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TESTSET

#MUSIC

Yoshinori Sunahara and LEO Imai, who performed at “FUJI ROCK FESTIVAL '21” as a special formation of METAFIVE, welcomed Kenichi Shirane (Dr.) of GREAT3 and Seiichi Nagai (Gr.) of Relativity and newly named the group “TESTSET”. In July 2023, they released their first album “1STST” and delivered “EP2 TSTST” on October 9, 2024.

Yuko Nakashima

#OTHER

Service Manager / Nurse at BaseCamp, a Type B support for continuous employment support BaseCamp: A Type B support for continuous employment support business located near Senkawa Station in Toshima-ku, Tokyo. Members with mental illnesses gather together to talk about their lives and create and communicate.

Yuma Koda

Musician born in 1991. He has worked as a music director for film music and fashion shows, as well as providing music for many performing arts and installations, and won the Best Music Award at the 23rd Tallinn Black Night International Film Festival in 2019 for his feature film “Contra” directed by Anshul Chauhan. Recent releases include “Scroll” directed by Yasuhiko Shimizu, for which he composed the music, “Forgiveness” directed by Anshul, and “Minna ni Kachiwa” directed by Yuta Shimotsu.

Leonid Zvolinsky

#ART

Composer and new media artist. Graduated first in his class in composition from the Moscow Conservatory of Music, and completed a course in sound production at the Litvin University of Television and Radio, Department of Audio and Visual Arts. He is currently enrolled in the Graduate School of Music (Music and Sound Creation) at Tokyo University of the Arts, where he is working on contemporary music and new media art incorporating various algorithms and systems such as Max and Arduino, as well as conducting research on human auditory characteristics, sound illusion effects, and their application to art.

Takahiro Fujita

#STAGE

Born in 1985 in Date City, Hokkaido, Japan. Born in Date City, Hokkaido, Japan, he launched Marm and Gypsy in 2007 and has been in charge of writing and directing all of the company's productions since then. He has written and directed all of the company's productions since then, and won the 56th Kishida Kunio Drama Award for his trilogy “Kaeri no Tsuna, Materu Shokutaku, Soko, Kitto, Shiofuru Sekai,” released between June and August 2011. In 2013, he adapted Machiko Today's manga “cocoon,” inspired by girls mobilized for the Battle of Okinawa at the end of the Pacific War, for the stage (to be performed again in 2015 and 2022). For this work, he won the Outstanding Director Award at the 23rd Yomiuri Theater Awards in 2016. Recent works include “equal”, “Dream a Dream”, and “Chair/IL POSTO”, a co-production with Italy. Outside of theater productions, he also works on exhibitions and writes books, and last year published his first full-length novel “T/S” (Chikuma Shobo).

the hatch

#MUSIC

A band from Hokkaido, Japan, currently based in Tokyo. Despite their post-punk origins, the self-taught band has developed a musical style that freely straddles the boundaries between genres, from Latin music to footwork. Last year, a new member, Soichiro Anzai (perc,syn) joined the band, and the band has been leaning toward a percussive sound. Their third album, which can be called the culmination of their efforts, is scheduled to be released soon.

Tomoka Shibasaki

#BOOK

RHYMESTER / Rapper / Radio Personality

#MUSIC

Born in Tokyo in 1969. Formed the hip-hop group RHYMESTER in 1989. Since then, he has continued to be active as a top artist. In 2007, he started hosting the radio show “Rhyme Ster Uta Maru's Weekend Shuffle” on TBS Radio, and in 2009, he won the Galaxy Award for Radio DJ Personality. He is currently the main host of “After 6 Junction 2.” He has a deep understanding of film, and his sincere and meticulous film reviews on his radio program have garnered acclaim, with some even being published in book form. He co-edited “Morita Yoshimitsu's Complete Films” with film producer Mizawa Kazuko. In 2025, he received the “Yodogawa Nagaharu Award,” given to those who have contributed to the development of film culture.

角舘健悟

1991年生まれ、東京出身。2013年にバンド、Yogee New Wavesを結成、ボーカル/ギターを担当。2014年4月にデビューe.p.『CLIMAX NIGHT e.p.』でデビュー。今年3月にカバー企画へ参加し、『瞳はダイアモンド』をリリースする。

ネクター・ウッド

#MUSIC

1999年生まれ、イングランド・ミルトンキーンズ出身のシンガーソングライター。ガーナ人の父とイギリス人の母を持ち、幼少期から音楽とアートに囲まれた環境で育つ。ロンドンの音楽学校に進学し、在学中からオープンマイクや即興セッション、バンド活動を通じてキャリアをスタートし、現在はロンドンを拠点に活動。ローリン・ヒル、エリカ・バドゥ、ディアンジェロ、エイミー・ワインハウス、Duffyなどから影響を受け、西アフリカ音楽のリズムや感情表現も取り入れた独自のスタイルを確立。2025年7月、EP『It’s Like I Never Left』をリリース。プロダクションにジョーダン・ラカイを迎え、ミックスルーツや家族愛を祝福した作品となっている。

Zettaini Shudenwo Nogasanai Onna

#BOOK

文筆家。1995年生まれ。大学卒業後、体力がないせいで就職できず、専業の文筆家となる。様々なWebメディアや雑誌などで、エッセイ、小説、短歌を執筆。単著に『シティガール未満』(2023年、柏書房)、共著に『つくって食べる日々の話』(2025年、Pヴァイン)がある。

Guiba

South Penguin、Helsinki Lambda Club、Group2、odol、Tocagoなどのバンドで活動するメンバーにより、2022年夏に結成。2023年3月24日、シングル「愛の二段階右折」をリリースし活動開始。歌を主軸としたバンドとして、精力的に活動している。2025年11月12日には、3rd album「万祝」をリリース。

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