KENSHO ONUKI
http://ameblo.jp/boobee-002
Born in Tokyo in '51, at the age of 20 Kensho Onuki began his career as a music critic, while in college. He was the first person in Japan to write about Queen. He travelled to London to interview punk bands like the Sex Pistols and The Clash and was a key person in the Japanese music industry. He began working as a DJ with a show on NHK's "Wakai Kodama" and in 1979 began broadcasting a show dedicated to the UK charts "Zen-Ei TOP 20", which was the first of its kind. Currently he works as the selector, programmer and personality of Ronnai", which is broadcast nationwide on the JFN network. His legendary party London Night - the first rock DJ event in Japan - began in 1980 at Shinjuku's Tsubaki House but he continues to hold it at various locations. Since 1996 he has also been running the genre-defying DJ event GROOVY ROCK CARAVAN with friends DJ Carribean Dandy, the actor Jun Murakami.

KAN TAKAGI
http://blog.honeyee.com/ktakagi/
Born in Zushi in 1961. He joined punk band FLESH in 1979. He performed in garage band Tokyo Bravo from 81-84. In 84 he was in the Osamu Tezuka movie Stardust Brothers. In 85he was asked by Yan Fujita to rap in support of Seiko Ito. In 1986 he formed unit TINY PUNX with Hiroshi Fujiwara. At the same time he opened a club and it started a DJ boom, which got lots of attention. In 1988 he formed label and production company MAJOR FORCE with Gota Yashiki, KUDO and Hiroshi Fujiwara. In 1991 he released his first solo album “Fruits of Rhythm” on EPIC/SONY, the first of four. Takagi currently works as a DJ and music producer, as well as on projects for MAJOR FORCE PRODUCTIONS, his live improvisational act with UNDERCOVER, producing the albums of Naohito Takenaka, (set for release in June) and PELI (out this spring) and a solo project, which will be revealed soon enough ...

NOBUHIKO KITAMURA
http://www.hystericglamour.jp/
Nobuhiko Kitamura was born in 1962 in Tokyo. He began working for OZONE COMMUNITY CORPORATION in 1984 and established HYSTERIC GLAMOUR as a chief designer of the brand. He also directs constructional design, exteriors, interior and fixtures of under the direct management stores all over Japan. He had published some photograph book series of HYSTERIC and everything related to the brand.

KINOCO HOTEL
http://kinocohotel.web.fc2.com/
This band was formed in June 2007 by Marianne Shinonome, who sings, plays keyboards, and writes and arranges the songs. The concept is that the band members work for an imaginary hotel with Marianne as the “manager”. They have emerged as one of the most popular Japanese indie bands of recent years.