Shibugakitai (しぶがきたい) is a three-member Japanese male idol group formed in 1981.
The members consist of Toshikazu Nunokawa (August 4, 1965, from Kanagawa
Prefecture), Masahiro Motoki (December 21, 1965, from Saitama Prefecture), and
Hirohide Yakumaru (February 19, 1966, from Tokyo). They won the Best Newcomer
Award at the Japan Record Awards that year and quickly rose to the top idol
status. Their songs are characterized by "Japonism" and playful novelty songs
with an awareness of Japanese culture, and on June 1, 1984, they released the
single "Cats & Dogs," which became the them...