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Airi Suzuki
鈴木 愛理
Airi Suzuki at Japan Expo 2013.jpg
Airi Suzuki at Japan Expo 2013
Born (1994-04-12) April 12, 1994 (age 30)
Nationality Japanese
Alma mater Keio University
Occupation
Agent
  • Up-Front Promotion (2002-2017)
  • Up-Front Works (2017-present)
Height 161 cm (5 ft 3 in)
Parent(s)
  • Toru Suzuki (father)
  • Kyoko Maruya (mother)
Musical career
Genres
Years active 2002–present
Labels zetima
Signature
Firma-Airi.png

Airi Suzuki (鈴木 愛理, Suzuki Airi, born April 12, 1994) is a Japanese singer, actress, model, and radio personality associated with Up-Front Works. In 2002, she joined Hello! Project as a member of Hello! Project Kids and later debuted as the lead vocalist of the Japanese idol girl group Cute in 2005. Throughout her singing career, Suzuki also became a vocalist for the girl group Buono! From June 2015 onwards, she became an exclusive model for the fashion magazine Ray.

After Cute and Buono! disbanded in 2017, Suzuki left Hello! Project and debuted as a solo singer with the album Do Me a Favor, with "Distance" as its lead track.

Career

2002–2005: Hello! Project Kids, 4Kids, and Aa!

Having taken singing lessons since kindergarten, in 2002, Suzuki auditioned for Hello! Project Kids with the song "Kimochi wa Tsutawaru" by BoA. Her audition tape was aired on Morning Musume's variety show Hello! Morning. She was placed in the group with 14 other girls. She made her first appearance as an angel in the 2002 film Mini Moni ja Movie: Okashi na Daibōken!; she also was one of the featured artists in the movie's ending song as a member of 4Kids.

In 2003, Suzuki became a member of the subgroup Aa! along with Reina Tanaka from Morning Musume and Miyabi Natsuyaki. They released their first and only single, "First Kiss", on October 29, 2003. Later, in 2004, she participated in singing "All for One & One for All!", a collaboration single released by all Hello! Project artists under the name "H.P. All Stars." She also sang the coupling track, "Suki ni Naccha Ikenai Hito", with Tanaka and Megumi Murakami.

2005–2017: Cute and Buono!

In 2004, Berryz Kobo was created with the intention of rotating all of the members of Hello! Project Kids to make time for school., but the idea was later scrapped, and the remaining girls who were not chosen were rebranded under the name Cute on June 11, 2005. Suzuki became Cute's lead vocalist, and the group made their major label debut in 2007 with "Sakura Chirari."

In 2007, Suzuki also became part of the subgroup Buono! with Momoko Tsugunaga and Miyabi Natsuyaki from Berryz Kobo. The group formed to perform the opening and ending songs for the anime Shugo Chara! They released their first single, "Honto no Jibun", on October 31, 2007. After the show's end, Buono continued on as a side project until its disbandment in 2017. In 2013, Suzuki became part of the subgroup Dia Lady with Risako Sugaya for the Satoumi Movement. Dia Lady released the song "Lady Mermaid" on August 7, 2013, in a compilation album with other artists in the Satoumi Movement.

On April 21, 2015, Suzuki became an exclusive model for the fashion magazine Ray starting from the June edition. Since July 6, 2016, Suzuki has also hosted her own radio show, "Airi's Potion."

In 2016, Cute announced plans to disband in June 2017, citing interest in different career paths as their reason. Suzuki initially planned on modeling and becoming a newscaster but decided on continuing her singing career.

2018–present: Solo activities, Do Me a Favor

In April 2018, Suzuki announced her solo debut album, Do Me a Favor, which was set for release on June 6, 2018, and featured collaborations with bands Scandal, Akai Ko-en, and Spicy Chocolate. The album's lead single, "Distance", was released on May 3, 2018, to promote the album, along with music videos for "Distance", "Start Again", and "#DMAF." Do Me a Favor peaked at #6 on the Oricon Weekly Albums Chart. On the day of the album's release, Suzuki also released a music video for "Hikari no Hou e", her collaboration song with Akai Ko-en. Suzuki was announced as a musical guest at the Rakuten Girls Award Autumn/Winter 2018 fashion show.

In December 2019, Suzuki released her second album I. The album included the song "Break it Down", which was produced by Official Hige Dandism.

In April 2020, Suzuki appeared as a featured artist on Masayuki Suzuki's song "Daddy! Daddy! Do!", the theme song for the second season of Kaguya-sama: Love is War. In 2022, she sang "Heart wa Oteage", the ending theme for the show's third season.

In July 2022, Suzuki starred in the web drama series Animals, of which her song, "Pink Shadow", was used as the ending theme song.

In September 2023, it was announced that Suzuki would become an MC for the popular variety show, "Azatokute nani ga warui no?"

From January 31 through March 16, Suzuki will be one of two actresses to play the role of Katherine Howard in a dual-cast production of the musical Six.

Personal life

Suzuki is the daughter of professional golfers Toru Suzuki and Kyoko Maruya. Suzuki also has a younger brother. She graduated from Keio University in 2017 with a degree in Environmental Studies. She is currently dating professional football player Ao Tanaka.

Discography

Studio albums

List of studio albums, with selected chart positions, sales figures and certifications
Title Album details Peak chart positions Sales
JPN
Oricon
JPN
Hot
Do Me a Favor 6 6 18,273+
I
  • Released: December 18, 2019
  • Label: zetima
  • Format: CD, digital download
11 11 13,412+
26/27
  • Released: February 2, 2022
  • Label: zetima
  • Format: CD, digital download
9 10 10,760
28/29
  • Released: March 20, 2024
  • Label: Epic Records Japan
  • Format: CD, digital download
18 16 5,021

Live albums

List of live albums, with selected chart positions, sales figures and certifications
Title Album details Peak chart positions Sales
JPN
Oricon Billboard Japan
Suzuki Airi 1st Live: Do Me a Favor @ Nippon Budokan (鈴木愛理 1st LIVE 〜Do me a favor @ 日本武道館〜)
  • Released: October 31, 2018
  • Label: Up-Front Works
  • Format: digital download
Suzuki Airi Live Party: No Live, No Life? (鈴木愛理 LIVE PARTY No Live, No Life?)
  • Released: May 20, 2020
  • Label: Up-Front Works
  • Format: digital download
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.

Singles

As lead artist

Title Year Peak chart positions Sales Album
JPN JPN
Hot
"Escape" 2019 3
  • JPN: 39,406
I
"Heart wa Oteage" (ハートはお手上げ) 2022 24 28/29
"Heart Notes" 2023 43
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.

Digital singles

Title Year Peak chart positions Sales Album
JPN JPN
Hot
"Break it down" 2019 I
"BABY!WE CAN DO IT!" 2020 26/27
"Let The Show Begin"
"Kimi ni dake hitomishiri (Home Demo ver.)" (きみにだけ人見知り (Home Demo ver.))
"Easy to Smile"
"Mayonaka no merry-go-round" (真夜中のメリーゴーランド)
"Apple Pie"
(with Blue Vintage)
2021
"Be Brave"
"rescue"
"Pink Shadow (ANIMALS Ver.)" 2022 28/29
"Saikyo no Oshi !" (最強の推し!) 2023 48
  • JPN: 1,207 DL
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.

As featured artist

Title Year Peak chart positions Sales Album
JPN JPN
Hot
"Daddy! Daddy! Do!"
(Masayuki Suzuki feat. Airi Suzuki)
2020 15 29 All Time Rock n' Roll
"Kono Te" (この手。)
(KureiYuki's feat. Airi Suzuki)
2021 Non-album singles
"shampoo"
(Tsumiki feat. Airi Suzuki)
2023
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.

Other appearances

Title Year Peak chart positions Album
JPN JPN
Hot
"Genki Jirushi no Ōmori Song" (げんき印の大盛りソング) / "Okashi Tsukutte Okkasi!" (お菓子つくっておっかすぃ〜)
(Mini-Moni + Ai Takahashi & 4Kids)
2002 9 Mini-Moni Songs 2
"Suki ni Naccha Ikenai Hito" (好きになっちゃいけない人)
(as part of H.P. All Stars)
2004 All for One & One for All!
"Image Color" (イメージカラー)
(with Maimi Yajima)
2008 3rd: Love Escalation!
"Aa Koi" (嗚呼 恋))
(solo song)
2010 Shocking 5
"DADDY ! DADDY ! DO ! - From THE FIRST TAKE"
(Masayuki Suzuki feat. Airi Suzuki)
2021 non-album single
"Soraha Nidomoeru" (空は二度燃える)
(40mP feat. Airi Suzuki)
"Nanji Nanpun Chikyuga Nankai Mwattara" (
何時何分地球が何回まわったら
)
- Single
"Across the Horizon"
(Love Me (CV.Aimi) × Lovely (CV. Airi Suzuki))
Panilla ・the ・revival Theme Song
"Sparkle"
(with Aimi, Miku Itō, Hitoshi Ogasawara, Gakuto Kajiwara, Dialogue, TrySail, Shugo Nakamura, Kana Hanazawa & Halca)
2022 Animelo Summer Live 2022 -Sparkle- Theme Song
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.

Video albums

List of video albums, with selected chart positions, sales figures and certifications
Title Album details Peak chart positions Sales
JPN DVD JPN Blu-ray
Suzuki Airi 1st Live: Do Me a Favor @ Nippon Budokan (鈴木愛理 1st LIVE 〜Do me a favor @ 日本武道館〜)
  • Released: October 31, 2018
  • Label: zetima
  • Format: DVD, Blu-ray
19 7
Suzuki Airi LIVE TOUR 2018 “PARALLEL DATE” (鈴木愛理 LIVE TOUR 2018 “PARALLEL DATE”)
  • Released: May 22, 2019
  • Label: zetima
  • Format: DVD, Blu-ray
17
Suzuki Airi Live Party: No Live, No Life? (鈴木愛理 LIVE PARTY No Live, No Life?)
  • Released: May 20, 2020
  • Label: zetima
  • Format: Blu-ray
17
Suzuki Airi Live Party: No Live, No Life? (鈴木愛理 LIVE PARTY No Live, No Life?)
  • Released: June 7, 2023
  • Label: zetima
  • Format: Blu-ray
14
Suzuki Airi LIVE 2023 ~Kokoro no Otowo~ (鈴木愛理 LIVE 2023~ココロノオトヲ~)
  • Released: November 29, 2023
  • Label: zetima
  • Format: Blu-ray
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2002 Mini Moni ja Movie: Okashi na Daibōken! Airin the Angel Performed ending song as 4Kids
2011 Vampire Stories Midori Lead role in Brothers
2011 Ring of Curse Yuka Hidaka Lead role; feature film with Buono!
2011 Ōsama Game Ria Iwamura Lead role

Television

Year Title Role Network Notes
2002-2007 Hello! Morning Herself TV Tokyo Morning Musume's variety show
2002-2004 Hello Kids Herself TV Tokyo Mini-Moni's variety show
2005 Musume Document 2005 Herself TV Tokyo Morning Musume's variety show
2005-2006 Musume Dokyu! Herself TV Tokyo Morning Musume's variety show
2007-2008 Haromoni Herself TV Tokyo Morning Musume's variety show
2008 Berikyū! Herself TV Tokyo Berryz Kobo and Cute's variety show
2008 Yorosen! Herself TV Tokyo Hello! Project's variety show
2008 Hit Maker Aku Yu Monogatari Junko Sakurada NTV Supporting role
2009 Bijo Houdan Herself TV Tokyo Hello! Project's variety show
2010 Bijo Gaku Herself TV Tokyo Hello! Project's variety show
2011-2012 Hello Pro! Time Herself TV Tokyo Hello! Project's variety show
2011 Keitai Kanojo Erika Kuraishi Lead role; direct-to-DVD
2012 Sūgaku Joshi Gakuen Yuri Uehara NTV Supporting role
2012 Piece Madoka Setouchi NTV Supporting role
2012-2013 Hello! Satoyama Life Herself TV Tokyo Hello! Project's variety show
2014 Kinkyori Renai: Season Zero Maika NTV Episode 12
2014-2017 The Girls Live Herself TV Tokyo Up-Front Works's variety show
2017 Hitoshi Ueki and Nobosemon Chiyo Okumura NHK Episode 2
2019 I Turn Mizuki Yoshimura TV Tokyo Supporting role
2021 Ōishi Masayoshi to Suzuki Airi no Anison Kamikyoku desho de Show! Herself TV Asahi's YouTube channel Co-host
2021 140ji no Koi Tsuji Itoka ytv Lead role
2021 Black Cinderella Louis Abema Supporting role
2021 Kaisha wa Gakkō Janen da yo Shin Sedai Gyakushū-hen Ichika Abema Supporting role
2022 ANIMALS Shikamori Umi Abema Lead role
2023 Oshi ga Joshi ni Narimashite Hitomi Nakajo TV Tokyo Lead role

Theater

Year Title Role Notes
2004 Here's Love Susan Walker Double-cast with Megumi Murakami
2007 Neruko wa Cute Herself Lead role
2008 Keitai Shōsetsuka Herself Lead role
2009 Ataru mo Hakke!? Herself Lead role
2010 Akuma no Tsubuyaki Herself Lead role
2011 Sengoku Jietai Herself Lead role in Defense
2013 Sakura no Hanataba Michiru Saeki Lead role
2025 Six Katherine Howard Lead Role, Double-cast with Erika Toyohara

Radio

Year Title Role Notes
2008-2009 Cute Cutie Paradise Radio host with Erika Umeda
2011 Viva! Paella presents Music Buono! Radio host with Buono!
2011-2013 Pizza-La presents Cafe Buono! Radio host with Buono!
2013-2015 Pizza-La presents Trattoria Buono! Radio host with Buono!
2016–present Airi's Potion Radio host

Solo DVDs

List of solo DVDs, with selected chart positions, sales figures and certifications
Title Year Details Peak chart positions Sales
JPN
Cute Suzuki Airi in Okinawa: Airi's Classic (°C-ute 鈴木愛理 in 沖縄 AIRI'S CLASSIC) 2008
  • Released: June 25, 2008
  • Label: Zetima
  • Formats: DVD
45
Pure Blue 2009
  • Released: July 1, 2009
  • Label: Zetima
  • Formats: DVD
27
Natsu Yasumi (夏休み) 2010
  • Released: August 25, 2010
  • Label: Zetima
  • Formats: DVD
63
Kibun Tenkan (気分てんかん) 2011
  • Released: July 13, 2011
  • Label: Zetima
  • Formats: DVD
44
Natsu Karada (夏カラダ)
  • Released: August 8, 2011
  • Label: Zetima
  • Formats: DVD
73
Koko ga Suki (ここが好き) 2012
  • Released: July 25, 2012
  • Label: Zetima
  • Formats: DVD
81
Watashi no Key wo Shittemasu ka (私の∮Keyを知ってますか) 2013
  • Released: September 25, 2013
  • Label: Zetima
  • Formats: DVD
Singapore (新嘉坡) 2014
  • Released: June 25, 2014
  • Label: Zetima
  • Formats: DVD
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.

Tours

  • Airi Suzuki Live Tour 2018 "Parallel Date" (2018)

See also

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