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Formed in the summer of 2021 by Kei Satow (Vo/Gt), yukai the nippon (Gt/Cho), Charlie (Ba/Cho), and Shirokuma (Dr/Cho), the band is a “Japanese song rock band for all ages” that performs mainly in Tokyo. The band's lyrics are full of Satow's humanity, and the vivid band sound that colors the nostalgic melodies is ear-catching and has been gaining support. From Tokyo to the whole country, regardless of genre or scene, the band is expanding its activities by performing at “MURO FESTIVAL” and “SUMMER SONIC” in 2024.

nissina is a rising star who has emerged with her natural singing voice in the new era. Her voice is gentle, fragile, and addictive. A melody line that is nostalgic and comforting, as if you were sleeping. A sense of words spun delicately with innocent gaiety. Her music, which is gentle yet has a hint of madness lurking within, thoroughly captivates listeners. Her voice and music, which have been captivating listeners slowly and at her own pace, are now quietly and more actively moving out into the world in search of new encounters. The most important newcomer, a talent that encompasses “fragility and madness,” appears here.

Born in Tokyo in 1985 and currently lives in Kyoto. Graduated from Shiga University of Medical Science, Faculty of Medicine, after completing the M.F.A. and Ph.D. programs at Tokyo University of the Arts. He is a contemporary artist who creates interdisciplinary art works based on field research and interviews. His main media are video and installation. As part of his pursuit of the concept of “the (geographical/social/mental) frontier,” he has recently focused on “hand-crafted food” and “road movies. He is the director/editor of “Teishoku,” an online archive of hand-crafted food cultures from around the world.

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Formed in 2012, the band has released three albums and two EPs on the independent market. The band's songs, produced by Mikiko Suzuki's heart-stirring vocals and Zu's emotional drumming, strike deep into the heart of the listener. The melodies are full of pop sensibility. In 2022, they performed at “ROOKIE A GO GO” of “FUJI ROCK FESTIVAL” and were selected as “RISING STAR” of “RISING SUN ROCK FESTIVAL”. In “Heart Noise”, he has performed with Takehara Pistol, Higuchi Ai, THA BLUE HERB, and others.

Original story. Born in Tokyo, he won the All Yomimono New Writers Award for “Forget Me, Not Blue” in 2008. In 2015, she won the Shugoro Yamamoto Award for “Nile Perch Girls' Club. His major works include “A Hotel Fit for Me,” “Akko-chan at Lunch,” “Ito-kun A to E,” and “All Not.

Born in Kobe City, Hyogo Prefecture. He writes lyrics, composes, arranges, makes tracks, sings, plays guitar, and records. He became interested in the act of recording when he was in junior high school and started recording guitars and songs on a 4-track MTR, as well as collages of existing sound sources. 2004 he formed the band “Super Noah”, for which he serves as vocalist and guitarist. 2020 March: Released his first album “Song of the swamp” was released in March 2020. He elaborated the arrangements with various sound effects and deconstructed the rhythm section, etc. In June 2022, he released his second album “I'm here, where are you”

Rapper. He made his major label debut as a drummer, and after the band broke up, he became a rapper, winning Japan's first female-only MC battle, the “CINDERELLA MCBATTLE,” in 2017. In 2022, she will release a mini-album “Magma I.” From April 2019, she will be a member of J-WAVE “SONAR MUSIC”. In April 2019, she will be the main navigator of J-WAVE's “SONAR MUSIC” program, and she has been active in expressive activities that transcend gender, nationality, age, and industry barriers.

A Tokyo-based theater group that has been active since 2007. The group looks at the boundaries between reality and storytelling, and questions their location by moving back and forth between them. The creation of stories about life and death, sensation and language, collective society, family, etc., starts with the subject of interest each time, and aims further afield to access universal "questions. With its unique direction that combines elements such as text, photographs, color, light, and shadow projected on the stage with actors, and a strong script that shakes the audience's sense of ethics, the company has performed and co-produced many productions in Asian countries and North America. Winner of the Bangkok Theatre Festival 2014 Best Screenplay Award and Best Production Award for "Juvenile X". He won the 66th Kishida Kunio Drama Award for "Banana Flowers Can Be Eaten".
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Manga artist and illustrator. He made his debut in 2011 with "Irodachi (Color Differences)," in which he depicts everyday life with his unique sensibility. He is the author of "Sukimameshi," "Zoku Sukimameshi," "Gohan no Jikkouwari 1 & 2," "Mono Suru Hito 1, 2 & 3," "Mitsuba Dori Shotengai de," and the essay comic "Ooitte ga Yoroshiku De" in which he asks popular authors about their ideal "last supper. In 2022, he won the 26th Osamu Tezuka Cultural Prize for Short Stories for his two works "Itoshi wo" and "Shirakiren wa Kirei Sasanai".

MC and musician born in Tokyo in 1975. Spent his youth in Tanzania and the U.K. as well as Japan, and started his career in Japan as an MC in 1996, releasing the album "Green and Yellow" in 1999, which became a long hit, followed by the album "Distortion" in 2008. While actively performing live in Japan, he has gained a wide following for his lyrics and ever-changing style with a global and independent perspective.

Described as “New York's most unpredictable guitarist,” he is a guitarist and composer known for his work on a number of projects. In June 2024, he will visit Japan as a member of Tommyka Reed's quartet.

Manga artist and illustrator, born in 1996 in Taipei, Taiwan. His manga “Midori no Uta - Shuyu Gunpu -”, which depicts young people in Taiwan who are fascinated by Japanese culture, such as Happi Endo and Haruki Murakami, became a big hit. He is currently serializing “Gap” in “Monthly Comic Beam.