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槇原敬之


Makihara Noriyuki (槇原 敬之) is a well-known Japanese pop singer/ songwriter, nicknamed Mackey by his fans. He was born on 18 May 1969. Makihara was first discovered by 坂本龍一 (Ryuuichi Sakamoto) in November 1985 on his radio show, Sound Street during a segment where he played demo tapes submitted by aspiring music makers. Upon winning the Axia Music Audition '89 in March 1990 with his song NG, he signed with Warner Music Japan and made his debut in October 1990. His first album was a moderate success, peaking at top 50 on the Oricon Weekly Album Charts. With the breakout of Donna Toki Mo. selling more than one million copies in 1991 alone, he gained his first appearance on the NHK Kohaku Uta Gassen. Achieving his first million-seller in 1992 with Kimi wa Boku no Takaramono and making even more hits like No. 1 and SPY into the mid-1990s, he has became one of the most popular singer-songwriters in Japan. Being arrested for possessing amphetamines in 1999, his career's success came to a standstill and despite making a comeback the subsequent year, his sales dipped and he entered a career slump. In 2003, upon writing the massive three-million-seller hit, Sekai ni Hitotsu Dake no Hana for SMAP, he had a second career breakout and has stayed successful ever since. He was subsequently put under arrest in 2020 for possessing stimulants but made a successful comeback in October 2021 with Yosoro and has recently concluded a 2-month tour around Japan for the album. Pulling...

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