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Ichinomiya, Aichi, Japan
Yukiko Okada (岡田 有希子, Okada Yukiko, August 22, 1967 – April 8, 1986) was a Japanese singer and actress, active in the mid-1980s. After winning a nationwide television show at age 15 in 1983, she debuted as an idol in 1984. Her death by suicide two years later led to a number of copycat suicides, a phenomenon that would bear her name.
Known for
- KANASHII YOKAN: The Life and Legacy of Yukiko Okada — Herself2018
- Okada Yukiko - Memories in Swiss — Herself2002
- The Forbidden Mariko — Mariko Sugiura1985
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- Pensacola
Discography
- OKADA2014
- Division of Self2014
- Impermanence2015
- Love Telepathic2016
- Floating Away From the World2017
- Misery2018
- Life Is but an Empty Dream2019
- Fragility2022
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 90,834
- Total plays
- 981,363
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Yukiko Okada (岡田有希子), born Kayo Sato (佐藤佳代) (August 22, 1967 – April 8, 1986 in Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, Japan), known as Yukko to her fans, was a Japanese idol during the 1980s, signed to Pony Canyon records. She is still popular in spite of her death of amost 40 years ago. In her beginning Okada went on many auditions for talents and singing. Finally she was accepted to Star Tanjou! on Nippon Television. In March 1983, she won the contest. <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Yukiko+Okada">Rea
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- Japan
- Place of birth
- Ichinomiya
- Place of death
- Yotsuya
- Occupation
- film actor
- Languages spoken
- Japanese
- Genre
- J-pop
- Instrument
- voice
- Record label
- Pony Canyon
- Image
- Okada Yukiko.jpg
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- name in kana
- おかだ ゆきこ
- place of burial
- Saya
- date of birth
- 1967-08-22
- date of death
- 1986-04-08
- manner of death
- Suicide
- name in native language
- 岡田 有希子
- cause of death
- suicide by jumping from height
- start of work period
- 1984-00-00
- end of work period
- 1986-00-00
- birth name
- 佐藤 佳代
- Commons category
- Yukiko Okada
- social media followers
- 15000
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