Noriko Sakai, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Noriko Sakai

Japanese actor and singer

Date of Birth: 14-Feb-1971

Place of Birth: Fukuoka, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan

Profession: actor, singer, mangaka, tarento

Nationality: Japan

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius

Noriko Sakai (?? ??, Sakai Noriko, born February 14, 1971) is a Japanese singer and actress.
Under her former stage name Nori-P (????), Sakai released her first single, "Otoko no Ko ni Naritai" (????????, "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.
She is particularly popular in Hong Kong and Taiwan.
Her best-selling single to date is Aoi Usagi (?????, "blue rabbit"). In August 2009, Sakai was arrested on suspicion of possession and abuse of drugs and sentenced to probation for three years.
She divorced her husband Yuichi Takaso (?? ??, Takaso Yuichi) after the incident and temporarily stayed away from the media circle.
After her probation ended, she began rehearsals for the theater, and signed on with Office Nigun Niiba, as a first step towards returning to the media committee.