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1962（昭和37）年大阪府生まれ。歌人。早稲田大学第一文学部卒業。学生時代に佐佐木幸綱氏の影響を受け、短歌を始める。1987年に『サラダ記念日』が280万部のベストセラーとなり社会現象に。1988年に現代歌人協会賞、2021年に迢空賞を受賞。『チョコレート革命』『未来のサイズ』『アボカドの種』『愛する源氏物語』の他、歌集、評伝、エッセイなど多くの著書がある。

株式会社エンタメロード所属。東京都出身。台湾人の母を持つ。2006年に日本ろう者劇団に入団し、自主公演や手話狂言などに出演。2011年に劇団を退団後は、台湾のろう社会の現状や文化の魅力、そして手話について全国各地で講演活動を行う。2013年より、演劇グループ「男組」を結成。同年10月に旗揚げ公演。以降、全国各地で公演を行っている。現在はイベントMCを中心に、手話指導や表現者としても幅広く活動。

Born in 1993 in Tokyo. Joined NHK in 2016. Director, Social Programs Department, News Division. Produces documentaries focusing on themes such as war, culture, and art, primarily for NHK Special and Close-up Gendai. While working in news reporting, he also pursues visual expression emphasizing documentary integrity and poetic quality. For the NHK Special “Last Days: Ryuichi Sakamoto's Final Days” (2024), he received the Rose d'Or Award (Best in Art), the Special Award from the President of the Italian Republic, and the Italia Award (TV & Performing Arts). The program was nominated for and selected as a finalist for the International Emmy Awards, and also won the Galaxy Award Encouragement Prize. Other works include the NHK Special “Yukio Mishima: The ‘Youth Theory’ 50 Years Later” (2020). The film “Ryuichi Sakamoto: Diaries” was his directorial debut, produced while he was with NHK Enterprises.

1966年10月8日、東京生まれ。1971年、５歳のとき事故で父が死去。小学校入学後に母の郷里である静岡に引っ越す。10代でベーシストとして加入したURGH POLICE解散後の1988年、22歳の頃にTHE YELLOW MONKEYを始動。翌1989年から現メンバーのラインナップとなり活動が本格化すると同時にボーカリストへ転向する。1992年のメジャーデビューを経て、1995年にリリースした5thアルバム『FOUR SEASONS』が初のオリコンチャート１位を獲得、ブレイクを果たす。2001年に活動休止(2004年に解散)。2003年よりYOSHII LOVINSON名義でソロ活動を開始し、2006年からは吉井和哉名義に移行。2016年１月８日、THE YELLOW MONKEY再集結の発表。2020年４月に予定されていた東京ドーム２daysが新型コロナウイルスの蔓延のため中止に。翌年のソロツアー中に喉の不具合によりツアーを中断、後に喉頭がんと診断される。治療を経て復活のステージの場に選ばれたのは2024年４月の東京ドーム公演となった。その後10thアルバム『Sparkle X』の発表とそれに伴うツアーも成功させた。現在もソロ、バンド両方での精力的な活動を展開している。

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/

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".

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" 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.

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.

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.

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.

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?