On The Line is the #1 promoter in Japan, having promoted and/or produced over 400 concerts and events which were attended by over 3 million people in 2006. Our artist roster is made up of many top Japanese pop artists,
and our productions include various other concert events, festivals
and non-musical productions. Through our high volume of productions,
we have established excellent relationships with the various
media in Japan and can offer promotional synergies which other
local promoters cannot offer. Our activities are not strictly
domestic, as we have promoted shows overseas in Asia and are
continuing to expand our Asian network. No other promoter in
Japan can offer the broad variety of services that On The Line
can.
Much of On The Line's success is from the promotion of our roster
of Japanese artists. We offer a diverse range of artists, from
Japanese pop stars SMAP, Ayumi Hamasaki and Mika Nakashima,
to the rock sound of Kyosuke Himuro and Tomoyasu Hotei, and
to the contemporary classical sound of Taro Hakase and Gontiti.
Not fixed on any one genre of music, we have thorough promotional
knowledge of all markets of music.
Not content with only the domestic market, On The Line has also
been actively involved in the promotion of major overseas artists
such as Paul McCartney and The Backstreet Boys. Domestic Japanese
artists make up approximately 90% of the ticket sales for concerts
in Japan, so having the strongest domestic roster allows us
the opportunity to offer overseas artists opportunities not
available through other overseas artist based promoters. Our
festival productions such as Live Image and Jonetsu Tairiku
have successfully brought together Japanese and overseas artists
on the same stage.
We have been proactive in entering other Asian markets in order
to capitalize on the vast popularity of Japanese pop music and
the lack of a strong Asian promoter network. We have produced
shows in Korea and Taiwan, and we have plans to produce shows
in other markets such as Hong Kong, Shanghai and Beijing in
the near future. We are working towards creating an Asian network
where we can route tours of our Japanese artists and produce
complete Asian tours for other overseas artists. Similarly,
we have been active in marketing Korean talent in Japan, as
demonstrated by our gala Hanryu All-Star Summit in September
2005, and Korean actor Byung-Hun Lee's headlining event in the
55,000 seat Tokyo Dome in May 2006.
With our strong roster of Japanese artists and our increasing
presence overseas, we are excited about our prospects for the
future. In only six years, we have attained a level of recognition
and respect which has allowed for us to significantly expand
our activities. We are confident that our persistence will result
in even more success and expansion of our business.