Takahiro Nishikawa was born 26 May 1964. He attended and graduated from Hokkaido Otofuke High School in
Otofuke, Hokkaido. In 1988, Nishikawa became a founding member of the band
Dreams Come True as their
keyboardist. Their first single, , was released in March 1989. Their first album,
Dreams Come True, sold over one million copies. While with the band, they released eleven studio albums, nine of which debuted at #1 on the
Oricon charts. In that same time period, they released 33
singles, and 10 of them debuted at #1 on the Oricon singles charts. As a band member, he acquired the nickname . Nishikawa left the band in March 2002 due to differences in musical direction. He was arrested in October that year on suspicion of assaulting his sister-in-law (the charges were later dropped), and a urine test resulted in an additional charge for using illegal stimulants. He stated that he began using them due to a lack of sleep, purchasing them after being approached by a dealer at a club in Tokyo. He was sentenced to 1 year 6 months, but the sentence was suspended for three years. He was arrested a second time, in February 2006 following a traffic stop in which police found stimulants in his vehicle. He was convicted and sentenced to 1 year 6 months, and he was released from prison in 2007. In 2009, Nishikawa opened a bar in
Sapporo, where he regularly hosts during which songs by Dreams Come True are played. He puts up posters in the bar each time a new Dreams Come True album is released. When concerts are held in Sapporo, the band often have an after party at the bar, and admission is a ticket from seeing the band perform. These events draw not only locals but also tourists. Nishikawa sometimes works as a
DJ in Sapporo, and participates in
LGBT events. Nishikawa has stated that he has no intention of re-entering the public stage. Historical footage and images of Dreams Come True while he was a member are often manipulated to not show him. However, he remains close with the members of Dreams Come True, and band member
Masato Nakamura is supportive of Nishikawa returning to the band. He made an appearance and performed with Nakamura in July 2019 as part of the band's 30th anniversary celebration, though
Miwa Yoshida did not appear at this event. Nishikawa has never been married. ==Awards==