Airi Suzuki


Airi Suzuki 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 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 ; 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 April 2020, Suzuki appeared as a featured artist on Masayuki Suzuki's song "Daddy! Daddy! Do!", the theme song for the second season of .

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.

Discography

Studio albums

Singles

As lead artist

As featured artist

Filmography

Film

Television

YearTitleRoleNetworkNotes
2002-2007Hello! MorningHerselfTV TokyoMorning Musume's variety show
2002-2004Hello KidsHerselfTV TokyoMinimoni's variety show
2005Musume Document 2005HerselfTV TokyoMorning Musume's variety show
2005-2006Musume Dokyu!HerselfTV TokyoMorning Musume's variety show
2007-2008HaromoniHerselfTV TokyoMorning Musume's variety show
2008Berikyū!HerselfTV TokyoBerryz Kobo and Cute's variety show
2008Yorosen!HerselfTV TokyoHello! Project's variety show
2008Hit Maker Aku Yu MonogatariJunko SakuradaNTVSupporting role
2009Bijo HoudanHerselfTV TokyoHello! Project's variety show
2010Bijo GakuHerselfTV TokyoHello! Project's variety show
2011-2012Hello Pro! TimeHerselfTV TokyoHello! Project's variety show
2011Keitai KanojoErika Kuraishi—Lead role; direct-to-DVD
2012Sūgaku Joshi GakuenYuri UeharaNTVSupporting role
2012PieceMadoka SetouchiNTVSupporting role
2012-2013Hello! Satoyama LifeHerselfTV TokyoHello! Project's variety show
2014Kinkyori Renai ~Season Zero~MaikaNTVEpisode 12
2014-2017The Girls LiveHerselfTV TokyoUp-Front Works's variety show
2017Hitoshi Ueki and Nobosemon Chiyo OkumuraNHKEpisode 2

Theater

Radio

Solo DVDs

Publications

Photobooks

  1. Airi
  2. Clear
  3. 6gatsu no Kajitsu
  4. Aoiro
  5. Tōkō-bi
  6. Meguru Haru
  7. Oasis
  8. Kono Kaze ga Suki
  9. Sotsugyou
  10. Oyoganai Natsu

    Digital photobooks