Birth name Suzuki Airi Years active 2002–present Siblings Saiki Suzuki Role Singer | Occupation(s) Singer Name Airi Suzuki Origin Chiba, Japan Labels Zetima | |
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Movies Osama Game, Ring of Curse, Vampire Stories: Brothers | ||
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Airi Suzuki (鈴木 愛理, Suzuki Airi, born April 12, 1994, in Gifu, Japan) is a Japanese pop singer, actress, model, and radio personality. She first gained recognition when she joined Hello! Project Kids and later became the lead vocalist of the girl group Cute from 2005 to 2017. Throughout her singing career, Suzuki also became a vocalist for the pop rock girl group Buono!. From June 2015 onwards, she became an exclusive model for the fashion magazine Ray.
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- c ute airi suzuki boogie train
- Happy 15th birthday airi suzuki
- 2002 2005 Hello Project Kids 4Kids and Aa
- 2005 2017 Cute and Buono
- Solo activities
- Personal life
- Discography
- References
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2002-2005: Hello! Project Kids, 4Kids, and Aa!
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 2005, eight girls from Hello! Project Kids were selected to form Berryz Kobo. The idea of Berryz Kobo was to rotate all of the members of Hello! Project Kids to make time for school. The idea was later scrapped, and the remaining girls who were not chosen were rebranded under the name Cute. Cute's formation was announced on June 11, 2005, and they later made their major label debut in 2007 with "Sakura Chirari." Cute achieved nationwide success and accolades, winning Best New Artist at the Japan Record Award. Suzuki became Cute's lead vocalist.
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.
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.
Solo activities
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."
Personal life
Suzuki is the daughter of professional golfers Toru and Kyoko Suzuki. She had also been taking singing lessons since kindergarten. She graduated from Keio University in 2017 with a degree in Environmental Studies.