Suite Chic
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| origin = Japan
| genre = {{hlist|R&B|hip hop}}
| years_active = 2002–2003
| label = Avex Trax
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| past_members = Namie Amuro
Verbal
Ryōsuke Imai
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Suite Chic was a collaborative project between some of Japan's top and up-and-coming R&B and hip hop artists, writers, and producers, which debuted on December 18, 2002.
Suite Chic served as a vehicle for pop singer Namie Amuro,{{cite news|url=http://archive.metropolis.co.jp/tokyo/625/music_beat.asp|title=J-pop goes def|author=Robert Michael Poole|publisher=Metropolis (free magazine)|access-date=2011-05-03|date=2006-03-17|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://archive.today/20140627150955/http://archive.metropolis.co.jp/tokyo/625/music_beat.asp|archive-date=2014-06-27}} who at the time was establishing herself as a credible R&B artist following a decline in her popularity as a pop singer. Since the dissolution of the project many of its participants have gone on to greater mainstream success and the project revived Amuro's career.
In a late 2005 interview, Amuro said she would like to have Suite Chic make a comeback in 2006, but nothing came of it.{{Citation needed|date=August 2008}}
History
Ryosuke Imai talked with Verbal of (m-flo) about who was the Japanese Janet Jackson. They reached the conclusion that it was "Namie Amuro", who at the time had seen her career fade following a hiatus. They produced demos without permission and proposed them to Amuro. The project featured up-and-coming DJs and hip-hop producers such as DJ Muro, Dabo and hip-hop singer Ai (singer) on the single "Uh Uh......", who would herself go on to great success.{{cite news|url=http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/fm20110505a1.html|title=Verbal wants to hit the reset button on pop|author=Robert Michael Poole|publisher=The Japan Times|access-date=2011-05-15|date=2011-05-05}}
Verbal named this project Suite Chic, a combination of "High-class (Suite) & Cool (Chic)".
Discography
=Albums=
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!align="center" valign="top" width="40"|Year !align="left" valign="top"|Album !align="center" valign="top" width="40"|JP !algin="center" valgin="top"|Sales |
rowspan="2"|{{center|2003}}
|align="left" valign="top"|When Pop Hits the Fan |align="center" valign="top"|4 |align="center" valign="top"|200,000+ |
align="left" valign="top"|When Pop Hits the Lab
|align="center" valign="top"|65 |align="center" valign="top"| |
= Singles =
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!align="center" valign="top" width="40"|Year !align="left" valign="top"|Single !align="center" valign="top" width="40"|JP !algin="center" valgin="top"|Sales !align="left" valign="top"|Album |
align="center" valign="top"|2002
|align="left" valign="top"|"Good Life" (featuring Firstklas) / "Just Say So" (featuring Verbal) |align="center" valign="top"|35 |rowspan="2"|Limited to 30,000 copies. |rowspan="2"|When Pop Hits the Fan |
align="center" valign="top"|2003
|align="left" valign="top"|"Uh Uh,,,,,," (featuring Ai) / "Baby Be Mine" |align="center" valign="top"|22 |
= Video albums =
- 26 March 2003 - When Pop Hits the Pix
Participants
- Firstklas (Riyosuke Imai+Zeebra)
- Verbal
- Namie Amuro
- Ai
- Dabo
- XBS
- Daisuke Imai
- Akira
- DJ Muro
- DJ Watarai
- Tsutchie (Shakkazombie)
- DJ Celory (Soul Scream)
- Yakko for Aquarius
- Michico
etc.