Masaki Satō

Masaki Satō
佐藤優樹
Masaki Satō 佐藤優樹
Background information
Born	May 7, 1999 (age 25); Hokkaido, Japan
Occupations	Singer; Model; Dancer; actor;
	Musical career
Genres	Japanese pop
Instrument	Vocals
Years active	2011–present
Labels	Zetima

Masaki Satō (佐藤優樹, Satō Masaki) (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.	Title	Year	Peak chart positions		Sales	Album
No.	Title	Year	JPN Oricon ^[7]	JPN Hot 100 ^[8]^[a]	Sales	Album
Digital 1	"Miss Henkan! !" (Miss変換! !) (with Haruka Kudo)	2017	—	82		Non-album singles
Digital 2	"Egao no Kimi wa Taiyō sa" (笑顔の君は太陽さ)	2021	—	36
Digital 3	"Summer Night Town" (サマーナイトタウン) (with Reina Tanaka)	2022	—	—
Digital 4	"Hotarumatsuri no Hi" (ほたる祭りの日) (with Karin Miyamoto)	2022	—	—^[b]
1	"Ding Dong"	2023	4	42	JPN: 16,165^[14]
1	"Romantic Nante Gara ja Nai" (ロマンティックなんてガラじゃない)	2023	4	—	JPN: 16,165^[14]
2	"Arashi no Number" (嵐のナンバー)	2024	3	92	JPN: 12,851^[15]
2	"Kachō Fūgetsu Shunka Shūtō" (花鳥風月春夏秋冬)	2024	3	—	JPN: 12,851^[15]

Bibliography

Photobooks

Sankaku no Glass (三角の硝子) (October 6, 2018, Odyssey Books and Wani Books, ISBN 978-4-8470-8156-9)

Filmography

Television

Sūgaku Joshi Gakuen (数学♥女子学園) (NTV, 2012)

Notes

^ Sources for chart positions are as follows: "Miss Henkan! !",^[9] "Egao no Kimi wa Taiyou sa",^[10] "Ding Dong",^[11] "Arashi no Number".^[12]
^ Charted at number 49 on the Download Songs chart .^[13]

References

^ "【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.
^ "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.
^ "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.
^ "【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.
^ "SATOYAMA新ユニット3組「ひなフェス」でお披露目". Natalie. March 13, 2014.
^ "ニュース詳細｜ハロー！プロジェクトオフィシャルサイト". www.helloproject.com. Retrieved December 14, 2021.
^ "Masaki Satō | Oricon Style". Oricon (in Japanese). Retrieved November 13, 2024.
^ "Billboard JAPAN Hot 100 Charts". Billboard (in Japanese).
^ "Japan Billboard Hot 100 2017/05/24". Billboard (in Japanese). May 24, 2017. Retrieved March 1, 2022.
^ "Japan Billboard Hot 100 2021/12/22". Billboard (in Japanese). December 22, 2021. Retrieved March 1, 2022.
^ "Japan Billboard Hot 100 2023/04/05". Billboard (in Japanese). April 5, 2023. Retrieved April 5, 2023.
^ "Japan Billboard Hot 100 2024/11/13". Billboard (in Japanese). November 13, 2024. Retrieved November 14, 2024.
^ "Download Songs". Billboard (in Japanese). August 24, 2022. Retrieved March 1, 2023.
^ 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] (in Japanese). Oricon. Archived from the original on April 5, 2023. Retrieved April 5, 2023.
^ オリコン週間シングルランキング 2024年11月04日～2024年11月10日 [Oricon Weekly Single Ranking November 4, 2024 – November 10, 2024] (in Japanese). Oricon. Archived from the original on November 13, 2024. Retrieved November 13, 2024.

[BillboardAlbums-13] Sources for chart positions are as follows: "Miss Henkan! !",^[9] "Egao no Kimi wa Taiyou sa",^[10] "Ding Dong",^[11] "Arashi no Number".^[12]

[15] Charted at number 49 on the Download Songs chart .^[13]

[1] "【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] "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] "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] "【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] "SATOYAMA新ユニット3組「ひなフェス」でお披露目". Natalie. March 13, 2014.

[6] "ニュース詳細｜ハロー！プロジェクトオフィシャルサイト". www.helloproject.com. Retrieved December 14, 2021.

[OriconPositions-7] "Masaki Satō | Oricon Style". Oricon (in Japanese). Retrieved November 13, 2024.

[Billboard-8] "Billboard JAPAN Hot 100 Charts". Billboard (in Japanese).

[9] "Japan Billboard Hot 100 2017/05/24". Billboard (in Japanese). May 24, 2017. Retrieved March 1, 2022.

[10] "Japan Billboard Hot 100 2021/12/22". Billboard (in Japanese). December 22, 2021. Retrieved March 1, 2022.

[11] "Japan Billboard Hot 100 2023/04/05". Billboard (in Japanese). April 5, 2023. Retrieved April 5, 2023.

[12] "Japan Billboard Hot 100 2024/11/13". Billboard (in Japanese). November 13, 2024. Retrieved November 14, 2024.

[14] "Download Songs". Billboard (in Japanese). August 24, 2022. Retrieved March 1, 2023.

[16] 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] (in Japanese). Oricon. Archived from the original on April 5, 2023. Retrieved April 5, 2023.

[17] オリコン週間シングルランキング 2024年11月04日～2024年11月10日 [Oricon Weekly Single Ranking November 4, 2024 – November 10, 2024] (in Japanese). Oricon. Archived from the original on November 13, 2024. Retrieved November 13, 2024.

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Erina Ikuta Sakura Oda Miki Nonaka Maria Makino Akane Haga Reina Yokoyama Rio Kitagawa Homare Okamura Mei Yamazaki Rio Sakurai Haruka Inoue Ako Yumigeta
Former members	Asuka Fukuda Aya Ishiguro Sayaka Ichii Yuko Nakazawa Maki Goto Kei Yasuda Natsumi Abe Nozomi Tsuji Ai Kago Kaori Iida Mari Yaguchi Rika Ishikawa Asami Konno Makoto Ogawa Hitomi Yoshizawa Miki Fujimoto Koharu Kusumi Eri Kamei Jun Jun Lin Lin Ai Takahashi Risa Niigaki Aika Mitsui Reina Tanaka Sayumi Michishige Riho Sayashi Kanon Suzuki Haruka Kudō Haruna Ogata Haruna Iikubo Masaki Satō Chisaki Morito Kaede Kaga Mizuki Fukumura Ayumi Ishida
Studio albums	First Time Second Morning 3rd: Love Paradise 4th Ikimasshoi! No. 5 Ai no Dai 6 Kan Rainbow 7 7.5 Fuyu Fuyu Morning Musume Mini! Sexy 8 Beat Platinum 9 Disc 10 My Me Fantasy! Jūichi 12, Smart 13 Colorful Character 14 Shō: The Message 15 Thank You, Too Hatachi no Morning Musume 16th: That's J-pop
Cover albums	Cover You
Compilations	Best! Morning Musume 1 Best! Morning Musume 2 Early Single Box Morning Musume All Singles Complete: 10th Anniversary Morning Musume Zen Single Coupling Collection The Best! ~Updated Morning Musume~ Morning Musume '14 Coupling Collection 2 Best! Morning Musume 20th Anniversary
Sub-groups	Tanpopo Petit Moni Mini-Moni Morning Musume Sakuragumi Morning Musume Otomegumi Morning Musume Tanjō 10nen Kinentai
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