Masaki Sato

(born May 7, 1999, in Sapporo, Hokkaido) is a Japanese pop singer. She is a former tenth-generation member of the pop group Morning Musume.

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 Nippon Budokan, 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 Morning Musume.

On October 10, 2012, it was announced that Satō would be a member of the new unit, Harvest, alongside Erina Ikuta, Ayumi Ishida and Akari Takeuchi.

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

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, to become a soloist.

Discography For Masaki Satō's releases with Morning Musume, see Morning Musume discography.

Singles No. Title Year Peak chart positions Sales AlbumJPN Oricon JPN Hot 100 Digital 1 (with Haruka Kudo)2017 — 82 Digital 2 2021 — 36Digital 3 (with Reina Tanaka)2022 — —Digital 4 (with Karin Miyamoto) — —1 "Ding Dong"2023 4 42 JPN: 16,165 —2 2024 3 92 JPN: 12,851 —