Chica Sato
Japanese singer and stylist
Chikako Sato (佐藤 千賀子, Satō Chikako), better known as Chica Sato (佐藤 チカ, Satō Chika) is a Japanese musician and fashion model best known as the lead vocalist for new wave band Plastics who then went on to form Melon with Plastics bandmate Toshio Nakanishi. The duo became a prominent fixture in the Tokyo club and fashion scenes, serving as trendsetters responsible for bringing British, American new wave, graffiti, and hip-hop to Japan.
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The entry’s evidential value lies in the named roles, institutions and publications that can be tested against primary documentation. The source revision retrieved here is dated Jun 15, 2025. The linked authority identifier is Q5095388. None of the 0 selected statements returned an explicit reference.
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