Novel Core

 (ノベルコア), birth name Satake Taro (佐竹 太朗), is a Japanese rapper, singer and songwriter.

Profile

 * He started his activities as a rapper in 2016 under the stage name Core-Boy.
 * On March 30, 2017, he participated in "BAZOOKA! The 11th High School RAP Championship" and won the second place.
 * On April 1, 2017, he was appointed as the youngest personality for WREP, Japan's first radio station specializing in Hip-Hop.
 * On August 17, 2017, he participated in "BAZOOKA! The 12th High School RAP Championship" and won.
 * On November 29, 2018, he signed with Zeebra's hip-hop label GRAND MASTER, and changed his stage name from Core-Boy to Novel Core.
 * On December 5, 2018, he made his indie debut by releasing his first single, "Metafiction".
 * In October 2020, he moved to BMSG, a management/label established by SKY-HI, as the first artist and made his major label debut under B-ME, a record label jointly established by BMSG and avex.

Albums

 * 1) [2020.04.01] WCMTW
 * 2) [202x.xx.xx] A GREAT FOOL

EPs

 * 1) [2019.03.20] CORE OF THE

Digital Singles

 * 1) [2018.12.05] Metafiction
 * 2) [2020.10.16] SOBER ROCK (prod. SOURCEKEY)
 * 3) [2020.12.23] Tenki Ame (天気雨) feat. Hina (from FAKY)
 * 4) [2021.01.18] SOBER ROCK feat. SKY-HI
 * 5) [2021.02.24] Tenki Ame (天気雨) feat. Hina (from FAKY) -☆Taku's Japaneggae Remix-
 * 6) [2021.08.04] DOG -freestyle- (prod. Yoshi)
 * 7) [2021.09.15] WAGAMAMA MONDAIJI
 * 8) [2021.xx.xx] PANIC! feat. SKY-HI
 * 9) [2021.xx.xx] THANKS, ALL MY TEARS

Featured In

 * [2018.08.21] SKY-HI - "What are you talking about? "feat. Hideyoshi & Novel Core
 * [2020.07.07] FAKY - "half-moon" feat. Novel Core
 * [2022.xx.xx] edhiii boi, SOTA, Novel Core - "118"

Web-dramas

 * [2020] Tsuki to Okami-chan ni wa Damasarenai (月とオオカミちゃんには騙されない) - AbemaSPECIAL romantic reality show