Arte Refact Loses All Creators After Representative Admits to Allegations
The collapse of Arte Refact's creator roster removes a key music supplier for 'The Idolmaster' series and 'Ensemble Stars!!', with two lead creators already announcing separate next steps.
Key Facts
- Music production label Arte Refact will lose all affiliated creators by June 30 after representative Kiyoshi Kuwahara admitted to allegations of infidelity.
- Kuwahara resigned as music producer for 'Ensemble Stars!!' after acknowledging the claims as 'generally true' on June 6.
- Lyricist Erika Masaki, known for 'The Idolmaster' series songs, will continue through her other affiliation AP DREAM.
- Arranger Yuki Honda plans to open a new office with multiple creators in July.
- The affiliated band Sir Vanity expects to announce a final decision by June 9.
Reporting from 2 sources: 4Gamer.net, KAI-YOU.
Music production label Arte Refact announced all affiliated creators will leave by June 30, following social media allegations of infidelity against representative Kiyoshi Kuwahara. Kuwahara acknowledged the claims as "generally true" and resigned as music producer for 'Ensemble Stars!!'. The creator list on the label's website has been removed.
Arte Refact, a music production label under Memento mor Inc., will lose every one of its affiliated creators by the end of June. The exodus follows an exposé on June 4 by the account 'DEATHDOL NOTE' accusing representative Kiyoshi Kuwahara of infidelity and other women-related issues. Kuwahara posted on June 6 that the allegations were "generally true," apologized, and resigned as music producer for 'Ensemble Stars!!'. The label's official website now lists no creators, including Kuwahara himself. Lyricist Erika Masaki, known for 'The Idolmaster' series songs, said on X she will continue through her other affiliation AP DREAM. Arranger Yuki Honda, who also works on 'The Idolmaster' and 'Ensemble Stars!!', said he plans to open a new office with multiple creators in July. Arte Refact stated it will handle ongoing transactions and projects responsibly alongside creators and employees. The affiliated band Sir Vanity expects to announce a final decision by June 9.
Synthesized by Yomimono from the 2 cited sources below, including Japanese-language reporting where cited, then editorially reviewed before publishing.