On December 24, according to local media, a well-known Japanese songwriter and singer Yasushi Nakamura died of liver cancer in the hospital on December 20 at the age of 81.
On November 16, Nakamura revealed the news of cancer on the social platform. He said that he started receiving treatment on October 30 and he returned to the stage with the help of doctors. He has been in his professional career for 60 years and is now 81 years old. He has experienced more happiness and pain than others. I have accepted this reality and started preparing for the final chapter of my musical life a few years ago, and now I want to accomplish this. In addition, he also said that he will actively receive treatment, strive to live to complete the final chapter of the musical life, and use his favorite music and perseverance to fight against illness.
It is reported that at the end of September, Nakamura felt unfit to go to the hospital for examination in early October and accidentally discovered that he had liver cancer. During his illness, Yasushi Nakamura continued to perform and create while receiving treatment, which can be described as very dedicated. His social platform has always been updated with his latest situation, and Nakamura has been facing the illness with a positive attitude.
On December 5th, Yasushi Nakamura also participated in the performance. He also said that his condition was progressing well before, but he did not expect to pass away just over a month after he announced that he had cancer.
Nakamura Yasushi, born on May 21, 1939, is a well-known Japanese songwriter and singer. During his 60-year career, he has composed songs for many famous singers, such as Kobayashi Xu, Sakurada Junko, Hosokawa Takashi, and Teresa Teng ("My Song").
Many well-known artists in my country have also sang the songs he composed, such as Zhen Ni’s "Tomorrow Says Today", Feng Feifei’s "I Have You in My Memories", "That Feeling", Zheng Shaoqiu’s "Remnants", Jiang Ming learned "Warm Memories", "Meeting You" by Teresa Teng, "That Promise", etc.
