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Makihara Noriyuki resumes activities, with a new album titled “Yoshiki” and will be released on October 27th and a book titled “Makihara Noriyuki Uta no Rirekisho” (Makihara Norikyuki’s Song History) to be released on October 25th. Makihara Noriyuki was charged back in February 2020 with Read More …
Makihara Noriyuki (51) was charged with violation of the stimulate control law and various other charges and appeared a the Tokyo District Court on August 3rd. Makihara was sentenced to two years in prison (3 years suspended sentence). If Makihara does not break the law Read More …
Popular singer/songwriter Makihara Noriyuki who was arrested again for drug possession was released on bail on March 6th. The bail was 5 million yen. Makihara apologized wearing a gray suit but when he spoke and apologized, people were shocked to see Makihara’s teeth. Which led Read More …
Inagaki Goro (46) was surprised and shocked about Makihara Noriyuki’s arrest. Inagaki who was interviewed by a sports newspaper in Osaka and has worked with Makihara as a member of SMAP, said he hopes Makihara is able to rehabilitate. Makihara wrote “Sekai ni hitotsu dake Read More …
The day after the announcement of Makihara Noriyuki’s arrest for drug possession, his albums shot up top 5 ranking. His 30th anniversary album “Bespoke” was #2 on the ranking, while his Blu-ray “Makihara Noriyuki Concert Tour 2019 ‘Design & Reason’” was #3, his album “The Read More …
Makihara Noriyuki was arrested on February 14th for drug possession and his social media accounts are shutting down for now. On Twitter, both his and his staff’s account has been switched to private. On Instagram, his account was switched to private. Makihara’s arrest has rocked Read More …
With Makihara Noriyuki having been arrested on February 13th for alleged drug possession, many shows have featuring his music have been affected. For Kimura Takuya, who kicked off his solo tour, Makihara provided the song “UNIQUE” for Kimura’s “Go with the Flow” album (Released on Read More …
Makihara Noriyuki (50) was arrested by Metro Police on February 13th for violating the Stimulants Drug Control Law (for possession). According to NHK, police found 0.083 gram of stimulants at his condo in Tokyo’s Minato Ward in April 2018. Police concluded that Makihara owned the Read More …
Hanazawa Kana will be releasing a new single titled “Daijobu” (which means “OK”/”All Right” – Note: When applied with “desu ka” it is like saying “Are you ok?” or “Are you all right?”) on June 25th. The song is written by Makihara Noriyuki and the Read More …
Back in 1980, Matsuda Seiko debuted as an idol. At the age of 46, Omura Masaaki was a composer/arranger who worked with Matsuda Seiko, crafting many of her early top hits. And now, Matsuda Seiko pays respect to Omura by releasing a 3 CD set Read More …