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Photographer. Born in Kanagawa Prefecture in 1991. In recent years, he has been challenging himself with various photographic expressions across genres, such as shooting for fashion magazines, brand looks and advertisements, and visual photography for musicians. He is also actively working both in Japan and abroad, regularly holding exhibitions and releasing collections of his work, from his base in Tokyo.

Born in 1982. Born in Tokyo. After graduating from university, worked for a publishing company before going freelance in 2014. He won the 25th Bunkamura Dumago Literary Award for his book "Monkiri Shakai: Unraveling a Modern World Stiffened by Words" (Monkiri Shakai: Unraveling a Modern World Stiffened by Words). He is also the author of "Nihon no Kizumo," "Kikiyasusa no Shiru," "Machizumo wo Shavings," "Betsu Kariwari Daimonai," "Kikkatachi no Kotoba Tachi (Words I Picked Up Today)," "It's Not My Father," "Nankai Ikaanashi," etc. He is a personality on TBS Radio's "Takeda Sunatetsu no Pre-kin Night," and a regular on Bunka Hoso's "Ohtake! Makoto Golden Radio! Tuesday regular.

SF (Soulful) writer/tension critic/professional playboy.
His independent magazine “T.M.I.” released in '22 and '23 was a small historical hit.
He is a narrator in an R&B band called Young Love, and is also active in a neo picture-story unit, Pegasus Dan.

Born in 1997, born and lives in California, USA. Currently a graduate student at the University of California, Berkeley. While continuing to work as an agent to connect artists in Japan and abroad, and to connect music and society, he also writes as a writer. Her first book, “Sekai to Watashi no A to Z,” a compilation of serial articles from the literary magazine “Gunzo,” will be followed by “#Z-Generation Values” (both from Kodansha) in the fall of 2023.

Editor, border culture researcher, dramaturg, and representative of TISSUE Inc.
He is active mainly in the fields of publishing, art, and public projects, with the aim of “thinking about expression and society from the perspective of movement and boundaries. He writes an irregular column “Border Crabs” on Torch web.
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ライター・編集者。海外映画を専門に、評論やコラム、インタビューなどを書籍・雑誌・映画パンフレット・ウェブメディアなど多数の媒体で執筆。国内舞台作品のリサーチ・コンサルティングも務める。

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.

1995 / photographer / graphic designer
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