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Saint Seiya Singer Nobuo Yamada Dies at 61

Music production and artist management agency MOJOST announced on Wednesday that singer Nobuo Yamada (also known as NoB) has died on August 9 at 1:39 p.m. JST, after a long battle with kidney cancer. He was 61.

Yamada's family held a private funeral, and asked fans to refrain from visiting their home to pay their respects and condolences.

A farewell party will be held for fans, and further information will be revealed at a later date.

Yamada revealed in February that he was diagnosed with kidney cancer seven years ago. Yamada had been continuing his activities despite his diagnosis, but he canceled his "Saint Seiya 'Pegasus Fantasy' Grand Finale' performance in Mexico, and a guest appearance at the Tarō Kobayashi Festival, that were both scheduled in March, due to health reasons.

Yamada was formerly the lead vocalist of the band MAKE-UP, which performed the first opening theme song "Pegasus Fantasy" and ending theme song "Blue Forever" for the original Saint Seiya anime. He also composed the theme songs and wrote the lyrics.

He also performed theme songs for Kemono Michi: Rise Up, Go Go Sentai Bokenger, Tensou Sentai Goseiger, and Kamen Rider Amazons: Last Judgement. He performed with Shōko Nakagawa for the "Pegasus Fantasy" remix in Saint Seiya Omega and with Kobayashi for Kamen Rider Amazons.

Source: MOJOST website and X/Twitter account