Akemi Satō (singer)

Akemi Satō (佐藤 朱美, Satō Akemi; February 25, 1969 – March 5, 2019) was a Japanese female singer and occasional voice actress. Her body of work is entirely related to the Fushigi Yūgi series.^[1] She also had a small voice role (as Kaen) in the series. She died March 5, 2019.^[2]

Akemi Satō 佐藤 朱美
Born	(1969-02-25)February 25, 1969 Furukawa, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan
Died	March 5, 2019(2019-03-05) (aged 50) Irvine, California, U.S.
Genres	J-Pop, city pop
Occupation(s)	Singer and voice actress
Years active	1995–2000
Labels	Bandai Music Entertainment

Discography

• Itōshī Hito no Tame ni (いとおしい人のために) ranked 38th at Oricon singles charts.^[3] – Opening theme for the anime series, Fushigi Yūgi.
• Futari de Arukō (ふたりで歩こう)
• Yo ga Akeru Mae ni (夜が明ける前に) – Opening theme for Fushigi Yūgi's first OVA series.
• Kaze ni Naru (風になる)
• Star – Opening theme for Fushigi Yūgi's second OVA series.

All of the above songs have also appeared on various Fushigi Yūgi soundtracks.