Yukiko Okada



Yukiko Okada (岡田 有希子 Okada Yukiko, real name Kayo Satō (佐藤 佳代), August 22, 1967 – April 8, 1986) was an Idol Singer from The Eighties and winner of Star Tanjō! in 1983. She became infamous after her suicide in 1986 which inspired copycat suicides in Japan, so much so that the national phenomenon was named the "Yukiko Syndrome".


 * Cinderella (シンデレラ) (1984)
 * Okurimono (贈りもの, Gift) (1984, compilation)
 * Fairy (1985)
 * Jyūgatsu no Ningyo (十月の人魚, October Mermaid) (1985)
 * Okurimono II (贈りものII, Gift II) (1985, compilation)
 * Venus Tanjō (ヴィーナス誕生, Birth of Venus) (1986)
 * Okurimono III (贈りものIII, Gift III) (2002, posthumous compilation)
 * All Songs Request (2002, posthumous singles compilation)


 * Mariko Sugiura in Kinjirareta Mariko (1985 TV series)


 * Accidental Misnaming: The nickname "Yukko" was a mistake on Yukiko's part and stuck as an Affectionate Nickname.
 * Dead Artists Are Better: Chances are you know her musical output because of the legacy surrounding her death.


 * Silly Love Songs: Her early albums are full of love songs.
 * Teen Idol