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Avex Taiwan Inc.
Company typePublic subsidiary
IndustryMusic and entertainment
GenreMusic record label
FoundedJuly 1998
Headquarters
Taipei
,
Republic of China (Taiwan)
Area served
Taiwan
ProductsPlanning, creation, and sales of music (CDs) and video (DVDs) software
ParentAvex Group Holdings, Inc.
(Avex International Holdings, Ltd.)
Websitewww.avex.com.tw

Avex Taiwan Inc (Chinese: 愛貝克思股份有限公司, formerly 艾迴唱片公司 or 艾迴股份有限公司[1]) is an entertainment and record label based in Taiwan. It was founded in July 1998 and is a foreign consolidated subsidiary of parent company Avex Group, based in Japan. As of January 2002, Avex Taiwan is managed by Avex Asia Holdings Ltd and became a foreign consolidated subsidiary after Avex Group's restructure in April 2004[2] Its main businesses are planning, creation, and sales of music (CDs) and video (DVDs).[3] Apart from producing music for artists based in Taiwan, it also distributes for other Avex and foreign artists, such as Kumi Koda and Super Junior.[4]

Avex Taiwan is one of the "Big Four" record labels in Taiwan with Universal Music/What's Music International, Warner Music Taiwan and Sony Music Taiwan.[5]

In September 2013, the company's consultant, Li Tian-do, announced that the company will withdraw from Chinese music segment, due to poor sales of Chinese music segment.[6] However, Avex will retain its music distribution of Ocean Butterflies singers and foreign singers.

Current artists

Local

Note: Singers are at the time of withdrawal from Chinese music division. Distributions are excluded.

Korean

Japanese

note:+non-Avex Japan

International

Former artists

Local

Japanese

Korean

Distributed labels

See also

References

  1. ^ Template:Zh icon 艾回唱片公司 Retrieved 2011-04-27
  2. ^ Avex Group History of Avex Group 1 December 2010. Retrieved 2011-04-27
  3. ^ Avex group group companies Retrieved 2011-04-27
  4. ^ Template:Zh icon 艾回唱片 Retrieved 2011-04-27
  5. ^ Music industry of Taiwan
  6. ^ "愛貝克思裁華語部 A-Lin解約覓新東家 - Avex plans termination of operations in Taiwan, lets go of A-Lin". Apple Daily. September 4, 2013. Retrieved January 8, 2014.
  7. ^ Paul Potts Avex Official Website
  8. ^ Roomie Official Blogsite by Avex Taiwan
  9. ^ 2013 Girls' Generation World Tour "Girls and Peace" Merchandise (Avex Taiwan)
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