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#Koji Harie

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Born 1985 in Hakodate, Hokkaido. Writer, emcee, band member, and alternative music historian. Presides over the record label "Haliental. He writes "Ongaku to Owari" (Music and Warai) on Ongaku Natalie. Podcasts "Movie Chat" and "Ornate Music Historical Perspectives.

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SPECIAL #MOVIE

Inside “The Last Blossom”: Voice Actors on Love, Loss, and Life

Koji Harie 2025.10.23｜14:04
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Rikiya Imaizumi & ZOOKARADERU Unveil the Heart of ‘Winter Morning’

Koji Harie 2025.4.3｜15:22
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How Suzuki Mikiko Zu Gives Voice to Anger and Inner Conflict

Koji Harie 2024.12.6｜17:16
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Childhood friends Miran x Ayaka Kutsuna (DAW 90000)’s unexpected reunion

Koji Harie 2023.7.26｜14:20

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Fujii Kaze’s “Prema” Looks Outward, Recasting J-Pop for a Global Stage

Kotaro Kikuchi 2025.9.25｜15:58
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Ichiko Aoba’s Luminescent Creatures: The Enchanted Traditions of Isolated Hateruma

Hajime Oishi 2025.9.11｜15:57
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Yuransen Interview: Stepping Confidently into Adulthood with Their Latest Release

Fumiaki Amano 2025.8.21｜16:33
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maya ongaku on the Road: A Glimpse into Their Evolving Philosophy Abroad

Hiroyoshi Tomite 2025.8.1｜12:27
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10 Years with Atarashii Gakko! and Defying the Norms

Tomonori Shiba 2025.7.31｜13:00

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EVENTS

#MOVIE 2025.12.5

Mads Mikkelsen Marks 60th Birthday at Tokyo Comic Con 2025 with Four Guests Revealed

NiEW 2025.11.6｜12:26
#MUSIC 2025.12.5

downt & Texas 3000 Hit Tohoku for Tour Dates in Sendai, Koriyama, and Shin-Okubo

NiEW 2025.11.13｜12:34
#MUSIC 2025.12.6

Fuki Kitamura Drops Self-Produced Debut Album “Spira1oop”

NiEW 2025.11.14｜18:38
#MUSIC 2025.12.8

never young beach to Mark Budokan Debut in 10th Anniversary Finale

NiEW 2025.5.2｜13:31
#MUSIC 2025.12.8

Haruomi Hosono to Close 2025 with Year-End Tokyo & Osaka Shows

NiEW 2025.10.22｜14:17
#MUSIC 2025.12.9

Franz Ferdinand Returns to Japan This December

NiEW 2025.3.13｜17:36
#MUSIC 2025.12.12

Chanmina, HANA, Hitsujibungaku Headline “Spotify On Stage Tokyo 2025 – Year-End Special”

NiEW 2025.9.4｜12:34
#MOVIE 2025.12.12

Celebrate 40 Years of “Back to the Future” with IMAX & 4DX Screening

NiEW 2025.10.30｜16:07
#MOVIE 2025.12.12

Cannes Directors’ Fortnight in Tokyo 2025 Comes to Shibuya with Kokuho and More

NiEW 2025.10.30｜16:18
#ART 2025.12.12

Photographer Mikako Kozai, Known for Capturing Ayano Kaneko, Opens Solo Show in Hatsudai

NiEW 2025.11.13｜12:30
Haruomi Hosono Pop Up “Hosono Record House” Opens in Jimbocho This Winter Powerpuff Girls Pop-up Store at MIYASHITA PARK in Shibuya Shibuya’s Indie Night: Rol3ert, 烏兎-uto-, BabyCanta & Johnnivan at exPoP!!!!! Vol.178 Mads Mikkelsen Marks 60th Birthday at Tokyo Comic Con 2025 with Four Guests Revealed
“Stranger Things” Finale Pop-Up Takes Over Omotesando’s V.A. This Winter Celebrate 30 Years of “Evangelion” with This One-of-a-Kind Kabuki Performance Tarsem Singh’s “The Fall” 4K Digital Remaster to Premiere Nationwide on November 21 Hellraiser Marathon Takes Over Shinjuku All Night Long
YOASOBI Announces Massive 10-City Asia Tour Spanning 2026–27 Tokyo Station Becomes Dragon Ball HQ with Exclusive Merchandise Universal Studios Japan Unveils Limited-Time “CLUB ZEDD REMIX” Coaster SNIDEL HOME Launches Official Harry Potter Loungewear Collection
BABYMONSTER × UNIQLO UT Drops Late February 2026 “Princess Mononoke” Hits IMAX Across Japan with Dolby Cinema and English Subtitles Tamagotchi Collab Café Round 2 Brings Mimitchi and Milkutchi to Ikebukuro & Umeda Tokyo’s Indie & Asian Roots Artists Unite at BiKN shibuya 2025 Festival