BLUEPRINT Magazine's Osaka Issue Puts Jin Dogg and SHINGO★Nishinari on a Double Cover
BLUEPRINT will publish 'BLUEPRINT THE MAGAZINE feat. SHINSAIBASHI PARCO' on Friday, November 20, with rappers Jin Dogg and SHINGO★Nishinari on a double cover.
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Why it matters
The print run of 542 copies, taken from the first three digits of Shinsaibashi PARCO's postal code and sold only at the venue, ties the magazine's distribution to the building it commemorates rather than to general retail.
Key Facts
- BLUEPRINT publishes 'BLUEPRINT THE MAGAZINE feat. SHINSAIBASHI PARCO' on Friday, November 20.
- Jin Dogg and SHINGO★Nishinari share a double cover, with 12 pages of interviews each.
- The issue is 24 pages and costs 1,800 yen excluding tax, with an original case and limited sticker set.
- 542 copies will be sold exclusively at Shinsaibashi PARCO, a number taken from the first three digits of its postal code.
- The OSAKA JUICE STAND pop-up runs at Shinsaibashi PARCO from November 20 to November 23.
The issue marks the sixth anniversary of Shinsaibashi PARCO's opening and focuses on Osaka hip-hop. It runs 24 pages, costs 1,800 yen before tax, and comes with an original case and a limited sticker set. Advance orders open on BLUEPRINT's official website from 20:00 on Tuesday, November 10 to 23:59 on Thursday, November 19.
The issue carries 12 pages of interviews with each rapper, conducted at Osaka locations connected to them, plus newly shot photos. Jin Dogg is from Ikuno Ward and set up his own label, Dirty Kansai, in 2023; SHINGO★Nishinari is from Nishinari Ward and began live performances in 1996, marking 30 years of activity in 2026.
A pop-up store, OSAKA JUICE STAND, runs at Shinsaibashi PARCO from November 20 to November 23, a joint project with the fashion brand FlexibleVisual SPCE built around the hip-hop slang 'JUICE.' It sells the issue, back issues, socks, and two collaboration T-shirt designs at 7,900 yen each before tax, some with reflective prints. Magazines pre-ordered online are handed over at the pop-up, and advance-order stock is kept separate from in-store stock.
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