lo – moved to EMI Music Taiwan; then reforming to Gold Typhoon (Taiwan)
- Wu Bai – moved to Universal Music Taiwan
- Vivian Hsu – moved to Warner Music Taiwan
- Shin (band) – moved to Music Nation Wingman Limited; then moved to Skyhigh Records
- Angela An
- Ariel Lin
Japanese
- Bright – disbanded
- Daishi Dance – released "The Ghibli Set" under the label. Currently signed to Universal Music
- Luna Sea – moved to Universal Music
Korean
- Girls' Generation – distribution moved to Universal Music but merchandise remains at Avex Taiwan as part of SM Official Goods Store Taiwan Branch
Distributed labels
- Johnny & Associates
- SM Entertainment
- Fluxus Entertainment
- Toy's Factory