KANE
KANE

Artist Profile

KANE

Born in 1994, originally from Niigata but raised in Tokyo. Started dancing from a young age and debuted as a rapper in 2007 during elementary school with a kid's rap dance unit called "FONK" under Avex's rhythm zone label. After the group disbanded, became the leader of a crew called "Geek Kids Club" based in Ikebukuro. Specializes in producing danceable tracks as both a trackmaker and rapper, with an ability to approach not just hip-hop but multiple genres. Along with crew member LAZE, is also active as a 2MC group called "Mimihan Gu." Individually, co-produced the coupling track "ATAMA Warui" for Timelesz (formerly Sexy Zone) and won the 2021 trackmaking contest "UberBeats" presented by Mattcab, together with KANE & Fuzzyjuice. In 2022, co-produced music for several TV dramas, including TV Asahi's "Tomodachi Game R4," TV Asahi's 2023 Thursday drama "Keiji to Kenji, Tokidoki Hanji," TV Tokyo's Drama 8 "Lawyer Sodom," and will also be participating in the music production for the 2024 TV Tokyo Drama 8 series "Jeanne no Sabaki." Additionally, contributed rap within the music scores for these dramas. Also co-produced the track for "Rafflesia/Babylon," the solo single of Super Dragon member Jjean, alongside Noli Stark

Genre: HipHop/Rap
Active area: Tokyo
Geek Kids Club