fɔːɹ mˈoʊst əv sˈækjʊɹɹˌaɪz mjˈuːzɪkəl kɚɹˈɪɹ, hiː hˈæzbiːn pˈɑːɹt ʌv mˈɪstɚ. tʃˈɪldɹən, bˌʌt hɐz dˈʌn ˈʌðɚ wˈɜːk ɪŋklˈuːdɪŋ ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti fˈaɪv wˌɛɹ hiː sˈæŋ ænd pɹədˈuːst ðə tʃˈæɹᵻɾi sˈɪŋɡəl wɪð kˈeɪsuːk kjuːwˈɑːɾə fɹʌm sˈʌðɚn ˈɔːl stˈɑːɹz fɚðɪ ˈækt ɐɡˈɛnst ˈeɪdz kæmpˈeɪn, ɪn ɐdˈɪʃən tə bˌiːɪŋ ɐ dˈɪsk dʒˈɑːki fɔːɹ mjˈuːzɪk ɡˈæmboʊ ˌɔn ˌɛfˈɛm ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd tˈuː.
For most of Sakurai's musical career, he has been part of Mr. Children, but has done other work including in 1995 where he sang and produced the charity single  with Keisuke Kuwata (from Southern All Stars) for the Act Against AIDS campaign, in addition to being a disc jockey for Music Gambo on FM802.