High-King ( ハイ・キング , Hai-Kingu ) was a Japanese girl group associated with Hello! Project . The group was created to promote Morning Musume 's production of Rodgers and Hammerstein 's Cinderella , titled Cinderella the Musical ( シンデレラ the ミュージカル ) . Their sound is said to have an R&B feel.
11-557: The group's debut single, " C\C (Cinderella\Complex) " ( Ｃ＼Ｃ （シンデレラ＼コンプレックス） ) , was released on June 11, 2008, under the Zetima label in two versions. The regular version contains the CD-single only, while the limited version contains a bonus DVD . The Single V was also released for the song two weeks later, on June 25, 2008. High-King returned in 2009 along with other shuffle units, releasing two new songs to compilations in 2009, "Diamonds",
22-474: A "twin" project to the musical collective Hello! Project , the project's first founding groups were The Possible , trainees from Hello! Project 's trainee program Hello Pro! Eggs ; and Canary Club from Space Craft Agency. Tsunku had intended on Nice Girl Project! having their own television program. In 2015, Nice Girl Project!'s activities ended, with all information and social media from Nice Girl Project! removed from TNX's official website. The Possible
33-605: A cover song and a new original song later in 2009 called "DESTINY LOVE". High-King ceased activities in September 2011 when Ai Takahashi graduated Morning Musume and Hello! Project, effectively graduating from High-King as well. In 2013, High-King briefly returned to perform "C/C (Cinderella Complex)" as Ai Takahashi with High-King, making High-King officially a three-member unit with Reina, Saki and Maimi. In 2015, Saki Shimizu and Maimi Yajima briefly performed during Berryz Kobo Matsuri on February 28 and March 1 as High-King, performing
44-624: A joint venture between the Up-Front Group and Warner Music Japan . In April 1998, Up-Front merged One Up with Y.J. Sounds to form Zetima. At the same time, Up-Front ended its distribution deal with Warner Music Japan and switched to Sony Music Entertainment Japan . Hachama ( ハチャマ ) has a distribution deal with Pony Canyon . Piccolo Town ( ピッコロタウン , Pikkoro Taun ) had a distribution deal with King Records from April 2001 to August 2013, when it switched to Pony Canyon in September 2013. Rice Music ( ライス・ミュージック , Raisu Myūjikku )
55-459: A music production and sales company that manages such record labels as Zetima, Piccolo Town, and Hachama. All groups under Up-Front Promotion are collectively known as Hello! Project . Groups Soloists/Entertainers Trainees Groups Soloists/Entertainers Zetima ( ゼティマ ) was originally founded in May 1993 as One Up Music ( ワン・アップ・ミュージック , Wan Appu Myūjikku ) ,
66-479: Is Up-Front Group's in-house label that specializes in limited edition releases that are sold either online or exclusively at music chains such as Tower Records . The label previously had distribution deals with Pony Canyon , Daiki Sound, and Universal Music Japan before 2019. Up-Front Indies ( アップフロントインディーズ , Appu Furonto Indīzu ) is Up-Front Group's indie in-house label founded in May 2019. Chichūkai Label ( 地中海 Label , The Mediterranean Sea Label )
77-412: The song "Koiku no Meiro". 2009: 2010: 2011: This Hello! Project –related article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Zetima Up-Front Group Co., Ltd. ( 株式会社アップフロントグループ , Kabushiki gaisha Appu-Furonto Gurūpu ) is a Japanese holding company for various entertainment companies. Its subsidiaries include the talent agency Up-Front Promotion and Up-Front Works,
88-741: Was a Japanese idol musical collective formed by Tanabe Agency, Space Craft Group, Up-Front Group , and TNX. The project was created by Tsunku and launched on October 15, 2007. Nice Girl Project! began its full-time activities in April 2008. Before its disbandment, the project's roster consisted of groups The Possible , Canary Club ; soloists Tokky and Mana Ogawa ; and the trainee group, Nice Girl Project! Kenshusei. The project also consisted of groups Nice Girl Mu ( ナイスガールμ ) , GTT Club ( GTT倶楽部 ) , and MM Gakuen Gasshoubu ( ＭＭ学園 合唱部 ) ; and soloists Kafumio ( 何文櫻 ) , Peach (Momoko Otsuka), and Karen Kato prior to their disbandment or departure. Nice Girl Project!
99-443: Was dropped as an act in 2015 and all information and social media was removed from TNX's official website. In the same year, one of their flagship groups, The Possible , was renamed "Ciao Bella Cinquetti" and transferred to Up-Front Works . In 2007, Tsunku created Nice Girl Project! a collaboration between Tanabe Agency, Space Craft Group, Up-Front Group , and TNX, where TNX founded as a base to manage activities. Comparing it as
110-624: Was founded in 2003, with music inspired by those of the countries by the Mediterranean Sea , most prominently France , Italy and Greece , or even cover versions of songs from those countries. The label was handled by Epic Records Japan until December 2009, when Up-Front consolidated it with Zetima. Sub-units Project groups Shuffle units All of the musical groups under TNX are collectively known as Nice Girl Project! . Nice Girl Project! Nice Girl Project! ( NICE GIRL プロジェクト！ ) , often shortened to NGP ,
121-485: Was originally founded in March 1995 as Y.J. Sounds ( Y.J.サウンズ , Wai Jei Saunzu ) . After being absorbed into Zetima in 1998, the label was resurrected in September 2004 to focus on Kayōkyoku and enka . Like Piccolo Town, Rice Music had a distribution deal with King Records from September 2004 to August 2013, when it switched to Pony Canyon in September 2013. Up-Front Works ( アップフロントワークス , Appu Furonto Wākusu )
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