GDL Entertainment

GDL Entertainment (株式会社GDL Entertainment) is a Japanese talent agency headquartered in Shinjuku, Tokyo. The company was originally established on March 4, 2010, and was renamed to its current corporate name on June 6, 2022. It operates as a private company with capital of 10,000,000 yen and a staff of 15 employees. Its representative director is Fuminori Aono. The agency's main business includes managing entertainers, musicians, and idols, as well as planning and producing music, films, theater, events, publications, and related copyright business. GDL Entertainment began its entertainment division in October 2018, focusing on gravure talents. Since then, it has managed numerous gravure models and idols who have won or placed in major contests such as Miss Young Champion, Miss FLASH, and Miss Magazine. The agency also forms and manages idol groups, notably BOCCHI。, Kitto Zutto Seishun。 (later renamed Rabu Atakku。), Nanairo Panda-chan。, and BLUE REGRET。. A distinctive feature of its idol group names is the trailing Japanese period (。). The company is active in the Japanese entertainment market, with talents appearing in gravure magazines, race queen events, and live-streaming competitions. It maintains an official website and social media presence on X (formerly Twitter) and Instagram.

GDL Entertainment was originally established on March 4, 2010, operating initially on a small scale. In October 2018, it launched a new entertainment division focused on gravure talents, marking its entry into the entertainment industry. In November 2020, talent Seto Rose won the Grand Prix at Miss Young Champion 2020, and the idol group BOCCHI。 was formed the same month. In 2021, Natori Kurumi won the Grand Prix at Miss FLASH 2021, Fukumaru Hina took first place in the LINE LIVE category of Young Jump's Sakidol Ace Survival season 11, Ikeda Yuuna won Miss Young Champion 2021, and Oshima Miku and Kameyama Kirari were selected as BEST16 in Miss Magazine 2021. In 2022, Makino Minata won the Grand Prix in the SWEETS GIRL PROJECT gravure audition by live-streaming app Mikucha and Young Gangan, and Yukino Mayuki took first place in the LINE LIVE category of Big Comic Spirits' cover competition Spicomi 3. On June 6, 2022, the company changed its corporate name to the current one. In October 2022, Papiko won Miss Young Animal 2022, and in November 2022, the second idol group Kitto Zutto Seishun。 was formed. In 2023, Natori Kurumi won the Grand Prix at the Japan Race Queen Awards 2022, Yumikawa Ichika won Miss FLASH 2023, and Natori Kurumi was appointed as a K-1 GIRLS. In August 2023, Morizono Yuuka of Kitto Zutto Seishun。 entered the 13th Sakidol Ace Survival in Weekly Young Jump. In July 2024, Akane Tsumugi Uta won Miss Young Animal 2024, and in November 2024, Kitto Zutto Seishun。 was renamed Rabu Atakku。 due to a group system change. In 2025, the third idol group Nanairo Panda-chan。 was formed, and in December 2025, the fourth group BLUE REGRET。 was formed.

• Company originally established.

• Launched entertainment division focusing on gravure talents.

• Seto Rose won Miss Young Champion 2020 Grand Prix; idol group BOCCHI。 formed.

• Natori Kurumi won Miss FLASH 2021; Fukumaru Hina ranked 1st in Sakidol Ace Survival season 11 LINE LIVE; Ikeda Yuuna won Miss Young Champion 2021; Oshima Miku and Kameyama Kirari selected as Miss Magazine 2021 BEST16.

• Changed corporate name to GDL Entertainment.

• Papiko won Miss Young Animal 2022 Grand Prix.

• Second idol group Kitto Zutto Seishun。 formed.

• Natori Kurumi won Japan Race Queen Awards 2022 Grand Prix; Yumikawa Ichika won Miss FLASH 2023; Natori Kurumi appointed as K-1 GIRLS.

• Akane Tsumugi Uta won Miss Young Animal 2024 Grand Prix.

• Kitto Zutto Seishun。 renamed to Rabu Atakku。.

• Third idol group Nanairo Panda-chan。 formed.

• Fourth idol group BLUE REGRET。 formed.

A talent agency specializing in gravure models and idol groups, with a focus on contest-winning talents.

Product categories. Talent management · Gravure model management · Idol group management · Event production · Music production

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