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Contributors who create NiEW together.

Yusuke Yamatani

#MUSIC

Born 1985 in Niigata Prefecture, Tokyo-based photographer. After graduating from Rissho University with a degree in philosophy from the Faculty of Letters, he worked at Gaien Studio and later moved to Nagasaki, where he learned photography through interactions with Shomei Higashimatsu and other unknown photographers he met. Major exhibitions include “KYOTOGRAPHIE” (2015), solo exhibition “KAIKOO” (Yuka Tsuruno Gallery, 2021), “VOCA 2021” (The Ueno Royal Museum, 2021), “The 14th Yebisu Film Festival” (Tokyo Metropolitan Museum of Photography, 2022), solo exhibition “ONSEN” (Taka Ishii Gallery Photography / Film, 2024), an exhibition at the Condé Nast headquarters building in New York, and a European tour with the performance piece “Doors”. Major collections include “Tsugi no yoru e” (self-published, 2013), “ground” (lemon books, 2014), “RAMA LAMA DING DONG” (private edition, 2015), “Into the Light” (T&M Projects, 2017), “Doors ' (Gallery Yamaya, 2020), and 'ONSEN MMXXIV' (flotsam books, 2024).

Yasuo Murao

#MUSIC

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.

Misaki Asai

#MOVIE

Born in 1996. Sun sign is Gemini. She contributes film reviews to NOBODY, a cultural criticism media. She is interested in feminism and queer films. She is also active in music, and is currently working on her second EP.
Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/asaiiiiiiiiii_/

Kuroda Takanori

#MUSIC

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".

yukijinbo

#MUSIC

Born in 1986. After working as an editor and reporter for a real estate industry management magazine and launching and managing the editorial department of the web media "Finders," he is currently undertaking freelance work. His genres of work include culture, politics and economics, business and finance, and IT.
X: https://x.com/fishintheair

Tomoyo Okayama

#MOVIE

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

Ayaka Horiuchi

#MUSIC

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.

KAORI NISHIDA

#MUSIC

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

Mikako Kozai

#MUSIC

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.

Shawn Woody Motoyoshi

#MUSIC

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

Hiroshi Odagiri

#MOVIE

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).

miram and obaraban

#OTHER

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/

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