It’s been a while since we’ve transitioned from listening to music on CDs to playing them on streaming services. We spoke to Yuki Taniguchi, who works in Hakuhodo’s content business lab, about how the hit song formula changes according to how we listen to music.

Tokyo-born indie label HOLE AND HOLLAND makes more than just music. Active on the global stage, the group recounts everything from their formation to the present day.

Around the time of the 1964 Tokyo Olympics, Latin singer YOSHIRO Hiroishi jumped into South America alone from Japan and became a star. Based on his turbulent experience, featuring on his true face.

How did the Eraser series—which has a concept of ‘extricating from anthropocentrism’—come to live? And what endeavors were undertaken? The aforementioned questions are elucidated by the words of Toshiki Okada and Teppei Kaneuji.

TV personality Morley Robertson introduces three films for imagining a post-corona world that’s undergone a great transformation. His final movie recommendation of this series is The King’s Speech.

As natural wine gains popularity among art and music lovers, TOKION asks: Why is natural wine so appealing to these communities? Let’s examine this question through the perspective of natural wine as counterculture.

What message does cosmetic brand creator Yasuo Yoshikawa want to convey through his brand, UNMIX?

Artist KYNE talks about everything from his own art practice to collaboration with Takashi Murakami

Thoughts of producer Yoshifumi Hashimoto infused in the cultural program “After 6 Junction” being broadcast on TBS Radio.

The largest solo exhibition Yudi has ever done, MOTION, is open at DIESEL ART GALLERY in Shibuya Tokyo, until May 13th. I spoke with the artist about the exhibition and creative process of his works.

New wave rose to prominence in the late 70s to early 80s. We delve into Minami Yamaguchi’s career with VIVA Strange Boutique, a shop that produces new, official merchandise for artists from that era.

Artist Kenta Cobayashi is attracting attention around the world. We take a closer look at his background, asking him about the thinking behind his work and style.

This is a series of articles on art in post-COVID-19, unraveling it through the words of experts. In the fourth installment, Shunya Hagiwara, who served as the web director for last year’s VABF.

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 her eighth installment, Tsuya-chan will analyze Dior’s brand DNA and attributes. She’ll also examine how contemporary artists use the brand in their lyrics.

Shinobu Hasegawa is a comedian who loves fashion and music. We talked to him about his zine “Konton”, which he produced on the occasion of his solo live.

Over the Town, directed by Rikiya Imaizumi, is finally going to be released in theaters after a one-year delay. The film portrays a protagonist whose emotional landscape stays the same in contrast to the rapidly changing Shimokitazawa area. We dive into Rikiya Imaizumi’s filmmaking in this interview.

Kimura Ihei Photography Award winning photographer Ryuichi Ishikawa has carried out the shooting, accompanying survival mountaineer Bunshou Hattori going on a hunting expedition—There, Ishikawa witnessed the ways of facing lives.

A Chronological Table: 50 Years of Subcultures and Society 1968-2020 (Unabridged edition) is a painstaking work that chronicles the immense number of events that took place between 1968 and 2020, spanning subcultures, political economy, and social customs. Panth, the compiler, and Kitao Shuichi, the publisher, discuss the work’s background, the 50-year period from beginning to end, and what’s next.

The critic at the Iwate Museum of Art comments about the exhibition that was held until April 4th, atarimae・no・kototachie II—the lifework of photographer Shin Hamada

MÖSHI is an artist who creates music, fashion, art, and “context design” using multiple methods he cultivated at prestigious institutions in London and New York.

Photographer Yoshihiko Ueda Talks About Truth He Wanted to Convery in His First Film, A Garden of Camellias.

Daft Punk has suddenly split up. Music critic imdkm elucidates how the duo’s 28 years of musical activity has influenced the music industry.

Unveiling the musicality, trajectory that led to the current means of expression, and intention to continue music of Campanella, who has just dropped his third album in four years, AMULUE.

Asako Hirayama “Prewar Buzzword Dictionary” has been adding a new perspective to buzzwords. It’s a magical dictionary that brings us back in time before the war with texts and illustrations that bring back the atmosphere of those days.

Koji Shimotsu released his solo album, Transient World, on March 24th. The following is the story of his band Odotte Bakari no Kuni, the album, and other pertinent matters.