A soccer lifestyle magazine started in 2014 by a soccer enthusiast living in Liverpool, theMUNDIAL(English: "The Football Journal"). It is now in its 21st issue and has already been accepted by many fans in England, the birthplace of soccer, and is firmly rooted as a part of the culture.
Its Japanese version, "MUNDIAL JPNThe year before last, a pop-up event was held in collaboration with "JOURNAL STANDARD". We reported on this event on Finamu.
https://www.houyhnhnm.jp/feature/184240/
Two issues have been published to date, and its presence is growing by the day as a creative presence that bridges football and all cultures.
One of the newest developments in Mundial Japan is the launch of podcasts on Spotify.
The concept of each issue is to invite a variety of guests related to soccer and tell the story of soccer from an angle never seen before. In other words, just like the magazine "Mundial Japan," it is an attempt to talk about the evolution and deepening of soccer in a number of media.
This podcast has a great variety of appearances by well-known soccer comedians such as Wacky from Penalty, Keishi Hirahata aka Taira-chan, Keisuke Tsuboi, a former Japanese national soccer player who was active until recently, and Yasuhito Endo, who is still active in the game. and former Japanese national team soccer player Keisuke Tsuboi, who is still active in the sport.
Incidentally, "sound" is a recent media trend, not video, but sound. Now that the "listening-while-listening" trend has taken root in podcasts, Voicy, and Youtube, it is my hypothesis that sound content is more advanced than video with pictures.
As you know, radio has many deep-rooted fans. Podcasts, which are easier to distribute, will be the focus of much attention in the coming years.
The Mundial Japan podcast is updated every Friday. The pace is just right, and I am very grateful that I don't have to miss anything. Please give it a listen. You will get addicted to the good sense of looseness.
