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Nanoha Koyama

#MUSIC

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.

吉高由里子

#MOVIE

1988年7月22日生まれ、東京都出身。2006年、映画『紀子の食卓』でスクリーンデビューし、第28回ヨコハマ映画祭最優秀新人賞を受賞。2014年には連続テレビ小説『花子とアン』でヒロイン村岡花子を演じた。2024年にはNHK大河ドラマ『光る君へ』で紫式部/まひろを演じて話題に。

Gen Kakon

#MUSIC

In 2025, Gen Kakon—a singer-songwriter born in China and raised in Japan—suddenly emerged on the indie scene, rapidly gaining attention with a presence described as possessing a “special voice.” Her unique voice, blending “melancholy” and “straightforwardness,” captivated many listeners. Her October 2025 release “Boy, Don't Cry” garnered significant attention, achieving power play on a total of 36 stations (34 radio stations + 2 CS stations). Furthermore, on November 26, 2025, he released the new song “Why am I doing (what I’m doing),” concluding his indie trilogy.

ZAZI・ZOO

#STAGE

Formed in 2022. A collective of multiple playwrights, directors, and actors who gather under the name “Agaricuti Python,” sometimes using individual names, to exchange theatrical perspectives and create together. Each member maintains an independent consciousness as a creator, repeatedly fusing and separating while keeping the core idea of “play” somewhere nearby. The collective's stance places utmost respect on “the individual and the space.” Members, each knowledgeable in contemporary art, fashion, music, sports, and more, enjoy changing their performance formats and styles as freely as changing clothes they feel like wearing at the moment. Additionally, they focus on performance styles shaped by spatial changes, drawing inspiration from groups like Red Tent and Ishinha, as well as Noh theater. They experiment with performances not only in theaters but also in homes, bars, outdoors, and various other locations. Moreover, during the pandemic, individual perspectives on “gathering” have also been shifting. By meticulously gathering and observing these trends, the group reexamines the very form of collective life.

テレビ大陸音頭

#MUSIC

2023年に北海道札幌市の高校軽音部で結成された4人組オルタナティブロックバンド。1980年代のポストパンクやニューウェーブに影響を受けたサウンドでSNSを中心に注目され、“俺に真実を教えてくれ!!”がSpotifyバイラルチャートで1位を獲得。2025年には『FUJI ROCK FESTIVAL』の「ROOKIE A GO-GO」にも出演。

Rikiya Imaizumi

#MOVIE

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

#MUSIC

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.

S2O JAPAN

#MUSIC

S2O JAPAN

Higan

#MUSIC

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.

Tomoki Qwajima

Commercial photographer and photographer, born in Okayama, Japan in 1978, graduated from Musashino Art University in 2002, studied under Kentaro Kamata, became independent in 2004, and established QWAGATA Inc. in 2010.

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