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LEO

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Began studying the koto at age 9, studying under Curtis Patterson and Kazue Sawai. At age 16, won the Kumamoto National Traditional Music Competition, becoming the youngest ever recipient of the Grand Prize and the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Award. She rose to prominence and subsequently enrolled at Tokyo University of the Arts. She has appeared on numerous media programs including “Jounetsu Tairiku,” “The Music Concert Without a Title,” and “Tetsuko's Room.” As a koto player, she made unprecedented appearances at venues like Blue Note Tokyo and SUMMER SONIC, drawing attention and anticipation for her activities expanding the instrument's new possibilities.

Nanoha Koyama

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A singer-songwriter from Yachimata City, Chiba Prefecture. Influenced by mentors and peers she met during her university years, she established her current style centered around hand-drawn animation and self-recording. After graduating, she began working part-time cleaning love hotels to make ends meet, while also writing on note about her experiences during work. Released her 1st EP, ‘Something Like Rapeseed Flowers,’ on July 23, 2025. Won the audition program ‘Music Evolution Theory ~the battle~’ broadcast in August 2025. Her performance video of “There Are No Mononoke” from the show garnered significant attention, racking up approximately 1.5 million views within a month.

Ye Ram

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A singer-songwriter from Daejeon, South Korea, she started her career with the EP "Sailing At Dawn" in 2017, releasing her first album "Catsle" in 2020 and her second album "End Of The World" in 2022. She mixes various genres based on folk, thinking and singing about "living together".

S2O JAPAN

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S2O JAPAN

Higan

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Rapper. born in 2004. Born in Saitama Prefecture. Currently a student at Keio University. He began rapping in the summer of his senior year of high school and participated in the “18th High School Rap Championship,” a national MC battle tournament, and the “2nd, 3rd, and 4th Gekito! Rap Koshien”. He has distributed 5 singles and 1 EP.

高木正勝

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音楽家 / 映像作家。1979年生まれ、京都府出身、兵庫県在住。長く親しんでいるピアノを奏でた音楽、世界を旅しながら撮影した“動く絵画“のような映像、両方を手掛ける。NHK連続テレビ小説『おかえりモネ』、映画『おおかみこどもの雨と雪』『バケモノの子』『未来のミライ』『違国日記』などの音楽を手がける。近作は、山村にある自宅の窓を開け自然を招き入れたピアノ曲集『マージナリア』、エッセイ集『こといづ』。

Sam Gendel

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Up-and-coming Los Angeles-based multi-instrumentalist / producer / singer-songwriter

Shukei Tamaoki

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キムラ

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東京在住。ライター / DJ。音楽・映画全般をウォッチ。興味分野は坂道シリーズやK-POPなどのアイドルカルチャー。『ユリイカ』など文芸誌・ZINEをはじめとした執筆。Podcast『コンテンツ過剰接続』配信中。X(Twitter)ではスペースを不定期開催。
X:https://x.com/kimu_ra10
note:https://note.com/kimu_ra10
Podcast『コンテンツ過剰接続』:https://open.spotify.com/show/56f5M92RCxZFMyE079kxfQ?si=5324dc5462284447

HUGEN

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2024年始動。VoのTPを中心に構成された音楽プロジェクト。エレクトロミュージックを基軸に、民族音楽や民謡などを掛け合わせたオルタナティブな楽曲を展開する。結成1年目にして、りんご音楽祭、TAMARIBA FESTIVAL、TAMATAMA FESTIVAL等、様々な音楽フェスに出演。また、NHK Eテレドラマ「聞けなかった あのこと」にて寺尾紗穂と共作で主題歌を担当。精力的に活動を展開している。

Enji

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1991年、モンゴル・ウランバートル出身。モンゴル歌唱の伝統とジャズ即興の間に、自然体でありながら温かく繊細な感情に満ちた声を交差させるアーティスト。幼少期はユルト(移動式住居)で育ち、モンゴルの伝統的唱法「オルティンドー(長歌)」を学び、民謡と舞踊にも親しむ。ウランバートルで音楽教育の学士号を取得後、2014年、ゲーテ・インスティトゥートのプログラムに参加し、ミュンヘンの音楽大学でジャズを学ぶ。『FESTIVAL de FRUE 2025』で初めての来日を控える。

bui

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Solo unit by Misa Yoneyama; started playing gut guitar and writing lyrics around 2018; released 1st album "Sanko Miki" in 2019 and 2nd album "Akarui Kakari" in 2022. He is also active in the unit "Yurei" with Shiro and Eda and Ai Matsui.

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