Nobuyoshi Kuwano, Japanese singer and trumpet player
Nobuyoshi Kuwano (桑野 信義, Kuwano Nobuyoshi, born April 4, 1957 in Ōta, Tokyo) is a Japanese television performer, former member of Rats & Star. His nickname is "Kuwa-man" (桑マン). In Rats & Star, he took charge of the trumpet and vocals. After the group broke up, he shifted to a television comedian and co-starred with The Drifters' Ken Shimura and Masashi Tashiro. He took over as lead vocalist of Rats & Star during Masayuki Suzuki's solo concert tour.
He appears in some Japanese television programs as a performer. He was disappointed by Masashi Tashiro's arrest. He also said to Tashiro in public, "It's a disappointing result. Please atone for his crimes and wash away his body and soul well," following Tashiro's retirement of the entertainment world.