Yusuke Monma

Yusuke Monma was born in Saitama Prefecture in 1974 and graduated from Waseda University’s School of Political Science and Economics. He formerly worked as a magazine editor at Pia and Rockin’ On, and after working as a deputy editor of CUT, he went freelance in 2007, working as a freelance writer and editor for magazines and books. His first book, a newly published critical biography titled Haruomi Hosono to Karera no Jidai (Bungei Shunju), is currently on sale. Twitter：@yusukemonma

How Happy End and Haruomi Hosono’s Music Prompted Taiwanese Manga Artist Gao Yan’s Stories

We asked Taiwanese manga artist/illustrator Gao Yan about her first serialized work, The Song About Green – Gather the Wind, which was published as a book in May. She spoke on the backstory of her work and her first encounters with Japanese culture.
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2022-08-20

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Why Yuma Abe is making music on his own: A closer look at the creation of his relaxed and authentic sonic universe

Yuma Abe, the frontman of Never Young Beach, has released his first solo album. Yusuke Monma, whose book Haruomi Hosono to Karera no Jidai was published last December, digs deeper into the creation and sonic universe of Abe’s new album, which features guitar by Devendra Banhart and mixing by Haruomi Hosono.
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2021-06-30

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