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1995 / photographer / graphic designer
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Representative of good and son. born in 1981 in Sendai, Japan. After graduating from Rikkyo University, he worked at the traveling bookstore “BOOK246” from 2004, and was a member of the book selection group BACH from 2006 to 2016. In 2023, he launched the publishing label “wordsworth” and planned and published Yuta Orisaka's (song) lyrics collection “Have you ever talked to me?

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).

Born in 1959. Graduated from the Faculty of Science at Tohoku University. Completed the doctoral course at the Graduate School of Science at the same university. Doctor of Science. After working as a professor in the Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences at the Faculty of Science at Kobe University, he is currently a professor in the Department of Expression Engineering at the School of Fundamental Science and Engineering at Waseda University. His many books include "Ikiteirukoto no Kagaku" (Kodansha Gendai Shinsho), "Ikimono to Namamono no Tetsugaku", "Seimei Ichigo", "Seimei, Bidodani Sezu", "Katsute Sono Game no Sekai ni Sundeitatoiu Kioku wa Dokokara Kurunoka" (all published by Seidosha), "Mure wa Ishiki wo Motsu" (PHP Science World Shinsho), "Tennen Chino" (Kodansha Sensho Metier), "Yattekuru" (Igaku Shoin), and "TANKURI" (co-authored with Nakamura Kyoko, Suiseisha).

Born in Kumamoto Prefecture in 1989. I am working hard to improve myself every day in order to take good pictures. First of all, I take protein in the morning and evening, two bottles of vegetable juice a day, vitamins C and B, and Chinese herbal medicine to prevent rough skin. I also stretch after taking a bath, always wear a posture correction belt around my waist at home, and always carry a scalp massager. I am also in the process of straightening my teeth, and I am also working on correcting my tongue along with it. Thanks to all these efforts, I am busy every day!
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Born in Tokyo in 1996. She is an editor, photographer, and writer, and works in a wide variety of fields regardless of her title. While involved in content production for all kinds of media, she is open about her non-binary identity and supervises content related to sexual minorities.

Graduated from the Faculty of Humanities at Yamaguchi University, and began her writing career in 2012. He has planned, interviewed, and written mainly about music, movies, and storytelling, and has worked for OKMusic, M-On Entertainment, CINRA.NET, and Billboard JAPAN before going freelance. In parallel, he organizes the crossover culture event “FREAK SMILE” and other entertainment projects. His favorite band is Yurayura Teikoku. His favorite actor is Sanyutei Mantachibana, his favorite adult is Tamagawa Taifuku, and his most envied performer is Sakamoto Yorimitsu.

Born in 1979. Born in Kumagaya City, Saitama. After playing in an indie band and working for a music publishing company, he is now a freelance writer. He is involved in interviewing and writing mainly about music. His main writing media include "MUSICA," "Music Magazine," "bounce," "MARQUEE," "CINRA," and "Natalie". He is also the editor of "Post Rock Disc Guide" (Shinko Music).

Artist born in Saitama, Japan, living in London, England. Founder of TOKA Co.

Editor and music writer. After working for a major entertainment agency managing artists and developing newcomers, deputy editor-in-chief of the culture web media "CINRA.NET," and managing TikTok (Bytedance Inc.), she became independent. She has been involved in writing, interviewing, content production, and branding to communicate the essence and personality of artists and creators to a wide audience, utilizing his experience as a manager and his editorial perspective in the web, print, video, and audio media. Recent media includes NiEW, Rolling Stone Japan, ROCKIN'ON JAPAN, Natalie, RealSound, and Forbes. She is a regular contributor to "APPLE VINEGAR -Music+TALK-," a podcast program hosted by Masafumi Goto (ASIAN KING-FU GENERATION) (distributed every Wednesday). She has over 380,000 followers on her couple x cooking SNS account, "Family omotenai🐒monkichi." On March 30, she published a book, "Cheap ingredients but so delicious it brings tears to your eyes" (KADOKAWA), which was ranked No. 1 on Amazon (in the "Cooking Basics" category).

Yugawa began her career as a singer-songwriter in 2011, releasing her first full-length album “Tabiji” in 2015; in 2022, she produced the album “On a Night Without Words” with her ally, the members of the Magical Band, and performed at tour live shows and festivals throughout Japan. As Yuuga with Magical Band, he sang the theme song and accompaniment for the NHK drama “Tsukihoku no Yoru wa” and released the soundtrack “Tsukihoku no Yoru wa” for distribution in March 2023. 4 September 2024, he released his 4th album “Love Deluxe”. Her wide-ranging activities include narrating and singing for TV commercials, sound logos, and musicals. She is also active as Jane Jade with Sakura Fujiwara and Yuga.

Photography and filmmaking.
Born in Muroran City, Hokkaido. After planning TV commercials and directing web dramas as a composition artist, he started photography in 2018.