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Yoshiki Okamoto

#MUSIC

Born in Wakayama in 1982. I love dogs. I have never owned a dog.

imdkm

#MUSIC

Writer. He has been familiar with dance music since he was a teenager and writes extensively about popular music, making use of his own experience as a beat-maker. He is the author of “Rhythm in J-Pop History” (blueprint, 2019).

Seita Marui

#MUSIC

Graduated from the Department of Graphic Design, Tama Art University in 2022.
He began working as a photographer while still in college, and held his first solo exhibition “KOUGOSEI” (2022 in Tokyo) just six months after starting photography. The following year, he published a photo book “CAFUNE” (published by Mirai Publishing in 2023) and held a solo exhibition “CAFUNE” (Tokyo, 2024). In addition to producing artwork, he has been actively involved in client work, including being selected to supervise the photography for the Saturday night drama “Halation Love” (2023, TV Asahi).
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Kazuharu Kato

#MUSIC

Born in Yamagata, Japan in 1985, he started his career in the editorial department of Ritto Music's “Sound & Recording Magazine” in 2007, and from 2012 to 2020, he worked at Natasha Inc. At Natasha, he was editor-in-chief of Ongaku Natalie, seeded Live Natalie, and served as general director of the media division. 2021, he founded Saw Sweet Publishing, Inc. Published “Rock & Roll Recorder” (Masatoshi Majima), “EVE OF DESTRUCTION” (Yusuke Ciba), “Yumemi Bookstore's Picture Book Shelf” (Nemu Yumemi), “Reading and Riot: An Introduction to Pussy Riot Activism” (Nadja Trokonnikova, translated by Momo Nonaka), etc.

Junichi Uchimoto

#MUSIC

Born in Tokyo. After working as an editor for an entertainment magazine, began working as a freelance music writer in the mid-1990s. He has written interviews, columns, and reviews, focusing on singer-songwriters in Japan and abroad. He has written liner notes for more than 1,000 CDs.
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Kenji Takeda

#MUSIC

He is the deputy editor-in-chief of the culture media “Qetic”. He writes about music, art, and other cultural topics, as well as technology and business.

Ryogo Suguro

#MUSIC

Born in 1994 in Yokohama, Kanagawa. Graduated from the Department of Arts, Faculty of Letters, Meiji Gakuin University. Winner of the Gold Award in the Under-30 category at the 55th Canon Photo Contest. Held a solo exhibition at Gallery OGU MAG in 2024.

kaoru goto

#MUSIC

Instagram @kaorugto https://www.instagram.com/kaorugto/

Watashi Kobayashi

#MUSIC

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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いわくまみちこ

#MUSIC #OTHER

福岡県北九州市出身。大阪芸術大学卒業後、福岡へUターン。地元の情報誌で旅企画を担当し、九州中を奔走する。2011年より編集とデザインの商店「マイアミ企画」として活動をスタート。企画・編集・ライティングを中心に、撮影、デザインなどパラレルに活動中。主な取材・執筆媒体は、タウン情報誌やウェブメディアなど。守備範囲は、旅、食、暮らし、まちづくり。

Kaname Sato

#MUSIC

Born in 1995 in Taito-ku, Tokyo, he began his career as a photographer in 2021. He mainly produces works and art direction based on his hometown, Taito-ku, while also shooting corporate visuals, fashion snaps, and interview photos. She loves gal culture and subcultures, and also creates works based on them.

Takaaki Fujise

#MUSIC

1987 福岡市出身
大学進学で上京、卒業後TV/WebCM等の撮影部
その後東北岩手盛岡に活動拠点を移して広告制作会社にて撮影業に従事
2020年春より福岡に戻ってきて独立

福岡→東京→岩手→福岡

常にどこかで新しいことに挑戦中
やさしい光の中で人を撮ることが好きです

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