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Hironobu Kageyama was born on February 18, 1961 in Osaka, Osaka Prefecture, Japan. Hironobu Kageyama is a singer-songwriter, singer and businessperson. That works out to 65 years old in 2026. Education on record includes Osaka Prefecture Education Center High School. Credited works include Cha-La Head-Cha-La and We Gotta Power.
My Take
Hironobu Kageyama, born in Osaka in 1961, has one of the more unusual career shapes in Japanese music. He first surfaced as a teenage rock frontman with the band Lazy in the 1970s, went solo after their 1981 breakup, and then built his lasting reputation in a field that, at the time, carried far less prestige than rock: anime, video game and tokusatsu theme songs. Two of those songs are Cha-La Head-Cha-La and We Gotta Power. If you grew up anywhere Dragon Ball aired, that opening is not a song you remember so much as a reflex you still have. What I think deserves more credit is the seriousness he brought to material other singers treated as filler work. He sang anime themes with an actual rock voice, and that choice helped drag the whole genre toward respectability. He also composes, arranges, and runs a business. Still performing in his sixties, he is less a nostalgia act than a working musician who happened to write the soundtrack of a generation.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Hironobu Kageyama
- Name (Japanese)
- 影山ヒロノブ
- Reading
- 影山ひろのぶ
- Born
- February 18, 1961 (age 65)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Aquarius / Ox
- Origin
- Osaka, Osaka Prefecture, Japan
- Occupation
- singer-songwriter / singer / businessperson / music arranger / composer
2. Background
- High school
- Osaka Prefecture Education Center High School
3. Works & records
| Category | Title | Role | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Notable work | Cha-La Head-Cha-La | — | |
| Notable work | We Gotta Power | — |
4. Links
- Official sitehttp://www.airblanca.com/
- Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/kage_jampro/
- Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hironobu%20Kageyama
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%BD%B1%E5%B1%B1%E3%83%92%E3%83%AD%E3%83%8E%E3%83%96
- Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1074038
5. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-08-07
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.
Frequently asked questions
When was Hironobu Kageyama born?
Born February 18, 1961 (age 65).
Where is Hironobu Kageyama from?
Hironobu Kageyama is from Osaka, Osaka Prefecture, Japan.
What does Hironobu Kageyama do?
Hironobu Kageyama works as singer-songwriter, singer, businessperson, music arranger, composer.
What is Hironobu Kageyama known for?
Notable works include Cha-La Head-Cha-La, We Gotta Power.
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