Snap Fitness Wins World's Best Fitness Franchise Award🥇 Accelerating 100-Store Expansion in Japan with a Proven Model Exceeding 3 Million JPY in Monthly Operating Profit

Winning the Top Prize in the Fitness Category at the Global Franchise Awards 2026, One of the World's Top 3 FC Awards Global Fitness Japan Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo; Representative Director: Lee Hwan-jin; hereinafter "our company") announces that the fitness brand "Snap Fitness", which our company operates as the master franchisee in Japan, has won the "Best Fitness Franchise" among brands worldwide at the "Global Franchise Awards 2026", the highest international evaluation body in the franchise industry. This award internationally proves that Snap Fitness's business model possesses "universal quality" and "high profitability" that work in over 18 countries worldwide. Taking this award as an opportunity, our company will further strengthen the recruitment of franchisee companies to build a sustainable revenue base as a new corporate business, aiming for a 100-store expansion in Japan. ■ What are the Global Franchise Awards? — Evaluation Based on "System Strength," Not "Popularity" The Global Franchise Awards is the highest-tier award in the industry, where franchise brands from around the world are judged from perspectives such as franchisee support and operational structure. Winning this award, which evaluates the "strength as a business" of the franchise system itself rather than popularity from consumers, backs up the "highly reproducible business model" that business managers value most.

- Support system enabling franchisees to consistently achieve results - Structure allowing stable operation across multiple markets - Efficient store operations and continuous value enhancement utilizing technology - Long-term profitability track record and business continuity of franchisees - Highly reproducible business model capable of global expansion * The official list of Global Franchise Awards winning brands can be viewed below: https://www.global-franchise.com/awards/winners#international ■ Why was Snap Fitness Chosen for the "Best Award"? The biggest reasons why Snap Fitness was selected at the top among many global brands are summarized in the following points. 1. Overwhelming "Reproducibility" and Profit Record, Successful Even for the Inexperienced While over 90% of franchisees worldwide have no experience in the fitness industry (entering from different industries), they achieve early commercialization through standardized operational processes. Even in Japan, existing stores have achieved "profitability in the first month of opening" and "monthly operating profits exceeding 3 million yen in about 18 months," proving that this global standard system is extremely effective in the Japanese market as well.