Being Inc.

B ZONE Incorporated (aka B ZONE Group),[1] formerly Being Incorporated (aka Being Giza Group), is a Japanese private entertainment conglomerate based in Tokyo's Roppongi district, founded on November 1, 1978 by musician Daiko Nagato.[2] The company and its subsidiaries are the main supplier of theme music for the anime series Detective Conan.[3] As of May 2011, 77 theme tunes have been supplied to the anime by the B ZONE Group.

B ZONE Inc.[1]
Native name
株式会社ビーイング (until 2023)
株式会社ビーゾーン (since 2023)
Kabushiki gaisha Bīizōn
TypePrivate kabushiki gaisha
IndustryMusic, artist development, record production, marketing, audio engineering
FoundedNovember 1, 1978
FounderDaiko Nagato
HeadquartersThomas Building, 5-2-2 Roppongi, Minato, Tokyo, Japan[2]
Key people
Toshinori Masuda (President & CEO)
Revenue1,000,000 yen
SubsidiariesB-Gram Records
Big M.F
Giza Studio
Northern Music
Pure Infinity
Vermillion Records
Weedz
Zain Records
Zazzy
WebsiteBZONE.co.jp

Labels

Nowadays production-based record company are no longer a rare thing, however the B ZONE Group has established a dedicated record company and label system in quick succession since 1991. Label companies under the label companies that are part of the group are also subsequently owned by the holding company. It includes indies labels as well.[4]

Independent labels

Indies labels
  • Tent House(1999)[11]
  • zazzy(2005)
  • magnifique(2008)
  • CRIMZON (2014)
  • Honey Bee Records (2016)

Former labels
  • Amemura-O-Town Record (1997)
  • BERG (1999)
  • pure:infinity[12] (2010)
  • Styling Records (2003)
  • DAY TRACK (2003)

Artists

Other subsidiaries

The B ZONE Group owns the acting agent and talent management company White Dream.[13]

Controversy

In June 2001, the company (then named Being) and its subsidiary B+U+M[14] (now merged into Vermillion Records) was found to have failed to declare 840 million yen in income.[15] They were acquitted after the investigation.[14]

Creators

A large number of songwriters, composers and arrangers have enrolled at the company. The B ZONE Group official website has listed in alphabetical order its "Music Creators".[16]

Songwriters

Composers

Arrangers

References
  1. "B'z／倉木麻衣／ZARD／WANDSら所属、BeingがB ZONEに社名変更" [B'z/Mai Kuraki/ZARD/WANDS agency, Being changed company name to B ZONE]. Billboard Japan (in Japanese). Hanshin Contents Link Corporation under license from Billboard Media, LLC, a subsidiary of Penske Media Corporation. April 4, 2023. Retrieved May 8, 2023.
  2. "B ZONE Inc. "About us"". B ZONE Inc. Retrieved May 8, 2023.
  3. "Detective Conan theme music" (in Japanese). Being Inc. Archived from the original on 19 June 2011. Retrieved May 23, 2011.
  4. Being labels (in Japanese) http://www.beinggiza.com/en/label.html
  5. ".:: Being GROUP ::".
  6. records, vermillion. "B'z Official Website".
  7. "GIZA studio : 株式会社ギザ".
  8. ".:: Being GROUP ::".
  9. "NORTHERN MUSIC WEB SITE".
  10. "D-GO - ディーゴ".
  11. Indies labels (in Japanese) http://www.beinggiza.com/indies.html
  12. ".:: Being GROUP ::".
  13. "White Dream links" (in Japanese). White Dream. Archived from the original on April 11, 2011. Retrieved May 23, 2011.
  14. "B'z production company failed to declare 840 mil. yen income". The Free Library. 2001-07-02. Retrieved 2012-08-28.
  15. "Entertainment Firm in Tax Evasion Tangle". The Japan Times. 2001-08-29. Retrieved 2012-08-28. "This incident comes just two months after the Tokyo-based production firm behind pop music duo B'z was found to have failed to declare 840 million yen in income."
  16. Being Creators list (in Japanese) http://beingcreators.net/
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