Quick Facts
Biography
Airi Suzuki (鈴木 愛理, Suzuki Airi, born April 12, 1994 in Gifu, Japan) is a Japanese pop singer and currently member of such idol groups as Cute and Buono!, among others.
Biography
Personal life
Her parents, Toru and Kyoko Suzuki were both professional golfers.
Career
In 2002, Suzuki participated and passed, along with 14 other girls, the audition of Hello! Project Kids after performing Kimochi wa Tsutawaru by BoA. She made her first appearance in the entertainment industry as a member of 4Kids, a temporary group that appeared in Minimoni's movie Mini Moni ja Movie: Okashi na Daibōken!, which was released in late 2002. In addition, she was also in a shuffle group called Aa! later that year and received a lead in the song.
She was assigned as a member of Cute, whose formation was announced on June 11, 2005, along with seven other Hello! Project Kids members, and she is the lead singer in most songs and concerts. Furthermore, it was announced on July 21, 2007 that Suzuki would participate in a unit named Buono! with Momoko Tsugunaga and Miyabi Natsuyaki from Berryz Kobo. In 2010 Suzuki had once injured her ankle before a concert.
At the end of October, 2010, Airi Suzuki appeared on the cover of the December issue of UP to boy magazine together with Mayu Watanabe from AKB48. That was the first gravure collaboration between AKB48 and Hello! Project.
In 2017, C-ute will officially disband and it is unsure whether Suzuki will be continuing in the entertainment industry.
Hello! Project groups and units
- Hello! Project Kids
- Aa! (2003–?)
- H.P. All Stars (2004)
- Cute (2005–2017)
- Buono! (2007–present)
- Hello! Project Mobekimasu (2011)
Satoumi Movement
- Dia Lady (2013-?)
Filmography
Movies
- Mini Moni ja Movie: Okashi na Daibōken! (ミニモニ。じゃムービーお菓子な大冒険!) (December 14, 2002)
- Vampire Stories: Brothers (ヴァンパイア・ストーリーズ BROTHERS) (October 8, 2011)
- Gomennasai (ゴメンナサイ) (October 29, 2011)
- Ōsama Game (王様ゲーム) (December 17, 2011)
Straight-to-DVD dramas
- Keitai Kanojo (携帯彼女, "Cell Phone Girl") (April 6, 2011)
TV dramas
- Tin Tin Town! "Liliput Ōkoku'" (ティンティンTOWN!「リリパット王国」) (2002)
- Hitmaker Aku Yū Monogatari (ヒットメーカー 阿久悠物語) (August 1, 2008, Nippon Television)
- Sūgaku Joshi Gakuen (数学♥女子学園) (January 11, 2012 (2012-01-11) — March 28, 2012 (2012-03-28), Nippon Television)
- Piece (October 6, 2012 — December 29, 2012, Nippon Television)
TV shows
- Hello! Morning (ハロー! モーニング) (2002-2007)
- Haromoni@ (ハロモニ@) (2007-2008)
- Berikyū! (ベリキュー!) (2008)
- Yorosen! (よろセン!) (2008-2009)
- Bijo Gaku (美女学) (2010-2011)
- Hello Pro! Time (ハロプロ!TIME) (2011-2012)
- Hello! Satoyama Life (ハロー!SATOYAMAライフ) (2012-2013)
Discography
Solo DVDs
| # | Title | Release date | Chart position | Label |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oricon Weekly DVD Chart | ||||
| 1 | Cute Suzuki Airi in Okinawa AIRI'S CLASSIC (℃-ute 鈴木愛理 in 沖縄 AIRI'S CLASSIC) | June 25, 2008 | 45 | Zetima |
| 2 | Pure Blue | July 1, 2009 | 27 | Zetima |
| 3 | Natsu Yasumi (夏休み) | August 25, 2010 | 63 | Zetima |
| 4 | Kibun Tenkan (気分てんかん) | July 13, 2011 | 44 | Zetima |
| 5 | Natsu Karada (夏カラダ) | August 8, 2011 | 73 | Zetima |
| 6 | Koko ga Suki (ここが好き, "I Like It Here") | July 25, 2012 | 81 | Zetima |
Solo bibliography
Photobooks
- Airi (愛理) (May 19, 2007, Wani Books, ISBN 978-4-8470-4007-8)
- Clear (CLEAR) (December 5, 2007, Kadokawa Group Publishing, ISBN 978-4-0489-5004-6)
- 6gatsu no Kajitsu (6月の果実, "June Fruit") (June 20, 2008, Wani Books, ISBN 978-4-8470-4084-9)
- Aoiro (蒼色, "Blue Color") (June 25, 2009, Wani Books, ISBN 978-4-8470-4171-6)
- Tōkō-bi (登校日) (August 20, 2010, Wani Books, ISBN 978-4847043024)
- Meguru Haru (巡る春) (May 23, 2011, Wani Books, ISBN 978-4-8470-4363-5)
- Oasis (OASIS) (June 23, 2011, Wani Books, ISBN 978-4-8470-4364-2)
- Kono Kaze ga Suki (この風が好き, "I Like This Wind") (June 25, 2012, Wani Books, ISBN 978-4847044649)
- Sotsugyou (卒業) (March 31, 2013, Wani Books, ISBN 978-4-8470-4540-0)
- Oyoganai Natsu (泳がない夏) (August 20, 2013, Wani Books, ISBN 9784847045721)
Photo-essays
- Suzuki Airi Perfect Book "Airi-aL" (Photographic essay, December 27, 2012, Wani Books, ISBN 978-4-8470-4520-2)
Digital Photobooks
- Alo-Hello! C-ute (アロハロ！℃-ute) (Airi version)) (2010.09.16)
- Cutest (Airi Version (2012.03.04)
- Koisuru Otome (A Girl in Love (2012.05.11)
- Suzuki Airi Iris: Airis (SUZUKI AIRI Iris〜アイリス〜) (2012.10.16)
- Alo-Hello! C-ute 2012 (アロハロ！℃-ute 2012) (Airi version)) (2012.10.22)
Magazine Covers
- Weekly Shonen Champion No.12 (2011.02.17)
- Weekly ASCII (2011.05.17)
- Young Gangan)) (2011.05.20)
- UTB vol.204 (2011.06.23)
- Young Gangan vol.18 (2011.09.02)
- Young Gangan vol.6 ( 2012.03.02)
- Young Jump vol.20 (2012.04.13)
- Young Gangan 2012 5/4 Issue (2012.04.20)
- Top Yell (Back cover) (2012.08.02)
- Young Jump (2012.08.23)
- girls+plus (2012.09.21)
- Weekly ASCII 2012 10/9 (2012.09.25)
- Big Comic Spirits vol.44 (2012.09.30)
- Weekly Famitsu Taiwan (2012.12.27)
- Young Gangan 2013 1/4 Issue (2012.12.21)
- BIG ONE GIRL no.015 (Back Cover (2012.02.08)
- ((nihongo (Young Gangan 2012 3/1 Issue) (2013.02.15)
- UTB 2013 April Issue (2013.02.23)
- Young Jump vol.15 (2013.03.14)
- Baseball Game vol.05 (2013.03.25)
- Young Jump vol.33 (2013.07.18)
- Young Gangan vol.16 (2013.08.02)
- Weekly Famitsu Taiwan vol.449 (2013.08.29)
