Nippon Columbia

Nippon Columbia's logo.

Nippon Columbia Co., Ltd. (日本コロムビア株式会社, Nippon Koromubia Kabushiki Kaisha), often pronounced Korombia, operating internationally as Nipponophone Co., Ltd. (日本蓄音器商会, Nihon Chikuonki Shōkai), is a Japanese record label founded in 1910 as Nipponophone Co., Ltd.

Nippon Columbia produced Popee the Performer along with Zuiyo Co., LTD and Kids Station from January 3, 2000 to December 28, 2001. The company was also the record label for the opening of the show "Popee the Clown" as well as all of Popee the Performer's music releases, and all of the home video releases for the show.

The official YouTube channel of the company uploaded the official music video of the opening on April 18, 2023, which you can watch here.

Despite the show being over for over 20 years, Nippon Columbia's Popee the Performer webpages are still live on the internet as of 2024, and do not require use of the Wayback Machine to view. They can be viewed here.

Some of the Popee the Performer webpages have comments left by "コロムビア担当仮面パピィ" or "The Masked/Disguised Papi in charge of/responsible for Columbia".

At the bottom, the comment says "From my point of view, I am oddly fixated on the person who is wearing the ring. Are they a hand model? Or a finger-model?" Link to page.

This passage is too long to quote, but viewing it through a translator shows that this person put a lot of personality into this webpage. Link to page.

Home Video Releases

DVD Releases

• Popee the Performer Vol. 1 (DVD)
• Popee the Performer Vol. 2 (DVD)
• Popee the Performer Vol. 3 (DVD)
• Popee the Performer Box Set
• Popee the Performer DVD Box
• POPEE the MANIAX

VHS Releases

• Popee the Performer Vol. 1 (VHS)
• Popee the Performer Vol. 2 (VHS)
• Popee the Performer Vol. 3 (VHS)
• Popee the Performer VHS Set

Discography

CD Releases

• Popee the Clown (Soundtrack)
• P.O.S.T.&K.O.T. Popee the Performer Original Soundtrack

Cassette Releases

• Koro-chan Pack (Popee the Performer)

Company History

From Nippon Columbia's wikipedia page:

Nippon Columbia Co., Ltd. (日本コロムビア株式会社, Nippon Koromubia Kabushiki Gaisha), often pronounced Korombia, operating internationally as Nipponophone Co., Ltd. (日本蓄音器商会, Nihon Chikuonki Shōkai), is a Japanese record label founded in 1910 as Nipponophone Co., Ltd. It affiliated itself with the Columbia Graphophone Company of the United Kingdom and adopted the standard UK Columbia trademarks (the "Magic Notes") in 1931. The company changed its name to Nippon Columbia Co., Ltd. in 1946. It used the Nippon Columbia name until October 1, 2002, when it became Columbia Music Entertainment, Inc. (コロムビアミュージックエンタテインメント株式会社, Koromubia Myūjikku Entateinmento Kabushiki kaisha). On October 1, 2010, the company returned to its current name.