Vernalossom Co., Ltd. (株式会社Vernalossom), formerly AKS Co., Ltd. (株式会社AKS), is a Japanese talent agency headquartered in Tokyo, Japan. The company is involved in various entertainment-related industries, including music, film and merchandise production.
History
AKS has managed the Japanese idol groups AKB48, SKE48,[1] NMB48,[2] HKT48,[3] and NGT48, as well as the Japanese promotional activities of South Korean-Japanese idol group, Iz*One.
AKB48 employed a so-called "transfer system" for the first to tenth generation members, where members started out under AKS management, and should receive a contract offer from other artist management companies after a predetermined period.[4] Members in the next generations would be managed directly by AKS, although they could still accept offers to transfer to other agencies.