The case of Hideyūwa Sawajiri has just ended, and today another Japanese artist has been arrested for drug involvement.
Famed singer Keiyuki Makihara was arrested by the police today on suspicion of drug possession in violation of the Awakening Agent Suppression Act, which in most cases refers to stimulants, including amphetamines (amphetamines) and methamphetamine (methamphetamine).
The police said that in April 2018, 0.083 grams of awakening agent crystals were found in Keiyuki Makihara's home, and after nearly two years of investigation, it was finally determined that the awakening agent violation was in the possession of Keiji Makihara, so they applied for his arrest.
In fact, this is not the first time that Keiyuki Makihara has been arrested for drug involvement.
In August 1999, the police arrested him for finding illegal drugs such as hallucinogens and stimulants in his home and sentenced him to 1 year and 6 months in prison.
At that time, Makihara confessed to the facts of his crime, and after the verdict, he said, "I will return to my original intention to create music well, and I will make trouble for everyone, and I will atone for my sins."
However, after 20 years, he made the same mistake.
Keiyuki Makihara, who debuted in 1990, is one of Japan's leading singer-songwriters of the 1990s and is currently the solo male singer with the highest total album sales in Japan.
In his second year of his debut, he appeared in the Red and White Song Society, when he composed and sang "どんなときも". It is still sung (no matter when) is a big hit, and singers such as Matsushita Yuya, Apricot, Inoue Yuanzi, and Matsuoka Mosuke have all covered this song.
Another representative song of the musically talented Keiyuki Makihara's early years, "もう恋なんてしない" (no longer in love), was sung as "My Dear" by Hong Kong King Dawn.
Keiyuki Makihara also has highly sung songs such as "遠く遠く" and "Green days".
He also composed the theme song "Fall" for the Japanese drama "Don't Go to Work Today", which should be more impressive.
In addition to his own songs, he has also composed songs for many other singers, the most famous of which is "World に一つだけの花" (the world's only flower) sung by SMAP, which sold more than 3 million singles and was the number one single in Japan's Heisei period.
The song was composed by Keiji Makihara, and the inspiring melody and song made the song known as "Japan's Second National Anthem" and the lyrics of "Don't Be No.1, It's Just One" are deeply rooted in people's hearts and included in textbooks.
In 2012, the Japan Music Copyright Association (JASRAC) released the top 100 songs with the highest royalties in the past three decades, and Keiji Makihara's lyrics and composition of "The Only Flower in the World" earned up to one billion yen (equivalent to about 78 million yuan at the time), becoming the top of the chart, and a large part of the proceeds were distributed to Keiyuki Makihara as a creator.
According to industry insiders, with royalties on a few hit songs alone, Makihara can get at least 100 million yen (about 6.3 million yuan) a year. (Radio and television broadcasting, the use of ambient music in commercial places such as restaurants and cafes, the sale of audio-visual products such as CDs and DVDs...) Even if someone at karaoke is on demand once, it will generate royalties, which is why the Japanese music scene is booming)
According to the japanese tradition, once the singer and songwriter commit a crime, the media will freeze the work forever, such as the two songs of "SAY YES" and "YAH YAH YAH" of the double AGE & ASKA, which are classic songs, but the band member ASKA has disappeared from Japanese television stations since the explosion of poison in 2010.
Many people are worried about whether "The Only Flower in the World" will suffer because of his arrest. After the news of the arrest came out, many people began to rush to buy Keiyuki Makihara's works, and 5 of the top 10 hot sellers of the day on the Japanese shopping website Rakuten were Keiyuki Makihara's works.
This year marks the 30th anniversary of Keiyuki Makihara's debut as a singer, who is scheduled to release a select album this summer and tour in the fall.
People who can write so many uplifting and delicate emotional songs, why should they take drugs, drugs really can't be touched.
The article is transferred from: Japanese Drama and Music Department House