is a Japanese drummer and actor. He is nicknamed 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). 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"
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 Notes Ref. 1994 Tengoku ni Ichiban Chikai Mama 1997 Ichiban Taisetsu na Hito Kazuhiko Yuuki 2012 Perfect Son Fuyuhiko Ikeda 2014 Kū Neru Futari Sumu Futari Shuichi Nonoyama (Nonchan) Lead role 2015 Gakkō no Kaidan Fumi Umeni 2016 Haburashi/Onna Tomodachi Nadashi Natashina 2017 Rakuen Akio Sanwa 2020-22Alice in BorderlandDanma "Hatter" Takeru 2020–21 Awaiting Kirin Sakuma Nobumori Taiga drama 2021 Promise Cinderella Kōya Kurose 2024Oshi no KoTaishi Gotanda2026Song of the SamuraiSasaki Tadasaburo
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 2011 Manzai Gang Moteki Daisuke Yamashita Shuffle Kōhei Tobe (Raymond) Lead roleHard 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 2017 Shinjuku Swan II Yutaka Hayama 2018 Gangoose Katō 2019 Diner Manriki 2021 A Day with No Name 2023 Scroll Matched Kageyama 2024 Acma:Game: The Final Key Kōki Kuroda Oshi no Ko: The Final Act Taishi Gotanda 2025 Blazing Fists Yujiro Osako
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 Orange "Hatsukoi" 2000 Sony MiniDisc 2006 Pearl Drums 2013 Kirin Brewery Company "Smirnoff Ice" 2014 Wright Flyer Studios "Shōmetsu Toshi" 2015 Apparel brand "glamb"
Video games Year Title Role Ref. 2021 No More Heroes III Composer 2026 Romeo is a Dead Man Composer with Luby Sparks and Cody Carpenter
References
External links
Tokushū: Ano Hito no totte oki Selection: Nobuaki Kaneko-san NHK Archives