{{Infobox musical artist <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject Musicians --> | name = Suite Chic | image = | caption = | image_size = <!-- Only for images narrower than 220 pixels --> | background = group_or_band | alias = | origin = Japan | genre = {{hlist|R&B|hip hop}} | years_active = 2002–2003 | label = Avex Trax | website = | current_members = | past_members = Namie Amuro<br/>Verbal<br/>Ryōsuke Imai }} '''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,<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 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"|<small>JP</small> !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"|<small>JP</small> !algin="center" valgin="top"|Sales !align="left" valign="top"|Album |- |align="center" valign="top"|2002 |align="left" valign="top"|"Good Life" <small>(featuring Firstklas)</small> / "Just Say So" <small>(featuring Verbal)</small> |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,,,,,," <small>(featuring Ai)</small> / "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.
==References== {{Reflist|2}} {{Namie Amuro}}
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