Noriko Sakai

Websitehttp://norikosakai.co.jp/ Noriko Sakai is a Japanese singer and actress. Under her former stage name NoriP Sakai released her first single Otoko no Ko ni Naritai on February 5 1987 nine days short of her sixteenth birthday. Over 40000 copies of the single were sold. She is particularly popular in Hong Kong and Taiwan. Her bestselling single to date is Aoi Usagi. In August 2009 Sakai was arrested on suspicion of possession and abuse of drugs and sentenced to probation for three years. She divorced her husband Yichi Takas after the incident and temporarily stayed away from the media circle. After her probation ended she began rehearsals for the theater and signed on with Office Nigun Niiba as a first step towards returning to the media community. On May 1 2021 she left Office Nigun Niiba and joined Smile.