Victor Entertainment
Victor Entertainment, Inc. is a subsidiary of JVCKenwood that produces and distributes music, movies and other entertainment products such as anime and television shows in Japan. It is known as JVC Entertainment in countries where Sony Music Entertainment operates the RCA Victor label.
History
- April 1972: Victor Musical Industries, Inc. is spun off as a subsidiary of JVC.
- September 30, 1982: JVC Musical Industries, Inc. is founded in the U.S.
- February 1984: The sales and marketing department of JVC is spun off as Nihon AVC, Inc..
- January 1990: JVC Musical Industries announces its first video game release will be Boulder Dash.
- October 30, 1991: JVC Musical Industries Europe, Ltd. is founded.
- April 1993: Nihon AVC and Victor Musical Industries merge and the name is changed to Victor Entertainment, Inc..
- October 1, 1996: Victor Interactive Software takes over video game-related activities after Pack-In-Video is merged with Victor Entertainment.
- May 1, 1997: JVC Musical Industries is renamed to JVC Music, Inc.
- May 14, 1997: JVC Musical Industries Europe is renamed to JVC Music Europe, Ltd.
- February 24, 1999: JVC Music, Inc. is dissolved
- March 1999: Victor Entertainment's main office is moved.
- March 31, 2003: Victor Interactive Software is acquired by Marvelous Entertainment and becomes Marvelous Interactive.
- May 8, 2006: JVC Music Europe is dissolved.
- April 2014: Victor Entertainment's corporate name is changed to JVCKenwood Victor Entertainment Corporation.
- April 2024: JVCKenwood Victor Entertainment changed their corporate name back to Victor Entertainment, Inc.
Labels
Records
- AB-Victor France
- Aosis Records
- CJ Victor Entertainment
- Colourful Records
- *ELA Music
- *her
- Cypress Showers
- Getting Better
- Globe Roots
- Happy House
- Hihirecords
- Invitation
- JVC Entertainment
- *Flying Dog
- FlyingStar Records
- *rookiestar
- JVC Jazz
- JVC World Sounds
- Mob Squad
- Nafin
- Speedstar International
- Speedstar Records
- Taishita
- Victor
- Zen
Distribution
- 3CG Records
- AI Entertainment
- Bad News
- D-topia Entertainment
- Daipro-X
- Marquee, Inc.
- Milan Records
- RCA Records
- Revolver Music
- Substance
- Teichiku Entertainment
- *BAIDIS
- *Be-tam-ing
- *Continental
- *Imperial Records
- *Imperial International
- *KIDSDOM
- *MONAD
- *Non-Standard
- *Overseas Records
- *PROGRAM
- *TOHO Records
- *Takumi Note
- *Teichiku Records
- *TMC Music
- **246 Records
- *Union Records
- **Union Black Records
- WHD Entertainment Inc.
Video
- Nelvana
- GAGA Communications
- MediaNet Pictures
- SPO Entertainment
- TBS Video
Major artists
Listed alphabetically by group or first name. Names are in Western order.- Atarashii Gakko!
- 9nine
- Alexandra Stan
- Akino Arai
- AKINO from bless4
- Anthem
- Alesha Dixon
- ALI PROJECT
- Amorphis
- Angra
- AZKi - returned to Hololive Production
- Batten Showjo Tai
- The Back Horn
- The Bawdies
- Billlie
- Blessed By A Broken Heart
- Buck-Tick
- Chanmina
- Chiaki Ishikawa
- CNBLUE – left Victor for Warner
- Cocco
- Cravity
- Cross Vein
- cymbals
- D
- Daigo☆Stardust
- Death from Above 1979
- Dew
- Doll$Boxx
- Dragon Ash
- FictionJunction
- *FictionJunction YUUKA
- Fear, and Loathing in Las Vegas
- Fuki Commune
- Gacharic Spin
- Gari
- Going Under Ground
- Guniw Tools
- Hanson
- Maia Hirasawa
- Leo Ieiri
- Impellitteri
- IVVY
- Hiromi Iwasaki
- Jero
- Junko Sakurada
- Kaela Kimura
- Kigurumi
- *Kei
- *Miki
- *Rena
- Kelly Sweet
- Kigurumichiko
- *Rena
- *Michiko Shimizu
- Kiko Loureiro
- Kiroro
- Kitaro
- Kokia
- Kyōko Koizumi
- Kyūso Nekokami
- Leah Dizon
- Lisa Komine
- Liv Moon
- Lovebites
- Love Psychedelico
- Lovely Summer Chan
- Lunkhead
- Maaya Sakamoto
- Mamamoo
- Mariko Takahashi
- Masumi
- Matt Bianco
- May'n
- Megumi Nakajima
- Merry
- Miho Hatori
- Mika Arisaka
- Miki Matsubara
- Minmi
- Miz
- Nano
- never young beach
- Noriko Sakai
- Nujabes
- Orange Range
- ONF
- Paris Match
- PIG
- Pink Lady
- Plastic Tree
- Purple Kiss
- Quruli
- Remioromen
- Reol
- Rimi Natsukawa
- ROMEO
- ROUND TABLE featuring Nino
- Rurika Yokoyama
- Sakanaction
- savage genius
- Sayuri Yoshinaga
- Scandal
- See-Saw
- Sung Si-kyung
- Shinichi Mori
- Shunsuke Kiyokiba
- SikTh – Japan only
- Silent Descent
- SMAP
- *Masahiro Nakai
- *Kimura Takuya
- *Goro Inagaki
- *Tsuyoshi Kusanagi
- *Shingo Katori
- Southern All Stars
- Steve Barakatt
- Supergroupies
- Sweet Vacation
- *Yuko Hara
- *Keisuke Kuwata/Kuwata Band
- *Hiroshi Matsuda
- *Kazuyuki Sekiguchi
- *
- Tokino Sora
- Toy-Box
- Traffic Light.
- UA
- Yena
- VIXX
- Wonho
- Yoko Kanno
- Yuki Kajiura
- Yukio Hashi
- Zardonic
- Sambomaster
Video games
;Victor Music/Ent.| Title | Platform | Release date |
| Banana | Famicom | |
| Hana no Star Kaidou | Famicom | |
| Outlanders | Famicom | |
| Fisherman Sanpei | Famicom | |
| Ys | Famicom | |
| Makyou Densetsu | PC Engine | |
| Kaguya Hime Densetsu | Famicom | |
| Shiryou Sensen: War of the Dead | PC Engine | |
| Kagami no Kuni no Legend | CD-ROM² | |
| Jack Nicklaus' Greatest 18 Holes of Major Championship Golf | PC Engine | |
| Jack Nicklaus' Greatest 18 Holes of Major Championship Golf | CD-ROM² | |
| Tiger Road | PC Engine | |
| Flappy Special | Game Boy | |
| Sansara Naga | Famicom | |
| King of Casino | PC Engine | |
| Ys II | Famicom | |
| Ultrabox Soukangou | CD-ROM² | |
| Veigues Tactical Gladiator | PC Engine | |
| Magical Dinosaur Tour | CD-ROM² | |
| Jangou | Famicom | |
| Ankoku Densetsu | PC Engine | |
| Boulder Dash | Game Boy | |
| Ultrabox 2-gou | CD-ROM² | |
| Toy Shop Boys | PC Engine | |
| Ultrabox 3-gou | CD-ROM² | |
| Niji no Silkroad | Famicom | |
| Ys III | Famicom | |
| Nontan to Issho: KuruKuru Puzzle | Super Famicom, Game Boy | 1994 |
| Tournament Leader | Sega Saturn | |
| Tournament Leader | PlayStation |
;Victor/JVC Music
| Title | Platform | Release date |
| Boulder Dash | NES | |
| Choplifter II | Game Boy | |
| Star Wars | NES | |
| Dungeon Master | Super NES | |
| Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back | NES | |
| Defenders of Dynatron City | NES | |
| Wonder Dog | Sega CD | |
| Super Star Wars | Super NES | |
| Wolfchild | Sega CD | |
| Wolfchild | Sega Genesis | |
| AH-3 Thunderstrike | Sega CD | |
| The Secret of Monkey Island | Sega CD | |
| Keio Flying Squadron | Sega CD | |
| Super Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back | Super NES | |
| Samurai Shodown | Sega CD | |
| Jaguar XJ220 | Sega CD | |
| Syvalion | Super NES | |
| Heimdall | Sega CD | |
| Dungeon Master II: The Legend of Skullkeep | Sega CD | |
| Star Wars: Rebel Assault | Sega CD | |
| Magic Boy | Super NES | |
| Super Star Wars: Return of the Jedi | Super NES | |
| Indiana Jones' Greatest Adventures | Super NES | |
| Ghoul Patrol | Super NES | |
| Time Cop | Super NES | |
| Fatal Fury Special | Sega CD | |
| Big Sky Trooper | Super NES | |
| King of Boxing | Sega Saturn | |
| Emmitt Smith Football | Super NES | |
| SeaBass Fishing | Sega Saturn | |
| Keio Flying Squadron 2 | Sega Saturn | |
| Impact Racing | Sega Saturn | |
| Impact Racing | PlayStation | |
| Highway 2000 | Sega Saturn | |
| Hyper Tennis: Final Match | PlayStation | |
| Victory Boxing Champion Edition | PlayStation | |
| Pinball Graffiti | Sega Saturn | |
| Wing Over | PlayStation |
;JVC Music Europe
| Title | Platform | Release date |
| Tetris Plus | PlayStation | |
| Yusha: Heaven's Gate | PlayStation | |
| Peak Performance | PlayStation | |
| BRAHMA Force: The Assault on Beltlogger 9 | PlayStation | |
| Indy 500 | PlayStation | |
| No One Can Stop Mr. Domino! | PlayStation | |
| Victory Boxing 2 | PlayStation | |
| Pop'n Pop | PlayStation | |
| Pop'n Pop | Game Boy Color | |
| Psychic Force 2 | PlayStation | |
| Vampire Hunter D | PlayStation | |
| RayCrisis | PlayStation | |
| Panzer Front | PlayStation |