Nobuaki Kaneko
Japanese drummer and actor (born 1981)
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Nobuaki Kaneko (金子 ノブアキ, 金子 信昭[1], Kaneko Nobuaki; born 5 June 1981)[1] is a Japanese drummer and actor. He is nicknamed Akkun (あっくん) and N.K. He is a member of the rock band Rize. He is represented with Itoh Company and his label is Illchill. He graduated from Horikoshi High School.
Nobuaki Kaneko | |
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金子 ノブアキ | |
| Born | 5 June 1981 |
| Education | Horikoshi High School |
| Occupations | Actor, drummer |
| Years active | 1994[1]–present |
| Agent | Itoh Company |
| Notable work |
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| Television | |
| Musical career | |
| Genres | |
| Occupation | Drummer |
| Instrument | Drum kit |
| Years active | 1993–present |
| Label | Illchill |
| Website | Official website |
Kaneko's father was Johnny Yoshinaga who was also a drummer, and his mother is singer Mari Kaneko.[2] His younger brother is Kensuke Kaneko (known as KenKen) who is the bassist of Rize, and the brothers formed a rhythm section.
In November 2013, Kaneko married a non-celebrity woman who is a former model.[2]
Discography
Bands
- Gonna Be Fun: a band formed in Ponkickies with Rie Tomosaka (vocals) and Takumi Samejima (guitar). On 1 November 1997, the band released a single CD "Birthday Party" with Toshiba EMI.
- Rize: three-piece band with Jesse (vocals) and his brother KenKen (bass).
- Dadas: Indie band with Daisuke Ide (vocal and guitar), Hidenaki Tanaka (bass), Kenji Akimine (guitar) and Kaneko (drums). They belong to Disillusion Recordings.
- Torcerse: a unit formed by Kaneko and KenKen in December 2006. Their main activities are live sessions etc.
- AA=: solo project by Takeshi Ueda (The Mad Capsule Markets). He participate in live tours with drum support.
- Lands
- Red Orca
Solo activities
He started doing solo activities in 2009.
Albums
| Year | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | 2009 | Orca |
| 2nd | 2014 | Historia |
| 3rd | 2016 | Fauve |
Limited singles
| Year | Title | Ref. |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | "Lobo" | [3] |
Music videos
| Director | Song title |
|---|---|
| Shiro Ushijima | "Uso to Saru" |
| Yasuhiko Shimizu | "Historia" |
| Unknown | "Orca" |
Tours
| Year | Title | Ref. |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Nobuaki Kaneko Tour 2016 "Fauve" | [4] |
Related artists
- Rize
- Johnny Yoshinaga
- Mari Kaneko
- Char
- Dadas
- Def Tech – album recording, 2006 tour support
- Kazuya Yoshii – 2005 tour support
- Daisuke Ide
- Micro – 2008 tour support, composing participation
- AA= – 2009 tour support
- kayoko – 2004 cording
- Chara – 2008 album recording
- Buono! – 2009 recording
- Aggressive Dogs – 2009 "loud" recording
- The SanPaulo – 2009 live guest
- Trio Ohashi – 2013 album plugged recording
Equipment used
- Drum kits
- Orange County Drum and Percussion (2000 to 2003)
- Pearl
Filmography
TV dramas
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | Tengoku ni Ichiban Chikai Mama | [1] | ||
| 1997 | Ichiban Taisetsu na Hito | Kazuhiko Yuuki | [1] | |
| 2012 | Perfect Son | Fuyuhiko Ikeda | [1] | |
| 2014 | Kū Neru Futari Sumu Futari | Shuichi Nonoyama (Nonchan) | Lead role | [1] |
| 2015 | Gakkō no Kaidan | Fumi Umeni | [1] | |
| 2016 | Haburashi/Onna Tomodachi | Nadashi Natashina | [5] | |
| 2017 | Rakuen | Akio Sanwa | [6] | |
| 2020-22 | Alice in Borderland | Danma "Hatter" Takeru | [7] | |
| 2020–21 | Awaiting Kirin | Sakuma Nobumori | Taiga drama | [8] |
| 2021 | Promise Cinderella | Kōya Kurose | [9] | |
| 2024 | Oshi no Ko | Taishi Gotanda | [10] | |
| 2026 | Song of the Samurai | Sasaki Tadasaburo | [11] | |
Films
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Sweet Sweet Ghost | Takuro Sakasaki | ||
| 2001 | Cross | Kohei Kazama | ||
| 2009 | Crows Zero II | Narumi Taiga | ||
| 2010 | Bandage | Ruge | ||
| Shodo Girls | Hiroo Ikezawa | |||
| Ōoku | Saburōza | [1] | ||
| 2011 | Manzai Gang | |||
| Moteki | Daisuke Yamashita | |||
| Shuffle | Kōhei Tobe (Raymond) | Lead role | ||
| Hard Romantic-er | Takashi | |||
| 2013 | Strawberry Night | Suzuki Kobayashi | ||
| 2014 | Tokyo Nanmin | Atsushi Kodama | ||
| The Snow White Murder Case | Satoshi Shinzan | [1] | ||
| 2015 | Shinjuku Swan | Yutaka Hayama | [1] | |
| Tokyo Mu Kokuseki Shōjo | Homeroom teacher | [1] | ||
| 2017 | Shinjuku Swan II | Yutaka Hayama | ||
| 2018 | Gangoose | Katō | ||
| 2019 | Diner | [12] | ||
| Manriki | ||||
| 2021 | A Day with No Name | |||
| 2023 | Scroll | [13] | ||
| Matched | Kageyama | [14] | ||
| 2024 | Acma:Game: The Final Key | Kōki Kuroda | [15] | |
| Oshi no Ko: The Final Act | Taishi Gotanda | [16] | ||
| 2025 | Blazing Fists | Yujiro Osako | [17] | |
DVD
| Year | Title | Ref. |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Nagano "Ω" | [18] |
Advertisements
| Year | Title | Ref. |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | WOWOW Godzilla | |
| 1996 | Otsuka Pharmaceutical "Hot Pot" | |
| 1997 | Matsushita Denki Sangyō "Soi" | |
| 1998 | Eisai "Chocola BB" | |
| 1999 | Nintendo Mario Golf "Chichi no yorokobi", "Musuko no yorokobi" | |
| Suntory Natchan Orange "Hatsukoi" | [1] | |
| 2000 | Sony MiniDisc | |
| 2006 | Pearl Drums | |
| 2013 | Kirin Brewery Company "Smirnoff Ice" | [1] |
| 2014 | Wright Flyer Studios "Shōmetsu Toshi" | |
| 2015 | Apparel brand "glamb" | [19] |
Video games
| Year | Title | Role | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | No More Heroes III | Composer | [20] |
| 2026 | Romeo is a Dead Man | Composer with Luby Sparks and Cody Carpenter | [21] |