Noriko Sakai
Pop Singer
Japanese pop singer known for singles like Aoi Usagi. She is especially popular among Taiwanese and Hong Kong audiences.
She made her acting debut on the series Hitotsu Yane no Shita in 1993.
She was involved in a drug scandal in 2009 but has since done public speaking tours to raise awareness of drug addiction.
She was married to Yuichi Takaso from 1998 to 2010.
She contributed music to the animated series Aim for the Top! Gunbuster, directed by Hideaki Anno.