NoB

, also known by the name NoB, was a Japanese singer. He was the lead singer of the rock band Make-Up and a member of Project.R.

Career Yamada formed Make-Up in 1983, and recorded four studio albums with the band. Several of their songs were used in the Saint Seiya anime, including the first opening theme, "Pegasus Fantasy", which he composed and wrote the lyrics for, and the first ending theme, "Blue Forever". The songs were included on the albums Saint Seiya Hits I and Saint Seiya '96 Song Collection. He also recorded the song "Never" for the Saint Seiya film Heaven Chapter ~ Overture.

In 1983, Yamada provided vocals to Loudness drummer Munetaka Higuchi's first solo album, Destruction ~Hakai Gaisenroku~, and to Human Transport, an album by the band M.T. Fuji, which was a side-project of multiple different Loudness members. The duo is named after P.A.F. guitar pickups. He sang it as a duet with their lead vocalist Eye, whom he had coached as a vocalist for the last ten years.

Illness and death On February 25, 2025, Yamada announced that he had been diagnosed with kidney cancer in 2018. As a result, he cancelled his appearances at the Tarō Kobayashi Festival on March 8 and the "Saint Seiya 'Pegasus Fantasy' Grand Finale' in Mexico from March 29 to 30.