STUDIO VOICE - LOUD MINORITY

STUDIO VOICE VOL. 249 – “LOUD MINORITY: やられたらやりかえせ”

Publisher: Infas Publications
Published: September 1996
Format: Magazine
Language: Japanese
Condition: Very Good

STUDIO VOICE is one of Japan’s most iconic and influential pop culture magazines—a sharp, genre-defying publication that captured the pulse of underground and alternative culture from the late 1970s through the early 2000s. Launched in 1976 by Infas Publications, it quickly became a platform for new voices and radical ideas, blending art, music, fashion, film, literature, and street culture in a way few magazines dared. With its bold layouts, experimental editorial tone, and fearless curiosity, STUDIO VOICE became Japan’s answer to The Face and i-D, while developing a distinctly Japanese lens on global youth culture.

Throughout the 1980s and 1990s, STUDIO VOICE not only chronicled what was happening in the world of culture—it helped shape it. It introduced readers to emerging subcultures, underground movements, and international creatives long before they went mainstream. Whether exploring post-punk Tokyo, avant-garde cinema, or transnational club scenes, the magazine served as a cultural compass for generations of artists, designers, and iconoclasts. It’s more than a magazine—it’s a time capsule of creative rebellion and a key text in the visual and intellectual history of modern Japan.

The September 1996 issue (Vol. 249), explores the theme of resistance across cultural, social, and personal boundaries. Through essays, interviews, and bold visual features, the issue focuses on those outside the cultural mainstream—highlighting urban street culture, Okinawan activism, and Japan’s shifting alternative club scenes. It reflects on identity, autonomy, and the politics of self-expression, capturing the spirit of a generation pushing back against conformity through creativity and defiance.