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TAMIW

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A post-trip hop band formed in 2018, led by Vo. tami. Despite the band format, their sound is based on electronic tracks via bass music and hip-hop with sampling and analog synths, creating alternative music with a perfect sense of balance. After forming, the band released their first album "flower vases" in 2018. in 2019, they will embark on a 20-show U.S. tour. In 2019, they toured the U.S. for 20 shows, and in 2020, they released their second album "future excercise". The band's studio "Hidden Place" in Sakai Temple, Osaka, Japan, is where they have been working since the release of their second album. In 2021, the band released two singles, "Lights" and "Pure PscychoGirl". In February 2022, they released their first EP "Floating Girls" in limited stores and digitally, and in September, they re-released it as a nationally distributed version with a DVD including live footage. From November to January of the following year, "Eyes on Me," "Kick Off," and "My Innocence" were released digitally for three consecutive months, garnering attention. On February 22, 2023, they released their third album, "Fight for Innocence".
https://tamiw.net/

Lexie Liu

Born in Changsha, Hunan Province in 1998. Active in China and the U.S. In 2015, she participated in the fifth season of the South Korean audition show "K-pop Star" In 2017, she performed at "South by Southwest" (SXSW). She is known as the first Chinese artist to perform at SXSW.She released her EP "2030" in 2019.She was nominated for Best Female Singer at the 2023 "Golden Music Awards".

Keiichi Sokabe

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Born on August 26, 1971. Virgo, type AB. Born in Kagawa Prefecture.
Started his career as vocalist/guitarist for Sunny Day Service in the early '90s, and released his first album "Young People" in 1995. In 2001, he made his solo debut with the single "Guitar," inspired by the Christmas terrorist attacks in New York City. In 2004, he established his own label, ROSE RECORDS, and began his activities based on independent/DIY music. Since then, in parallel with Sunny Day Service and solo work, he has continued to express himself in unconventional ways, producing, providing music, film music, commercial music, writing, acting, and more.

Hedigan’s

Hedigan's" is a new band featuring Yosuke "YONCE" Kawanishi, aka YONCE of Suchmos. The members are Yosuke "YONCE" Kawanishi (Suchmos / Vo,Gt), Shoji Kurita (Glider, Merchant / Gt), Yusuke Kurita (Glider / Key), Takuma Motomura (Yuranfune / Ba), Gaku Ouchi (Glimpse Group), AKOGARE, Burgundy, and the band's new member, Yosuke "YONCE" Kawanishi. In 2023, they released their 1st Digital Single "LOVE (XL)" from F.C.L.S. and started their full-scale activities.

Yuki Takahashi

A nonfiction writer, she formed the Kasumikko Club, a women's court hearing group, in 2005. The following year, she published a book compiling her blog of the same name. Since then, she has been active as a writer on the sidelines of court hearings. She writes articles on cases, focusing on court hearings.

PASOCOM MUSIC CLUB

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DTM unit formed in 2015. The members are Osaka natives, Soli Shibata and MasatooHan_2F2D. In 2018, they released their first album “DREAM WALK”, their first nationally distributed album. In 2019, their 2nd album “Night Flow” was selected for the “12th CD Shop Grand Prize 2020” and attracted a lot of attention. Their 5th album “Love Flutter” will be released on August 7, 2024.

Sohbana

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Born in 1997, he is self-taught and has continued to grow since his first submission in 2017, winning top prizes in the “Bocacolle” award race and writing for “Project Sekai”. His lyrics are “This is the reality, but let's do our best” type. He is also active as a writer, writing lyrics for MAISONdes “Traenohime” (2023), Shoko Nakagawa's “65535” (2023), and “PEAKY (2024). Graduated from Kyoto University, Faculty of Education.

Hiroyuki Yamaguchi

Representative of good and son.Born 1981 in Sendai. After graduating from Rikkyo University, he worked at the travelling bookshop BOOK246 from 2004, and was a member of the book selection collective BACH from 2006 to 2016. good and son was founded in 2017 and handles book direction for a variety of venues, from offices and shops to restaurants, hospitals and private homes. In 2023, he set up the publishing label wordsworth and planned and published Yuta Orisaka's (song) lyrics collection ‘Have you ever talked to me?

Neo Sora

Born in the United States and raised in Japan. Ryuichi Sakamoto is a filmmaker, artist, and translator based in New York and Tokyo. In October 2024, his feature film debut, “Happy End,” will be released.

Sayaka Murata

In 2003, she won the Gunzo New Writer Award for “Lactation”; in 2009, the Noma Literary New Writer Award for “Giniro no Uta”; in 2013, the Mishima Award for “Shiroiroiro no Machi, Sono Bone no Taibetsu no”; and in 2016, the Akutagawa Award for “Convenience Store Man. His other books include “Mouse,” “Murderous Birth,” “The Vanishing World,” “Seimei Shiki,” “Marunouchi Magical Girl Miraculina,” “Faith,” etc. His latest book “World 99” will be published in March 2025.

Roka

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A singer-songwriter from Kanagawa Prefecture, she writes lyrics, composes music, and arranges her own songs. In November 2024, she released her first single “Cuteness”. It was released in November 2024. Despite the fact that it was just after her debut, she was selected for J-WAVE's “SONAR TRAX” in December 2024, the month after her debut.

Little Black Dress

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Born on November 3, 1998, Ryo is a solo project of singer-songwriter Ryo from Okayama Prefecture. She began her storytelling activities in the fall of her first year of high school at live houses and street shows in her hometown of Okayama, Japan; in 2016, she moved to Tokyo in the spring of her junior year of high school and was selected as the opening act for “MISIA CANDLE NIGHT” held at Kasuga Taisha Shrine in Nara Prefecture. Later, she was named “Little Black Dress” by creative director Mitsuo Shindo and started her solo project; made her independent debut in May 2019 with the digital single “Sugoroku/before kindness becomes a sting”; major debut in 2021 with “Natsu dara nake no glider” Author.

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