Izumi Sakai
- January 10, 2024
- Singer
Quick Facts
Izumi Sakai Biography
| Name | Izumi Sakai |
| Birthday | Feb 6 |
| Birth Year | 1967 |
| Place Of Birth | Hiratsuka |
| Home Town | Kanagawa |
| Birth Country | Japan |
| Birth Sign | Aquarius |
Izumi Sakai is one of the most popular and richest Singer who was born on February 6, 1967 in Hiratsuka, Kanagawa, Japan. Sachiko Kamachi (蒲池 幸子 , Kamachi Sachiko, February 6, 1967 – May 27, 2007) , known professionally as Izumi Sakai (坂井 泉水 , Sakai Izumi) , was a female Japanese pop singer, songwriter, and member of the group Zard. As Sakai was the only member who stayed in the group while others joined and left regularly, Zard and Sakai may be referred to interchangeably. She was the best-selling female recording artist of the 1990s and has sold over 37 million copies of sales, making her one of the best-selling music artists in Japan of all time.
Throughout her life, Sakai remained with her family, living modestly and mostly out of the public eye. Upon achieving career success, she helped pay for her parents home renovation. Acquaintances say that she commuted by subway every day, often wore T-shirts and minimal makeup. She did not wear any makeup in all seven of the television appearances she made in her lifetime. In promoting her third single, “Mō Sagasanai,” and first album, Good-bye My Loneliness on February 6, 1991, she wore glasses in the television interview, citing the fact she had not slept the night before. She also indicated that she often slept in the morning rather than the evening.
Sakai produced 42 singles as well as 11 albums and 5 compilations in her lifetime. In addition to “Makenaide,” she produced two other singles that sold over a million copies. Six of her albums as well as her first three compilations also surpassed the one-million mark. Sakai’s CD sales had been in decline since 2000, but her death triggered an increase in CD sales.
Despite her healthy lifestyle, which included abstaining from tobacco and alcohol, Sakai was seriously ill at times. According to the Kitto Wasurenai Official book, she had to stop her career temporarily due to various uterus- related illnesses in 2001, and did not begin working full-time until 2003. In June 2006, she was diagnosed with cervical cancer, for which she immediately underwent treatment. She appeared to have healed, but discovered that her cancer had spread to her lungs, indicating a Stage 5 cancer. She began undergoing treatment at Keio University Hospital in April 2007 but she never fully recovered.
In 1991, Sakai joined the five-member pop group Zard as lead vocalist. The group name did not have any particular meaning except Sakai felt that word Zard sounded like a rock group. She also took the name as derived from words such as “blizzard” and “wizard.” The group’s name very quickly became synonymous with Sakai herself, and Sakai wrote the lyrics to all of Zard’s songs except Onna de Itai and Koionna no Yuuutsu, both of which were written by Daria Kawashima. By 1993, the four male band members left the group but Sakai chose to keep the Zard name throughout her career. Izumi Sakai was Zard’s sole member at the time of the band’s debut, although between late 1991 and early 1993 four other members were introduced.
Izumi Sakai Net Worth
| Net Worth | $5 Million |
| Source Of Income | Singer |
| House | Living in own house. |
Izumi Sakai is one of the richest Singer from Japan. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Izumi Sakai 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)
For the next two years following her scouting, she was a Toei “karaoke queen” and a promotional model appearing in television commercials for Japan Air System. The following year Sakai was a Nissin race queen. In 1990, Daiko Nagato, a music producer for Being Corporation, noted her potential as a singer-songwriter. Through this connection, she created a Being subsidiary called Sensui (same Kanji characters as Izumi) and started her career taking the name Izumi Sakai. In addition to taking a new name, Sakai revised her year of birth from 1967 to 1969.
Her 1991 first single, “Good-bye My Loneliness,” sold very well, but her next two faltered. The Good-bye My Loneliness promotion video depicts a youthful and energetic Sakai. A decade after her debut, she listed this song as one of her most memorable pieces, especially because she had to sing it over a hundred times to get the recording right. Her fourth single, “Nemurenai Yoru o Daite” (Hold me through the sleepless night) was extremely successful, leading to four television appearances. And her best was still to come.
On January 27, 1993, Izumi Sakai released her sixth single “Makenaide”, which appealed to the Japanese public. Released at a time that is now seen as the beginning of Japan’s post economic bubble era when the Nikkei 225 Index had shrunk in value by a third in only three years, “Makenaide” (Don’t Give Up) became known as the theme song of the country’s Lost Decade.” While Sakai commented on the television show Music Station that it would be a song to encourage men taking college and company employment examinations, many people said this song helped them cope with difficult issues such as school bullying. What is notable about “Makenaide” is that Zard fans’ favorite phrase, “Run through Until the End” was originally “Do Not Give Up until the End”. “Makenaide” has been used as a theme song for the Nippon Television program 24-hour TV, an annual charity program hosted live by celebrities for a whole day. Sakai said that she was honored and looked forward to watching 24-hour TV. Overall, “Makenaide” sold nearly 2 million copies.
Height, Weight & Body Measurements
| Height | 1.65 m |
Izumi Sakai height 1.65 m Gary weight Not Known & body measurements will update soon.
Who is Izumi Sakai Dating?
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The Zard Official Book: Kitto Wasurenai (きっと忘れない―ZARD OFFICIAL BOOK ) was released on August 15, 2007. This book contains tracks of 16 years by “Izumi Sakai’s poetry” and “Comments of the staff who have helped ZARD”.
Facts & Trivia
Gary Ranked on the list of most popular Singer. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Japan. Izumi Sakai celebrates birthday on February 6 of every year.
Sakai died on May 27, 2007. Police judged her death accidental, the result of a fall from the landing of an emergency-exit slope at Keio University Hospital, where she was undergoing chemotherapy. The slope appeared to be very slippery due to rain the day before. According to police, the fall took place during a walk on the morning of May 26, 2007, from a height of about 3 meters (about 9 feet and 10 inches). Sakai was discovered unconscious at around 5:40 a.m. by a passer-by and taken to the emergency room, where she died the following afternoon of head injuries. Due to the unusual and unlikely nature of her death, police investigated for possibility of suicide, but concluded that it was indeed an accident. In the Friday article, her mother said that she took walks in rehabilitation and the location where she fell was her favorite place to meditate. Sakai had been planning to release a new album in fall 2007, as well as launch her first live tour in three years. She was 40. Her family was at her side, but it was reported that she never regained consciousness.
What happened Izumi Sakai?
Izumi Sakai, singer in the pop group ZARD, died of a brain contusion Sunday at a Tokyo hospital after falling down a stairway, her office said Monday. She was 40.
Is Zard dead?
Sakai’s death Founding member Izumi Sakai died on May 27, 2007 , at the age of 40 in Keio University Hospital.
Did Izumi Sakai commit suicide?
Sakai was discovered unconscious at around 5:40 a.m. by a passer-by and taken to the emergency room, where she died the following afternoon of head injuries. Due to the unusual and unlikely nature of her death, police investigated for possibility of suicide, but concluded that it was indeed an accident.
Who is the famous singer in Japan?
1. 宇多田 ヒカル (うただ ひかる) / Utada Hikaru. Popular and well-known worldwide, Utada Hikaru has dominated the Japanese music charts since 1997.
What does Zard mean?
Zard was a Japanese pop rock group. Originally a group of five members, with lead vocalist Izumi Sakai as group leader.