(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, in order to become a soloist.

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

Singles

Bibliography

Photobooks
 (October 6, 2018, Odyssey Books and Wani Books, )

Filmography

Television 
 (NTV, 2012)

Notes

References 

Japanese women pop singers
Living people
Morning Musume members
Japanese female idols
1999 births
Musicians from Sapporo