Suite Chic

Suite Chic was a collaborative project between some of Japan's top and up-and-coming R&B and hip hop artists, writers, and producers, which debuted on December 18, 2002.

Suite Chic
Origin	Japan
Genres	R&B hip hop
Years active	2002–2003
Labels	Avex Trax
Past members	Namie Amuro Verbal Ryōsuke Imai

Suite Chic served as a vehicle for pop singer Namie Amuro,^[1] who at the time was establishing herself as a credible R&B artist following a decline in her popularity as a pop singer. Since the dissolution of the project many of its participants have gone on to greater mainstream success and the project revived Amuro's career.^[2]

In a late 2005 interview, Amuro said she would like to have Suite Chic make a comeback in 2006, but nothing came of it.^{[citation needed]}

History

Ryosuke Imai talked with Verbal of (m-flo) about who was the Japanese Janet Jackson. They reached the conclusion that it was "Namie Amuro", who at the time had seen her career fade following a hiatus. They produced demos without permission and proposed them to Amuro. The project featured up-and-coming DJs and hip-hop producers such as DJ Muro, Dabo and hip-hop singer Ai (singer) on the single "Uh Uh......", who would herself go on to great success.^[2]

Verbal named this project Suite Chic, a combination of "High-class (Suite) & Cool (Chic)".

Discography

Albums

Year	Album	JP	Sales
2003	When Pop Hits the Fan	4	200,000+
	When Pop Hits the Lab	65

Singles

Year	Single	JP	Sales	Album
2002	"Good Life" (featuring Firstklas) / "Just Say So" (featuring Verbal)	35	Limited to 30,000 copies.	When Pop Hits the Fan
2003	"Uh Uh,,,,,," (featuring Ai) / "Baby Be Mine"	22

Video albums

• 26 March 2003 - When Pop Hits the Pix

Participants

• Firstklas (Riyosuke Imai+Zeebra)
• Verbal
• Namie Amuro
• Ai
• Dabo
• XBS
• Daisuke Imai
• Akira
• DJ Muro
• DJ Watarai
• Tsutchie (Shakkazombie)
• DJ Celory (Soul Scream)
• Yakko for Aquarius
• Michico

etc.