Yukiko Okada
Japanese pop singer (1967–1986) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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.
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Yukiko Okada | |
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岡田 有希子 | |
Born | Kayo Satō (佐藤 佳代)[1] (1967-08-22)August 22, 1967 Ichinomiya, Aichi, Japan |
Died | April 8, 1986(1986-04-08) (aged 18) Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan |
Cause of death | Suicide by jumping from height |
Burial place | Aisai, Aichi |
Nationality (legal) | Japanese |
Other names | Yukko |
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Occupation | Japanese idol |
Years active | 1983–1986 |
Era | Showa |
Agent | Sun Music [ja] |
Label | Canyon |
Musical career | |
Genres | Kayokyoku[4] |
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