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This power trio was formed by guitarist Weni, bassist Giang Giang, and drummer Chung-Han. Taiwanese lyrics are an important base of their songwriting and a characteristic of the Beat Xie boys. And their song arrangements strongly capture the atmosphere of their live performances. They are one of the few indie bands in Taiwan to write lyrics entirely in Taiwanese. The Beat Xie Boys are currently an important band as a flagship of the Taiwanese indie scene. Their performances are always sold out, and they frequently perform at national and international music festivals such as “SUMMER SONIC” (Japan), “Megaport Festival” (Taiwan), “shima fes SETOUCHI” (Japan), “Mori, Michi, Ichiba” (Japan), and “SXSW” (USA). He has also toured in Japan, Korea, Canada, Hong Kong, and many other countries. In 2020, he is planning to organize his own “Shan Meng Kai Oath” music festival to further explore the possibilities of the collision of music culture and art in Taiwan.

Singer-songwriter born January 18, 1999 in Akiruno, Tokyo.
She began her music career in earnest when she was a student at Tama Art University. She has attracted attention by distributing her original songs and cover songs on her YouTube channel, and currently has over 160,000 channel subscribers.
In April 2023, she became a member of HEROIC LINE, a label within King Record, and released her first major album, her third album “Zogata ni Kajitsu” in June of the same year.
In August 2024, they released their 4th album “Chushoku wo Rimu”, which includes anime tie-up songs.

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Director. Born in Aichi Prefecture, he first gained attention with the TV drama “Kindaichi Shonen no Jikenbo” ('95-'96), and has directed such high-profile films as “Keizoku” ('99) and “Ikebukuro West Gate Park” ('00). He has also directed such high-profile films as “Keizoku” ('99) and “Ikebukuro West Gate Park” ('00). His major film credits include “TRICK the Movie” series ('02-'14), “20th Century Boys” trilogy ('08-'09), “SPEC the Movie” series ('12-'13), and “The Last Airbender” series ('14-'15). 12-'13), “Initiation Love” ('15), “Bee in the Sky” ('15), and “First Love” ('21).

Born in 1987 in Osaka, Japan. Filmmaker, graduated from Hollins University in 2011 with a degree in film studies in the College of Liberal Arts. In 2013, he participated as one of the first students in film.factory, a young filmmaker development program spearheaded by filmmaker Tal Béla. His feature films include MINE ARAGANE (2015), about a coal mine in Bosnia, and CENOTE (2019), about an underground spring in Mexico. His latest feature film, Underground Underground, will be released on March 1, 2025.

The voice, the world of lyrics, the sense of melody. All of them are free and ornate. A singer-songwriter living in Fukuoka who continues to create rich scenes.

2000年佐賀県佐賀市生まれ。京都芸術大学大学院在学中に『救われてんじゃねえよ』で第21回『女による女のためのR-18文学賞』大賞受賞。

1970年生まれ。アメリカ・オレゴン州ポートランド出身、ドラマー / マルチプレイヤーで、エンジニア、プロデュサーの顔も持ち、その活動は多岐に渡る。1990年、シカゴのミュージシャンたちとともにTortoiseを結成、これまでに7枚のアルバムを発表。2025年10月には、約9年ぶりとなる新作のリリースを控える。

TVディレクター。1980年生まれ、東京都出身。大学卒業後にTBSテレビに入社。『クイズ☆タレント名鑑』等の演出・プロデュースを経て、現在は『水曜日のダウンタウン』『クイズ☆正解は一年後』『オールスター後夜祭』などの番組を手がける。

演出家 / 脚本家 / 俳優。京都出身。自身が主宰する「EPOCH MAN」では出演のほか脚本 / 演出 / 美術 / 企画制作なども手がける。2021年上演の『オーレリアンの兄妹』が第66回岸田國士戯曲賞最終候補作品に選出。23年上演の『我ら宇宙の塵』が第31回読売演劇大賞「優秀作品賞」「優秀演出家賞」「最優秀女優賞（池谷のぶえ）」の３部門を受賞。近年手掛けた作品に陣一人芝居『Slip Skid』（脚本 / 演出）、東洋空想世界『blue egoist』（脚本）、『しばしとてこそ』（演出 / 美術）、『Bug Parade』（脚本 / 演出 / 美術）など。『我ら宇宙の塵』UK版の『Our Cosmic Dust』が2025年6〜7月にロンドン・Park Theatreにて1ヶ月のロングラン上演された。26年4～5月にEPOCH MANの新作公演『The Closet Revue』をザ・スズナリにて上演予定。

Founder of Roro / Playwright / Director. Born on October 29 in Miyagi Prefecture. In 2009, while studying in the Playwriting Course of the Department of Theater at Nihon University’s College of Art, his debut work, *About Family and Many Other Things*, became the first play in history to be selected for the “Pen in Mind Playwriting Contest” held by Oji Small Theater. That same year, he founded Roro and has since written and directed all of the company’s productions. He weaves together his pure feelings toward the diverse cultures he has absorbed, much like a patchwork, to turn moments of various “encounters” into stories. In 2015, he launched the “Itsutaka Series,” dedicated to high school students. He stages 60-minute serialized ensemble plays adhering to the rules of high school theater, and aims to revitalize high school theater by making the scripts available for free and offering free admission and free use of the scripts to high school students and younger. In addition, he is actively engaged in a wide range of activities beyond the confines of theater, including writing screenplays and lyrics, and leading workshops. In 2016, his play *Handsome Daigo* was nominated as a finalist for the 60th Kishida Kunio Playwriting Award. In 2019, he won the Screenplay Award at the 16th Confidence Award Drama Awards for his work on the NHK evening drama *Fujoshi, Ukkari Gay ni Kokuru.*