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Born in Hokkaido, Japan. Photographer. Leader of the guerrilla rice cake pounding unit “Mochi wa Mochiya”.
He is currently working underground, documenting underground culture through books, advertisements, websites, movies, and other media.
He is the author of “Tsukiji Fish Market Blues” (Tokyo Kirara-sha), a collection of photographs of people at the Tsukiji market taken from a fixed point.
He loves pounding rice cakes so much that he started “Mochi ha Mochiya,” a business trip rice cake pounding shop. I will do it at any place with a mortar and pestle, so please ask me for help!
https://www.instagram.com/numatamago/　

He began his career in the early 00's as an editor of a certain street magazine. Afterwards, after editing and writing for various media, as an office staff of T.R.E.A.M., a group ruled by the account “Tonight is Tanaka” that existed in the dawn of X, he organized parties such as “Tanaka Face Ball”, compiled the compilation album “LIFE LOVES THE DISTANCE” Producing, organizing the D.L memorial program “The World of Sick Infinite D.L” broadcast on Dommune, A&R of the collaborative EP “Colors” by GOODMOODGOKU & Yusaku Arai, and more. And in 2019, he launched DAWN to give back to the street culture that has benefited him so far.

Born in Saitama, Japan in 1999. Photographer. He loves dairy products, having trained under a cow farmer. He has been involved in a wide range of activities as a photographer, including sewing for atelierBluebottle, a mountaineering garage brand, in addition to working as a photographer for magazines, websites, and advertisements, regardless of genre.

Research and editing (text and audio). born 1991, Ursa Major.

Writes music reviews, book reviews, theater reviews, and film reviews. He has contributed to Music Magazine, Mikiki, Shukan Yomitohito, Intoxicate, Eureka, Record Collectors, and other publications. His hobbies are drinking, visiting museums, and radio. He likes Yasuko Omori. A newly written monograph will be published by DU BOOKS in the fall.

Born in Sapporo, Hokkaido in 1992. Enrolled in Berklee College of Music in 2011. After graduating, he is based in New York. After returning to Japan in 2020, he has focused on leader projects and released three leader albums, including "ELECTRIC RIDER" (2024). In the animated film "BLUE GIANT" to be released in 2023, he played the saxophone of the main character, Dai Miyamoto.

Born in 1977 in Hyogo Prefecture. Associate Professor, Faculty of Sociology, Kansai International University. D. (Sociology). Specializes in sociology of music and media studies. Travels to music festivals around the world to study their relationship with society. He is the author of “Rock Festivals Sociology: On Festivals in Individualized Society” (2016, Minerva Shobo), co-author of “How Have We Faced Western Music” (2019, Hanaden-sha), “How Have We Faced Western Music? (2019, Kaden-sha), and “Critical Word: Expanding and Renewing Popular Music ” (2023, Filmart-sha).

Born 1988 in Asahikawa, Hokkaido. Graduated from Nihon University College of Art, Department of Photography.
He mainly produces music videos and other music images, and also works as a photographer.
Since the early days of NOT WONK, he has been accompanying the band to live performances and recitals, taking photographs/videos.

Instagram：https://www.instagram.com/satoyuki0823

Born in Tokyo. After working as an editor for the culture magazines "SWITCH" and "EYESCREAM", he became independent. Currently, he works as a writer, artist manager, and music label manager.

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Born in Saitama, Japan in 1983. Music director and critic, involved in promotion and production in the record industry since 2006, and A&R for many artists. He is the author of "Music Goes On: The Latest Music Life Thoughts" (Music Magazine, 2021) and editor of "What is City Pop" (Kawade Shobo Shinsha, 2022).

Twitter: https://twitter.com/shibasakiyuji

Born in Nara Prefecture. Lives in Kyoto City and works as a writer for the web medium ANNTENNA.