Polydor is one of Japan’s oldest record brands, dating from 1927; as Polydor K.K. under PolyGram from 1971 it released Yōsui Inoue, Kenji Sawada and Kōji Kikkawa, and is today part of Universal Music Japan.[1][2]
History
Nippon Polydor Chikuonki Shōkai was founded on 30 May 1927 to sell Polydor records in Japan; after several wartime and postwar renamings it became Polydor K.K. under PolyGram on 1 November 1971.[1] In 1984 it absorbed London Records; sales moved to PolyGram K.K. in 1993, which was renamed Universal Music in 1999, with Polydor continuing as a production company.[1]
Artists
Its Japanese roster included Yōsui Inoue, Kenji Sawada, Hideki Saijo, Kei Ogura, Kaientai, RC Succession, Teresa Teng, C-C-B and Kōji Kikkawa.[1] Universal Music Japan split Universal J into UJ and a new Polydor Records label from 2023.[2]
References
- “ポリドール”. Weblio (Japanese Wikipedia mirror). Retrieved 11 October 2026.
- “Universal Music Japan”. Wikipedia. Retrieved 11 October 2026.
