He is also known as Scene or Shin Murohime, which is apparently a conglomeration of characters from the names of different Boøwy members.
After the release of Mad's Humanity, Minoru left the band and was replaced by "support guitarist" Ai Ishigaki.
Minoru also involves himself in co-arranging music for other artists including Tetsuya and Chieko Kawabe.
alongside former hide with Spread Beaver members - I.N.A., K.A.Z, Chirolyn, D.I.E, "Crazy" Cool Joe from Dead End and Pata from X Japan.
He is also a member of Bug, with his former Die in Cries bandmate and D'erlanger front man, Kyo.