Satomi Fukunaga

Satomi Fukunaga (福永恵規, Fukunaga Satomi, born January 26, 1967, in Tokyo, Japan), is a former Japanese idol and singer. She was among the 11 original members of Onyanko Club.

Biography When Fukunaga was a child, her parents often took her on walks in the mountains around Tokyo. As a result, she chose to join the group instead of working for the company.

She made regular appearances on , a TV program featuring Onyanko Club that was launched on April 1, 1985. At the time, she was said to have a facial resemblance to popular idol Kyōko Koizumi. She was selected as one of the lead vocalists for Onyanko Club's debut song, , released in July 1985. Moreover, she played the sole starring role in the drama . In September 1986, she graduated from Onyanko Club along with popular members such as Eri Nitta and Akie Yoshizawa. Kazuji Kasai, the chief director of Yūyake Nyan Nyan, described her as faint-hearted. In reality, however, she was the leader of the group, and Kokushō was the deputy leader along with Kazuko Utsumi.

In October 1986, she started appearing in the TV series Sukeban Deka III as , a reference to the Princess Leia character in Star Wars. In addition, her radio program, "Heart no Ignition" was also started on Nippon Broadcasting System. In January 1987, she released . In September 1988, Just before the Seoul Olympics commenced, she published a guidebook on South Korea titled .

Discography Singles Year Title Details Peak chartposition (Oricon) 1986 Release date: May 21, 1986 B-side: #1 Release date: October 1, 1986 Theme song for Sukeban Deka III B-side: #2 1987 Release date: January 28, 1987 B-side: "March" #2 Release date: April 24, 1987 Theme song for Project A-ko 2 B-side: #14

Albums Studio albums Splash (1986) Sambo (1987)

Compilation albums (1987) series (2002) (2010)