is the bass player and backing vocalist of the Japanese rock band Asian Kung-Fu Generation. Yamada met fellow band members Masafumi Gotoh and Kensuke Kita while attending a music club of Kanto Gakuin University. The three formed Asian Kung-Fu Generation in 1996, with drummer Kiyoshi Ijichi joining the band shortly after. While Gotoh acts the main songwriter of the band, Yamada has composed music for certain songs, such as After Dark, Re:Re:, Siren and Sore dewa, Mata Ashita. He retains a degree in literature and his favourite bands are The Beatles, Oasis, The Smashing Pumpkins and Pet Shop Boys. Yamada also contribute for other musician projects. In 2014, he arranged a song for Rina Katahira, "HIGH FIVE" and performed together with his bandmate Kita. In 2021, he composed and arranged Nacherry's debut single "Fortune Teller" and performed together with his bandmate Ijichi. Discography Asian Kung-Fu Generation Other Rina Katahira – "Baby" (2013) arranger Rina Katahira – Amazing Sky (2014) arranger on "HIGH FIVE", " CROSS ROAD", and "Hajimari ni" Gotch - "Vegetable" (2021) bass Nacherry – Cherry Sunday (2021) bass, composer and arranger on "Fortune Teller" and "Happy Nacherry Birthday" Nacherry – Now Loading (2022) arranger on "Brave?" Nacherry – "Kids Are Too Late (2022) composer References Living people 1977 births Japanese rock bass guitarists Japanese male rock singers Asian Kung-Fu Generation members Kanto Gakuin University alumni Male bass guitarists 21st-century bass guitarists Musicians from Shizuoka Prefecture