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Contributors who create NiEW together.

清家咲乃

#MUSIC

主に音楽ライター。ヘヴィミュージック、アイドル、インターネット音楽などが専門。

Hiroki Chiba

#MUSIC

Bassist/Composer. Born in Morioka City, Iwate Prefecture. A musician who creates soundscapes using double bass and electronic sounds. In 2019, he composed music for the Mina Perhonen fashion show, collaborated with Kento Koganezawa, Yosuke Amemiya, Suzuki Takayuki, and Misaki Kono, and produced arauchi yu (cero), Yuka, and Janis Crunch. Bassist for “Wang Hao Tsuchi Kyō” with Arauchi Yu, Yūka with Mahō Band, Hasunuma Shuta Philharmonic, Sangatsu, and Suga Dairo Trio. His discography includes ‘Hiroki Chiba + Saidrum’ (2008), Kinetic's ‘db’ (2016), ‘Eine Phantasie im Morgen’ (2017), ‘Nokto’ (2018), and ‘Asleep’ (2019). His latest work is the soundtrack for the film ‘Enemy’ directed by Daihachi Yoshida, released in January 2025.

Yoshiaki Miura

#MUSIC

Started out as a photographer in the United States.
Returned to Japan in 2018 and built a Tokyo-based practice blending music and visual storytelling.
Since 2021, contributing to the creative direction and visual identity of calax records.

Instagram: yoshiaki_miura91

蜂須賀ちなみ

#MUSIC

ライター。1992年生まれ。早稲田大学文学部心理学コース卒。大学在学中の2014年より、フリーランスのライターとして本格的に活動を開始。以来、「音楽と人」「ROCKIN’ON JAPAN」「音楽ナタリー」「Billboard JAPAN」などの雑誌・ウェブメディアに寄稿。音楽を中心に、国内エンタメシーンの取材・記事執筆を行う。
https://lit.link/8suka

Ryutaro Amano

#MUSIC

Editor/writer. Born in Tokyo in 1989. As a writer, she writes about music, movies, and pop culture for web media, magazines, disc guides, liner notes, pamphlets, etc. She also appears on radio and podcasts, and hosts talk events. (Photo by Kana Tarumi)

Tomoya Matsumoto

#MUSIC

1992年、東京都足立区生まれ、渋谷区在住。慶應義塾大学文学研究科修了後、不動産系広告代理店、広報系制作会社を経て2021年に独立。企業のオウンドメディアを中心に、ビジネス・テクノロジー・カルチャー分野の取材や、専門的なテーマの構成・執筆を行う。東アジアのファンカルチャーや言語文化にも関心を持ち、『アイドルについて葛藤しながら考えてみた』(青弓社、2022年)、『アイドル・スタディーズ』(明石書店、2022年)に寄稿している。

Tsuya chan

#MUSIC

Contributed to music, literary, and fashion magazines. She is the co-founder of "Cosmetics Begins to Speak", an activity to think about alternative ways of beauty in 2022.

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).

Yoshiki Okamoto

#MUSIC

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

Hajime Oishi

#MUSIC

Writer and music selector with a theme of region and climate. Presides over B.O.N., an editorial production on travel and festivals. His major publications include "Nanyo no Songline" (Kiltibooks), "Bon Odori no Sengo Shishi" (The Postwar History of Bon Odori) (Chikuma Shobo), "Oku Tokyo-jin ni Aini ni Iku" (Going to Meet Oku Tokyo People) (Shobunsha), "Nippon no Matsurism" (Artes Press), and "Nippon Daiondo Jidai" (The Nippon Great Ondo Era) (Kawade Shobo Shinsha).

Mizuki Kanno

#MUSIC

Editor & Writer. I have a rabbit. His name is Momotaro.
Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/mimimizkchan/

Hana Koike

#MUSIC

Born in 2001 in Saitama Prefecture. Graduated from Tokyo Polytechnic University, Faculty of Arts, Department of Imaging Arts.
Started working as a filmmaker while still in school. Currently based in Berlin as a photographer and filmmaker.
Instagram : @___koike___

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