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PAPUN BAND

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Founded in 2007, the band quickly made waves by winning their debut appearance at the "TaiKe Rock Carnival," standing out among countless competitors. Their breakthrough continued in 2008 when they received the prestigious Ocean Star Award at the "Kunyao Ocean Music Festival," opening doors to performances at music festivals, school events, and various stages across Taiwan.

Over the years, they have released four full-length albums and one mini-album. Their music video for "Fish" has racked up over 19 million views on YouTube, while other tracks like "I’m Useless, Unable to Give You the Life You Want" and "Moonlight Beside the Moon" have captivated audiences worldwide, earning them a loyal global fanbase.

Naotaro Moriyama

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Born April 23, 1976, in Tokyo, Japan, folk singer, has been supported by people of all ages for his unique world view and one-of-a-kind voice since his major debut in October 2002 with the mini-album “Dry Song is Just Right for Fish Food”, and has continued to release songs and perform live regularly. In recent years, he has also expanded his activities as an actor, appearing in NHK Saturday dramas such as “Kokoro no Kizu wo Healing to Itsuka” and NHK's serial TV novel “Yale.” His acting skills have been highly evaluated, and he is also scheduled to appear in the movie “Natsu no Suna no Kamo” to be released on July 4, 2012.

sahoterao

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Born in Tokyo in 1981, she made her debut in 2007 with a piano storytelling album “Omi”. He has provided theme songs for Nobuhiko Obayashi's “Transfer Student: Sayonara Kimi” and Momoko Ando's “0.5mm”, produced music for commercials (KDDI, Kewpie, JA Mutual Insurance, etc.), and has written numerous newspaper (Nikkei, Hokkaido) and web articles as well as music. In addition to his original works, he has also been engaged in his life's work of discovering and rearranging old songs buried in the land. For six years, he was in charge of the “Prewar Music Exploration” series in Music Magazine. He has also been invited to participate in art projects throughout Japan, including “Sumida River Rage” (2021) in the East Tokyo area, “Contemporary Regional Tales” (2022) in Susaki, Kochi, and “Sense Island/Land” (2024) in Yokosuka, and his expressive activities through research are increasing. He organized the Big Issue support live “Rin Rin Fusu” by himself, which was held for the 11th time in 2024 at Tamahime Park, Yamatani. She has also teamed up with writer Erika Kobayashi to produce music reading plays that bring back to life the voices of women buried in history with music of the time, such as “Girls: Spinning and Weaving” about female workers and “Girls: Making Balloon Bombs” about female students who were mobilized for weapons manufacturing. She is also active in a three-piece band “Wakareru Fuyu ni Wakareru” with Reisaburo Adachi and Wataru Iga. His most recent music album is “Shu Shain. He is scheduled to release an album “Watashi no Suki no Roudou Uta” (My Favorite Labor Songs) in June 2025.

Ayatake Ezaki

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Musician, born in 1992 in Fukuoka, Japan, studied piano at age 4 and composition at age 7. He graduated from Tokyo University of the Arts with a Bachelor's degree in Musicology and received a Master's degree from the University of Tokyo. In addition to playing keyboards for WONK and millennium parade, he has recorded and produced works for King Gnu, Vaundy, Yonezu Genji, and many other artists. He has also composed music for the movie "Homunculus" (2021) and other theatrical productions, and continues to work freely across a variety of fields, including organizing a music label and participating in art education.

後藤正文

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1976年静岡県生まれ。ASIAN KUNG-FU GENERATIONのボーカル&ギター。新しい時代とこれからの社会を考える新聞『THE FUTURE TIMES』の編集長を務める。インディーズレーベル『only in dreams』主宰。

Dua Lipa

Born on August 22, 1995 in London, U.K., he debuted in August 2015 with the single "New Love"; his single "New Rules" from his first album "Dua Lipa" was released in June 2017 and reached No. 1 in the U.K. charts. In August of the same year, they made their first visit to Japan at Summer Sonic 2017.On March 27, 2020 (April 3 in Japan), they released their second album "Future Nostalgia", which reached #1 on the UK Album Chart. At the 66th Grammy Awards, they were nominated for Outstanding Song and Best Visual Performance Song, and released their latest song "Training Season" on February 16, 2024.

Ziggy Marley

Real name David Marley. He was born in 1968 as the eldest son of Bob Marley and his wife Rita. He learned guitar, drums, and other instruments from his father Bob Marley at an early age, and by the time he was 10 years old, he was playing live and in sessions with Bob Marley & The Wailers. In 1988, he released the classic “Conscious Party” with producer Chris Frantz of Talking Heads and others. In 2003, he ended his career as Ziggy Marley & The Melody Makers and released his first solo album. He is also active in the non-profit organization U.R.G.E. (Unlimited Resources Giving Enlightenment).

Yuta Orisaka

A singer-songwriter born in Tottori Prefecture in 1989, she released her second album "Heisei" in October 2018, which won the "CD Shop Grand Prize" and was highly acclaimed in various other places.In March 2021, she released her mini album "Asagao", which includes the theme song for Fuji Television's Monday 9:00 p.m. drama "Asagao, the Medical Examiner", and in October the same year she released her third album "Psychology". In June 2024, he released his fourth album, "Spell," his first album in two years and eight months. In addition to his musical activities, he also writes and contributes to books.

vöv

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A music group formed in 2020 for the Corona Disaster, consisting of four members: kaitö (Composer / Vo / Cho), kaïyo (Vo / Cho), äoi (Vo / Cho), and rëiji (Vo / Cho). The concept is “enjoy the sound”. The members, kaitö and rëiji, are brothers. They are always pursuing new sounds and rhythms without being bound by genres.

Salasa

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A singer-songwriter from Shonan. She is not only active in music, but also works as an artist, apparel brand buyer, photographer, hula dancer, and more. Influenced by “blues,” a genre of music born out of sadness and depression, she sublimates negative emotions and things into her works under the theme of “Live Bluesy.

Toshiki Okada

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Playwright / Novelist / President of chelfitsch. Noted for the unique relationship between words and body in his method, he won the 49th Kishida Kunio Drama Award in 2005 for “Five Days in March,” and since 2016 has been writing and directing works for the German public theater repertory on an ongoing basis. In recent years, he has been actively collaborating with artists in various fields, further expanding his activities by directing the opera “Yuzuru” (2021) and writing and directing the Kabuki play “Sakurahime Tojiken” (2023) at Kinoshita Kabuki. As a novelist, he won the 2nd Oe Kenzaburo Prize in 2007 for “The End of the Special Time Allowed to Us” (Shinchosha), and the 35th Mishima Yukio Award and the 64th Kumanichi Literary Award in 2022 for “Broccoli Revolution” (Shinchosha).

haru.

#ART

Born in 1995. He grew up traveling back and forth between Japan and Germany from an early age. He launched the independent magazine HIGH(er)magazine as editor-in-chief when he was a student, and launched HUG Inc. in 2019 to develop creative direction and content production business. In April 2024, he launched HEAP, an innerwear brand as creative director. Reissued HIGH(er)magazine as a concept magazine for the brand after a five-year absence. Plans to release a collection twice a year.

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