Masaaki Sakai to release 1st album in 21 years

Wednesday 10th September, 05:50 AM JST

TOKYO —

Celebrity Masaaki Sakai, 62, will release a new album titled “Toki no wasuremono” on Sept 20 for the first time in 21 years.

Sakai will celebrate the 57th anniversary of his debut as a child actor. He said the album will contain a song for his two daughters who have been living separately since his divorce in 2001. He said the jazz song is partly a message to his daughters, questioning himself about how they see him as their father now.

Sakai will hold a mini-concert on Sept 23 to introduce the new album.

8 Comments

lipscombe at 06:33 AM JST - 10th September

inject it with some of that famous monkey magic
borscht at 07:30 AM JST - 10th September

two daughters who have been living separately since his divorce in 2001.

This strongly suggests his daughters don't live with one another. I have a feeling the writer wanted to say Sakai no longer lives with his daughters. And, at 62, one can assume that his daughters are in their 20s or 30s. If that is the case, them living their own lives separate from both each other and Sakai is not newsworthy. However, since Sakai was married from 1989 to 2001, the kids could be anywhere from seven to 18. What's the story, JT?
thepro at 08:41 AM JST - 10th September

yay, a new album from the guy who was at the forefront of the corporate manufactured bands system, which has ruined music in this country
neverknow2 at 09:30 AM JST - 10th September

57th anniversary.??? Must be an imporant one here in Japan!!
Osakadaz at 03:55 PM JST - 10th September

The Spiders.I love this guy.Monkey Magic taught me everything I needed to know about life.Hope he does a reworking of 'saraba koi'. I am dead serious BTW.
Nessie at 04:02 PM JST - 10th September

Anniversary as an actor. But the story implies he is or was a musician. Something missing here,
TeruSensei at 09:57 PM JST - 10th September

He has a definite sale right here!
zaichik at 05:46 AM JST - 12th September

Altogether now: Gandaaaala, gandaaaaala, they say it was in Iiiiindia....

Yes, yes, I know that was Godaigo....