Nobue Matsubara (松原のぶえ, born Nobue Hirohara, 18th July 1961) is an enka-kayokyoku singer and TV personality from Yabaikemachi, Oita prefecture, Japan. Matsubara made her debut 1st July 1979 with "Onna no debune" (おんなの出船, A woman's departing ship). Outside of Japan, Matsubara might be best known for her work on the game Katamari Damacy. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.