# Nobuaki Kaneko

Nobuaki Kaneko (金子 ノブアキ, 金子 信昭, Kaneko Nobuaki, born 5 June 1981) 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). 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 |
| 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 | |
| 2020–21 | Awaiting Kirin | Sakuma Nobumori | Taiga drama |
| 2021 | Promise Cinderella | Kōya Kurose | |
| 2024 | Oshi no Ko | Taishi Gotanda | |

### Films

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2000 | Sweet Sweet Ghost | Takuro Sakasaki | |
| 2001 | Cross | Kohei Kazama | |
| 2009 | Crows Zero II | Narumi Taiga | |
| 2010 | Bandage | Ruge | |
| 2010 | Shodo Girls | Hiroo Ikezawa | |
| 2010 | Ōoku | Saburōza | |
| 2011 | Manzai Gang | | |
| 2011 | Moteki | Daisuke Yamashita | |
| 2011 | Shuffle | Kōhei Tobe (Raymond) | Lead role |
| 2011 | Hard Romantic-er | Takashi | |
| 2013 | Strawberry Night | Suzuki Kobayashi | |
| 2014 | Tokyo Nanmin | Atsushi Kodama | |
| 2014 | The Snow White Murder Case | Satoshi Shinzan | |
| 2015 | Shinjuku Swan | Yutaka Hayama | |
| 2015 | Tokyo Mu Kokuseki Shōjo | Homeroom teacher | |
| 2017 | Shinjuku Swan II | Yutaka Hayama | |
| 2018 | Gangoose | Katō | |
| 2019 | Diner | | |
| 2019 | Manriki | | |
| 2021 | A Day with No Name | | |
| 2023 | Scroll | | |
| 2023 | Matched | Kageyama | |
| 2024 | Acma:Game: The Final Key | Kōki Kuroda | |
| 2024 | Oshi no Ko: The Final Act | Taishi Gotanda | |
| 2025 | Blazing Fists | | |

### DVD

| Year | Title | Ref. |
| 2016 | Nagano "Ω" | |

### Advertisements

| Year | Title |
| 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" |
| 1999 | 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 | |