Horipro (株式会社ホリプロ, Kabushiki Kaisha Horipuro) (TYO: 9667 as of May 2012) is a large Japanese talent agency. It was founded in 1963 as Hori Productions (ホリプロダクション Hori Purodakushon) and changed to its present name in 1990.In the 1970s, one of Hori Productions' most famous stars was singer Momoe Yamaguchi.In 1989, Horipro purchased the publishing assets of famed rock band Kiss. Next, the company moved on to invest in more catalogs. A year later, HoriPro Entertainment Group opened their first U.S.