Back Epic Records Japan Spanish اپیک رکوردز ژاپن Persian Epic Records Japan French Epic Records Japan Hungarian エピックレコードジャパン Japanese 에픽 레코드 재팬 Korean อีพิกเรคอดส์เจแปน Thai 日本史诗唱片 Chinese
| Epic Records Japan | |
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| Parent company | Sony Music Entertainment Japan |
| Founded | 1978 (original) 2001 (relaunch) |
| Founder | Shigeo Maruyama |
| Defunct | 1998 (original) |
| Genre | Various, mainly J-pop and J-rock, formerly video games |
| Country of origin | Japan |
| Official website | epic-jp |
Epic Records Japan is a Japanese record label owned by Sony Music Entertainment Japan. Its founder was Shigeo Maruyama.
Between 1978 and 1988 the label operated as a wholly owned subsidiary: Epic/Sony Inc. (株式会社EPIC・ソニー) was established in August 1978[1] and was folded back into CBS/Sony Group in March 1988.[2]
Notable music artists for this company have included Hikaru Utada, Tetsuya Komuro, and Kimiko Itoh.
In 2001, it was re-established as Epic Records Japan Inc. (株式会社エピックレコードジャパン, Kabushiki Gaisha Epikku Rekoodo Japan).
- ^ History. Archived December 25, 2016, at the Wayback Machine Sony Music Entertainment Japan. Accessed October 3, 2010
- ^ CBS/Sony to Take Over 4 Subsidiaries. Jiji Press Ticker Service, February 12, 1988