(born May 7, 1999 in

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) is a Japanese pop singer. She is a former tenth-generation member of the pop group

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Early life

Masaki Satō was born on May 7, 1999 in Hokkaido, Japan.

Career

2011–present: Debut with Morning Musume

On September 29, 2011, at a concert at

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, 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

. On October 10, 2012, it was announced that Satō would be a member of the new unit, Harvest, alongside

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, Ayumi Ishida and

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. On July 23, 2013, it was announced that Satō would be a member of the new unit, Jurin, alongside Juice=Juice member

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. 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. She graduated from Morning Musume on December 13, 2021, in order to become a soloist.

Discography

''For Masaki Satō's releases with

, see

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.''

Bibliography

Photobooks

* (October 6, 2018, Odyssey Books and

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, )

Filmography

Television

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, 2012)

References

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