On May 1, 2019, Emperor Naruhito officially ascended the throne and changed his name to Reiwa. Thus Japan ended the thirty-one-year-long Heisei era. Although the Heisei era has come to an end, the Japanese media is still happy with the various inventory of the Heisei era. Yesterday, the Japanese media after careful accounting, statistics out of the heisei era of well-known singers of the income, the following I will take a look at how strong these singers' ability to absorb money.
<h1>Fifth place Ayumi Hamasaki 6,896.24 million yen (416.33 million yuan).</h1>
Ayumi Hamasaki Step
Ayumi Hamasaki was famous in high school, and after her official debut in 1998, her singing ability immediately made her famous throughout the country. 1999-2004 was the era of Ayumi Hamasaki, and not only did she have millions of sales of singles every year, but she also had the appearance of an idol, which was also favored by advertisers, with 6-8 endorsements per year. In 2002, it was precisely by virtue of the number of advertising endorsements that he successfully suppressed Hikaru Utada, who was also at the peak, in terms of total revenue. Although Hamasaki's situation has deteriorated since 2005, the accumulation of her peak period is enough for her to enjoy wealth and glory for the rest of her life.
<h1>Fourth place Yoshiyuki Kuwata 6,910.3 million yen (417.18 million yuan).</h1>
Kasuke Kuwata
Veteran J-pop singer-songwriter Yoshiyuki Kuwata has been an iconic figure in the Japanese music scene since the early Heisei period. The six years from 1990 to 1995 were his heyday, and his income ranked among the top 10 in the Japanese entertainment industry every year. The theme songs of the Japanese dramas "Always Loved You" and "Devil's Kiss" also made him the peak of his national popularity at that time. Even after 1995, Yoshiyuki Kuwata still maintained the output of quality songs. The theme song of the Japanese drama "The Most Perfect Divorce", which has been on fire in recent years, is also his work. As a singer-songwriter, Kuwata Yoshiyuki's income is an important part of the composition of his income in addition to record sales and advertising.
<h1>Third place Hiroshi Inaba 7,399.41 million yen (447.71 million yuan).</h1>
Hiroshi Inaba
Just the name Inaba Hiroshi may still be a bit unfamiliar to everyone. But when it comes to B'z, an Asian band, many people have probably heard of it. The rock band that debuted in 1988 has an amazing record, that is, the first cumulative sales of Japanese records, up to 80 million copies. You must know that AKB48 has accumulated dozens of millions of records in thirteen years, and this year it has just exceeded 60 million. Hiroshi Inaba is the lead singer and lyricist of B'z. The peak throughout the Heisei era allowed him to be in third place.
<h1>Second place Utada Hikaru 7.61.23 million yen (459.3 million yuan).</h1>
Mitsuru Utada
In 1999, the 17-year-old Hikaru Utada made a big splash when his debut, and the single "First Love" sold 7.65 million copies, a figure that is now inconceivable. In 1999 alone, Utada Hikari made 800 million yen, which was unmatched in the Japanese entertainment industry that year.
However, Hikaru Utada is a notoriously low-prolific singer, and although the quality of the singles and albums is superior, the frequency of releasing one album in a few years makes Utada Hikaru's total record sales far behind Hamasaki, and Utada Hikaru also lags behind Hamasaki in advertising endorsements. She was able to finish second thanks to her singer-songwriter, and the royalties from more than 100 songs were staggering.
<h1>First place Tetsuya Komuro 10,932.65 million yen (660.6 million yuan).</h1>
Tetsuya Komuro
Of the three major singers of Heisei, only Namie Amuro failed to make it into the top five, but Tetsuya Komuro, The Boraku and Mentor of Namie Amuro, firmly held the first place. Tetsuya Komuro not only incorporated electronic dance music into Japanese pop music and developed it. His business sucking wisdom is even more jaw-dropping. From 1994 to 2000, Tetsuya Komuro's songs swept all over Japan, and karaoke was a popular form of mass entertainment in Japan at that time. At that time, several companies whose main business was karaoke spent a lot of money to obtain the copyright of Tetsuya Komuro's songs. He also became Tetsuya Komuro's "First Man to Absorb Gold in Heisei". However, it is a pity that tetsuya Komuro, who is profligate and excessive, has already lost the money she earned that year.
Yasushi Akimoto
These are the five most profitable singers of the Heisei era. From this list we can also derive many interesting topics. For example, are there musicians in the Japanese music scene who are more profitable than Tetsuya Komuro?
The answer is yes, this person is also very familiar to everyone, that is, Yasushi Akimoto, the producer of many popular girl groups such as the AKB48 series, Nogisaka 46, and Akisaka 46. How much money did Yasushi Akimoto make in the Heisei era? Take 2018 as an example, in 2018, the top nine selling records in Japan were all covered by the girl group produced by Yasushi Akimoto, and the annual record sales in 2018 alone exceeded 30 billion yen. Coupled with the royalties of more than 2,000 works, the income of the Akimoto Yasuhei era should not be less than 50 billion yen (a total of 3 billion yuan).