| Intro | Japanese actor |
| Is |
Musician Actor Drummer Child actor |
| From | Japan |
| Type |
Film, TV, Stage & Radio Music |
| Gender | male |
| Birth | 5 June 1981, Tokyo, Japan |
| Age: | 39 years |
Nobuaki Kaneko (金子 ノブアキ, 金子 信昭, Kaneko Nobuaki, born 5 June 1981, in Shimokitazawa, Setagaya, Tokyo) 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.
Kaneko’s father was Johnny Yoshinaga who was also a drummer, and his mother is singer Mari Kaneko. 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.
Discography
Bands
- Gonna Be Fun: a band formed in Ponkickies with Rie Tomosaka (vocals) and Takumi Samejima (guitar). In 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). See Rize (band).
- 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 and etc.
- AA=: solo project by Takeshi Ueda (The Mad Capsule Markets). He participate in live tours with drum support.
- Lands
Solo activities
He started solo activities since 2009.
Albums
| Year | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | 2009 | Orca |
| 2nd | 2014 | Historia |
| 3rd | 2016 | Fauve |
Limited singles
| Year | Title | Ref. |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | “Lobo” |
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” |
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 | Network | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Kindaichi Shōnen no Jikenbo | Chris Einstein | NTV | |
| 1997 | Ichiban Taisetsu na Hito | Kazuhiko Yuuki | TBS | |
| Mokuyō no Kaidan | Yuji Saegusa | Fuji TV | ||
| 1998 | Glass Mask | Hiroshi Yoshizawa | TV Asahi | |
| Gekai-Sanshiro Natsume | Naoe Shimizu | |||
| 1999 | Kawaii dakeja Dame kashira? | Oosawa | ||
| Border: Hanzai Shinri Sōsa File | Ryo Tsuzuki | YTV | ||
| Naomi | Yusuke Kida | Fuji TV | ||
| Tomie | Takashi | KTV | ||
| 2003 | Ikebukuro West Gate Park | Rize | TBS | |
| Hatsukoi.com | NTV | |||
| 2004 | Be-Bop High School | Shingo Maekawa | TBS | |
| With the Light | NTV | |||
| Saboten Journey | ||||
| 2005 | Be-Bop High School 2 | Shingo Maekawa | TBS | |
| 2009 | Buzzer Beat | Ryo Yoyogi | Fuji TV | |
| Samurai High School | Hiromi Motoyama | NTV | ||
| 2011 | Bartender | Ryuichi Kuzuhara | TV Asahi | |
| Ohisama | Koichi Kawahara | NHK | ||
| Piece Vote | Shoji Todo | NTV | ||
| QP | Tom | |||
| 2012 | Perfect Son | Fuyuhiko Ikeda | ||
| Vision -Koroshi ga Mieru Onna- | Kazumasa Asano | YTV | ||
| 2013 | Lady Joker | Yokichi Matsudo | WOWOW | |
| Taberu Dake | Taku Yamamoto | TV Tokyo | ||
| Tokyo Bandwagon: Shitamachi Dai Kazoku Monogatari | Noritoshi Hotta | NTV | ||
| 2014 | Gunshi Kanbei | Kushihashi Sakyō Susumu | NHK | |
| Yonimo Kimyōna Monogatari: 2014-nen: Haru no tokubetsu-hen “Last Cinema” | Kazuhiko Iwasaki | Fuji TV | ||
| Kū Neru Futari Sumu Futari | Shuichi Nonoyama (Nonchan) | NHK BS Premium | ||
| Tamagawa Kuyakusho Of The Dead | Kenji Kouda | TV Tokyo | ||
| 2015 | Gakkō no Kaidan | Fumi Umeni | NTV | |
| 2016 | Haburashi/Onna Tomodachi | Nadashi Natashina | NHK BS Premium | |
| 2017 | Rakuen | Akio Sanwa | WOWOW |
Other TV programmes
| Year | Title | Network |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Ponkickies | Fuji TV |
| It’s Access | TV Tokyo | |
| 1997 | Tokyo Himitsu Ongaku Tantei-dan | Sky PerfecTV! |
| 1999 | Beat Bang | TV Tokyo |
| 2013 | MTV VMAJ 2013 | MTV |
Films
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Sweet Sweet Ghost | Takuro Sakasaki |
| 2001 | Cross | Kohei Kazama |
| 2009 | Crows Zero II | Narumi Oga |
| 2010 | Bandage | Ruge |
| Shodo Girls | Hiroo Ikezawa | |
| Ōoku | Saburōza | |
| 2011 | Manzai Gang | |
| Moteki | Daisuke Yamashita | |
| Shuffle | Kohei Tobe (Raymond) | |
| Hard Romantic-er | Takashi | |
| 2013 | Strawberry Night | Suzuki Kobayashi |
| 2014 | Tokyo Nanmin | Atsushi Kodama |
| The Snow White Murder Case | Satoshi Shinzan | |
| 2015 | Shinjuku Swan | Yutaka Hayama |
| Tokyo Mu Kokuseki Shōjo | Homeroom teacher |
DVD
| Year | Title | Ref. |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Nagano “Ω” |
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 Oranage “Hatsukoi“ | ||
| 2000 | Sony MiniDisc | |
| 2006 | Pearl Drums | |
| 2013 | Kirin Brewery Company “Smirnoff Ice” | |
| 2014 | Wright Flyer Studios “Shōmetsu Toshi” | |
| 2015 | Apparel brand “glamb” |
Radio
| Year | Title | Network |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Rudo Nobuaki Kaneko no Desperado na Kinyōbi | NBS |
Magazines
| Year | Title |
|---|---|
| 1998 | Wink Up Bessatsu Edge Ways |
| 2002 | Rhythm & Drum Magazine “Drum de Eraku naru.” |
| 2003 | R&R Newsmaker “Nobuaki Kaneko no Issho ni shinaide kure” |
| Shūkan Famitsu “Super Kaneko Bros.” | |
| 2009 | Hanako “Hanako-san ni Sasageru Renai Dangi” |
| 2010 | Pia “Nobuaki Kaneko no Kihontekini wa” |