Yuki Saito

Japanese actress, singer, essayist, and poet Yuki Saito was born on September 10, 1966, in Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture. She rose to fame in 1984 after winning Kodansha's Miss Magazine Grand Prix while still in high school. Preceded by the single "Sotsugyō," her studio debut Axia was released in 1985 and peaked at Number 6 on the Oricon charts. The album's success catapulted her to pop stardom as she became a household name in Japanese TV through her roles on the series Sukeban Deka (1985) and Hanekonma (1986), as well as through a series of performances at the New Year's Eve special Kōhaku Uta Gassen. During this time, Yuki Saito issued the single "Kanashimi yo Konnichi wa" (1986), which would later become one of the most iconic anime theme songs of all time after being featured in the show Maison Ikkoku. The song was also included in her third studio album Chime (1986), a more streamlined effort that reached Number 6 on the Japanese Albums Chart. By the late 1980s, Yuki Saito had become one of Japan's biggest pop icons, appearing in multiple films and TV shows while continuing her success as a music artist on the albums Ripple (1987), Pant (1988), To You (1988), and âge (1989), all of which landed in the Oricon Top 10. Even though she partly retreated from the spotlight after becoming a mother in the 1990s, she still managed to juggle between her personal life and her professional career, releasing albums such as Moon (1990), Love (1991), Moi (1994), Nanimokamo kawaru to shite mo (2011), and Eternity (2015) and occasionally taking roles in films, series, and stage musicals. Suikyōkyoku, a collection of acoustic reimaginings of her biggest hits, saw the light in 2021 and climbed to Number 13 in Japan.

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