Summer Beach - Music

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 More Than 30 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. On April 21 1984 Okada Debuted With A Single "First Date". She Was Known As "Yukko" In The Beginning Of Her Career As A Result Of Her Mispronouncing Her Name Yukiko Stemming From Her Nervousness On Her First Television Appearance On "The Best Ten". Okada Won The Rookie Of The Year-Title On That Same Year And Was Awarded From "the 26th Japan Record Awards Grand Prix Best New Artist Award" For Her 3rd Single "Dreaming Girl Koi Hajimemashite" At The End Of Her Debut Year. Her 1986 Song "Lip Network" Was Written By Seiko Matsuda And Was Composed By Ryuichi Sakamoto. The Single Reached Number One Spot On The Oricon Weekly Single Charts Of February 10 1986. After Achieving This Sucess Tragedy Happened. The Sun Music Building Located In Yotsuya Tokyo Around 10 O'clock April 8 1986 18 Year Old Okada Was Found With A Slashed Wrist In Her Gas-Filled Tokyo Apartment. Two Hours Later Okada Jumped To Her Death From The Seven-Story Building. The Reason For Okada's Suicide Is Still Unknown. read less