"Yoku Wakaru Ongaku Gyokai Zukai & Saishin Joshiki" (Understanding the Music Industry: Diagrams & Latest Common Knowledge) is a book that was highly regarded as an introductory text for studying the music industry, comprehensively introducing the structure and practical aspects of the music business in the year 2000. The author is Akihiro Mino, who has experience in music production and producing. It is recommended for those interested in the music business, students aspiring to work in the music industry, and collectors who want to look back at the music scene of that time. This book carefully explains the roles and relationships of the main players in the music industry (record companies, production companies, management, distribution, broadcasting stations, etc.), the flow from artist discovery to CD release, and the basics of royalties and contract types, using diagrams and easy-to-understand language. The movements of the analog production sites before digitalization are realistically described. Against the backdrop of the golden age of J-POP (late 1990s to early 2000s), it condenses the "common knowledge of those days" that has become valuable today, such as the sales model of the CD heyday, promotion strategies, collaboration with television and magazines, and tie-up-driven planning methods. It is also valuable for understanding the differences from the current era of music distribution, and is ideal for industry research, graduation thesis materials, and archival preservation. It is already out of print and is becoming difficult to obtain even in the used book market. [Product Condition] Although there is some wear and tear on both the cover and the text, there is no problem with reading. There are no writings or markings. We are looking forward to your purchase if you understand that this is a used item. Many useful books for daily life are on sale. Click #Mory's Useful Book List for a list!"