Masayuki Suzuki is a Japanese pop vocalist who began releasing platinum-selling
records during the early 1980s as a member of Rats & Star, then launched a
popular solo career during the latter half of the decade. He was born on
September 22, 1956, in Ōta City, Tokyo. Suzuki formed the band Chanels with
musicians Masashi Tashiro and Nobuyoshi Kuwano in 1975, and the group released
its first single, "Runaway," in 1980. Chanels changed its name to Rats & Star
three years later and continued releasing music until 1996. Meanwhile, Suzuki
also enjoyed a long run of hits as a solo artis...