Creative Office Cue Co., Ltd. (株式会社クリエイティブオフィスキュー) is a talent agency based in Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan. It also produces television programs, films, and stage productions. Its roster includes local talents active in Hokkaido, as well as individuals and groups that have expanded nationally, including TEAM NACS.
Credited On
- Galileo Galilei - Last Live Sharin no Jiku at Nippon Budokan - Galileo Galilei, released January 25, 2017 (
SEXL-79). Artist Management (Chima) (Eriko Shimizu).
History
Translated from the ja.wikipedia article CREATIVE OFFICE CUE (CC BY-SA 4.0), revision 110232563.
Company Overview
Ayumi Ito, the former wife of Takayuki Suzui, currently serves as Representative Director and President, while Suzui, the company’s first president, serves as Chairman of the Board.
The company name, “CUE” (キュー), conveys the meaning of “giving a cue to Hokkaido’s entertainment industry.” Takayuki Suzui’s company motto is “Be multi-talented.” This stems from the need in Hokkaido to work as multi-talented performers, including radio personalities, reporters, variety entertainers, and stage actors.
The company was initially established as the personal agency of the OOPARTS theatre troupe, led by Takayuki Suzui and completely dissolved in 1998. In 1997, it was newly established as a talent agency representing talents other than Suzui and members of the OOPARTS troupe.
The agency represents talents such as Yo Oizumi and Ken Yasuda, whose character traits rival those of comedians. Oizumi has described it as a “comedy agency,” a description also acknowledged by Chairman Takayuki Suzui. In fact, in addition to talents and actors, it also represents the comedy duo Oklahoma.
Oizumi has said of the former Suzuki couple, “In Hokkaido, where the culture of talent performers had not taken root, I have been able to continue thanks to the president and vice president. I respect them and am grateful to them.”
History
February 1992: At the time, there were no entertainment agencies in Hokkaido. Takayuki Suzui and Ayumi Suzui, then a married couple, felt there was a need for an agency to manage television and radio appearances, and established the company as the personal agency of the theatre troupe OOPARTS, using the retirement payment from Ayumi's apparel company as initial capital.
April 22, 1997: The entertainment agency CREATIVE OFFICE CUE was established.
2000: In connection with the production of the film man-hole, directed by Takayuki Suzui, Manhole Films Co., Ltd. was established as a subsidiary engaged in film production.
2004: The company completed its own building in Odori Higashi 8-chome, Chuo-ku, Sapporo, Hokkaido.
December 15: The company entered into a business partnership with the major entertainment agency Amuse. TEAM NACS's encore performances of the play LOOSER: Ushinaitsudzukete Shimau Album, held in Tokyo in December of the same year, were the first project following the partnership. Following the partnership, CREATIVE OFFICE CUE has handled TEAM NACS's work within Hokkaido, while Amuse has handled its work outside Hokkaido.
June 30–July 1, 2007: The outdoor rock festival “CUE MUSIC JAMBOREE IN YUBARI” was held at Mount Racey Ski Resort in Yubari, Hokkaido, with the participation of numerous bands and musicians connected with Hokkaido or CREATIVE OFFICE CUE, including GLAY, Ryoichi Higuchi, Stardust Revue, and PUFFY.
October 2008: A new company building was completed in Kita 2-jo Higashi 3-chome, Chuo-ku, Sapporo, Hokkaido, and the company's head office functions were relocated there. At the same time, the multipurpose hall cube garden was opened.
January 11, 2012: Link & Loop Co., Ltd. was established as a subsidiary operating bakery shop and restaurant businesses.
August 1: Takayuki Suzui, who had served as president, became chairman, while Ayumi Suzui (Ito), previously vice president, became the new president.
Sources
- Wikidata entity Q11193835.
- ja.wikipedia, CREATIVE OFFICE CUE (revision 110232563), CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Photograph: CREATIVE OFFICE CUE logo.svg on Wikimedia Commons, Public domain; a trademark of its owner - the organisation's own logo, by CREATIVE OFFICE CUE.
