YUSUKE IDA
1971年大阪生まれ。
大学時代に１年間 NYに留学。
現地で語学を学びながら、古着のバイヤーとしても活動。日本に戻り、大学卒業後、単身バックパッカーとして、ヨーロッパ２０カ国を約半年間かけて旅して、現地のカルチャーに触れる。
1996年より、招聘外国人モデルのマネージャーとしてキャリアをスタート。2000年以降、主に外国人モデルのスカウト業務をメインに、毎年パリ、ミラノ、NY、ロンドンの４大ファッション都市をはじめ、ロシア、東欧、バルト３国や南米などのモデルエージェンシーを訪れ、世界４０カ国以上の国々から新人を発掘し、トップモデルも数多く日本に招聘。
そのネットワークを生かし、たくさんの日本人モデルの海外進出や活動もサポート・マネージメントし、世界で活躍するトップモデルを送り出す。
ファッション業界で活動するクリエーターのマネージメントや、広告にかかわるモデルやタレントのキャスティング、企業の海外事業のコレスポンデンス業務なども行なっている。
Born in Osaka in 1971.
Studied abroad in New York for one year during university.
While learning the language there, he also worked as a buyer of vintage clothing.
After returning to Japan and graduating from university, he traveled to 20 European countries by himself as a backpacker for about 6 months to experience the local culture.
In 1996, he started his career as a booking manager of foreign models, and since 2000, he has been working mainly as a scout for foreign models, visiting the four major fashion cities of Paris, Milan, New York, and London, as well as model agencies in Russia, Eastern Europe, the Baltic States, and South America every year to discover new face models from over 40 countries around the world, and has also invited many top models to Japan.
Using this network, he has supported and managed many Japanese models in their overseas activities, and has sent out top models who are active in the world.
He also manages creators working in the fashion business, does casting models and talents for advertising, and undertakes correspondence services for companies' overseas business.
