Company Profile
| Trade name: | LD&K Co., Ltd. |
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| Hidemasa Otani, President and Representative Director Executive Vice President Takafumi Sugawara Senior Managing Director Yuko Tagata Managing Director Shuichi Kawasaki |
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| Head office location: | LD&K Building 3F, 18-4 Udagawa-cho, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo 150-0042 tel: 03-6861-7880/fax: 03-6861-7881 |
| Sales office location: | [Hatsudai Office and Hatsudai Studio] 〒151-0061 2-5-8 Hatsudai, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo Nishi-Shinjuku Toyokuni Building 1F tel: 03-6300-4040/fax: 03-3370-7577 [Jinnan Office] 2F Hare Jinnan Annex, 1-5-19 Jinnan, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo 150-0041 【Osaka】 1-1-14 Oyodominami, Kita-ku, Osaka 531-0075 tel: 06-6343-8603/fax: 06-6343-8630 【Okinawa】 3-9-26 Makishi, Naha City, Okinawa Prefecture 900-0013 Phone: 098-861-8505/fax: 098-963-5680 |
| Capital: | 50,000,000 yen Shareholder: Hidemasa Otani |
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| Date of establishment: | March 18, 1991 (Heisei 3) Former Big Boss Co., Ltd. November 30, 1995 (Heisei 7) New L.D. & K Co., Ltd. |
| Business description: |
music production business Independent label business CD press business Music publishing management Book publishing business Recording studio operation
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| Affiliate: | Cockney Graphics Co., Ltd. Naoto Mizuno, President and Representative Director For WORKERS Co., Ltd. Representative Director and President Aya Yamamoto |
| Bank: | Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation Shibuya Ekimae Branch / Mizuho Bank Shibuya Chuo Branch |
| Major trading partners: | The Orchard Japan Co., Ltd. Tower Records Japan Co., Ltd. |
| number of employees: | 90 employees (300 other part-time workers) |
| Related organizations: | October 1, 2002: Joined the Music Publishers Association. February 1, 2004: Joined the Recording Industry Association of Japan. |
History
| March 1990 | Established the predecessor planning and design office Big Boss |
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| November 1994 | (Yes) Music label at Big Boss Started Living, Dining & Kitchen Records |
| November 1995 | (Yes) Established LD&K (Shibuya, Shibuya-ku) (Yes) Make Big Boss dormant |
| September 1998 | Relocated head office to 1-11-3 Shibuya, Shibuya-ku |
| August 2001 | Opened Udagawa Cafe (Cafe) (32-7 Udagawa-cho, Shibuya-ku) |
| August 2002 | Opened Udagawa Lovers Rock (Bar) (36-3 Udagawa-cho, Shibuya-ku) |
| October 2002 | Joined the Japan Publishers Association |
| February 2003 | Opened Shibuya Chelsea Hotel (Lifehouse) (4-7 Udagawa-cho, Shibuya-ku) |
| May 2003 | Relocated the head office to 36-19 Udagawa-cho, Shibuya-ku |
| August 2003 | Opened Udagawa Sweets (cafe) (36-12 Udagawa-cho, Shibuya-ku) |
| February 2004 | Joined the Japan Record Association |
| March 2004 | Established Osaka office (1-5-12 Nishi-Shinsaibashi, Chuo-ku) |
| August 2004 | Started Pacific label (Ahex distribution) |
| August 2005 | Opened Osaka Shangri-La (Life House) (1-1-14 Oyodominami, Kita-ku) Opened Mambo Cafe (cafe) (1-1-14 Oyodominami, Kita-ku) Moved the Osaka office to the same location (1-1-14 Oyodominami, Kita-ku) |
| December 2005 | Increased capital from 10 million to 50 million |
| February 2006 | Western music label LD & Kinternational started (universal distribution) |
| April 2006 | Opened LD&K studio (3 Yoyogi, Shibuya-ku) |
| May 2006 | Moved Udagawa Cafe to 33-1 Udagawacho Changed the organization from a limited company to a stock company. Increased capital from 50 million yen to 100 million yen |
| December 2006 | Relocated head office to 1-11-1 Shibuya |
| April 2007 | Opened Sakurazaka Central (Life House) in Naha, Okinawa (3-9-26 Makishi, Naha) Established Okinawa office in the same area |
| August 2007 | Opened Waseda Studio (79-2 Waseda-cho, Shinjuku-ku) |
| April 2008 | Business tie-up with Horipro Co., Ltd. (currently owns 5% of the stock) |
| November 2008 | Opened Akasaka AUTHENTICA (Italian restaurant) (3-5-2 Akasaka) |
| February 2009 | Opened Sakuragaoka Cafe (23-3 Sakuragaoka-cho, Shibuya-ku) |
| May 2010 | Opened Udagawa Sweets (36-12 Udagawa-cho, Shibuya-ku) Udagawa Lovers Rock reopened as ``Udagawa Cafe Annex (Cafe Bar)'' (36-3 Udagawacho, Shibuya-ku) |
| June 2010 | Opened o'bo (Spainball) (Kabukicho, Shinjuku-ku) |
| July 2010 | Increased capital from 100 million yen to 200 million yen |
| August 2010 | Started Higashi Nakano Studio (1-25-10 Higashi Nakano, Nakano-ku) |
| September 2010 | Opened Shibuya Star Lounge (Life House) (4-7 Udagawa-cho, Shibuya-ku) Opened Shanghai Xiaolongbao (Xiaolongbao store) (4-7 Udagawa-cho, Shibuya-ku) |
| October 2010 | Re-opened Udagawa Suite (Cafe) |
| April 2011 | Opened barsegredo (cellar bar) in Shinagawa (3-13-3 Takanawa, Minato-ku) |
| March 2011 | Closed Akasaka AUTHENTICA |
| May 2011 | Started LD&KBOOKS, a book publishing division. Opened Onimiso Tajimaya (Izakaya) in Kobe (4-1-282 Kotonoo-cho, Chuo-ku, Kobe) |
| July 2011 | Established LDK Trading Co., Ltd. in Hong Kong. |
| February 2012 | Established a Chinese corporation "Shanghai Litoku Restaurant Management Co., Ltd." |
| May 2012 | Opened K-POP DANCE STUDIOYAMA & HOTCHICKS (2-11-25 Hyakunincho, Shinjuku-ku) |
| March 2013 | Opened SHANGHAIROSE in Shanghai, China (No. 76 Nansuzhou Road, Huangpu District, Shanghai, China) |
| July 2013 | Opened Tokyo 354 CLUB (bar) (30-5 Udagawa-cho, Shibuya-ku) |
| September 2013 | Opened Royal Family (bar) (2-13-16 Shinjuku, Shinjuku-ku) |
| October 2013 | Decreased capital to 50 million |
| November 2013 | Opened FLAMIGO (cafe) (10-2 Udagawa-cho, Shibuya-ku) Opened Café BOHEMIA (36-22 Udagawa-cho, Shibuya-ku) |
| November 2013 | Moved the head office to 36-22 Udagawacho Established Waseda Office (79-2 Waseda-cho, Shinjuku-ku) |
| February 2015 | Opened propaganda (cafe) (2-8-8 Kitazawa, Setagaya-ku) |
| April 2015 | Opened The Closet (bar) (36-3 Udagawa-cho, Shibuya-ku) |
| July 2015 | Opened Mujinaya (Gibie Japanese cuisine) (5-14 Maruyama-cho, Shibuya-ku) |
| February 2016 | Charcoal-grilled Gibie Yakiyama opens (2-44-24 Kamimeguro, Meguro-ku) |
| March 2016 | Opened Charcoal Grill Jibie Yakiyama Main Store (2-4-4 Miyakomachi, Oita City) |
| April 2016 | Kyushu Game Processing Center started operation (1141-2 Umenokida, Nakagawa, Yufuin-cho, Yufu City) |
| June 2016 | Opened GOURMAND GRILL&CAFÉ (Hotel Uniso Ginza 7-chome) |
| August 2016 | Opened Udagawa Cafe Spainzaka (13-4 Udagawa-cho, Shibuya-ku) |
| September 2016 | Charcoal-grilled Jibie Yakiyama closed |
| December 2016 | Opened Hormone Nabeyama (2-4-4 Miyakomachi, Oita) |
| January 2017 | Head office moved to 18-4 Udagawa-cho |
| February 2017 | Moved Udagawa Café Spainzaka to Udagawacho 18-41F |
| March 2017 | Soba restaurant Gregory (soba) opened (1-5-15 Akasaka, Minato-ku) |
| March 2017 | Opened Bangkok Night (Thai cuisine) (13-4 Udagawa-cho, Shibuya-ku) |
| March 2017 | Expanded and reopened Café BOHEMIA |
| April 2017 | Merged Udagawa Cafe to Udagawacho 18th-42nd floor |
| July 2017 | Waseda office moved to 2-5-8 Hatsudai, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo |
| January 2018 | Opened Shinsaibashi café BOHEMIA (Nishi-Shinsaibashi, Chuo-ku, Osaka) |
| April 2018 | Renovated Tokyo 354 CLUB to Club Malcom (Lifehouse) and changed the business format (30-5 Udagawa-cho, Shibuya-ku) |
| June 2018 | Opened Guest House Chanpuru (3-6-3 Makishi, Naha City) |
| September 2018 | Sold the Kyushu Game Processing Center (Yufuin-cho, Yufu City). |
| April 2019 | Moved Bangkok Night (Thai cuisine) to 1F, 3-9-8 Roppongi, Minato-ku Closed Roppongi Cafe at the same time |
| April 2019 | Changed the name of GOURMAND GRILL&CAFÉ to PastaMercato |
| April 2019 | Renovated amber to Jazz Bar Kohaku (17-1 Udagawa-cho, Shibuya-ku) |
| June 2020 | Changed the store name from Hormone Nabeyama to Yakuzen Sake House Hinabe Nabeyama |
| July 2020 | Started Savsk LIVE management office business |
| July 2020 | Opened 1000 CLUB (life house) (2-1-5 Minamisaiwai, Nishi-ku, Yokohama) |
| October 2020 | Changed the business format from PastaMercato to Bangkok Night (Thai cuisine) |
| November 2020 | Heaven (Cafe) and Secret (Life House) opened (1-3-29 Daimyo, Chuo-ku, Fukuoka City) |
| December 2020 | Opened Shimokitazawa Shangri-La (Life House) (2-4-5 Kitazawa, Setagaya-ku) |
| March 2021 | Opened Dogenzaka Cafe (2-16-8 Dogenzaka, Shibuya-ku) |
| April 2021 | Closed Shinagawa bar segredo |
| May 2021 | Opened TH-R HALL (Life House) (1-6-16 Senriyamahigashi, Suita City, Osaka Prefecture) |
| November 2021 | Opened Shibuya Art (Gallery) at Tokyu Main Store (2-24-1 Dogenzaka, Shibuya-ku) |
| December 2021 | Opened Shibuya Near Future Hall (Life House) (1-11-1 Shibuya, Shibuya-ku) |
| February 2022 | Opened Dogenzaka Church (Bar Event Space) (2-16-5 Dogenzaka, Shibuya-ku) |
| April 022 | Established LD&K HD Holdings Co., Ltd. Made it a subsidiary through a stock transfer. |
| April 2022 | Established Jinnan office (1-5-19 Jinnan, Shibuya-ku) Established Shibuya Art Cafe, Gallery, and Photo Studio on the same site. |
| September 2022 | Opened Shinei Shangri-la (Lifehouse) (2-1-9 Shinei, Naka-ku, Nagoya) |
| January 2023 | Opened Udagawa Khao Man Gai (Thai food take-out) in Star Lounge (4-7 Udagawacho, Shibuya-ku) |
| April 2023 | Changed FLAMIGO (cafe) to Bangkok Night Shibuya (Thai food) (10-2 Udagawa-cho, Shibuya-ku) |
| July 2023 | Opened "M" (bar/show lounge) in the ceiling (2-16-5 Dogenzaka, Shibuya-ku) |
| up to the present |
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■Udagawa Office (Headquarters)
Management department・Western music production department・LD&K BOOKS
Sales Department/Restaurant Business Department/Design Department
3F LD&K Building, 18-4 Udagawa-cho, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo 150-0042
TEL: 03-6861-7880 FAX: 03-6861-7881
■ Hatsudai Office
Japanese music production department, management, publicity department, distribution department
Merchandising department, recording, video production
〒151-0061 2-5-8 Hatsudai, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo Nishi-Shinjuku Toyokuni Building 1F
TEL: 03-6300-4040 FAX: 03-3370-7577
■ Jinnan Office
Platform Division・Shibuya Arts (Cafe・Gallery)・Design Department・For WORKERS
Halle Jinnan Annex 2F, 1-5-19 Jinnan, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo 150-0041