15 Facts About Yukiko Okada

Yukiko Okada was a Japanese singer and actress, active in the mid-1980s.

Yukiko Okada was born as Sato Kayo on August 22,1967, the second daughter of the Sato family.

In elementary school, Okada loved to read, especially manga, and she was a talented artist.

In junior high school, Yukiko Okada wanted to become a singer and applied for every possible audition, anything from major productions to the smallest talent recruitment, hoping to become a star.

Yukiko Okada made her debut in 1984, when on April that year, she released her first single, "First Date", written by composer and singer Mariya Takeuchi.

Yukiko Okada was nicknamed "Yukko" by her fans, which is a common abbreviation for the name "Yukiko" in the Japanese language.

Yukiko Okada's smile bore the same name: the "Yukko smile".

Yukiko Okada won Rookie of the Year in the year of her debut,.

Yukiko Okada played the leading role in her first television drama Kinjirareta Mariko, in 1985.

Yukiko Okada was discovered by a rescue team called in by the apartment's manager after other residents noticed the smell of gas.

Yukiko Okada then asked her where she wanted to go: to her parents' home in Nagoya, her apartment, or the office.

Yukiko Okada replied that the office was good, so she was brought to the sixth floor of the Sun Music building.

Yukiko Okada was reported to have been "upset and depressed about an unhappy love affair", with an actor described to be "old enough to be her father", Toru Minegishi, a co-star in Kinjirareta Mariko.

Yukiko Okada's remains were cremated, and were interred at the Joman-ji Temple, Inuyama, Aichi Prefecture, Japan.

Yukiko Okada's fans were shocked and shattered by her untimely death.