Noriyuki Makihara

Websitehttps://makiharanoriyuki.com/ Birthplace: Takatsuki City Osaka Prefecture Japan Graduated: Aoyama Gakuin University Introduction: Makihara Noriyuki alternatively nicknamed Mackey by his fans is a Japanese vocalist and lyricist. He attended Aoyama Gakuin University to study English literature. In addition to creating songs for his own music career he has written produced and performed songs for many other artists the most notable being SMAPs Sekai ni Hitotsu Dake no Hana. He is ranked at No.84 in a list of Japans top 100 musicians provided by HMV. He was also invited to write the song The Gift for English band blue in their album Guilty. Biography: Makihara made his debut to the JPop scene in the early 90s after performing on a televised song competition program. He made a name for himself with the release of songs such as Mou Koi Nante Shinai and Donna Toki mo. both of which among several others are covered to this day by current popular artists including Englishlanguage covers by various American artists. Some of his music has been translated into other languages and Donna Toki mo specifically has been remixed by Bemani artists Dream Line Out for use on Konamis Beatmania game series. Much of his musics lyrical content has revolved around the subject of romantic love though themes of profound joy reminiscence gratitude and deeper spiritual aspects of the human condition have become predominant in recent years. In 1999 he was given a suspended 18months prison sentence for possession of amphetamines. He recovered from the possession of drug and in 2003 he got widelyknown fame by composing the number Sekai ni Hitotsu Dake no Hana The One and Only Flower in the World which was recorded by Japanese boy band SMAP and sold double millions Source: Wikipedia