Issei Noro has been played on NTS shows including Benedek, with Transparency first played on 22 February 2018.

Issei Noro (野呂一生) is one of the founding members and the main composer of the band Casiopea. His splendid guitar work is world-famous. He has released 5 solo albums and a compilation: Sweet Sphere (1985), Vida (1989), Top Secret (1996), Under the Sky (2001), Light Up (2002) and Best Issei (2003). He also works as an instructor of a guitar clinic, and as a producer. The guitar wizard enjoys to fish, paint, cook, and perform magic tricks during his private time.