Okada Yukiko

Okada Yukiko was born on August 22, 1967 in Nagoya, Japan. Adoringly calling her Yukko, fans fell in love with her innocent and cute demeanor, and her famous smile, the "Yukko smile." Her idol was Kawai Naoko, and as well as being an idol, Yukiko was an amazing painter too, you will find a portrait she did of Naoko at the bottom of this section, which Yukiko gave to Naoko on Uta no Top Ten in 1985. She was signed to Pony Canyon records and the Sun Music agency (Matsuda Seiko, Hayami Yuu, and Sakai Noriko were also signed here) and debuted the idol scene in April of 1984 with her single "First Date." Her single "First Date" was released the same day as Kikuchi Momoko's first single, pairing them in the idol world as rivals, though they didn't play on this correlation much at all. Ever since after her second single her songs kept a nice top ten status. Yukiko's 3rd single "-Dreaming Girl- Koi hajimemashite" earned her an award for Japan's best new idol song. In late 1985 she started a small acting career in a television drama called "Kinjirareta Mariko" (Forbidden Mariko) in which she played the role of a girl with ESP powers. In 1985 she also travelled to Switzerland to record a music film for her singles and songs so far, it was called "Yukiko in Swiss", if you have the chance to watch it I recommend it, it's amazingly cute, you can probably find the whole thing on Youtube. In 1986 she hit the number one mark with her single "Kuchibiru Network" which was written by Matsuda Seiko, and was also the advertising song for Kanebo Cosmetic's spring campaign (this is a rather prestigious thing for an idol to do, as Matsuda Seiko, Koizumi Kyouko, and Kawai Naoko have also advertised for it.) Her success with Kuchibiru Network, which was her 8th single gained her much recognition as an idol as she was seen as a star rising fast towards the top. She began working on her 9th single "Hana no Image" and an album "Heart Jack" to go with. Sadly at the prime of her life and career, on April 8, 1986, she committed suicide, unfortunately many of her fans also committed suicide as well coining the term "Yukko syndrome" to account for the many copycat suicides following hers. It was a dark day in idol history, but Yukiko will never be forgotten. Her most famous singles were: "Little Princess", "-Dreaming Girl- Koi hajimemashite", "Futari dake no Ceremony", and "Kuchibiru Network"

Personal Favorite Yukiko Song: Kuchibiru Network
Number ones: 1
Top ten percentage: 6 out of 10 songs = 60%

#	Song Title	Release Date	Highest Position	My Rating	Picture
1.	First Date	4/21/1984	20	7/10
2.	Little Princess	7/18/1984	14	8/10
3.	-Dreaming Girl- Koi hajimemashite	9/21/1984	7	8/10
4.	Futari dake no Ceremony	1/16/1985	4	9/10
5.	Summer Beach	4/17/1985	5	7/10
6.	Kanashii yokan	7/17/1985	7	7/10
7.	Love Fair	10/5/1985	5	7/10
8.	Kuchibiru Network	1/29/1986	1	10/10
9.	Hana no Image	5/14/1986	-	9/10
10.	Believe in you (2002 Strings version)	12/4/2002	-	8/10

Oginome Youko

Oginome Youko was born on December 10, 1968 in Chiba, Japan. She is the younger sister of actress Oginome Keiko. All her life, Youko stayed focused on becoming famous. In elementary school, she won a singing contest and became part of a singing trio called "Milk", they released two singles, but broke up after a year. In junior high, Youko focused on attaining an acting career and auditioned for a live action movie called "Shonben Rider", but was cast into a voice acting position instead for the anime Miyuki. She gained a few more voice acting positions in other animes such as: Bari Bari Densetsu and Ugo Ugo Ruuga. She finally debuted the music scene indefinitely in 1984 releasing her first single "Mirai koukai ~Sailing~" under the label of Victor Entertainment (like Nakamori Akina and Okamoto Maiko.) While her 1st single didn't gain much attention, her 5th single "Koishite Caribbean" gained some popularity, but was mostly a chant song at sports events. Her 7th single "Dancing Hero -Eat You Up-" is what really pushed her name into the charts as a Eurobeat pop dance sensation. From then on she maintained a nice top ten string with a few number ones sprinkled in between. Her new-found instant popularity earned her spots on various commercials and tv programs. She hosted Young Studio 101 along with other idols at that time such as: Minamino Youko and Yoshimoto Miyoko. In 1986, Youko broadened her success into dramas, starring in titles such as: Soushun Monogatari (which I believe Harada Tomoyo sings the title song for), Akachan ni kanpai!, Komarasenaide!, Rin Rin to, Tokyo Kunitori Monogatari, and Nagoya Okane Monogatari. Her career in acting continued into the 90s, but she hasn't made any new dramas since then. In 2001, she discovered she was pregnant and held an abrupt and unexpected wedding with Tsujino Ryuusou, a professional tennis player with whom she graduated high school. Now, she has three children, and seems to have taken a hiatus from her musical career. Some of her most famous singles are: "Dancing Hero -Eat You Up-", "Roppongi junjou ha", "Sayonara kajitsu-tachi", and "Stranger tonight."

Personal Favorite Youko Song: Flamingo In Paradise
Number ones: 3
Top ten percentage: 13 out of 41 songs = 32%

Singles

#	Song Title	Release Date	Highest Position	My Rating	Picture
1.	Mirai koukai ~Sailing~	4/3/1984	32	7/10
2.	Sayonara kara hajimaru monogatari (Story)	7/21/1984	29	6/10
3.	December Memory	11/5/1984	39	7/10
4.	Mukokuseki Romance	2/21/1985	35	7/10
5.	Koishite Caribbean	5/21/1985	24	7/10
6.	Kokoro no mama ni ~I'm just a lady~	8/5/1985	16	8/10
7.	Dancing Hero -Eat You Up-	11/21/1985	5	8/10
8.	Flamingo In Paradise	3/26/1986	7	10/10
9.	Dance Beat wa yoake made	6/10/1986	4	10/10
10.	Roppongi junjou ha	10/29/1986	3	9/10
11.	Wangan taiyou zoku	3/3/1987	3	8/10
12.	Sayonara no kajitsu-tachi	6/21/1987	1	8/10
13.	Kitakaze no Carol	10/27/1987	2	8/10
14.	Stranger Tonight	1/21/1988	1	8/10
15.	Stardust Dream	4/27/1988	1	7/10
16.	DEAR~Cobalt no kanata e~	7/21/1988	2	7/10
17.	Verge of Love	1/18/1989	5	8/10
18.	Shounan Heartbreak	6/7/1989	7	8/10
19.	You're my life	9/21/1989	10	8/10
20.	Gallery	6/27/1990	15	9/10
21.	Shounen no hitomi ni...	12/5/1990	24	-
22.	Bijo to yajuu	6/5/1991	20	7/10
23.	Nee	12/16/1991	14	7/10
24.	STEAL YOUR LOVE	3/27/1992	15	6/10
25.	Coffee Rumba	5/8/1992	35	7/10
26.	Romantic ni aishite	7/1/1992	28	-
27.	Yumemiru PLANET	5/21/1993	33	-
28.	TOKYO GIRL	6/23/1993	66	-
29.	Romance	8/21/1993	47	-
30.	PASSAGES OF TIME	11/21/1993	-	-
31.	Mystery In Love	12/1/1993	-	-
32.	Kyou kara hajime you	2/9/1994	50	-
33.	Koi no Hallelujah	11/23/1994	76	-
34.	Koufuku e no jikan	6/21/1995	86	-
35.	Ashita wa hareru!	8/23/1995	29	-
36.	LOOK UP TO THE SKY	3/21/1997	-	-
37.	Make It On My Own	8/21/1997	-	-
38.	from my Garden	11/21/1997	-	-
39.	WE'LL BE TOGETHER	6/23/1999	83	-
40.	Feeling	11/20/1999	-	-
41.	LOVE	10/24/2001	-	8/10