Noriko Sakai (酒井法子, Sakai Noriko; born February 14, 1971) is a J-pop singer and actress. She was born in Fukuoka, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. She married in 1998, and has one son born in 1999. She is particularly popular in Hong Kong and Taiwan. Her best-selling single to date is Aoi Usagi (碧いうさぎ?, "blue rabbit").
Sakai released her debut single, "Otoko no Ko ni Naritai" (男のコになりたい, I Want to Be a Boy) on February 5, 1987, nine days short of her sixteenth birthday. Over 40,000 copies of the single were sold. In the early years of her career, she used the nickname NORI-P (のりピー), although around the mid-1990s she started to distance herself from it.
Drug scandal
On August 2, 2009, Sakai's husband, Yūichi Takasō (高相祐一) allegedly inhaled a small amount of stimulant drugs in a public lavatory, at a park in Tokyo's Minato Ward. The next day, Takasō's car, parked on a street in Tokyo's Shibuya Ward, was searched. In the car, 0.817 grams of stimulant drugs were found. On August 4, 2009, Takasō was stopped by Tokyo Metropolitan Police while walking in public in Shibuya. When Takasō was subjected to a body search, stimulant drugs were reportedly found in his underwear. Takasō was immediately placed under arrest. Sakai was summoned to the scene of the arrest. She was asked to go to the police station for further questions and to submit to a urine test. Instead, she told the police she had to pick her 10-year old son up, and that she would go to the police station later
that day. Sakai later disappeared with her son.
While Takasō was being questioned at the police department, he reportedly told the police he and Sakai were involved in drugs. As early as ten days prior to his arrest, the two of them used drugs while on a family trip to Amami Ōshima in Kagoshima Prefecture. At the time of Takasō's arrest, Sakai was living in her own apartment in Tokyo. While Sakai was away, the police searched Sakai's home, and reportedly found 0.008 grams of stimulant drugs, carefully wrapped in aluminum foil. An inhaler among the drugs was discovered to have Sakai's DNA. As a result, a warrant has been issued for her arrest. On August 5, 2009, Sakai dropped her son off with an unnamed friend, purchased some underwear and other necessities from a store, and then disappeared.
Attempting to track Sakai down by cell phone, the police reported that her cell phone lost signal within the area of Yamanashi Prefecture, about 60 miles (100 kilometers) west of Tokyo. Sakai later claimed that the cell phone was damaged, and threw the phone away. Police believe that the cell phone may contain information leading to the source of the stimulant drugs.
On August 7, 2009, Sakai turned herself in to the authorities, and then was placed under arrest. The official charge against Sakai is "suspicion of possessing stimulant drugs," according to a Tokyo police official. She admits to the drugs being in her apartment, but did not admit to taking the drugs herself. She also said she kept the drugs in foil "to use them later."
On August 17, 2009, a beach house in Katsuura, Chiba was also searched. A frequent location for both Sakai and Takasō the past five years, 0.097 grams of amphetamines and paraphernalia were found in the house. On August 21, 2009, after admitting to the drugs found in the beach house, Takasō was served with a second charge for possession of stimulant drugs.
On July 17, 2009, Sakai's 30-year old brother was arrested, allegedly for using drugs. He was indicted on August 8, 2009 for the crime in Fukuoka Prefecture.
TokyoGraph reports that there are possible links between Yūichi Takasō and actor Manabu Oshio. Oshio was also arrested for possession of stimulant drugs on August 2, 2009, two days before Takasō's arrest. Oshio frequents the same Tokyo club as Sakai and Takasō.
Drug testing and indictment
On August 9, 2009 - two days after Sakai's arrest, a urine test result came up negative. Signs of heavy methamphetamine use can stay in the body for up to seven days. Lighter use can be detected in a urine test within one to four days after use. Hair, when analyzed, can retain evidence of methamphetamine use for several months. On August 19, 2009, investigators announced that Sakai's hair tested positive for the stimulant drug, although the results were weak. Before Sakai was caught, she reportedly dyed and cut her hair; both practices would affect the testing results. Because of the positive result in the hair test, Sakai's jail time was extended another nine days - until August 28, 2009.
On the final day of Sakai's detention, prosecutors officially indicted Sakai for alleged amphetamine possession, based on the evidence collected by the police. The fact that the drugs were carefully wrapped for later use was a deciding factor in the verdict. On September 10, 2009, an additional charge of stimulant drug use was added. Sakai allegedly used amphetamines at a hotel during her visit with her husband and son, on Amami Ōshima Island in Kagoshima Prefecture.
Sakai was released from jail after posting bail on September 17, 2009. Accompanied by her attorney, and with Sun Music Vice President Masahisa Aizawa in attendance, she apologized to the public during a press conference. "My weakness caused me to give in to illegal drugs and caused grief to many people. I pledge to repent and atone for this crime for the rest of my life," she said. Sakai will be checked into a hospital to overcome her drug habit, and as
ked for restraint from the media during her recovery.
Sakai's first court date was held on October 26, 2009 - drawing a crowd of 6,600 people outside of a Tokyo courthouse. Sakai pleaded guilty to drug use. Prosecutors are seeking 1.5 years in prison for Sakai. A decision for her case is scheduled for November 9.
Industry and consumer reactions
The drug scandal can potentially cost Sakai billions of yen in canceled contracts and other endeavors she was involved in prior. On August 6, 2009, car manufacturer Toyota reportedly stopped showing a commercial, featuring Sakai, on its web site. Sakai's clothing line "PP rikorino", consisting of over 150 items were pulled from stores throughout Japan.
During the first week of the scandal, Apple Inc's iTunes Store rated Sakai's 1995 song Aoi Usagi the number one downloaded song. The rating is based on an eleven-day period. Other Sakai songs among the top 100 downloads include Kagami no Doresu (17th) and Sekaiju no Dare Yori Kitto (18th). On August 9, 2009, Victor Entertainment, the distributor of Sakai's works, withdrew Sakai's CDs from stores, and suspended downloads of her songs. On-line stores such as Amazon Japan still sell Sakai's CDs and DVDs, despite increasing the selling prices as a result of Victor's move.
Immediately after the indictment announcement, Sun Music, the talent agency who has represented Sakai since 1986, suspended the contract. Sun Music president Masahisa Aizawa said, "We apologize from the bottom of our hearts for the alleged misdeeds of Ms. Sakai." Sun Music removed Sakai's official web site from its web server. Soon after Aizawa's announcement, he was demoted to vice-president. Chairman Hideyoshi Aizawa removed himself from the position, and is now an adviser to Sun Music, with no right to represent the firm.
Discography
Long playing releases
Fantasia - Noriko Part I
Yumeboken Noriko SPECIAL
Guanbare - Noriko Part II
Lovely Times - Noriko Part III
Blue Wind - Noriko Part IV
My Dear - Noriko Part V
Singles - Noriko Best
White Girl - Noriko Part VI
Sweet'n Bitter - Noriko Part VII
CD-File 1
CD-File 2
CD-File 3
Magical Montage Company
Sentimental Best
Manmoth
Singles - Noriko Best II
Anata-ga Michite Yuku
Natural best
10 Songs
Watercolour
Youyenchi Enri (Mandarin)
Twin Best
In Snowflakes
Work out fine
Asian Tour Special ~ Asian Collection '98 
Pure Collection
Single - Noriko Best III
Asia2000 - Work of Love
moments
Best Selections
Box sets
Noriko Box
Complete DVD Box
Original soundtrack contributions
Aim for the Top! Gunbuster (Active Heart)
Video Girl Ai (Ureshi Namida)
Hoshi no Kinka (Aoi Usagi)
Zoku Hoshi no Kinka (Kagami no DORESU)
Three Musketeers (Yume Bouken)
Singles
Otoko no Ko ni Naritai
Nagisa no Fantasy
NO.RE.na.i Teen-age
Yumeboken
Guanbare
1 Okuno Smile - Please Your Smile
Nori-P Ondo
Happy Again
Honki o Dashite
Otogi no Kuni no Birthday
Love Letter
Sayonara o Sugite
All Right
Shiawasenante Hoshikunaiwa
Diamond Blue
Hohoemi wo Mitsuketa
Eve no Tamago
Anata ni Tenshi ga Mierutoki
Montage
Namida ga Tomaranai How!Aw!Ya!
Karui Kimochi no Julia
Nagisa no Pithecanthropus
Tabun Taboo
Anata ga Michi te Yuku
Egao ga Wasureranai
Sasowarete
Oh Oh Oh We are the Winners
Aoi Usagi
Here I am
Kagami no Doresu
Namida Iro
Yokogao
Pure
Words of Love
Miracle
Susume! Hakkushon Baby
Tenka Muteki no Ai
Sekai Jū no Dare Yori Kitto
Video
Guanbare CDV Special (mini laser disc)
Television dramas
Hitotsu Yane no Shita as Kashiwagi Koyuki, Fuji TV 1993
Longing For The Old You, NTV 1994
Watashi, Mikata Desu, TBS 1995
Hoshi no Kinka (Heaven's Coins) as Kuramoto Aya, NTV 1995
Zoku Hoshi no Kinka (Heaven's Coins 2) as Kuramoto Aya, NTV 1996
Hitotsu Yane no Shita 2 as Kashiwagi Koyuki, Fuji TV 1997
Seija no Koushin, TBS 1999
Toi Shinseki Chikaku no Tanin, NHK 1999
Tenshi ga Kieta Machi, NTV 2000
Honke no Yome, NTV 2001
Toshiie and Matsu as One, NHK 2002
Mukodono 2003, Fuji TV 2003
Fight as Kido Ayako, NHK 2005
Marumaru Chibi Maruko-chan as Okaasan, Fuji TV 2007
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