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Born in 1992. Scriptwriter / Director / Actor / Plastic artist. Graduated from Tokyo University of the Arts with a degree in sculpture, and formed “Yuumei” in 2015. Recent works include “Heartland” written / directed (68th Kishida Kunio Drama Award), “Curing” written / directed / produced (selected as one of the best five plays of the first half of “The 32nd Yomiuri Theatre Grand Prix Director Award”), and “Terayama Cabaret” script. Also, as a modeling work, he originated “Crystal Handle Faucet Ring” and produced the prototype for a capsule toy.

Haruki Jimbo
Born in 1994. Theater writer/choreographer/composer/video director. He is involved in a wide range of live entertainment. He crosses dance, video, music, and theater, and performs at cafes, aquariums, galleries, live houses, and anywhere else he can. He has a varied career that includes the music theater “Jyara Singing, It's Our Birthdays” (writing/directing/music/performance), “Tokyo Kanojo” January issue lounge girls (music), “Bokura no Azareta Asagohan” episodes 4 and 5 (writing/directing), NEWS live tour (choreography assistant/performing dancer), and more.
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daisansei
Vocalist Ataka met Wakiyama (Key) in 2019 when he recruited band members on an online message board, and formed the band “Daiyon” around the summer of the same year. They continue to release digital releases vigorously. Later, Fujikake (Vo / Ba) joined the band and changed the name to “daisansei.” In November 2020, the band released a full-length album “Drama no Day,” which was selected by Tawarekomen and attracted much attention. With the slogan “A little dramatic song for everyday life,” they have been working to write pop songs that bring back even the smallest sparkle that seems to get buried in everyday life.

Uki Yamato
In 2012, while studying philosophy at Sophia University, she directed the self-taught film “Ano Musume ga Umibe de Odorieteru” (“That Girl is Dancing on the Beach”). 2016, “Drowning Knife” starring Nana Komatsu and Masaki Sugata drew over 600,000 viewers, setting an unprecedented box office record for a film directed by a woman in her 20s and selling to over 10 countries. In 2021, she will direct and write her first TV drama series, “Ikiru toka shinai toka dada” (To Live or Die, Father, etc.), starring Yo Yoshida and Jun Kunimura. He is currently working on a new feature film.

Haruomi Hosono
Born 1947 in Tokyo, Japan. Born in Tokyo, Japan in 1947, musician; made debut in 1969 with “April Fool's Day”; formed “Happiendo” in 1970; began solo career in 1973, also performing as “Tin Pan Alley”; formed “Yellow Magic Orchestra” (YMO) in 1978, providing songs for the music industry and working as a producer and label president; also worked as a producer and label manager. After YMO's demise, he explored world music, ambient, and electronica, composing, producing, and composing film music, among others.

YUKKYUN
Born in Okayama, Japan in 1995. Graduated from Aoyama Gakuin University with a degree in Comparative Arts in the Graduate School of Letters. A member of the soundtrack-oriented avant-pop unit “Denkyo to Shonen CQ,” she began her self-produced solo career “DIVA Project” on a full scale in 2021. Inc., WEST., etc., writes columns, organizes film festivals, and is expanding her activities with her love of J-POP divas and free aesthetic sense. Her second full-length album, “Tekkainenai Anai Kimi wo” is now on sale.

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Rikiya Imaizumi
1981年生まれ、福島県出身。映画監督。2010年に『たまの映画』で商業映画デビュー。その後も『サッドティー』(2014)『退屈な日々にさようならを』(2017)『愛がなんだ』(2019)『街の上で』(2021)『ちひろさん』(2023)などの話題作を次々と発表。最新作『アンダーカレント』は2023年10月6日公開予定。

Ye Ram
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".

AYUNi D
Former member of BiSH, which disbanded in June 2023. He is currently the bass vocalist of PEDRO. She has been actively creating music and has released a full album, "As I Go, As My Stomach Takes Me," for which she wrote all the lyrics. Many of her fans have come to identify with the lyrical worldview she spins that is close to people's lives and the songs that gently support the backs of those who listen to them. Her one-of-a-kind character and unique worldview and sensibility have gained a large following.

Aisho Nakajima
Born in 1997. Singer-songwriter. After graduating from high school, he moved to Australia. After returning to Japan, she started her music career based in Tokyo, debuted in 2020, and released a new single "Made him cry" in April 2024.

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