Hironobu Kageyama
Kageyama performing as part of JAM Project in Paris
Background information
Born	February 18, 1961 (1961-02-18) (age 48)
Origin	Osaka, Japan
Genres	J-pop, Anisong, JRock, Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, Ballad
Occupations	Singer
Instruments	Singing
Years active	1978–Present
Associated acts	Lazy 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 M.D. Geist 1.2 The Super Dimension Cavalry Southern Cross 1.3 The King of Braves GaoGaiGar FINAL 1.4 Space Ship 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!! WGP 1.11 Gear Fighter Dendoh 1.12 Transformers ☆ Headmasters 1.13 Mutant Turtles: Superman Legend 1.14 Beast Wars Metals 1.15 Mazinkaiser 1.16 Sonic X 1.17 Shin Getter Robo 1.18 SoulTaker 1.19 Saint Seiya 1.20 Shin Mazinger Shougeki! Z Hen 2 Dubbing 3 Video games 4 Tokusatsu 5 Original 6 Trivia 7 External links

[edit] Anime

[edit] M.D. Geist

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

[edit] The Super Dimension Cavalry Southern Cross

• STAR DUST MEMORY (Insert Song, first anime song)

[edit] 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)

[edit] Space Ship Sagittarius

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

[edit] 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 Moive 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: Tamashi tai Tamashi / Day of Destiny: Spirit vs. Spirit (Gohan Super Saiyajin 2)
• Aitsu wa Son Goku / That Guy's Son Goku (with KŪKO)
• Mondai Nai Sa!!
• One Heart Kounen
• Super + Power = Melody ~Chouryokusetsu~
• Kanfu 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)
• Tamashii no Michi / Path of Spirits
• Toki to Hikari no Shita de / Beneath Time and Light (with KŪKO)
• 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 OH 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)

[edit] Special Duty Combat Unit Shinesman

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

[edit] Kishin Douji Zenki

• Kishin Douji Zenki (Opening Theme)
• Muteki no Kishin
• Vajra on!

[edit] Nangoku Shounen Papuwa-kun

• Unmei Toiu na no Meiro (Insert Song)

[edit] Yu-Gi-Oh! GX

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

[edit] Bakusō Kyōdai Let's & Go!! WGP

• GET THE WORLD
• Get Up! V MAGNUM (Insert Song)

[edit] Gear Fighter Dendoh

• W-Infinity (with Hitomi Mieno)

[edit] Transformers ☆ Headmasters

• The Headmasters (Opening Theme)
• Kimi Wa Transformers (Ending Theme)
• Destron song of praise (Insert Song)

[edit] Mutant Turtles: Superman Legend

• Power Up Turtles (Opening Theme)

[edit] Beast Wars Metals

• Spirit Evolution (Opening Theme)
• Millennium Soldiers (Opening Theme)
• Ba・Bi・Bu・Be Beast Wars (Ending Theme)
• HALLELUYAH (Ending Theme)

[edit] Mazinkaiser

• FIRE WARS (Opening Theme, with JAM Project)
• Tornado

[edit] Sonic X

• Sonic Drive (Opening Theme, with Hideaki Takatori)

[edit] Shin Getter Robo

• HEATS (2nd Opening Theme)
• WARRIOR

[edit] SoulTaker

• SoulTaker (Opening Theme with Jam Project)

[edit] Saint Seiya

• Soldier Dream (2nd opening)
• Blue Dream (2nd ending)
• Dead or Dead (from the album Saint Seiya - Meioh Hades-hen)
• Time (from the album Saint Seiya Hits III)
• Best Friend (from the album Saint Seiya Hits III)
• Boys Be (from the album Saint Seiya Hits III)
• Lonely My Way (from the album Saint Seiya Hits III)
• Round and Round (from the album Saint Seiya Hits III)
• Stay Away (from the album Saint Seiya Hits III)
• Wake You Alone (from the album Saint Seiya Hits III)
• We Are Saint (from the album Saint Seiya Hits III)
• Burning Blood (from the album Saint Seiya 1997 Shonenki)
• Born To Be A Soldier (from the album Saint Seiya 1997 Shonenki)

[edit] Shin Mazinger Shougeki! Z Hen

• Kanjite Knight (Opening Theme, with ULTIMATE LAZY for MAZINGER (JAM Project + Lazy))

[edit] Dubbing

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

[edit] 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.

[edit] 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!! (Chouriki 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)

[edit] Original

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

[edit] Trivia

• Kageyama, as the lead vocalist of JAM Project, performed the second opening theme for the series GARO. He also lent his voice to the character Zaruba, Garo's supernatural sidekick ring.
• He is one of only five performers to sing the opening theme to more than one Super Sentai series (the others being Isao Sasaki, MoJo, Kenta Sato and Psychic Lover)

[edit] 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.