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Defstar Records | |
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Parent company | Warner Music Japan (1997–2000) Sony Music Entertainment Japan (2000–2014) |
Founded | 1997 (as T Project) 2000 (as Defstar Records) |
Founder | Takashi Yoshida (吉田 敬, Yoshida Takashi) |
Defunct | 2015 (acquired by SME Records) |
Genre | Rock, pop |
Country of origin | Japan |
Official website | Official website |
Defstar Records, Inc. (株式会社デフスターレコーズ, Kabushiki-gaisha Defusutā Rekōzu, stylized as DefSTAR Records) was a Japanese record label, a subsidiary of Sony Music Japan.[1]
Defstar Records' artists include: Amoyamo, Burnside Project,[4] Chemistry, Mariko Gotō, Chiaki Kuriyama, Shion Tsuji, SawanoHiroyuki[nZk], Ken Hirai, GARNiDELiA, Hirakawachi 1-chome, Beat Crusaders, Kylee, Kanon Wakeshima, Tomoko Kawase, FLiP, universe, Long Shot Party, On/Off, Lil'B, Sowelu, Pe'zmoku, The Harris and Shiritsu Ebisu Chugaku. AKB48 used to release products under Defstar, before moving to King Records[5]