wackwack is an artist who expresses his unique world through paper cutouts. This interview unravels an ILL, sweet, and happy world created by him.

Filmmaker and photographer Julien Levy has released a new photo book featuring photographs of young creators and artists taken in Tokyo in the year 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic. This interview explores the background of the project and his perspectives.

Frederic Auerbach has been shooting campaigns for luxury brands and celebrity portraits mainly in Paris. He talks about fashion photography and the Japanese sense of beauty.

Announcing the five artworks VERDY chose out of the bunch submitted for the contest.

Afrofuturism includes not only science fiction in written form, but also movies and music. The term was coined in 1993 and has kept developing since then. Here, science fiction critic and anthologist Teruyuki Hashimoto traces the genealogy of this discrete imagination.

Before the fall of the Berlin Wall, Mark Reeder was “smuggling” music from free West Berlin to the tightly controlled East Berlin. In the second part of the interview, he talks about his passion for music and why he continues to love Berlin.

Haruomi Hosono’s concert documentary, which was shot in 2019 in New York and Los Angeles, is finally complete. Director Taketoshi Sado, a close collaborator of Hosono’s, tells us how Hosono feels about the U.S.

Shoichi Aoki has been observing the streets of Tokyo for a long time. In part one, we asked him about the change of styles through the mid to late 90s when he created FRUiTS.

Before the fall of the Berlin Wall, Mark Reeder was “smuggling” music from free West Berlin to the tightly controlled East Berlin. In the first part of this interview, he talks about his experiences before the fall of the Berlin Wall.

In this series, Tsuya-chan writes about contemporary music with a focus on Japanese hip-hop. She breaks down the relationship between music and fashion, as well as fashion trends and youth culture. In the fifteenth installment, she analyzes the spirit of hip hop through jeans, which is a clothing item often loved by rappers.

Kazushi Shimada, who interviewed Takao Saito over email for Corona to Manga〜7ninn no Mangaka ga Kataru Pandemic to Sousaku, details why fans continue to adore Golgo 13.

Crossfaith is a metalcore band from Osaka that has been performing on the world stage. After 15 years since the band’s formation, they look back with us on the path they have taken. Their new songs are also featured in this interview.

Peppe, an Italian manga artist and model, talks about his initial interest in Japan and the road to becoming a manga artist.

Globally acclaimed Asian-American fashion designer, Yeohlee Teng, talks about her roots and her thoughts on Japan.

We interviewed Sibitt, who turned heads in the early 2000s as one of the two MCs of Origami. Since then, he has pursued his distinct artistic expression in Japanese through his unique sensibilities and perspective. The second part of this interview is on writing and his new project, 8 ∞.

Stefanie Blank, a German designer of the “Manakaa Project” from Berlin, whose main bijou is the glass beads “Miyuki” from Hiroshima, has a history of 80 years, talks about the brand’s philosophy.

Up-and-coming filmmaker Yuki Kobayashi talks about his latest movie, “Naraku no Hane (Wings of the Abyss),” which depicts skaters who are being excluded from society.

The series by the writer Ryoichi Niimoto living in Brooklyn, who digs deep into the thoughts that musicians put into the songs.The writer decodes the lyrics of “Wilshire” from Tyler’s latest album, which was released in June this year.

Bitei Matsuki is a talented musician who makes his distinct brand of hard bop-inspired pop music with polish and dynamism. Because he released a new EP, we took this opportunity to interview Matsuki and find out about who he is.

Studio Yukiko, which handles all aspects of design and advertising for a spirited magazine from Berlin. This is the first long interview with the Japanese media.

This article takes a look into the global Japanese band, BAND-MAID’s future and the girl-band-scene in Japan.

This article delves into how the global Japanese band, BAND-MAID, rose to stardom.

We interviewed Sibitt, who turned heads in the early 2000s as one of the two MCs of Origami. Since then, he has pursued his distinct artistic expression in Japanese through his unique sensibilities and perspective. The first part of this interview is on how Sibitt got into hip hop and discovered theater.

We spoke to illustrator-cum-manga artist Hisashi Eguchi to learn about his artistic career and thoughts etched in his creations.

In this series, Tsuya-chan writes about contemporary music with a focus on Japanese hip-hop. She breaks down the relationship between music and fashion, as well as fashion trends and youth culture. In the fourteenth installment, she takes a closer look at “the essence of hip hop” through sneakers, an item that has taken on a special meaning in hip hop.

Akimi Ota captured the world’s attention with his directorial debut Kanarta: Alive in Dreams. Just in time for the film’s theatrical release in Japan, we spoke to him about the filmmaking process—from conception to production—as well as his sentiment behind the film.

Rainbow Disco Club is an outdoor music event set to take place on October 30th and 31st. Following a series of postponements, we interviewed organizer Masahiro Tsuchiya about the dance party which will be held amid the coronavirus crisis.

ZEN-LA-ROCK, Chinza DOPENESS, and G.RINA make up the trio known as FNCY. We explore the origins of the group and their production style.