This Japanese female singer may be relatively unfamiliar to everyone, because she has been really low-key all her life. But I believe that many people must have heard her songs
She has written and sung OP and ED of Japanese national anime including "Slam Dunk", "Dragon Ball GT", "Chinese Little Boss" and "Detective Conan"
She is the most positive female singer in the Japanese entertainment industry so far - Sakai Izumizu
Sakai Izumizu, formerly known as "Sachiko Kabayachi", was born in 1967 in Hiratsuka City, Kanagawa Prefecture, and has loved music and poetry since she was a child
Therefore, the family also sent her to learn the piano, and she was still a famous school flower at school because of her love of singing and outstanding appearance
After graduating from university, Izumi Sakai was eager to make a big career in the music industry, but he ran into a wall everywhere
In order to survive, she had to give up her dream and find a job and become a social animal
Later, on the way from work, Sakai Spring Water was discovered by the scouts of the "Stardust" office, and she debuted as a model under her real name "Sachiko Kameike".
Sakai thought he was one step closer to his dream, but he was forced to take many large-scale photos because of the contract
This is also the only black ingredient in Sakai Spring Water in this life
But without wiping out her dreams, she participated in the B.B.QUEEN Open Selection by chance and won the championship
And met her famous music producer, Daiku Nagato, who admired her singing voice and talent
So he formed the legendary rock band ZARD, and since then "Sakai Izumi" has replaced "Sachi Sachi" and began her life as a rock female lead singer.
IN 1991, THE FLEDGLING ZARD OFFICIALLY DEBUTED WITH THE SINGLE "GOOD BYE MY LONELINESS", AND SOON SET A RECORD FOR NEWCOMER DEBUT SONGS TO BREAK INTO THE TOP TEN OF THE PUBLIC TRUST LIST
Since then, ZARD has not only won the recent Newcomer Award, but also sold more than one million on his debut album
And Sakai Izumizu's dress after becoming famous was mainly neutral and simple because she didn't want everyone to pay too much attention to her appearance, even so, she was still rated as the most beautiful singer at that time
Beautiful and at the same time, she is also very talented to show her talent in lyrics at the beginning of the formation of the band ZARD, and ZARD's lyrics are basically written by her
After becoming famous, Sakai Spring Water is not as easy as everyone thinks, because the other members except for the lead singer Sakai Spring Water are constantly changing
Secondly, she strives for excellence in her work and often revises a song more than 20 times just to present the best work
In 1993, during the darkest period of Japan, the suicide rate of the Japanese people continued to rise under the shadow of the bubble economy
ZARD released a song "Negative けないで" (Don't Admit Defeat), which inspired countless people through the sound of Sakai spring water and soothed people's inner pain
As a result, "負けないで" became Japan's No. 1 inspirational song, Japan's second national anthem, and was later selected into high school music textbooks
Sakai spring water is popular all over the country, and even Inoue Yuhiko, the author of Slam Dunk, is a fan of her, and when creating the anime character of Haruko, she borrowed from Sakai spring water
However, Izumi Sakai, who has a sensitive and pure personality, rarely actively promotes his works, except for only appearing seven times in his life
But this does not affect her popularity because she has always had excellent works: 6 consecutive singles topped the Japan public trust chart, 9 albums sold more than one million copies, the total sales of albums exceeded 40 million copies, and sales of nearly 70 billion yen.
Not only that, she has published two books of poetry, but such a perfect and excellent person stopped at the age of 40 due to illness
In 2006, Sakai Izumizu was admitted to the hospital with severe abdominal pain, and was later tested for cervical cancer, and continued to recuperate after surgery on the uterus
She has also been cooperating with the treatment and insisted on composing a large number of handwritten lyrics found after her death, and more than 300 complete lyrics that did not enter the recording.
In 2007, Sakai Izumizu was about to return to the ward after a walk, but he accidentally fell down the stairs on a rainy day, resulting in severe brain injury, and died on May 27.
Her death shocked the whole of Japan, and the farewell ceremony was attended not only by many well-known musicians but also by 40,000 fans
Many people comment that their love for Sakai spring water "starts with appearance, and ends with talent"
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