Born in Iwate Prefecture, Japan, on September 20, 1988, Chiaki Satō built her
reputation as a film and TV actress before launching a successful music career
during the 2010s. Her earliest roles included the 2005 television drama Aozora
Koi Hoshi and the 2007 film Hōtai Club, both of which were released while she
was still a teenager. Chiaki Satō then joined Kinoko Teikoku, a four-piece band
whose mix of dream-pop and shoegaze helped propel records like 2016's Ai no
Yukue into the Top 20 of the Oricon Albums Chart. She served as the band's lead
vocalist, guitarist, and chief songw...