Kazuyoshi Okamura, Number_i, First Summer Uika and others win "GQ MEN OF THE YEAR 2024"

■The winners will be on the cover of the January/February 2025 combined issue of “GQ JAPAN”! Contains long interviews and newly taken photos of all award winners.

“GQ JAPAN” has announced the winners of “GQ MEN OF THE YEAR 2024,” an award that honors people who have shown overwhelming success in that year regardless of genre.

Ryota Iwai (AURALEE designer), Kazuyoshi Okamura (musician), Haruka Kitaguchi (Japanese women’s javelin thrower), Hana Sugisaki (actor), Taiga Nakano (actor), Number_i (artist), Yuki Ishikawa (Japanese men’s volleyball national team) Captain), First Summer Uika (actor/talent), Yuto Horime (professional skateboarder), and Takashi Murakami (contemporary artist) received the award.

Along with this, from November 26th, the “GQ JAPAN” official website and SNS account will be posting photos of the shooting for the January/February 2025 combined issue of “GQ JAPAN” to commemorate the award, as well as comments from each award winner expressing their joy. will be published sequentially. For more information, please visit the “GQ MEN OF THE YEAR 2024” special website.

■Kazuyoshi Okamura (musician): Best collaboration award
The winner of the “Best Collaboration Award” was Kazuyoshi Okamura. Yasuyuki Okamura and Kazuyoshi Saito, who have been active as solo artists for over 30 years, announced the formation of a unit at the end of 2023. Starting with “I miss your fire” in January of the following year, they released songs for five consecutive months. Starting in May, they went on tour with 12 performances in 8 locations across the country. In addition, the casual talk podcast “POD OKUMADE – Pod to the Back” has become popular. This special unit of two singer-songwriters with different personalities, each with extensive experience in their respective careers, is having a major impact on the music world.

■Number_i (artist): Best Music Group Award
Number_i formed the group in 2023 and made a spectacular debut with “GOAT” on January 1, 2024. In April, they opened the door to the world by performing at the world’s largest music festival “Coachella”, in August they appeared on the main stage of “Summer Sonic”, and in September they released their full album “NO.I”. released. The “Best Music Group Award” goes to Sho Hirano, Yuta Jinguji, and Yuta Kishi, who have shown rapid success in less than a year since the group was formed in 2023 and have created a stir in the Japanese music world. was awarded.

■First Summer Uika (actor/talent): Breakthrough Entertainer Award
First Summer Uika has a variety of faces, from variety shows to music, dramas, and radio, and has a unique personality in any genre. In 2024, he played the role of Sei Shonagon in the Taiga drama “Hikaru Kimi e”, and his acting skills were also highly praised. Also, the TBS drama “There is a limit to inappropriateness! It was a year in which he blossomed greatly, including guest appearances in “Gate Gotoku 8 Gaiden Pirates in Hawaii” by Sega and being selected as a main cast member in Sega’s “Gaiden Pirates in Hawaii”. It was a performance worthy of the “Breakthrough Entertainer Award.”

In the January/February 2025 combined issue of “GQ JAPAN” (released on November 29th), the “GQ MEN OF THE YEAR 2024” award winners will appear on the cover. The regular edition features artwork by Takashi Murakami, who won the Best Artist Award, on the cover, the special cover edition of the January issue that focuses on Number_i, which won the Best Music Group Award, and the special cover edition, which focuses on the three award-winning athletes. Like the regular version, there will be 3 versions, including a special cover edition for the February issue, which features artwork by Takashi Murakami. In addition, long interviews with all winners and newly taken photos that can only be seen in “GQ JAPAN” will be published.

Furthermore, the March issue of “GQ JAPAN” to be released on February 1, 2025 will feature a report on the day of the “GQ MEN OF THE YEAR 2024” award ceremony, along with photos from the day of the event.

Book information

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『GQ JAPAN』January & February combined issue regular edition

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『GQ JAPAN』January issue special cover edition

2024.11.29 ON SALE
『GQ JAPAN』February issue special cover edition

“GQ MEN OF THE YEAR 2024” special site
https://www.gqjapan.jp/moty

“GQ JAPAN” official website
https://gqjapan.jp

Ryota Iwai (AURALEE designer): Breakthrough Fashion Designer Award

Shinka Kitaguchi (Japanese women’s javelin thrower): Best Athlete Award

Hana Sugisaki (actor): Best Actor Award

Taiga Nakano (actor): Breakthrough Actor Award

Japan Men’s Volleyball National Team/Captain Yuki Ishikawa: Best Team Award

Yuto Horiyone (Professional Skateboarder): Best Athlete Award

Takashi Murakami (contemporary artist): Best Artist Award

[Standard version]
“GQ JAPAN” January & February 2025 combined issue Artwork by Takashi
Murakami Photographed by GO TANABE/JIRO
KONAMI/MASAMI NARUO@SEPT/REIKO TOYAMA/SAKI OMI
/TARO MIZUTANI/YUSUKE ABE@YARD (C)2024 Conde Nast Japan. All rights reserved.

[February issue special cover edition]
“GQ JAPAN” January & February 2025 combined issue Artwork by Takashi
Murakami Photographed by GO TANABE/JIRO
KONAMI/MASAMI NARUO@SEPT/REIKO TOYAMA/SAKI OMI
/TARO MIZUTANI/YUSUKE ABE@YARD (C)2024 Conde Nast Japan. All rights reserved.