Defstar Records

Defstar Records, Inc. (株式会社デフスターレコーズ) was a Japanese record label, a subsidiary of Sony Music Japan.

History

 * 1997 – Takashi Yoshida, the president of Warner Music Japan, founded the label as T Project (Tプロジェクト).
 * 2000 – Yoshida transferred to Sony Music Entertainment Japan, and he brought the T Project catalog. He renamed it DefSTAR Records.
 * 2001 – DefSTAR Records becomes a subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment. Yoshida becomes its manager.
 * 2003 – Yoshida returned to Warner Music Japan, but did not try to reclaim his label. Instead, he focused on restructuring his first company.
 * 2014 - Defstar Records, Inc. is merged with the six other labels of Sony Music Japan to form Sony Music Labels Inc. and DefSTAR becomes one of labels of Sony Music Labels.
 * 2015 - DefSTAR is absorbed into SME Records.

Artists
Defstar Records' artists include: Amoyamo, Burnside Project, 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