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{{short description|Japanese house DJ (born 1979)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2019}}
{{BLP sources|date=August 2021}}{{Expand Japanese|topic=bio|date=April 2024}}
{{Infobox musical artist
| image             = 2008.09.12@CL@B YUDELINS 005, MAKAI.jpg
| name              = Makai
| background        = non_vocal_instrumentalist
| caption           = Guest DJ: MAKAI
| birth_name        =
| alias             =
| birth_date        = {{birth date and age|1979|8|27|df=y}}
| birth_place       = [[Fukuoka Prefecture]], [[Japan]]
| death_date        = {{Death date and age|YYYY|MM|DD|YYYY|MM|DD}}
| origin            =
| instrument        =
| genre             = [[J-Pop]], [[house music|house]], [[dance music|dance]]
| occupation        = DJ
| years_active      = 1992–present
| label             = Frontier (Gate Records) (2005–2007)<br/>[[BMG Japan]] (2008–2009)<br/>[[Universal Music Japan|Universal]] (2010-present)
| associated_acts   = [[Thelma Aoyama]], [[Azu]], [[Beni (singer)|Beni]], [[Mao Denda]], [[Emyli]], [[Emi Hinouchi]], [[Hiromi (singer)|Hiromi]], [[LISA (Japanese musician, born 1974)|Lisa]], [[Monday Michiru]], [[Wise (rapper)|Wise]], [[Ryohei Yamamoto]], [[Yolis]]
| website           = [http://www.makai.tv www.makai.tv]
}}
'''Makai''' (born 27 August 1979, stylized as '''MAKAI'''){{cn|date=April 2024}} is a Japanese [[house music|house]] DJ.<ref>https://www.excite.co.jp/news/music/ {{Bare URL inline|date=August 2024}}</ref> He is well known for his collaborations with Japanese vocalists, such as "Garden of Love" with [[Thelma Aoyama]], which topped the [[iTunes Store|iTunes]] Japan internal charts.
==Discography==
===Studio albums===
{| class="wikitable"
! rowspan="1"| Year
! rowspan="1"| Album Information
! colspan="1"| Chart positions
! colspan="1"| Total sales
|-
| align="center"|2005
|''[[Frontier (Makai album)|Frontier]]''
* <small>Released: 9 February 2005</small>
* <small>Label: Gate Records (GAGH-0013)</small>
* <small>Formats: [[Compact disc|CD]]</small>
|align="center"|237
|align="center"|1,700
|-
| align="center"|2007
|''[[Stay True (Makai album)|Stay True]]''
* <small>Released: 14 February 2007</small>
* <small>Label: Gate Records (GAGH-0032)</small>
* <small>Formats: [[Compact disc|CD]]</small>
|align="center"|73
|align="center"|7,300
|-
| align="center" rowspan="2"|2008
|''[[Garden (Makai album)|Garden]]''
* <small>Released: 5 March 2008</small>
* <small>Label: [[BMG Japan]] (BVCR-17060)</small>
* <small>Formats: [[Compact disc|CD]], [[music download|digital download]]</small>
|align="center"|43
|align="center"|21,000
|-
|''[[Stars (Makai album)|Stars]]''
* <small>Released: 24 September 2008</small>
* <small>Label: [[BMG Japan]] (BVCR-11121)</small>
* <small>Formats: [[Compact disc|CD]], [[music download|digital download]]</small>
|align="center"|32
|align="center"|12,000
|-
| align="center" |2010
|''[[Love Lite]]''
* <small>Released: 28 April 2010</small>
* <small>Label: [[Universal Music Japan|Universal]] (UPCH-1771)</small>
* <small>Formats: [[Compact disc|CD]], [[music download|digital download]]</small>
|align="center"|''TBA''
|align="center"|''TBA''
|}
===Other albums===
{| class="wikitable"
! rowspan="1"| Year
! rowspan="1"| Album Information
! colspan="1"| Chart positions
! colspan="1"| Total sales
|-
| align="center"|2008
|''[[Alive (Makai album)|Alive]]''
* <small>Production compilation album</small>
* <small>Only released at [[HMV]]</small>
* <small>Released: 9 February 2005</small>
* <small>Label: U'S Music (USM-016)</small>
* <small>Formats: [[Compact disc|CD]]</small>
|align="center"|—
|align="center"|—
|-
| align="center"|2009
|''[[Legend (Makai album)|Legend]]''
* <small>Cover album</small>
* <small>Released: 25 March 2009</small>
* <small>Label: [[BMG Japan]] (BVCR-17076)</small>
* <small>Formats: [[Compact disc|CD]]</small>
|align="center"|115
|align="center"|3,000
|-
| align="center"|2010
|''[[Virtual Party]]''
* <small>Remix album</small>
* <small>Released: 24 March 2010</small>
* <small>Label: [[BMG Japan]] (BVCR-17076)</small>
* <small>Formats: [[Compact disc|CD]]</small>
|align="center"|—
|align="center"|—
|}
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==External links==
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20180904040726/http://www.makai.tv/ Official Website]
*[http://www.universal-music.co.jp/universalj/artist/makai/ Universal label site]
*[http://www.sonymusic.co.jp/Music/Arch/ARI/makai/ Former BMG Japan label site]
*[http://ameblo.jp/makai-k/ Makai's official blog]
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[[Category:1979 births]]
[[Category:Japanese house musicians]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Musicians from Fukuoka Prefecture]]
[[Category:People from Fukuoka Prefecture]]
[[Category:Japanese electronic dance music DJs]]
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