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{{Infobox musical artist 
| name = Suite Chic
| image =
| caption =
| image_size = 
| background = group_or_band
| alias =
| origin = [[Japan]]
| genre = {{hlist|[[Contemporary R&B|R&B]]|[[Hip hop music|hip hop]]}}
| years_active = 2002–2003
| label = [[Avex Trax]]
| associated_acts =
| website =
| current_members =
| past_members = [[Namie Amuro]] [[Verbal (rapper)|Verbal]] Ryōsuke Imai
}}
'''Suite Chic''' was a collaborative project between some of Japan's top and up-and-coming [[contemporary R&B|R&B]] and [[hip hop music|hip hop]] artists, writers, and producers, which debuted on December 18, 2002.

Suite Chic served as a vehicle for pop singer [[Namie Amuro]],<ref name="Metropolis">{{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}}</ref> 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.<ref name="JPTimes2"/>

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 (rapper)|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.<ref name="JPTimes2">{{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}}</ref>

Verbal named this project ''Suite Chic'', a combination of "High-class (''Suite'') & Cool (''Chic'')".

== Discography ==

===Albums===
{| class="wikitable"
!align="center" valign="top" width="40"|Year
!align="left" valign="top"|Album
!align="center" valign="top" width="40"|[[Oricon|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 ===
{| class="wikitable"
!align="center" valign="top" width="40"|Year
!align="left" valign="top"|Single
!align="center" valign="top" width="40"|[[Oricon|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 (rapper)|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 (singer)|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 (rapper)|Verbal]]
* [[Namie Amuro]]
* [[Ai (singer)|Ai]]
* [[Dabo (rapper)|Dabo]]
* XBS
* Daisuke Imai
* Akira
* [[DJ Muro]]
* DJ Watarai
* Tsutchie ([[Shakkazombie]])
* DJ Celory (Soul Scream)
* Yakko for Aquarius
* Michico
etc.

==References==
{{Reflist|2}}
{{Namie Amuro}}

{{Authority control}}

[[Category:Namie Amuro]]

{{Japan-band-stub}}

Suite Chic - Revision history

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