Masaki Makihara’s famous and popular songs

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[Official] Noriyuki Makihara “Her Lover” (Music Video) [7th Single] (1993) Noriyuki Makihara / Kanojo no Koibito

This track is characterized by a sound that feels like a fusion of Black music and pop.

The lyrics, which focus on falling for a girl who’s actually a friend’s girlfriend—along with the feelings of an unrequited love and the frustration of being powerless to change it—are also a standout.

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[Official] Noriyuki Makihara “No.1” (Music Video) [8th Single] (1993)

This was the eighth single, released in 1993, and as the title suggests, it reached No.

1 on the Oricon charts.

In 2015, it was chosen as the theme song for the film ‘My Love Story!!’, and after a full 22 years, a self-rearranged version by the artist was used.

The bright, Latin-style melody matches the lyrics about happy love, making you feel naturally cheerful and almost want to start dancing.

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Noriyuki Makihara – Four-Leaf Clover [Music Video]

It’s the theme song for the drama “Going My Home.” At the time he composed it, Noriyuki Makihara was in Ireland for a TV shoot, and the piece was crafted as a Celtic-style song featuring Irish elements.

With its flowing 6/8 time, grand melodic line, and deeply resonant lyrics, it’s a quintessential Makihara masterpiece with his world on full display.

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[Official] Noriyuki Makihara “SPY” (Music Video) [12th Single] (1994)

This is one of Noriyuki Makihara’s signature songs, “SPY,” released in 1994.

It’s also well known for being the theme song of the TV drama Otoko Girai.

Centered on men and women caught up in the whirlwind of romance and the thrill of romantic mind games, the song’s edgy lyrics and melody are irresistible.

A remastered version has also been released, so be sure to give that a listen as well.

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NORIYUKI MAKIHARA LOVE LETTER

From the lyrics—getting a job, becoming an adult, taking an express train, going off to a distant city—I think the theme is a loved one who graduates from school and takes a job far away.

Noriyuki Makihara’s songwriting, which can finely express those fleeting moments that become major turning points in life, along with the emotions and depictions felt at those times, is truly remarkable.

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[Official] Noriyuki Makihara 'I'm Still Alive' (MV) [16th Single] (1996) Noriyuki Makihara / Mada Ikiteru yo

This song is like an answer track to the sudden “Noriyuki Makihara is dead” rumor that sprang up during a period when he wasn’t appearing much in the media.

Even the title, “I’m Still Alive,” feels tinged with a bit of irony, doesn’t it? Contrary to that situation, the track itself is pure, electrifying Makihara pop.

Chuck Wilson keeps making brief appearances throughout the music video.

If you get the chance, definitely check it out!

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Noriyuki Makihara Hungry Spider Chinese subtitles

This is the story of a spider who fell in love with a butterfly.

It also became the theme song for the drama “Labyrinth.” One day, that butterfly gets caught in the spider’s web—so what decision will the spider make? It’s an eerily poignant and beautiful song, but there’s a little twist hidden at the end of the music video that sends a chill down your spine.