is a Japanese musician. She was the main vocalist and keyboardist of the dream pop band Asobi Seksu.
Musical career
In 2001, she founded the dream pop band Asobi Seksu with guitarist James Hanna, bassist Glenn Waldman and drummer Keith Hopkin. The band released their debut album in 2004. The following album, Citrus was released in 2006, after a lineup change. The band released Hush and Fluorescence in 2009 and 2011, respectively, after a second lineup change. In 2013, the band announced an indefinite hiatus.
Personal life Chikudate was born in JapanTedaldi, Justin. "Justin’s Japan: Q&A with Yuki Chikudate of Asobi Seksu", jetwit, New York, February 15, 2011. to an Okinawan mother, and has stated that apart from her mother, most of her maternal relatives reside in Okinawa.Lauren Harris. 2009. "Hush Little Lady:Playing Favorites with Asobi Seksu" RAGGEDvolume 1, issue 6, page 3.Michaelson, Alex. "Interview with Yuki Chikudate of Asobi Seksu" , KPRadio, Kerfuffle!, Boston, February 24, 2011. In her early childhood, she moved to Southern California with her parents and spent her childhood there. At age 16, she moved to New York by herself, leaving behind her family.Pickowicz, Natasha Li. , Popcorn Youth, Ithaca
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