History NoExportForYou / Music

* Subverted for Music/LinkinPark's single "Burning in the Skies"- It never got a US release.

* Until the advent of digital distribution, most Italo-disco songs suffered from this, due to the [[DeadHorseGenre backlash against disco]] in the US.

** Jamiroquai's "Getinfunky" from the Japanese version of Synkronized (also on the Australian tour edition).

** Johnny’s Entertainment, aka Johnny and Associates, put this trope up to eleven. Their longtime position[[note]]There was exactly ''two'' exceptions, for one of Shonentai's singles back in the 80s, and for Hikaru Genji’s cover of ''Yuuki 100%''; the theme song for Manga/NintamaRantarou, and only that version of the song, which NHK managed to negotiate an export deal (other countries that got the show never received the other covers of the song or the revised opening credits; and stuck to the first season's opening credits).[[/note]] was 100% direct and clear: '''no Johnny’s Entertainment music for foreigners'''. Companies like Creator/SentaiFilmworks and {{Creator/Funimation}} had very difficult problems with this company, resulting in butchered releases of some series that contains music from this company due to their Japanese-only policy. Indeed, those fans of ''Anime/YuGiOh'' who are frustrated about the ''Duel Monsters'' series not being released in the original Japanese in the United States have Johnny's to thank for their predicament. They are also the main reason Series/UltramanTiga and the two episode series finale of Series/UltramanDyna isn't available for streaming ''in many parts of in the world'' including ''Japan itself''[[note]]Apparently, Latin America is the exception to the rule as the [=LatAm=] Spanish dub of ''Tiga'' is streaming in Latin America somehow.[[/note]], are also behind the reason Ultraman Tiga is LateExportForYou to countries whose dubbing house doesn't want to write their own theme song[[note]]related to the following issue- Tsuburaya had to seek out legal advice, then hold an audition, and finally contract a cover of the song to another artist for the export version of the song[[/note]], ''and'' are also the reason those said countries received a different cover version of the opening theme (done by Tatsuya Maeda) instead the V6 cover released in Japan- because of their no export policy imposed on their bands' music. By around 2018, the agency apparently started to become more open by lifting the photo ban and allowing the press to photograph and post images of their talents and established their Website/YouTube page for the trainee group, Johnny's Jr. After the death of the founder and president of the agency, Johnny Kitagawa, on July 9, 2019, his niece became the new president and at first it looked like she started to relax their notorious policies, such as allowing Music/{{Arashi}} to release their music on Spotify and [=YouTube=], but in the end, it was just wishful thinking[[note]]The amount of problems caused by Johnny's ExecutiveMeddling ways can fill an entire separate page, and this is not the place for it. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B-dTIweoC34 This]] video by Vintage Henshin explains misdeeds to Ultraman Tiga, and some of the things that are wrong with them[[/note]]- they were quickly back to their old ways. Their latest shannenigans are the main reason VideoGame/{{Judgment}} and VideoGame/LostJudgment are cases of NoPortForYou to the PC.

* Bomfunk MC's first album "In Stereo" was quite successful worldwide, but their two follow-ups, "Burnin' Sneakers" and "Reverse Psychology" were never released outside Northern Europe:

** Johnny’s Entertainment, aka Johnny and Associates, put this trope UpToEleven. Their longtime position[[note]]There was exactly ''two'' exceptions, for one of Shonentai's singles back in the 80s, and for Hikaru Genji’s cover of ''Yuuki 100%''; the theme song for Manga/NintamaRantarou, and only that version of the song, which NHK managed to negotiate an export deal (other countries that got the show never received the other covers of the song or the revised opening credits; and stuck to the first season's opening credits).[[/note]] was 100% direct and clear: '''no Johnny’s Entertainment music for foreigners'''. Companies like Creator/SentaiFilmworks and {{Creator/Funimation}} had very difficult problems with this company, resulting in butchered releases of some series that contains music from this company due to their Japanese-only policy. Indeed, those fans of ''Anime/YuGiOh'' who are frustrated about the ''Duel Monsters'' series not being released in the original Japanese in the United States have Johnny's to thank for their predicament. They are also the main reason Series/UltramanTiga and the two episode series finale of Series/UltramanDyna isn't available for streaming ''in many parts of in the world'' including ''Japan itself''[[note]]Apparently, Latin America is the exception to the rule as the [=LatAm=] Spanish dub of ''Tiga'' is streaming in Latin America somehow.[[/note]], are also behind the reason Ultraman Tiga is LateExportForYou to countries whose dubbing house doesn't want to write their own theme song[[note]]related to the following issue- Tsuburaya had to seek out legal advice, then hold an audition, and finally contract a cover of the song to another artist for the export version of the song[[/note]], ''and'' are also the reason those said countries received a different cover version of the opening theme (done by Tatsuya Maeda) instead the V6 cover released in Japan- because of their no export policy imposed on their bands' music. By around 2018, the agency apparently started to become more open by lifting the photo ban and allowing the press to photograph and post images of their talents and established their Website/YouTube page for the trainee group, Johnny's Jr. After the death of the founder and president of the agency, Johnny Kitagawa, on July 9, 2019, his niece became the new president and at first it looked like she started to relax their notorious policies, such as allowing Music/{{Arashi}} to release their music on Spotify and [=YouTube=], but in the end, it was just wishful thinking[[note]]The amount of problems caused by Johnny's ExecutiveMeddling ways can fill an entire separate page, and this is not the place for it. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B-dTIweoC34 This]] video by Vintage Henshin explains misdeeds to Ultraman Tiga, and some of the things that are wrong with them[[/note]]- they were quickly back to their old ways. Their latest shannenigans are the main reason VideoGame/{{Judgment}} and VideoGame/LostJudgment are cases of NoPortForYou to the PC.

* ''Franchise/LoveLive'':
** The song "[=CYaZALEA=] Kiss DADANDAAAN" from ''Anime/LoveLiveSunshine'' never got a digital release on overseas music services.
** Despite the other alternate B-side editions of [[Anime/LoveLiveSuperstar Liella's]] singles being released digitally overseas, the version of "Hajimari wa Kimi no Sora" with "Watashi no Symphony" never saw such a release.

** Johnny’s Entertainment, aka Johnny and Associates, put this trope UpToEleven. Their longtime position[[note]]There was exactly ''two'' exceptions, for one of Shonentai's singles back in the 80s, and for Hikaru Genji’s cover of ''100% Yuuki''; the theme song for Manga/NintamaRantarou, and only that version of the song, which NHK managed to negotiate an export deal (other countries that got the show never received the other covers of the song by other artists in later seasons and stuck to the first season's opening).[[/note]] was 100% direct and clear: '''no Johnny’s Entertainment music for foreigners'''. Companies like Creator/SentaiFilmworks and {{Creator/Funimation}} had very difficult problems with this company, resulting in butchered releases of some series that contains music from this company due to their Japanese-only policy. Indeed, those fans of ''Anime/YuGiOh'' who are frustrated about the ''Duel Monsters'' series not being released in the original Japanese in the United States have Johnny's to thank for their predicament. They are also the main reason Series/UltramanTiga and the two episode series finale of Series/UltramanDyna isn't available for streaming ''in many parts of in the world'' including ''Japan itself''[[note]]Apparently, Latin America is the exception to the rule as the [=LatAm=] Spanish dub of ''Tiga'' is streaming in Latin America somehow.[[/note]], are also behind the reason Ultraman Tiga is LateExportForYou to countries whose dubbing house doesn't want to write their own theme song[[note]]related to the following issue- Tsuburaya had to seek out legal advice, then hold an audition, and finally contract a cover of the song to another artist for the export version of the song[[/note]], ''and'' are also the reason those said countries received a different cover version of the opening theme (done by Tatsuya Maeda) instead the V6 cover released in Japan- because of their no export policy imposed on their bands' music. By around 2018, the agency apparently started to become more open by lifting the photo ban and allowing the press to photograph and post images of their talents and established their Website/YouTube page for the trainee group, Johnny's Jr. After the death of the founder and president of the agency, Johnny Kitagawa, on July 9, 2019, his niece became the new president and at first it looked like she started to relax their notorious policies, such as allowing Music/{{Arashi}} to release their music on Spotify and [=YouTube=], but in the end, it was just wishful thinking[[note]]The amount of problems caused by Johnny's ExecutiveMeddling ways can fill an entire separate page, and this is not the place for it. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B-dTIweoC34 This]] video by Vintage Henshin explains misdeeds to Ultraman Tiga, and some of the things that are wrong with them[[/note]]- they were quickly back to their old ways. Their latest shannenigans are the main reason VideoGame/{{Judgment}} and VideoGame/LostJudgment are cases of NoPortForYou to the PC.

** Johnny’s Entertainment, aka Johnny and Associates, put this trope UpToEleven. Their longtime position[[note]]There was exactly ''two'' exceptions, for one of Shonentai's singles back in the 80s, and for Hikaru Genji’s cover of ''100% Yuuki''; the theme song for Anime/NintamaRantarou, and only that version of the song which NHK managed to negotiate an export deal (other countries that got the show never received the other covers of the song in later seasons and stuck to the first season's opening).[[/note]] was 100% direct and clear: '''no Johnny’s Entertainment music for foreigners'''. Companies like Creator/SentaiFilmworks and {{Creator/Funimation}} had very difficult problems with this company, resulting in butchered releases of some series that contains music from this company due to their Japanese-only policy. Indeed, those fans of ''Anime/YuGiOh'' who are frustrated about the ''Duel Monsters'' series not being released in the original Japanese in the United States have Johnny's to thank for their predicament. They are also the main reason Series/UltramanTiga and the two episode series finale of Series/UltramanDyna isn't available for streaming ''in many parts of in the world'' including ''Japan itself''[[note]]Apparently, Latin America is the exception to the rule as the [=LatAm=] Spanish dub of ''Tiga'' is streaming in Latin America somehow.[[/note]], are also behind the reason Ultraman Tiga is LateExportForYou to countries whose dubbing house doesn't want to write their own theme song[[note]]related to the following issue- Tsuburaya had to seek out legal advice, then hold an audition, and finally contract a cover of the song to another artist for the export version of the song[[/note]], ''and'' are also the reason those said countries received a different cover version of the opening theme (done by Tatsuya Maeda) instead the V6 cover released in Japan- because of their no export policy imposed on their bands' music. By around 2018, the agency apparently started to become more open by lifting the photo ban and allowing the press to photograph and post images of their talents and established their Website/YouTube page for the trainee group, Johnny's Jr. After the death of the founder and president of the agency, Johnny Kitagawa, on July 9, 2019, his niece became the new president and at first it looked like she started to relax their notorious policies, such as allowing Music/{{Arashi}} to release their music on Spotify and [=YouTube=], but in the end, it was just wishful thinking[[note]]The amount of problems caused by Johnny's ExecutiveMeddling ways can fill an entire separate page, and this is not the place for it. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B-dTIweoC34 This]] video by Vintage Henshin explains misdeeds to Ultraman Tiga, and some of the things that are wrong with them[[/note]]- they were quickly back to their old ways. Their latest shannenigans are the main reason VideoGame/{{Judgment}} and VideoGame/LostJudgment are cases of NoPortForYou to the PC.

** Johnny’s Entertainment, aka Johnny and Associates, put this trope UpToEleven. Their longtime position[[note]]There was exactly ''two'' exceptions, for one of Shonentai's singles back in the 80s, and for Hikaru Genji’s cover of ''100% Yuuki''; the theme song for Anime/NintamaRentarou, and only that version of the song which NHK managed to negotiate an export deal (other countries that got the show never received the other covers of the song in later seasons and stuck to the first season's opening).[[/note]] was 100% direct and clear: '''no Johnny’s Entertainment music for foreigners'''. Companies like Creator/SentaiFilmworks and {{Creator/Funimation}} had very difficult problems with this company, resulting in butchered releases of some series that contains music from this company due to their Japanese-only policy. Indeed, those fans of ''Anime/YuGiOh'' who are frustrated about the ''Duel Monsters'' series not being released in the original Japanese in the United States have Johnny's to thank for their predicament. They are also the main reason Series/UltramanTiga and the two episode series finale of Series/UltramanDyna isn't available for streaming ''in many parts of in the world'' including ''Japan itself''[[note]]Apparently, Latin America is the exception to the rule as the [=LatAm=] Spanish dub of ''Tiga'' is streaming in Latin America somehow.[[/note]], are also behind the reason Ultraman Tiga is LateExportForYou to countries whose dubbing house doesn't want to write their own theme song[[note]]related to the following issue- Tsuburaya had to seek out legal advice, then hold an audition, and finally contract a cover of the song to another artist for the export version of the song[[/note]], ''and'' are also the reason those said countries received a different cover version of the opening theme (done by Tatsuya Maeda) instead the V6 cover released in Japan- because of their no export policy imposed on their bands' music. By around 2018, the agency apparently started to become more open by lifting the photo ban and allowing the press to photograph and post images of their talents and established their Website/YouTube page for the trainee group, Johnny's Jr. After the death of the founder and president of the agency, Johnny Kitagawa, on July 9, 2019, his niece became the new president and at first it looked like she started to relax their notorious policies, such as allowing Music/{{Arashi}} to release their music on Spotify and [=YouTube=], but in the end, it was just wishful thinking[[note]]The amount of problems caused by Johnny's ExecutiveMeddling ways can fill an entire separate page, and this is not the place for it. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B-dTIweoC34 This]] video by Vintage Henshin explains misdeeds to Ultraman Tiga, and some of the things that are wrong with them[[/note]]- they were quickly back to their old ways. Their latest shannenigans are the main reason VideoGame/{{Judgment}} and VideoGame/LostJudgment are cases of NoPortForYou to the PC.

** Johnny’s Entertainment, aka Johnny and Associates, put this trope UpToEleven. Their longtime position[[note]]There was exactly ''one'' exception, for one of Shonentai's singles back in the 80s.[[/note]] was 100% direct and clear: '''no Johnny’s Entertainment music for foreigners'''. Companies like Creator/SentaiFilmworks and {{Creator/Funimation}} had very difficult problems with this company, resulting in butchered releases of some series that contains music from this company due to their Japanese-only policy. Indeed, those fans of ''Anime/YuGiOh'' who are frustrated about the ''Duel Monsters'' series not being released in the original Japanese in the United States have Johnny's to thank for their predicament. They are also the main reason Series/UltramanTiga and the two episode series finale of Series/UltramanDyna isn't available for streaming ''in many parts of in the world'' including ''Japan itself''[[note]]Apparently, Latin America is the exception to the rule as the [=LatAm=] Spanish dub of ''Tiga'' is streaming in Latin America somehow.[[/note]], are also behind the reason Ultraman Tiga is LateExportForYou to countries whose dubbing house doesn't want to write their own theme song[[note]]related to the following issue- Tsuburaya had to seek out legal advice, then hold an audition, and finally contract a cover of the song to another artist for the export version of the song[[/note]], ''and'' are also the reason those said countries received a different cover version of the opening theme (done by Tatsuya Maeda) instead the V6 cover released in Japan- because of their no export policy imposed on their bands' music. By around 2018, the agency apparently started to become more open by lifting the photo ban and allowing the press to photograph and post images of their talents and established their Website/YouTube page for the trainee group, Johnny's Jr. After the death of the founder and president of the agency, Johnny Kitagawa, on July 9, 2019, his niece became the new president and at first it looked like she started to relax their notorious policies, such as allowing Music/{{Arashi}} to release their music on Spotify and [=YouTube=], but in the end, it was just wishful thinking[[note]]The amount of problems caused by Johnny's ExecutiveMeddling ways can fill an entire separate page, and this is not the place for it. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B-dTIweoC34 This]] video by Vintage Henshin explains misdeeds to Ultraman Tiga, and some of the things that are wrong with them[[/note]]- they were quickly back to their old ways. Their latest shannenigans are the main reason VideoGame/{{Judgment}} and VideoGame/LostJudgment are cases of NoPortForYou to the PC.

* Inversion: Music/MichaelJackson never toured the continental U.S. (or even nearby Canada) as a solo act after 1989 save for two Hawaiian dates on the [=HIStory=] Tour. Why he chose to snub his ''home country'' is unknown. Legit theories include that he didn't want to hold concerts of his own anymore but would honor invitations put forth by organizers, or that he was just simply jaded with how the US seemed to be bullying him with barrages of groundless pedophilia lawsuits, or both. It could even be because organizers in the US wouldn't book him due to bad publicity garnered from said lawsuits.

* Despite the shows airing on international feeds of NHK, the albums from ''Series/OkaasanToIssho'', ''Series/InaiInaiBaa'' and ''Series/{{Miitsuketa}}'' are not available on international streaming music services unlike other songs from Japanese children's shows aimed at a similar audience like ''Franchise/{{Anpanman}}'' and ''Anime/ShimaShimaToraNoShimajiro''. Some unofficial covers of the songs from these shows on other Japanese children's albums have made it through, though.