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{{Infobox musical artist | <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject Musicians --> |
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| Name = Yukiko Okada<br />{{nihongo2|岡田有希子}} |
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| Img = Yukiko in western outfit.jpg |
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| Img_capt = Yukiko Okada in 1984. |
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| Background = solo_singer |
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| Birth_name = {{nihongo2|佐藤佳代}} (Satō, Kayo) |
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| Alias = Yukko |
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| Born = {{birth date |1967|08|22}} |
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| Origin = [[Aichi Prefecture]], [[Nagoya]], [[Japan]] |
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| Died = {{death date and age|1986|04|8|1967|08|22}} |
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| Instrument = [[Vocals]], [[Piano]] |
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| Genre = [[Japanese Pop music|Japanese Pop]] |
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| Occupation = [[Singer]], [[Songwriter]], [[Record producer|Producer]], [[Actress]], [[Model (person)|Model]], [[Spokesperson]] |
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| Years_active = 1984-1986 |
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| Label = [[Pony Canyon]] |
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{{nihongo|'''Yukiko Okada'''|岡田有希子|Okada Yukiko|August 22, 1967 - April 8, 1986}} was a Japanese Idol singer. Yukiko Okada has been called "Pure(Clean),legendary (Seitouha) 80's Japanese idol" even now in the new millennium. There were many reasons that she was called such. Some of J-idol had some personality, most dared to change their original personality to just get more fans, few were meant to be ideal idols, but the truth of the matter was that most of the J-idols' characters was fake. TV talents in many genres in addition to singers are demanded friendly and aggressive style, that will be said in many countries, but '''her''', Yukiko Okada, character was very shy, so that she rejected the cameras, but she continued to have the passion that she wanted to be more active as a top J-idol singer. [[Image:Screenshot of Yukiko Special.jpg|100px|left|thumb| Yukiko is still remembered. Television programs talk about her life and career]] She was naive, cute, pure, and a growing pop sensation across Japan. Girls wanted to be just like her. She was claimed to become the next [[Seiko Matsuda]], who is the eternal idol of Japan to today, and girls idolized her and copied her style, boys dreamed about being her boyfriend or husband, parents thought she was just lovely and elegant, the elderly wished their own grandchildren could be just like her with such kindness and respect for everyone. ''Yukiko '''was and is''' Seitouha Idol.'' |
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Her smile was known nationally as the Yukko Smile. |
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She walked with grace and her personality was so lively. <ref>http://www.japanprobe.com/?p=543</ref>On a program aired on [[NTV]] called, ニッポン人が好きな１００人の美人 (100 People Loved by the Japanese -Beauty Edition-) , the people of Japan ranked Yukiko No.17 out of 100 women/girls on the most important and historical figures in Female History. |
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Yukiko is forever, Japan's Little Princess. |
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==Biography== |
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===Early life=== |
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On Tuesday, August 22, 1967, Yukiko was born as the second daughter of the Satō family at the Ichinomiya-shi |
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Hospital in [[Nagoya]], [[Aichi]] [[Prefecture]]. In the days of her elementary school life, Yukiko loved to read books, especially comic books and she had talent to draw pictures. In the days of her junior high school life, Yukiko began to yearn for becoming a singer and applied for every possible audition out there. Yukiko went to anything from a big major audition to an audition of the slightest talent recruitment, as she thought it was her chance for becoming a star. Audition after audition she was rejected. However, she was finally accepted to a TV program much like [[American Idol]] is nowadays. That program was [[Star Tanjō!]] on [[Nippon Television]]. On March, 1983, she won the "Star Tanjō!". |
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However, she was now facing a difficult situation. Her parents told her to give up one of her dreams as a result of her wanting to become a singer, and these dreams all had to do with studying: |
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1. Being the number-one on a test in the school.<br /> |
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2. Entering by taking a mock exam of the prefecture within best 5 in the school.<br /> |
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3. Entering her parent's desired Koyo senior high school.<br /> |
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She wanted to please everyone and so she did the unthinkable, and was able to carry out her dream and reach all the other three of her major goals. |
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===Professional career=== |
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{{Listen|filename=Koi Hajimemashite Sample.ogg|title="-Dreaming Girl- Koi, Hajimemashite" (1984)|description=The song, -Dreaming Girl- Koi, Hajimemashite, was Yukiko's 3rd hit single and was one of the most known songs of the [[1980s]] in Japan. The title, "'''''Koi, Hajimemashite'''''" means, "'''''Love, Nice to meet you'''''". The song was written and composed by the 70s J-Idol [[Mariya Takeuchi]]. 34 second sample.|format=[[Ogg]]}} |
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On April 21, 1984, Okada debuted with a single, "First Date". She was known as "Yukko" in the beginning of her career as a result of her mispronouncing her stage name, Yukiko, due to her nervousness on her first television appearance on, ザ・ベストテン(Za Besuto Ten) or "[[The Best Ten]]", which aired on [[Tokyo Broadcasting System|TBS]]. The name Yukko had a ring to it and was her nickname by her fans. Her smile was named to "The Yukko Smile".<ref>Personal Knowledge</ref> |
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Yukiko won the Rookie of the Year-title on that same year, and was awarded honors of "the [[26th Japan Record Awards]], ''Grand Prix Best New Artist Award''" for her 3rd hit single, -Dreaming Girl- Koi, Hajimemashite. at the end of her debuting year. |
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Yukiko also played the leading role on her first television drama "''Kinjirareta Mariko''", which means in English "''The Forbidden Mariko''", in 1985. Her 1986 song '''''''Lip Network''''''' was written by [[Seiko Matsuda]] and was composed by [[Ryuichi Sakamoto]]. [[Image:Yukiko, Ryuuichi, and Seiko.jpg|100px|left|thumb|Seiko Matsuda, Yukiko Okada, and Ryuichi Sakamoto]] The two were very well known people in the music industry and famed celebrities. The single reached number one spot on the [[Oricon]] weekly single charts of February 10, 1986. |
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== Death == |
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[[Image:Sun Music Building in Tokyo 1999.jpg|115px|right|thumb|Although she was at the highest point of her career, she committed suicide by jumping off the top of the Sun Music building, located in the 1st District of [[Shibuya]] in [[Tokyo]].]] |
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Around 10 o'clock April 8, 1986, the 18-year-old Yukiko was found with a slashed wrist in her gas-filled Tokyo apartment, crouching in a closet and sobbing. Two hours later, Okada jumped to her death from the seven-story [[Sun Music Agency]] building. <ref>[http://www.locaview.com/lvs/d.aspx?sid=V11f5A1Ki73V8DkoTG051YtVAs2YP8A3ABc view the place with 360degree movie map]</ref><ref>[http://members.jcom.home.ne.jp/yosha/suicide/Okada_Yukiko.html Yosha Research<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> The reason for the suicide is still unknown. Her untimely death resulted in many [[copycat suicide]]s and the christening of the [[neologism]] '''Yukko Syndrome''' (in reference to copycat suicides) in Japan. <ref>[http://www.idollica.com/okada/OkadaYukiko.html Okada Yukiko<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> |
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Yukiko Okada is to this day known as the "Legendary Seitouha (pure style) Idol". |
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== Discography == |
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===Singles=== |
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''In chronological order'' |
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1. First Date (4/21/1984) [Glico's Cafe Jelly advertisement song] |
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[[Lyrics]] and [[Composer]]: [[Mariya Takeuchi]], [[Arranger]]: Hagita Mitsuo |
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2. Little Princess (7/18/1984) |
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[[Lyrics]] and [[Composer]]: [[Mariya Takeuchi]], [[Arranger]]: Ōmura Masaaki |
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3. -Dreaming Girl- Koi, hajimemashite (9/21/1984) [Glico's Special Chocolate advertisement song] |
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[[Lyrics]], [[Composer]], and[[Arranger]]: [[Mariya Takeuchi]] |
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4. Futari Dake no Ceremony (1/16/1985) [Toshiba's Let's Chat advertisement song] |
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[[Lyrics]]: Jun Natsune, [[Composer]]: [[Ami Ozaki]], [[Arranger]]: [[Masataka Matsutoya] |
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5. Summer Beach (4/17/1985) [Glico's Cafe Jelly advertisement song] |
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[[Lyrics]]and[[Composer]]: [[Ami Ozaki]], [[Arranger]]: [[Masataka Matsutoya]] |
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6. Kanashii Yokan (7/17/1985) [Opening to The Forbidden Mariko, Televison Drama] |
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[[Lyrics]] and [[Composer]]: [[Mariya Takeuchi]], [[Arranger]]: [[Masataka Matsutoya]] |
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7. Love Fair (10/5/1985) [Glico's Cecil Chocolate advertisement song] |
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[[Lyrics]] and [[Composer]]: Kashibuchi Tetsurō, [[Arranger]]: [[Masataka Matsutoya]] |
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8. Kuchibiru Network (1/29/1986) [Kanebo's Lipstick commercial] |
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[[Lyrics]]: [[Seiko Matsuda]], Composer: [[Ryuichi Sakamoto]], [[Arranger]]: Kashibuchi Tetsurō |
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9. Hana no Image (5/14/1986) [Released posthumously] [[Lyrics]], |
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[[Composer]] and [[Arranger]]: Kashibuchi Tetsurō |
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10. Believe in You (2002 strings version) (12/4/2002) [Released posthumously] |
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[[Lyrics]]: Yoshizawa Kumiko, [[Composer]]: Umegaki Tatsushi, [[Arranger]]: Hattori Takayuki |
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===Albums=== |
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#Cinderella ({{lang|ja|シンデレラ}}) |
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#{{nihongo|Okurimono|贈りもの|Gift}} |
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#Fairy |
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#{{nihongo|Jyūgatsu no Ningyo|十月の人魚|October Mermaid}} |
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#{{nihongo|Okurimono II|贈りものII|Gift II}} |
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#{{nihongo|Venus Tanjō|ヴィーナス誕生|Birth of Venus}} |
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#{{nihongo|Okurimono III|贈りものIII|Gift III}} (heritage, Released posthumously) |
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# All Songs Request (posthumous singles collection) |
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== References == |
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{{Reflist}} |
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{{succession box|title=[[Japan Record Award]] for Best New Artist|before=[[The Good-Bye]]|after=[[Miho Nakayama]]|years=[[26th Japan Record Awards|1984]]}} |
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{{succession box|title=[[FNS Music Festival]] for Best New Artist|before=The Good-Bye|after=[[Minako Honda]]|years=1984}} |
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{{succession box|title=[[Shinjuku Music Festival]] for Gold Prize|before=The Good-Bye, Sayuri Iwai, Yasuko Kuwata||after=[[Shigeyuki Nakamura]], Minako Honda|years=1984 (with : [[Koji Kikkawa]])}} |
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{{succession box|title=[[Ginza Music Festival]] for Grand Prix|before=The Good-Bye|after=[[Noriko Matsumoto]]|years=1984}} |
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[[Category:Popular musicians who committed suicide]] |
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[[Category:Suicides by jumping from a height]] |
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[[Category:1967 births]] |
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[[Category:1986 deaths]] |
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[[Category:Japanese female singers]] |
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[[Category:People from Nagoya]] |
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[[Category:Suicides in Japan]] |
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[[ko:오카다 유키코]] |
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