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Born in 1984 in Sakura City, Chiba Prefecture. After working as a school building manager for a university entrance exam prep school, writing and editing a column for the Asahi Shimbun evening newspaper, working as a reporter for Stage Natalie, and working as a web director for a business company, he became independent in 2020. He has been involved in about 100 interviews, interviews, and column writing per year for the Asahi Shimbun book site "Kosho Kohi", Mainichi Shimbun Publishing "Weekly Economist", Kansai TV on-demand media "Miyoka", Ticket Pia related media, Walking Tatsujin web version "Santatsu", etc. He has also written for the Asahi Shimbun newspaper "Kosho Kohi" and "Shukan Economist".
Portfolio：https://www.foriio.com/tomoyo-okayama

Born in 1989. Born in Niigata Prefecture. His nickname is Moo-moo. He mainly shoots portraits of musicians and actors for CD jackets, magazines, and websites. Loves traveling and museums.

Photographers
All genres from portraits to travel. Loves plants.
website: www.shinybamboo.com
instagram: @shinybamboo

Photographer, born in 1994.
Started film photography under the influence of his grandfather when he was in junior high school. Currently, he is active in a variety of media including magazines, web, and and artist photography.

After graduating from college, he made his major debut in a rock band in the late 1990s. He then became a freelance writer/editor/photographer. He became a freelance writer/editor/photographer. He is the world's only My Bloody Valentine He was the world's only My Bloody Valentine-approved photographer, and was Japan's exclusive interviewer for Paul McCartney in 2018 and Ringo Starr in 2019. In 2018, he interviewed Paul McCartney, and in 2019, Ringo Starr for Japan's exclusive interview. He is the author of "Shoegazer Disc Guide" (co-supervisor) and "My Bloody Valentine" (co-supervisor). My Bloody Valentine is Everything" and "When Melody Inspires".

Shawn has a background in analogue film photography and works as a photographer, editor and writer based in Tokyo. After becoming independent in 2021, he oversaw VICE Japan as lead editor, and worked on editorial content for national and international magazines, including i-D. He is an expert on lifestyle & culture especially the fashion, arts, and music scenes as well as the LGBTQ+ community. He wants to engage readers in the social issues of Japan. A new print culture magazine, Cult* Magazine, was launched in 2024.
Website: https://shawnwoody.com/
Instagram: @xcvllshawn

Music and film reviews. He has written for a wide range of media including Music Magazine, Record Collector's, Rollong Stone Japan, CINRA, Natalie, REALSOUND, bounce, INTOXICATE, CLUEL, FUDGE, GQ, and TOKION. He has also contributed to numerous liner notes and pamphlets.

Freelance writer and comics researcher. He specializes in American comics, but has written extensively on popular culture and visual culture in general. He is the author of "Creators in an Age When Anyone Can Express Themselves," "How War Is Changing Manga: The Transformation of American Comics" (NTT Publishing), "What is a Character" (Chikuma Shinsho), and co-editor of "American Comics Frontline" (Dai Nippon Printing).

みらん
1999年生まれのシンガーソングライター。包容力のある歌声と可憐さと鋭さが共存したソングライティングが魅力。2020年に宅録で制作をした1stアルバム『帆風』のリリース、その後多数作品をリリースする中、2022年に曽我部恵一プロデュースのもと監督:城定秀夫×脚本:今泉力哉、映画『愛なのに』の主題歌を制作し、2ndアルバム『Ducky』をリリース。その後、久米雄介(Special Favorite Music)をプロデューサーに迎え入れ「夏の僕にも」「レモンの木」「好きなように」を配信リリース、フジテレビ「Love music」や関西テレビ放送「音いたち」でも取り上げられり上げられ、カルチャーメディアNiEWにて作家・小原晩と交換日記「窓辺に頬杖つきながら」を連載するなど更なる注目を集める中、約1年9か月振りの新作アルバム『WATASHIBOSHI』を12/13(水)にリリースした。
Twitter：https://twitter.com/m11ram_5
Instagram：https://www.instagram.com/mirams11

小原晩
作家。1996年東京生まれ。2022年3月、初のエッセイ集となる『ここで唐揚げ弁当を食べないでください』を刊行。
https://obaraban.studio.site/
https://twitter.com/obrban
https://www.instagram.com/obrban/

Translator and interpreter (Japanese-English and English-Japanese). I think my history as an uncontrolled listener of everything from death metal to Sumo jinku is useful in this line of work. I love all the artists I translate.

Born in Tottori Prefecture. After working at a studio and as an assistant, she is now active as a freelance photographer in various media and mediums.
She is interested in capturing her subjects in their natural state.

Editor and writer. Former editor of CINRA.NET (retired in 2021). Currently works for an IT company and also freelances. His interests include movies, rap music, R&B, and skateboarding.
https://note.com/goshi_kuno/n/nc1fe7989a508