Hironobu Kageyama

Hironobu Kageyama
Kageyama performing as part of JAM Project in Paris
Background information
Born	February 18, 1961 (1961-02-18) (age 51)
Origin	Osaka, Japan
Genres	Pop, anison, rock, hard rock, heavy metal
Occupations	Singer
Instruments	Vocals
Years active	1977–present
Labels	Tokuma Japan Communications, Columbia Music Entertainment, Lantis, First Smile
Associated acts	Lazy, Metal Brothers, JAM Project

Hironobu Kageyama (影山 ヒロノブ, Kageyama Hironobu^?) (born February 18, 1961) is a Japanese musical artist prominent in the soundtracks for anime, video game, and tokusatsu productions. He is sometimes called Kami (Kei) by his fans. Kageyama got his big break at age 16, as lead singer of the pop group Lazy. By the early '80s, the band split and Kageyama went solo. He found major success once he started to sing the theme songs of anime and tokusatsu shows. Becoming immensely popular soon after, Kageyama went on to be dubbed the "Prince of Anime/Tokusatsu Songs" and is a main fixture for shows to this day. He also got the nickname "Mr. DBZ" by fans of Dragon Ball Z as he did the most songs for that anime. He is an original member and the current leader of the popular vocal group JAM Project. Also, along with Masaaki Endoh, he hosts Anipara Ongakukan, a TV show aired on the Kids Station Channel that shows live performances of the theme songs of recent anime and tokusatsu shows. His real given name written in kanji as "浩宣".

Contents 1 Anime 1.1 MD Geist 1.2 Super Dimension Cavalry Southern Cross 1.3 The King of Braves GaoGaiGar Final 1.4 Spaceship Sagittarius 1.5 Dragon Ball Z 1.6 Special Duty Combat Unit Shinesman 1.7 Kishin Douji Zenki 1.8 Nangoku Shounen Papuwa-kun 1.9 Yu-Gi-Oh! GX 1.10 Bakusō Kyōdai Let's & Go!! 1.11 Gear Fighter Dendoh 1.12 Transformers: The Headmasters 1.13 Mutant Turtles: Superman Legend 1.14 Beast Wars Chou Seimeitai Transformers 1.15 Mazinkaiser 1.16 Sonic X 1.17 Shin Getter Robo 1.18 The SoulTaker 1.19 Saint Seiya 1.20 Shin Mazinger Shougeki! Z Hen 2 Dubbing 3 Video games 4 Tokusatsu 5 Original 6 Discography 6.1 Original albums 6.2 Best albums 6.3 Singles 7 See also 8 External links

Anime

MD Geist

• Hijoh no Sooja (Soldier of No Mercy - also known as Merciless Soldier)
• Honoo no Baajoronusu (Violence of the Flame)

Super Dimension Cavalry Southern Cross

• Star Dust Memory (Insert Song, first anime song)

The King of Braves GaoGaiGar Final

• Let's Final Fusion!! (Yuusha Ou GaoGaiGar Final Saikyou Character Song Kanzenhan Disc2)
• Let's Final Fusion!! (With Endou Masaaki) (Yuusha Ou GaoGaiGar FINAL Saikyou Character Song Kanzenhan Disc1)

Spaceship Sagittarius

• Stardust Boys (Opening Theme)
• Yume Kounen (Ending Theme)

Dragon Ball Z

• Cha-La Head-Cha-La (1st Opening Theme)
• We Gotta Power (2nd Opening Theme)
• Boku-tachi wa Tenshi Datta / We Were Angels (2nd Ending Theme)
• Ikusa (I-KU-SA) / The Battle (I-KU-SA) (Ending for DBZ Movie 2)
• Marugoto / The Whole World (Ending for DBZ Movie 3 (with Ammy))
• "Ya" na Koto ni wa Genkai-Dama!! / There's a Genki-Dama in Bad Things!! (Ending for DBZ Movie 4)
• Tobikkiri no Saikyo tai Saikyo / The Incredible Mightiest vs. Mightiest (Ending for DBZ Movie 5 (with Ammy))
• Hero (Kimi ga Hiro) / Hero (You're The Hero) (Ending for DBZ Movie 6, with Yuka)
• Giri Giri—Sekai Kyokugen-- / At the Brink: The Earth's Limit (Ending for DBZ Movie 7, with Yuka)
• Baningu Faito—Nessen - Ressen - Chogekisen / Burning Fight: A Close, Intense, Super Fierce Battle (Ending for DBZ Movie 8)
• Ginga o Koete Raijingu Hai / Surpassing the Galaxy, Rising High (Ending for DBZ Movie 9)
• Kiseki no Biggu Faito / The Miraculous Fight (Ending for DBZ Movie 10)
• Doragon Pawâ Mugendai / Dragon Power Infinity (Ending for DBZ Movie 11)
• Saikyo no Fusion / The Mightiest of Fusion (Ending for DBZ Movie 12)
• Ore Ga Yaranakya Dare Ga Yaru / If I Can't Do It Who Will (Ending for DBZ Movie 13)
• Hikari no Tabi / Light's Journey (Ending for DBZ Movie Special 1: Bardock, with KŪKO)
• Aoi Kaze no Hope / The Blue Wind's Hope (Ending for DBZ Movie Special 2: Trunks)
• Hikari no Will Power / Light of Willpower (Mirai Trunks Theme)
• Unmei no Hi: Tamashii tai Tamashii / Day of Destiny: Spirit vs. Spirit (Gohan Super Saiyajin 2)
• Aitsu wa Son Goku / He is Son Goku (with Kuko)
• Mondai Nai Sa!!
• Super + Power = Melody: Chouryokusetsu
• Kung Fu Taiso / Kung Fu Generation
• Jôshiki Nante NA*I*SA / No Common Sense At All (with Broadway)
• Ômori Raisu Boi / A Big Serving of the Rice Boy (with Broadway)
• Koko Kara from the Home Planet Earth / From Here on Earth from the Home Planet Earth (with Broadway)
• Mirai Chizu / Future Map (with Broadway)
• Tenka-Muteki no Furukôsu / A Full Course Unrivaled in the World (with Broadway)
• Fly High (with Broadway)
• All Alone (with Broadway)
• 1 ♥ Kônen / One Heart Light-Year (with Broadway)
• Ore-tachi no Enajî / Our Energy (with Masako Nozawa as Son Goku)
• Tamashiii no Michi / Path of Spirits
• Toki to Hikari no Shita de / Beneath Time and Light (with Kuko)
• Mind Power...Ki... (with Yuka Satô)
• Ryûsei Toshokan: Kometto Raiburarî / Comet Library
• Ôgon no Konpasu / Compass of Gold
• Spacepeople DBZ
• Wild Dance Night 《Yoake Made Tsuppashire》 / Wild Dance Night 《Run At Full Speed Until Dawn》
• For Ever
• Nanika ga... (Michi no Chikara) / Something is... (Road of Power) (with Yuka)
• Hoshi no Toraianguru / Triangle of Stars
• Fight on Fighting Road
• Seiki-Matsu Banzai! / Hooray for the End of the Century!
• Saraba Namida Yo / Goodbye, Tears!
• Kinô no Yume, Kyô no Hikari—Sairento Naito - Môningu Mûn-- / Yesterday’s Dreams, Today’s Light: Silent Night, Morning Moon
• Memorîzu—Yatsu no Inai Yoru-- / Memories: An Evening Without Him
• Growin’ Up Itsuka Mata Aeru Hi Made / Growin’ Up: Until the Day We Can Meet Again (with Team DBZ)
• Doragon Ondo / Dragon March (with Satoko Yamano & Namec-Shachuu)

Special Duty Combat Unit Shinesman

• Shine! Shinesman - YOU'RE THE HERO (Opening Theme)
• Tokumu Sentai Shinesman (Drama CD Song)

Kishin Douji Zenki

• Kishin Douji Zenki (Opening Theme)
• Muteki no Kishin
• Chou Kizhin Zenki Raigou Shourin

Nangoku Shounen Papuwa-kun

• Unmei Toiu na no Meiro (Insert Song)

Yu-Gi-Oh! GX

• Genkai Battle (1st Ending Theme, with JAM Project)

Bakusō Kyōdai Let's & Go!!

• Get the World
• Get Up! V Magnum (Insert Song)

Gear Fighter Dendoh

• W-Infinity (with Hitomi Mieno

Transformers: The Headmasters

• Za Heddomastaa / The Headmasters (Opening Theme)
• Kimi wa Toransufoomaa / You Are a Transformer (Ending Theme)
• Desutoron Sanka / Destron song of praise (Insert Song)
• Senshi no Kyuusoku / The Soldier's Rest
• Uchuu ni wa Kokkyou ga Nai / A Universe Without Borders
• Transform!
• Okubyoumono Doumei / Cowardly Alliance
• Tate! Ikari no Heddomastaa / Stand! Angry Headmasters
• Uchuu ni Kakaru Niji / A Rainbow Hanging in Space

Mutant Turtles: Superman Legend

• Power Up Turtles (Opening Theme)

Beast Wars Chou Seimeitai Transformers

• Tamashii no Eboruushon / Evolution of the Soul (2nd Opening Theme)
• Sennen no Souja / Millennium Soldiers (3rd Opening theme)
• Ba-Bi-Bu-Be-Beast Wars (2nd Ending Theme) (with BA BI BU BE BOMBERS)
• Halleluyah (3rd Ending Theme)

Mazinkaiser

• Fire Wars (Opening Theme, with JAM Project)
• Tornado

Sonic X

• Sonic Drive (Opening Theme, with Hideaki Takatori)

Shin Getter Robo

• Heats (2nd Opening Theme)
• Warrior

The SoulTaker

• SoulTaker (Opening Theme with Jam Project)

Saint Seiya

• Soldier Dream: Saint Shinwa (2nd opening) (with Broadway)
• Blue Dream: Yume tabibito (2nd ending) (with Broadway)
• Dead or Dead (from the album Saint Seiya - Meioh Hades-hen)
• Time: 2036 no sentaku (from the album Saint Seiya Hits III) (with Broadway)
• Besuto furendo: Best Friend (from the album Saint Seiya Hits III) (with Broadway)
• Boys Be: Kimi ni ageru tame ni (from the album Saint Seiya Hits III) (with Broadway)
• Lonely My Way: Yume ni Todoku Made (from the album Saint Seiya Hits III) (with Broadway)
• Round and Round: Miro no Tobira (from the album Saint Seiya Hits III) (with Broadway)
• Stay, Away: Kyandoru no Kokoro (from the album Saint Seiya Hits III) (with Broadway)
• Wake You Alone: Wagaki Jiizasu II (from the album Saint Seiya Hits III) (with Broadway)
• We Are Saint: Shinwa no Chikai (from the album Saint Seiya Hits III) (with Broadway)
• Tale of Youth I - Burning Blood (from the album Saint Seiya 1997 Shonenki) (with Broadway)
• Born to Be a Soldier (from the album Saint Seiya 1997 Shonenki) (with Broadway)

Shin Mazinger Shougeki! Z Hen

• Kanjite Knight (Opening Theme, with Ultimate Lazy for Mazinger (JAM Project + Lazy))

Dubbing

• Eye of the Tiger (Japanese dub of Rocky III)

Video games

• "Tsubasa" - Insert song in Muv-Luv Alternative
• "On the Verge of Revival" - Opening theme for Psychic Force, PSX
• "Eien no Yakusoku" - Closing theme for Dragon Ball Z: Ultimate Battle 22, PSX
• "The Biggest Fight" - Opening Theme for Dragon Ball GT: Final Bout, PSX
• "Hero of Heroes" - Son Goku Super Saiyan 4's Theme for Dragon Ball GT: Final Bout, PSX
• "Kimi wo Wasurenai" - Piano ending theme for Dragon Ball GT: Final Bout, PSX
• "Thank You!" - Ending theme for Dragon Ball GT: Final Bout, PSX
• "Kusuburu Heart ni Hi wo Tsukero!" - Opening Theme for Dragon Ball Z: Budokai 2, PS2/GC
• "Ore wa Tokoton Tomaranai!!" - Opening Theme for Dragon Ball Z: Budokai 3, PS2
• "Crimson Fist ~Burning Blood~" - Vocal Arrange of Street Fighter II - Ken Stage
• "The Theme of Mystical Ninja" - Opening Theme for Mystical Ninja Starring Goemon, N64
• "Eternal Love 2006" - Alternative Opening Theme for Galaxy Angel II: Zettai Ryouiki no Tobira, PS2
• "Don't Give Up" - Opening Theme for Battle Stadium D.O.N. (Duet with Hiroshi Kitadani) PS2/GC
• "Super Survivor"- Opening Theme to Sparking Meteor (Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi 3) Wii/PS2
• "Kiseki no Honô yo Moeagare"- Opening theme to Dragon Ball Z: Burst Limit Xbox 360/PS3
• "Hikari No Sasu Mirai E" - Opening theme for Dragon Ball Z: Infinite World PS2
• "Omae no Tettsui ni Kugi wo Ute" - Bang Shishigami's Fu-Rin-Ka-Zan theme from BlazBlue: Calamity Trigger
• "Progression" - Opening Theme for Dragon Ball: Raging Blast Xbox 360/PS3
• "Flying In The Sky" - Cover of the first opening theme of Mobile Fighter G Gundam for Super Robot Wars Vocal Collection Vol. 1.
• "Ever Last" - Opening Theme for Last Rebellion PS3
• "Battle of Omega" - Opening Theme for Dragon Ball: Raging Blast 2 Xbox 360/PS3

Tokusatsu

• Dengeki Sentai Changeman (Dengeki Sentai Changeman Opening Theme, credited as "Kage")
• Never Stop Changeman (Dengeki Sentai Changeman Ending Theme, credited as "Kage")
• Pinchi Wa Chance Da! Changeman
• Fight! Change Robo (Dengeki Sentai Changeman Robot Theme, credited as "Kage")
• Waka sa de Changeman (Dengeki Sentai Changeman, credited as "Kage")
• Hikari Sentai Maskman (Hikari Sentai Maskman Opening Theme)
• Ai no Soldier Maskman (Hikari Sentai Maskman Ending Theme)
• Aura ni Kagayake! Great Five (Hikari Sentai Maskman Robot Theme)
• Deshitemi Youze! Aura Power (Hikari Sentai Maskman Insert Theme)
• Itsutsu no Kokoro de Five Robo (Chikyuu Sentai Fiveman Robot Theme)
• Chojin Sentai Jetman (Choujin Sentai Jetman Opening Theme)
• Kokoro wa Tamago (Choujin Sentai Jetman Ending Theme)
• Toki wo Kakete (Choujin Sentai Jetman Insert Theme)
• Jet Icarus Muteki Robo! (Choujin Sentai Jetman Robot Theme)
• Jet Garuda Tori no Robo! (Choujin Sentai Jetman Robot Theme)
• Ore Wa Gunman: Gungibson No Theme (Tokusou Robo Janperson Character Theme)
• Kimi Wa Nemaru Soshite Utae (Tokusou Robo Janperson) Insert Song
• Ultra High (Ultraman Dyna closing theme) (with Lazy)
• Omae Ga Iru Kara: JP&Gungibson Theme (Tokusou Robo Janperson Insert Song)
• Murasaki Ookami Densetsu (Tokusou Robo Janperson) Insert Song
• Detazo! Kakure Dai Shogun (Ninja Sentai Kakuranger Robot Theme)
• Tatakau Tame ni Umareta Senshi (Ultraman vs. Kamen Rider Ending Theme)
• Makkana Toukon! Red Puncher!! (Chōriki Sentai Ohranger Robot Theme)
• Naseba Naruhodo Robotack (Tetsuwan Tantei Robotack Opening Theme)
• Dynamic Soul! (Hyakujuu Sentai Gaoranger Insert Theme)
• Ima Kaze no Naka de (Ninpuu Sentai Hurricaneger Ending Theme)
• Dino Guts ga Tomaranai! (Bakuryuu Sentai Abaranger Insert Theme)
• Garo: Savior in the Dark (Garo 2nd Opening Theme, with JAM Project)
• Rescue Fire (Tomica Hero Rescue Fire 1st Opening Theme, with JAM Project)
• Bakuchin kanryo! Rescue Fire (Tomica Hero Rescue Fire 2nd Opening Theme, with JAM Project)
• Warrior ~Yami o Kakeru Kiba~ (Kiba: Dark Knight Gaiden Theme)

Original

• Kyō wo Ikiyō (Solo Debut Song)
• Suki Suki Suki

Discography

Original albums

• [1981.12.01] Broken Heart
• [1982.04.01] It's Live Runnin
• [1982.12.15] First At Last
• [1983.08.25] Horizon
• [1985.06.21] Born Again
• [2000.04.26] I'm In You
• [2005.12.07] Cold Rain
• [2007.07.25] 30years3ounce

Best albums

• [1989.02.25] The Best of Hironobu Kageyama
• [1992.03.21] Stardust Boys
• [1994.04.21] Cyvox
• [1996.04.20] Mixture
• [1997.08.21] Hironobu Kageyama 20th Anniversary Eternity
• [2004.04.07] Best & Live
• [2004.12.22] Golden☆Best

Singles

• [1981.10.01] Kyou wo Ikiyou (今日を生きよう)
• [1982.03.01] Try Me
• [1982.08.25] Hotondo Crazy (ほとんどクレイジー)
• [1983.08.25] Mayonaka no Dance (真夜中のダンス)
• [1985.02.21] Dengeki Sentai Changeman (電撃戦隊チェンジマン)
• [1985.09.21] Wakasa de Changeman (若さでチェンジマン)
• [1985.04.21] Natsu ga Kowarete Iku -Day Dream Blues- (夏が壊れていく-Day Dream Blues-)
• [1985.11.21] St. Elmo's Fire
• [1986.02.01] Stardust Boys (スターダストボーイズ)
• [1986.05.01] Honoo no Violence (炎のバイオレンス)
• [1986.11.01] WILD BOY
• [1987.03.01] Hikari Sentai Maskman (光戦隊マスクマン)
• [1987.07.01] The Headmasters (ザ・ヘッドマスターズ)
• [1988.05.21] Sei Toushi Shinwa ~Soldier Dream~ (聖闘士神話〜ソルジャー・ドリーム〜)
• [1989.05.01] CHA-LA HEAD-CHA-LA
• [1990.02.21] Choujin Sentai Jetman (鳥人戦隊ジェットマン)
• [1992.02.26] Silent Möbius ~Image Song XY-II (サイレントメビウス～イメージソングXY-II)
• [1992.07.21] Dark Water (ダークウォーター)
• [1993.03.21] Suki Suki Suki (好き好き好き)
• [1993.04.21] Skyscraper ~Mantenrou ni Dakarete~ (Skyscraper～摩天楼に抱かれて～)
• [1993.06.13] Aka no Ryuusei Hata (紅の流星機)
• [1993.07.21] Cashian ~Kaze no Hakajirushi~ (キャシャーン～風の墓標～)
• [1993.08.21] Tatakau Tame ni Umareta Senshi (戦うために生まれた戦士)
• [1993.11.21] WE GOTTA POWER
• [1994.01.21] Hitomi wo Tojite Emilia (瞳を閉じてエミリア)
• [1994.03.21] Kiseki no Big Fight (奇蹟のビッグ・ファイト)
• [1994.04.24] WE ARE REYSOL
• [1994.06.21] Do!Challenge
• [1994.07.21] Dragon Power ∞ (ドラゴンパワー∞)
• [1994.09.21] Detazo! In Daijyougun!! (出たぞ！隠大将軍!!)
• [1994.12.21] Mini Yonku da! Let's & Go!! (ミニ四駆だ!レッツ＆ゴー!!)
• [1995.01.21] Kishin Douji Zenki (鬼神童子ゼンキ)
• [1995.03.01] Saikyou no Fusion (最強のフュージョン)
• [1995.07.01] GET WIN THE"J"
• [1995.07.21] Boku-tachi no Start (僕たちのスタート)
• [1995.07.21] Ore ga Yaranakya Dare ga Yaru (俺がやらなきゃ誰がやる)
• [1995.08.19] Chou Kishin ZENKI, Raigou Sei Rin! (超鬼神ZENKI、来迎聖臨！)
• [1995.08.19] Te to Te wo Tsunagou! (手と手をつなごう!)
• [1995.10.21] Dokkan Beat
• [1996.03.20] Power Up Turtles (パワーアップ・タートルズ)
• [1996.07.24] Get up! V MAGNUM
• [1996.10.19] IT WAS 30 YEARS AGO
• [1996.11.21] ONE DREAM, ONE LOVE
• [1997.02.21] GET THE WORLD
• [1997.06.21] Take A Journey
• [1997.08.01] "Ore-tachi" no Theme (「俺たち」のテーマ)
• [1997.09.26] Ganbare Goemon no Theme (がんばれゴエモンのテーマ)
• [1998.02.21] My name is Cowboy (My name is カーボーイ)
• [1998.02.28] Naseba Naru Hodo Robotech (なせばなるほどロボタック)
• [1998.06.20] Tetsu One Tantei Robotech (テツワン探偵ロボタック)
• [1998.07.18] Tetsu One Tantei Robotech 2 (テツワン探偵ロボタック2)
• [1998.09.21] Power Of Love
• [1998.11.21] Tetsu One Tantei Robotech 3 (テツワン探偵ロボタック3)
• [1999.01.20] Ame no Chi Egao Egao no Chihare (アメノチエガオエガオノチハレ)
• [1999.01.21] HEATS
• [1999.01.22] SMILE AGAIN
• [1999.06.17] Baseball Tengoku (ベースボール天国)
• [1999.08.01] Win a Fight
• [1999.11.20] Kon no Evolution (魂のエヴォリューション)
• [2000.01.19] Hero wa Housou Naka (ヒーローは放送中)
• [2000.01.21] Sennen no Solider (千年のソルジャー)
• [2003.05.28] Sonic drive
• [2005.02.23] Ore wa Tokoton Tomarenai!! (俺はとことん止まらない!!)
• [2005.08.03] CHA-LA-HEAD-CHA-LA (2005 ver.)
• [2006.03.22] Choujin Sentai Jetman (Re-issue) (鳥人戦隊ジェットマン)
• [2006.03.22] Hikari Sentai Maskman (Re-issue) (光戦隊マスクマン)
• [2006.03.24] Eternal Love 2006
• [2006.11.29] Fuuun Musou Ten (風雲無双伝)
• [2008.07.23] Super Survivor
• [2008.12.25] Hikari no Sasu Mirai e! (光のさす未来へ!)
• [2009.11.25] Progression
• [2010.02.10] Ever Last
• [2010.10.10] Battle of omega
• [2011.10.15] Kiba -Tusk of Darkness-

See also

• UFO Kamen Yakisoban

External links

• Anipara Ongakukan Official Web Site
• Air Blanca - Hironobu Kageyama's Personal Web Site
• SOLID VOX Official Web Site
• "Kageyama Complete!" A site with a complete chronological discography.

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Name	Kageyama, Hironobu
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Date of birth	February 18, 1961
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