While Nishikawa was a member of the band, Dreams Come True won two The Television Drama Academy Awards for theme songs, once in 1995 and again in 1999.
After he left the band, he was arrested and convicted twice for possession of illegal stimulants, once in October 2002 and again in February 2006.
He opened a bar in Sapporo in 2009, where he regularly holds events themed around his former band, including after-concert parties.
[8][9][10] 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.
[8] He was arrested a second time, in February 2006 following a traffic stop in which police found stimulants in his vehicle.
[10] In 2009, Nishikawa opened a bar in Sapporo, where he regularly hosts "Dre Night" (ドリナイト, Dori Naito) during which songs by Dreams Come True are played.