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Contributors who create NiEW together.

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/

Taku Okuda

#MUSIC

Born in Tokyo in 1994, raised in Kanagawa.
Worked in the audio industry after working at a record store.
A pop culture enthusiast who wants to live life cheerfully.I like works that reach the corners of towns where people live.
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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。

Mom

#MUSIC

山本大地

#MUSIC

韓国在住の音楽ライター。2013年から海外音楽を中心に執筆を始め、「Hard To Explain」「TURN」などの編集部に所属。現在はソウルを拠点に、K-POPに留まらずインディやオルタナティブなど多彩な韓国音楽を紹介し、その背景にあるシーンや文化を日本のリスナーに伝えている。
X(Twitter): @Kid_Dic|
Instagram: @1_ichi_daichi 
YouTubeチャンネル: 山本大地の韓国音楽レポート

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

Tsutomu Sonoda

#MUSIC

Vocalist and guitarist for maya ongaku

Hisashi Murakami

#MUSIC

音楽雑誌の編集者を経てフリーの音楽・映画ライターに。洋楽を中心に取材、レビュー、翻訳、プレスリリースなどの制作、SNS運営など。ニューヨークから日本に戻って東京・大阪などで主にリモート中。これまでにビヨンセ、ボウイ、エミネム、ストーンズ、ブリトニー、アリアナなど、おそらく1000人以上にインタビュー。

Mari Nagatomi

#MUSIC

Associate Professor, Faculty of Sociology, Kansai University. Specializes in American cultural history, popular music, and border crossing. He is the editor of “Tectonic Shift in Country Music: Diverse Stories” (Kawade Shobo Shinsha, 2024), co-author of “10 Perspectives on Pop Music” (Artes Publishing, 2020), and co-author of “Nyumon: Bunka-history of Popular Music: Rereading Postwar Japan” ( (Minerva Shobo, 2024).

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