YGEX

YGEX
YGEX
Parent company	Avex Inc.
Founded	April 12, 2011
Founder	Max Matsuura; Yang Hyun-suk;
Distributor(s)	Avex Entertainment
Genre	K-pop; J-pop;
Country of origin	Japan
Location	Tokyo, Japan
Official website	www.ygex.jp

YGEX is a Japanese record label. A subsidiary of the Avex Group, it is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan. It was founded on April 12, 2011 by Japanese record company Avex Group and South Korean entertainment company YG Entertainment, and this is the first time that Korean entertainment company has established a record label in Japan. The label's name YGEX is a portmanteau of the companies involved, YG Entertainment and AVEX, and has two meanings: "EXPERIENCE" and "EXCLUSIVE".^[1]^[2]

^ "エイベックス：韓国YGと新レーベル「YGEX」設立　BIGBANG、2NE1ら所属アーティスト登場" (in Japanese). 2011-07-21. Archived from the original on 2012-07-29. Retrieved November 23, 2021.
^ "エイベックス、BIGBANGら所属の韓国大手音楽プロダクションと新レーベル設立". Oricon (in Japanese). July 21, 2021. Retrieved November 23, 2021.

[1] "エイベックス：韓国YGと新レーベル「YGEX」設立　BIGBANG、2NE1ら所属アーティスト登場" (in Japanese). 2011-07-21. Archived from the original on 2012-07-29. Retrieved November 23, 2021.

[2] "エイベックス、BIGBANGら所属の韓国大手音楽プロダクションと新レーベル設立". Oricon (in Japanese). July 21, 2021. Retrieved November 23, 2021.

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