Corporate Profile
JOYSOUND is a premier Japanese
karaoke brand.
| Corporate name | XING INC. |
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| Head Office | 3-8, Momozono-cho, Mizuho-ku, Nagoya,Aichi 467-0855, Japan Telephone：+81-52-825-1901 Facsimile：+81-3-6380-7029 |
| 2-4-1, Shibakoen, Minato-ku, Tokyo 105-0011, Japan Telephone：+81-3-6848-5001 Facsimile：+81-3-6380-7029 |
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| President | Yasushi Mizutani |
| Established | May 6,1992 |
| Capital | JPY7,122,648,000（As of March 31, 2012) |
| Business activity | ・KARAOKE |
| ・Music and video content creation | |
| ・Karaoke shop management | |
| ・Healthcare | |
| ・Mobile/Home entertainment | |
| ・New Business |
KARAOKE
XING Inc. produces karaoke hardware for both rental and sales. We also create a variety of audio and visual content for karaoke.
Music and video content
Subsidiary TEICHIKU ENTERTAINMENT, INC. We produce and market sound and video content (master recordings) for a wide range of artists.
Karaoke shop management
Operation of Karaoke Shops and Restaurants throughout Japan.
Healthcare
Therapeutic musical content that enhances health and quality of life in an enjoyable manner.
Mobile/Home entertainment
Anytime, anywhere, on your own device. JOYSOUND’s most powerful apps bring the best in karaoke entertainment to your gaming platform, PC, or mobile device.
New Business
XING Inc. continues to engage in research and development to bring to life new technologies and consumer benefit in business frontiers such as health services, new forms of karaoke, shops, and mobile services.
History
| 1992 | Xing Inc. begins sales and service of the world’s first online Karaoke system under brand name “JOYSOUND.” |
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| 1999 | World’s first mobile ringtone service launches. |
| 2001 | First mobile online karaoke service is released for the Japan market. |
| 2006 | Karaoke social network service “UTASUKI” is launched, later accumulating over 10 million registered members (as of 2014). |
| 2008 | Nintendo releases “KARAOKE JOYSOUND Wii” for Japan. |
| 2010 | Merger with BMB Corp., which operates the online karaoke business under the “UGA” brand. |
| 2015 | Acquires shares of TEICHIKU ENTERTAINMENT INC. (coordinating the production and distribution of music recordings and videos) and converts it to a subsidiary. |
| 2016 | “JOYSOUND VR” service for the PlayStation®VR is launched. |
| 2017 | Online karaoke device ”JOYSOUND MAX2″ is released, the industry’s first high-resolution audio model. |
| 2019 | New flagship online karaoke device ”JOYSOUND MAX GO″ is released. |
| 2022 | Healthcare market-oriented service “KENKOU OUKOKU” is launched. |
| 2023 | New flagship online karaoke device ”JOYSOUND X1″ is released. |
| 2024 | Online karaoke device “JOYSOUND X1” is released for the night market. |
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