July 2009: TVXQ members Jaejoong, Yuchun and Junsu file a lawsuit in Seoul Central District Court file to nullify their contract with SM Entertainment alleging that their 13-year contract was excessively long and that earnings were not distributed fairly. They will also perform at the 60th Kohaku in 2009 and at the 62nd in 2011. January 15, 2008: After releasing 15 singles in Japan, Tohoshinki releases their first chart-topping single with “Purple Line.” It is the first time a foreign male group has ever topped the Oricon charts.ĭecember 31, 2008: Tohoshinki performs at the NHK’s 59th Kohaku Uta Gassen. May 13, 2006: Tohoshinki begin their first tour, “1st Live Tour 2006: Heart, Mind and Soul.” The group will tour Japan every year until their split in 2009. In addition, Avex’s largest shareholder, Usen Broad Networks acquires 4.44% share. March 27, 2003: BoA launches her first Japanese tour, “1st Live Tour: 2003 VALENTI.” She will hold a tour in Japan every year until 2008.įebruary 2004: Avex purchases 5.81% stake in SM Entertainment.įebruary 9, 2004: SM Entertainment releases the first product they have licensed from Avex in Korea: Namie Amuro’s Love Enhanced Single Collection.Īpril 27, 2005: TVXQ, using the name Tohoshinki, debut in Japan under Avex’s Rhythm Zone label with the single, “Stay With Me Tonight”.Īugust 2005: Avex purchases additional shares of SM Entertainment, increasing their stake from 5.76% to 6.55%.
January 14, 2003: TVXQ debuts in Korea with the song, “Hug”. She will perform at the end -of-the-year festival year until 2008. BoA’s next five albums - Valenti, Love & Honesty, Outgrow, Made in Twenty and The Face - will all debut at number on the Oricon chart.ĭecember 31, 2002: BoA performs at NHK’s 53rd Kohaku Uta Gassen. It debuts at number one on the Oricon charts and becomes an RIAJ-certified million seller. March 12, 2002: BoA releases her first full-length album, Listen to My Heart, in Japan. May 2001: BoA formally debuts in Japan under avex trax with a Japanese version of her debut Korean single, “ID Peace B.” It peaks at number 20 on the Oricon charts. March 7, 2001: BoA holds her first showcase in Japan at the Avex-owned club, Velfarre. January 2001: SM Entertainment establishes SM Entertainment Japan Co., LTD. SM Entertainment announces plans to establish SM Japan in which Avex will have have a 15% share, while Avex announces plans to set up a Korean subsidiary, in which SM will also have a stake, to be established when, “Korea is ready to accept Japanese culture.”
Under this agreement, Avex will market SM Entertainment releases in Japan and Japan and SM Entertainment will market Avex releases in Korea. November 2000: Avex signs a licensing deal with SM Entertainment.
Ultimately the ban is phased out over a period of years beginning in 1998 and continuing until 2006.Īugust 25, 2000: BoA debuts in Korea with the single “ID Peace B.” October 1998: Korean President Kim Dae-jung announces his intention to phase out Korea’s ban on Japanese culture. July 1995: Avex Group enters into the artist management business. September 1990: Avex Group establishes the record label, avex trax.įebruary 1995: Lee Soo Man founds SM Entertainment Co., LTD. Blackpink –Transferred to Interscope Records / Universal Music in 2019.A Brief History of SM Entertainment & AvexĪpril 11, 1988: Max Matsura founds Avex Group as a record importer and wholesaler.V.I (BIGBANG) –Retired from the entertainment industry in March 2019.At the launch of the label, avex's Max Matsuura chairman stated that he would establish a " YGEX sound" that is neither K-POP nor J-POP. By setting up a dedicated label there, YG's musical commitment was protected. This is because it was a burden to abandon the musical characteristics of the company and "Make it into Japanese music" when entering Japan. YG was more reluctant to expand into Japan than other companies in South Korea. The purpose of setting up a dedicated label is to protect YG's musicality as it is. The label is exclusively for singers signed to YG Entertainment. The label's name YGEX is a portmanteau of the companies involved, YG Entertainment and AV EX, and has two meanings: "EXPERIENCE" and "EXCLUSIVE". It was founded on Apby Japanese record company Avex Group and South Korean entertainment company YG Entertainment, and this is the first time that Korean entertainment company has established a record label in Japan. A subsidiary of the Avex Group, it is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.
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