One Shinya's brother's wife's was one of SUGIZO's elementary school teachers.
How Inoran got his name was a really funny story. When he was little, he used to play for little league, or baseball for the little kids. when it was his turn to play, his mates would always shout to him "Ino! RAN! RAN! [run! run!]" and that's how he got the name "Inoran".
When Shinya was 6, he won the town Taiko (drum) competition when all of the other competitors were adults.