GOOD ROCKS! GOOD MUSIC CULTURE MAGAZINE Vol.43 [Cover & Top Feature] flumpool

[Machine Translation] The front cover features flumpool, which first appeared in this magazine. flumpool was formed in January 2007 by Ryuta Yamamura (vocals), Issei Sakai (guitar), and Genki Amagawa (bass) as an acoustic guitar unit, then Seiji Ogura (drums), who they met through a friend, joined them to form the band. In 2008, their debut download single "Hana ni Nare" was selected as a commercial song, and was downloaded more than 1 million times in 10 days. In just one year, the band successfully performed at the Nippon Budokan and climbed to the top of the Japanese music scene at an overwhelming speed. This October marks the 5th anniversary of their debut. In this issue, we asked frontman Ryuta Yamamura to look back on the band from their debut to the present and talk about his thoughts on music and changes in his state of mind. Hitomi Yaida (back cover, 14-page feature article) Hitomi Yaida's first mini-album "123456" has arrived! Her previous album "panodrama" was co-produced by various sound producers, but this time she has invited Kotaro Kubota as the producer and the band members have been unified. This time, Kotaro Kubota was invited as the producer and the band members were unified. This 6-song album shows her current state with a powerful band sound and an electronic taste. In this issue, she talks a lot about the process of making this mini-album, the unique title, and how she is facing her music now. The Cro-Magnons (10-page feature article) The Cro-Magnons are currently on the longest live tour in their history, "The Cro-Magnons Tour 2013 Yeti vs Cro-Magnon," with their album "YETI vs CROMAGNON" released in February this year. The first half of the tour, from February to July, will take place at live houses of various sizes, and the second half, from September, will be held at halls with reserved seating. In this issue, we report on the stage at Namba Hatch in Osaka on June 25! K (10-page feature) In the last issue (Vol. 41), we reported on "641," the first original mini-album released after two years of military service in his native Korea. He is currently touring around the country on his "K style 2013" storytelling tour. In this issue, we asked him about this tour. BiS (10-page feature) BiS is a familiar face in our magazine. BiS has been conveying their unique world view through their activities that are not bound by the common sense of idols, such as their nude music videos. BiS has repeatedly had members leave and join the group, and this issue of the magazine features the last interview with Rio Michibayashi, a.k.a. Mitchell, who left in September. How did she join BiS, and what were her thoughts and feelings about the group? And about her departure from BiS, which she had been determined to do since she joined the group. Please come and listen to the last interview where you can hear her true feelings! Sambo Master / SOIL& " PIMP " SESSIONS ( GOOD MUSIC ) JASMINE/FRONTIER BACKYARD/ecosystem/Yonseikyu/Kasarintyu/PERIDOTS/Sayaka Shionoya/NEKO PUNCH ( in series ) Naozumi Masuko, Angry Hair Heaven/ The 50 Kaitenz/ BiS/Misora Sawai/KiNGONS/Good Coming

●flumpool(表紙巻頭20ページ大特集)　表紙巻頭は本誌初登場のflumpool。2007年1月、山村隆太(ボーカル)、阪井一生(ギター)、尼川元気(ベース)の3人でのアコギユニットを経て、知人の紹介で出会った小倉誠司(ドラム)が加入しバンドを結成。2008年デビューダウンロードシングル『花になれ』がCMソングに抜擢され、10日間で100万ダウンロードを突破。僅か1年で日本武道館公演を成功させるなど、圧倒的なスピードで日本の音楽シーンの最高峰に登り詰めた。そんな彼らは今年10月でデビューして5周年。本誌ではフロントマンである山村隆太さんにデビューから現在までを振り返っていただき、音楽に対する想いや心境の変化などを語っていただいた。 ●矢井田瞳(裏表紙14ページ大特集)　矢井田瞳さん初のミニアルバム『123456』が到着! 前作のアルバム『panodrama』では様々なサウンド・プロデューサーとの共作でしたが、今回はプロデューサーに久保田光太郎さんを迎え、バンドメンバーも統一。迫力のバンドサウンドにエレクトロなテイストを加えた彼女の今が見える6曲入りの作品です。本誌ではこのミニアルバムの制作の経緯、このユニークなタイトルについて、そして彼女は今、音楽とどう向き合っているかなどを沢山語っていただきました。 ●ザ・クロマニヨンズ(10ページ特集) 今年2月に発売されたアルバム『YETI vs CROMAGNON』を引っさげ、バンド史上最長となるライブツアー『ザ・クロマニヨンズ ツアー2013 イエティ対クロマニヨン』を開催中の彼ら。2月から7月までのツアー前半は大小様々なライブハウス、9月からのツアー後半は座席指定のホールでのライブを展開。本誌では6月25日に開催された大阪・なんばHatchのステージをレポート! ●K(10ページ特集) 前回(Vol.41掲載)は、約2年間の母国韓国での兵役後、初のリリースとなったオリジナルミニアルバム『641』についての取材でした。現在は弾き語りツアー『K style 2013』がスタートし、各地を廻っている彼。今号ではこの弾き語りツアーのお話を中心にお伺いしました。 ●ミチバヤシリオ / BiS(10ページ特集) 本誌連載でもお馴染みのBiS。全裸PVなど、アイドルの常識にとらわれない活動で、独自の世界観を伝えてきた。これまで何度もメンバー脱退と加入を繰り返してきたが、今号本誌では9月に脱退したミッチェルことミチバヤシリオのラストインタビューを実施。彼女はどのようにBiSに加入し、どんな想いで活動してきたのか? そしてメンバー加入当初から心に決めていた脱退について。彼女の本音が聞けた最後の声を是非! ●サンボマスター ●SOIL&"PIMP"SESSIONS 【GOOD MUSIC】 JASMINE/FRONTIER BACKYARD/ecosystem/四星球/カサリンチュ/PERIDOTS/塩ノ谷 早耶香/NEKO PUNCH 【連載】 怒髪天・増子直純/ザ50回転ズ/BiS/沢井美空/KiNGONS/Good Coming