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Born in Kanagawa Prefecture in 1976. Music journalist. After graduating from Kyoto University's Faculty of Integrated Human Studies, he worked for Rocking On before going independent. He is active in a wide range of activities, including interviews and writing in the fields of culture and business, with a focus on music, as well as regular appearances on TV and radio. He is the author of "Heisei no hit songs" (Shincho-shinsho), "The collapse of hits" (Kodansha Gendai Shinsho), "Why did Hatsune Miku change the world? (Ota Publishing), and co-author of "Vocaloid Song Guide: 100 Masterpieces" (Seikaisha Shinsho) and "Shibuya Music Zukan" (Ota Publishing).
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Music writer born in 1990 in Iwate, living in Osaka. Loves club culture, festivals, and rivers. writes for fujirockers.org, ANTENNA, TURN, etc. Working on Elliott Smith's zine.

Photographer, started photography in 2009 because he wanted to meet musicians, moved to the UK from 2016 to 2022, now working mainly in Tokyo.
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Born in 1991 in Tokyo, Japan, writer began writing music-related columns and disc reviews in 2016, and the following year joined the media outlet TURN, where music writer Shino Okamura serves as editor-in-chief, as an editor/writer. He is currently away from the editorial team but continues to write as a regular writer. His other major writing media include “Music Magazine,” “Real Sound”, and “OTOTOY” .

Born on July 27, 1976. Born in Hyogo Prefecture. He started “Shabenjazu”, a talk event for fans to talk with each other in 2014, and still holds the event at the end of every month. He is also active on YouTube, where he provides commentary on the original works of American comic book characters, as well as movie predictions, impressions, and thoughts. He is also a cat lover.

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Writer. I write and interview for art magazines and books. I am currently a regular contributor to artscape's "Hello, Curator? I have also been an external editor of Bijutsu Techo since 2009. He has been an external editor of Bijutsu Techo since 2009, and has been involved in the publication of Daisuke Tsuda and Oriza Hirata's "Nippon no Geijutsu no Yukue: Why Does Art Create Divisions? (Seigensha), and "Kou no Jidai" by Ryuta Ugi (Chim↑Pom) and Osamu Matsuda (Asahi Press).
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DJ/writer. While working as an editor/writer, he departed from the rails of general society during the pandemic. Since then, he has become more involved in the Japanese indie electronic music scene. In 2021, he began DJing under the name NordOst, and continues to play 100 genre-less gigs a year at numerous venues around the Tokyo metropolitan area. Organizer of the “Fourth Way” party series.

Photographer
Portrait photography for various media, artist photos for musicians, live performances, and jackets. and jackets for musicians.
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Born in 1987, she is a writer. She majored in Osamu Dazai seminar at university, and since 2011 has worked for fashion magazines such as “Zipper,” “nina's,” and “Linnell,” where she mainly writes culture pages covering new movies and stage performances. In 2014, after the birth of her first child, she began full-fledged reporting and writing about theater. She covers rehearsals, interviews, and writes theater reviews. She has contributed to “Theatre Saikyou-ron-ing,” “Ro-tike Drama Manifesto! SPICE,” ‘Theatre Criticism Magazine Paperback,’ etc. From 2023, he will be a member of the jury for the CoRich Performing Arts Festival! He has been a member of the jury for CoRich Performing Arts Festival! He has also held irregular exhibitions using poetry, such as “色彩-ichijitsu” (2012), “こゝろは、家なき子” (2015), and “Kimi ga Haru wo Kiiroi mo mo Bakeru” (2020). Other published works include the private novel “Chawan Ichiru no Uso (A Bowlful of Lies)” (included in “USO vol. 2”) and the essay “Mother and Sparrow” (winner of the Bungeishicho Essay Award for Excellence).

Born in 1985 in Kanagawa Prefecture. Freelance editor. After working for Bungeishunju Co. D. (Integrated Social Culture). In addition to editing and composing for magazines, web media, and books, including as editor of Kaitaro Tsuno's "Proposal for Editing," he also works as an interviewer, interviewing Pon Joon-ho, Haruomi Hosono, Tarr Béla, Ryuichi Sakamoto, and others.

Born in Tokyo, Scorpio type A. Started freelance activities in 1996. Although my main focus is on music, I am interested in covering a wide range of topics, from people in the city to culture in general, regardless of genre. I am usually at home, live concerts, art exhibitions, or bookstores. I am also active in X and Instagram. I'm mainly into music, but I'm also into art, cooking, sneakers, flea markets, literature, J-League, Premier League, motorsports, bicycles, Miffy, Moomin, cats, starry skies, Buddhist statues, ukuleles, etc. If there is a job offer, I'll probably not refuse.

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