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My Take
I'll admit I came to Yukiko Okada late, and what gets me isn't the tragedy that hangs over her name but how absurdly bright she was before it. A teenager out of Aichi who could sing, act, model, and actually play piano, with one of those textbook idol smiles that looks almost engineered to land on a magazine cover. There's a sweetness to her early-80s material that I find genuinely disarming rather than dated. And that's the cruel part: she froze at eighteen, forever the rookie who never got to grow into the seasoned pro I keep wishing I could've heard. So I just sit with the recordings and the grainy TV clips, where she's still young, still beaming, still mid-promise. It stays with you in a way I didn't expect.
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Story
Overview
Yukiko Okada was a Japanese entertainer born on August 22, 1967, in Ichinomiya, Aichi Prefecture. Active as a singer, actress, pianist, and model, she was a prominent idol figure of the 1980s who attended Horikoshi High School. She received the Golden Arrow Award during her career before her death on April 8, 1986, at the age of eighteen.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Yukiko Okada
- Name (Japanese)
- 岡田有希子
- Reading
- おかだ ゆきこ
- Born
- August 22, 1967 – April 8, 1986
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Leo / Goat
- Origin
- Ichinomiya, Aichi Prefecture, Japan
- Blood type
- O
- Height
- 155 cm
- Weight
- 44 kg
- Measurements
- 86 / 58 / 84 / E
- Agency
- サンミュージック
- Active years
- 1983 - 1986
- Occupation
- Singer / Actress / Pianist / Model
2. Background
- High school
- Horikoshi High School
- Debut
- 1983-10-16 / 1983-11-22 / 1984-4-21
Awards & achievements
- Golden Arrow Award (year unknown)
3. Works & records
Works summary
- Appearances
- 106 (1981–1986)
- By year
- 1981: 1, 1983: 4, 1984: 28, 1985: 24, 1986: 4
- Debut work
- 中学生日記
Filmography / notable works
| Category | Title | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Single | Believe In You | 2003 |
| Variety program | ごきげん!月曜7時半 | 1986 |
| Variety program | 加トちゃんケンちゃんごきげんテレビ | 1986 |
| Variety program | ’86 輝け! 第6回 紅白そっくり大賞 | 1986 |
| Commercial / advertisement | 中一時代 | 1986 |
| Music program | 歌まね振りまね スターに挑戦!! | 1985 |
| Music program | 全日本歌まね選手権 | 1985 |
| Music program | 生だ!さんまのヒットマッチ | 1985 |
| Music program | 夜のヒットスタジオDELUXE | 1985 |
| Variety program | 新春スター・かくし芸大会 | 1985 |
| Variety program | ぴったし カン・カン | 1985 |
| Variety program | EXPOスクランブル | 1985 |
| Variety program | わくわく生ネットワーク・EXPOスクランブル | 1985 |
| Variety program | 大きなお世話だ! | 1985 |
| Variety program | おもしろ人間ウォンテッド!! | 1985 |
| TV drama | 真田太平記 | 1985 |
| TV drama | かぐや姫・とんで初体験!? | 1985 |
| TV drama | 禁じられたマリコ | 1985 |
| パーソナリティ・レギュラー | 岡田有希子の夜遊びしナイト | 1985 |
| ゲスト・不定期 | 三宅裕司のヤングパラダイス | 1985 |
| Commercial / advertisement | ラブジュ シャンプー＆リンス | 1985 |
| Commercial / advertisement | エスタック顆粒 | 1985 |
| Commercial / advertisement | カンコー学生服 | 1985 |
| Commercial / advertisement | 月星化成 | 1985 |
| Commercial / advertisement | 電子郵便 | 1985 |
| PR / publicity | 警視庁神田警察署 | 1985 |
| PR / publicity | 防衛庁 | 1985 |
| PR / publicity | 消防庁 | 1985 |
| PR / publicity | 国税庁・国税局・税務署・青色申告会 | 1985 |
| Music program | ザ・ヒットステージ | 1984 |
| Music program | アイドルパンチ | 1984 |
| Music program | レッツGOアイドル | 1984 |
| Music program | レッツゴーヤング | 1984 |
| Music program | ザ・トップテン | 1984 |
| Music program | 歌謡ドッキリ大放送!! | 1984 |
| Music program | シャボン玉プレゼント | 1984 |
| Music program | ザ・ベストテン | 1984 |
| Music program | Do-Up歌謡テレビ | 1984 |
| Variety program | おはようスタジオ | 1984 |
| Variety program | TVグラフィティ | 1984 |
| Variety program | クイズ・ドレミファドン! | 1984 |
| Variety program | カックラキン大放送!! | 1984 |
| Variety program | モーニングサラダ | 1984 |
| Variety program | スーパージョッキー | 1984 |
| Variety program | ペアで挑戦!目方でドン | 1984 |
| Variety program | 8時だョ!全員集合 | 1984 |
| Variety program | スターどっきり㊙報告 | 1984 |
| TV drama | マッチの青春スクランブル PART1 - PART2 | 1984 |
| パーソナリティ・レギュラー | 奈美子・有希子・小緒里のドキドキラジオ | 1984 |
| パーソナリティ・レギュラー | エド山口のまんてんワイド | 1984 |
| パーソナリティ・レギュラー | 岡田有希子 ちょっとおあずけ | 1984 |
| ゲスト・不定期 | 百万人の英語 | 1984 |
| ゲスト・不定期 | ひるの散歩道 | 1984 |
| ゲスト・不定期 | 笑福亭鶴光のオールナイトニッポン | 1984 |
| ゲスト・不定期 | 明石家さんまのラジオが来たゾ!東京めぐりブンブン大放送 | 1984 |
| ゲスト・不定期 | ヤングタウンTOKYO | 1984 |
| Commercial / advertisement | セシルチョコレート | 1984 |
4. Links
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%B2%A1%E7%94%B0%E6%9C%89%E5%B8%8C%E5%AD%90
- Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q254611
5. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-08-26
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. Works and profile fields sourced from Wikipedia reflect content as of 2026-08-26. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.
Frequently asked questions
When was Yukiko Okada born?
Born August 22, 1967.
When did Yukiko Okada die?
Died April 8, 1986, aged 18.
Where was Yukiko Okada from?
Yukiko Okada was from Ichinomiya, Aichi Prefecture, Japan.
What did Yukiko Okada do?
Yukiko Okada worked as Singer, Actress, Pianist, Model.
How tall was Yukiko Okada?
Yukiko Okada was 155 cm.
What was Yukiko Okada's blood type?
O.
What agency was Yukiko Okada with?
Yukiko Okada was with サンミュージック.
When was Yukiko Okada active?
1983 - 1986.
What was Yukiko Okada known for?
Notable works include Believe In You, ごきげん!月曜7時半, 加トちゃんケンちゃんごきげんテレビ.
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