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Editor and writer. Born in Tokyo.

MUSICA Editorial Department

Graduated in 2018 from Tama Art University, Department of Painting, Oil Painting Major, and received the prize for excellence in graduation work. Based on his interest in social issues, he conducts research and creates sound and two-dimensional works and installations combining words, etc. In April 2006, as part of his research, he began working with words across domains, including advertising, magazines, books, and television. He plans and writes mainly for cultural media such as the web version of Bijutsu Techo, ARTnewsJAPAN, tattva, and BRUTUS. Major exhibitions include “Tranquil Light, Form of Swimming” (Sta.) in 2020.

Planning and coordinating performances by Korean artists in Japan and Korea. Also writes, curates, and appears in media related to Korean music.
Organizer of the DJ event “Meh Meh Night,” which travels between Seoul and Tokyo, and “umm edition,” which connects Japanese and Korean electronic music. His favorite spot in Korea is Kimbap Heaven. His favorite drink is 삼다수.

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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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OGRE YOU ASSHOLE is one of the leading live bands of the modern era, attracting many followers with their mellow psychedelia. After a guitar sound that synchronized with 00s US indie, they solidified their reputation with the conceptual trilogy "homely," "100 nen go" and "Paper Craft," which incorporated elements of psychedelic rock and krautrock. At the "FUJI ROCK FESTIVAL," they appeared on the WHITE STAGE (2014) and RED MARQUEE (2022) stages. In September 2024, they released their new album "Shizen to Computer"

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.