Masaki Satō Explained

Masaki Satō
Native Name:佐藤優樹
Native Name Lang:ja
Birth Date:7 May 1999
Birth Place:Hokkaido, Japan
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Instrument:Vocals
Background:solo_singer
Years Active:2011–present
Genre:Japanese pop
Label:Zetima

(born May 7, 1999, in Sapporo, Hokkaido) is a Japanese pop singer. She is a former tenth-generation member of the pop group Morning Musume.

Early life

Masaki Satō was born on May 7, 1999, in Hokkaido, Japan.[1]

Career

2011–present: Debut with Morning Musume

On September 29, 2011, at a concert at Nippon Budokan, which was part of Morning Musume Concert Tour 2011 Aki Ai Believe: Takahashi Ai Sotsugyō Kinen Special, it was announced that Masaki Satō passed the auditions alongside three other girls: Haruna Īkubo, Ayumi Ishida and Haruka Kudō, and would join Morning Musume.[2]

On October 10, 2012, it was announced that Satō would be a member of the new unit, Harvest, alongside Erina Ikuta, Ayumi Ishida and Akari Takeuchi.[3]

On July 23, 2013, it was announced that Satō would be a member of the new unit, Jurin, alongside Juice=Juice member Karin Miyamoto.[4]

On March 13, 2014, it was announced that Satō would be a member of a newly formed Satoyama movement unit, Sato no Akari, alongside Rina Katsuta, and Akari Uemura.[5]

She graduated from Morning Musume on December 13, 2021, to become a soloist.[6]

Discography

For Masaki Satō's releases with Morning Musume, see Morning Musume discography.

Singles

No.TitleYearPeak
chart
positions
SalesAlbum
JPN Oricon
[7]
JPN Hot 100
[8]
Digital 1
(with Haruka Kudo)
201782rowspan="6"
Digital 2202136
Digital 3
(with Reina Tanaka)
2022
Digital 4
(with Karin Miyamoto)
1Ding Dong20234 42
  • JPN: 16,165[9]

Bibliography

Photobooks

Filmography

Television

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 【注目の新成人】モーニング娘。'20佐藤優樹「自分の生きたいように生きて」. Model Press. January 13, 2020.
  2. Web site: モーニング娘。10期メンバー4人発表 明日卒業の高橋愛は「進化」に期待. Oricon News. September 29, 2011.
  3. Web site: アップフロントの「SATOYAMA movement」からGREEN FIELDSとハーベストが誕生。全4組でCDデビューも決定. Barks. October 16, 2012.
  4. Web site: 【Kawaii girl Japan】モーニング娘。佐藤優樹とJuice=Juice宮本佳林、SATOYAMA movementで最終秘密兵器タッグ「ジュリン」結成. Barks. July 23, 2013.
  5. Web site: SATOYAMA新ユニット3組「ひなフェス」でお披露目. Natalie. March 13, 2014.
  6. Web site: ニュース詳細|ハロー!プロジェクト オフィシャルサイト. 2021-12-14. www.helloproject.com.
  7. Web site: Masaki Satō Oricon Style. . April 5, 2023. ja.
  8. Billboard JAPAN Hot 100 Charts. Billboard . Japanese.
  9. Web site: https://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/js/w/2023-04-10/. ja:オリコン週間 シングルランキング 2023年03月27日~2023年04月02日. Oricon Weekly Single Ranking March 27, 2023 to April 2, 2023. Oricon. ja. April 5, 2023. April 5, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230405023510/https://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/js/w/2023-04-10/. dead.