Kazunobu Mineta (峯田和伸, Mineta Kazunobu, born 10 December 1977) is a Japanese singer-songwriter and actor. He is the frontman of the punk rock band Ging Nang Boyz (銀杏BOYZ), formed in 2003 after the breakup his previous band GOING STEADY. Born in Yamanobe, Higashimurayama District, Yamagata, Mineta's parents owned and operated the electronics dealership Mineta Denki (峯田電器). He graduated from Tateyama Neighbor Primary School (山辺町立山辺小学校), Tateyama Edge Junior High School (山辺町立山辺中学校), Yamagata Civic Commercial High School (山形市立商業高等学校) (where he belonged to the softball club and was in charge of auditing as part of the student council), and Tokyo University of Information Sciences Faculty of Management Information (composer Akio Izutsu was one of his contemporaries). Mineta formed the punk rock band GOING STEADY in 1996, which included his high school classmate Murai Mamoru (村井守) on drums. The band was signed to Libra Records—part of the larger independent label UK Project—from the release of their first single "You & I" in 1999 until they formed their own label Hatsukoi Moudo Gakuen (初恋妄°C学園) (also a sublabel of UK Project), which released GOING STEADY's fifth single "Wakamonotachi / Youji to Tsuki no Hime" (若者たち / 夜王子と月の姫) and all material from GOING STEADY, Ging Nang Boyz and their related projects thereafter. At the peak of their popularity, the band broke up on 15 January 2003, shortly before they were to begin a national tour. More information...
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