Minoru Obata (April 30, 1923 - April 24, 1979) was a singer from Pyongyang, Korea. His real name was Kang Yong-cheol (강영철). In 1937, inspired by Korean tenor Nagata Monjiro, he traveled to Japan at the age of 16 and enrolled in the Japan Music School. He studied vocal music despite the difficulties of studying, and graduated in 1941, after which he became a student of Eguchi Yasi. It is said that around this time, he was looked after by his landlord
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