On Kodansha’s web platform Gendai Business, a special series inspired by Daisuke Yosumi’s book The Don’t-Do List for Life has just launched. Each article draws on the book’s core ideas—excerpted, re-edited and expanded—and brings them vividly to life. Five new articles have now been published online.

Part 16: When Your Rival Becomes a Huge Success — The Surprising Answer from a Producer Behind Multiple Star Artists
Part 17: “Never Work with Friends” Is a Myth — How a Million-Selling Producer Achieved Big Wins with His Best Friend
Part 18: From Daydream to Major Project — A Hitmaker’s Method for Turning Imagination into Reality
Part 19: Even Perfect Stars Are Flawed — How a Top Producer Builds Teams That Help Imperfect People Shine
Part 20: From Obscurity to Breakthrough — Why a Former Producer Regretted Being “Too Close” to the Artist

Do give it a read!