Born in Takatsuki City, Osaka Prefecture. Nicknamed "Mackey." He handles the lyrics, composition, and arrangement for almost all of his original songs himself. He began to stand out as a musician during his high school years and debuted in 1990. He had a major breakthrough with the 1991 single "Donna Toki mo." He gained immense popularity for songs that skillfully depict the psychology of romance, such as "Mou Koi Nante Shinai" (1992) and "SPY" (1994). Despite being from Osaka, he is a fan of the Hiroshima Toyo Carp baseball team. Makihara is known as a dog lover; over a 20-year period, he has owned nine French Bulldogs and one Pug. During that time, his dogs have bred with each other, and puppies have been born. On August 26, 1999, during a police search of his home, one gram of stimulants was discovered. He was arrested on the spot for violating the Stimulants Control Act along with a friend of ten years. His probation ended in December 2002. In April 2018, he was found in possession of approximately 0.083g of stimulants and 64.2ml of the dangerous drug "Rush" at his then-residence in Minato Ward, Tokyo. On February 13, 2020, his new home in Jingumae, Shibuya Ward was searched, and he was arrested on suspicion of violating the Stimulants Control Act. His probation period ended on August 18, 2023. Likes: Jun-reba-don (liver rice bowl), bread, fried shrimp, butter, hot chocolate, sweets, snacks, rice accompaniments, raisins, chicken rice, animals (mainly dogs and cats), Hiroshima Toyo Carp, clothes, English, ROLLY (maternal cousin), electronics (his family home is an electronics store), Ryuichi Sakamoto, Japan. He has no particular dislikes.