Airi Suzuki

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.

• Name — Airi Suzuki • Native Name — 鈴木 愛理 • Born — 12 April 1994 • Birthplace — Ōamishirasato, Japan • Occupation — * Singer • actress • model • radio host • Agent — * Up-Front Promotion (2002–2017) • Up-Front Works (2017–present) • Education — Keio University • Height Cm — 161 • Parents — * Toru Suzuki (father) • Kyoko Maruya (mother)

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. Suzuki did not intend to become an idol singer and had auditioned because she had wanted to sing. Out of 30,000 applicants, 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.

• Illustration — Suzuki performing at Japan Expo 2014 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.

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 No. 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.

• Illustration — Suzuki (pictured in 2017) at a golf club in Taiwan 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. As of December 2022, she is dating professional football player Ao Tanaka.

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 — *Released: June 6, 2018 *Label: Zetima *Format: CD, digital download — 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

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 — *Released: October 31, 2018 *Label: Up-Front Works *Format: digital download — — — — • Suzuki Airi 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.

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

• Title — Year — Peak chart positions — Sales — Album • JPN — JPN Hot • "Break it Down" — 2019 — — — — — I • "Baby! We CanDoIt" — 2020 — — — — — 26/27 • "Let The Show Begin" — — — — • "Kimi ni Dake Hitomishiri (Home Demo ver.)" — — — — • "Easy to Smile" — — — — • "Mayonaka no Merry-go-round" — — — — • "Apple Pie" (with Blue Vintage) — 2021 — — — — • "Be Brave" — — — — • "Rescue" — — — — • "Pink Shadow (Animals Ver.)" — 2022 — — — — — 28/29 • "Saikyo no Oshi!" — 2023 — 48 — — — *JPN: 1,207 DL • "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.

• 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" (KureiYuki's feat. Airi Suzuki) — 2021 — — — — — rowspan="2" Non-album singles • "shampoo" (Tsumiki feat. Airi Suzuki) — 2023 — — — — • "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.

• Title — Year — Peak chart positions — Album • JPN — JPN Hot • "Genki Jirushi no Ōmori Song" / "Okashi Tsukutte Okkasi!" (Mini-Moni + Ai Takahashi & 4Kids) — 2002 — 9 — — — Mini-Moni Songs 2 • "Suki ni Naccha Ikenai Hito" (as part of H.P. All Stars) — 2004 — — — — — All for One & One for All! • "Image Color" (with Maimi Yajima) — 2008 — — — — — 3rd: Love Escalation! • "Aa Koi" (solo song) — 2010 — — — — — Shocking 5 • "DADDY! DADDY! DO! – From THE FIRST TAKE" (Masayuki Suzuki feat. Airi Suzuki) — 2021 — — — — — scope="row" • "Soraha Nidomoeru" (40mP feat. Airi Suzuki) — — — — — "Nanji Nanpun Chikyuga Nankai Mwattara" – Single • "Across the Horizon" (Love Me (CV.Aimi) × Lovely (CV. Airi Suzuki)) — — — — — Panilla ・the ・revival Theme Song • "Sparkle" (with Aimi, Miku Itō, Jin 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.

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 — *Released: October 31, 2018 *Label: zetima *Format: DVD, Blu-ray — 19 — 7 • Suzuki Airi Live Tour 2018 "PARALLEL DATE" — *Released: May 22, 2019 *Label: zetima *Format: DVD, Blu-ray — — — 17 • Suzuki Airi Live Party: No Live, No Life? — *Released: May 20, 2020 *Label: zetima *Format: Blu-ray — — — 17 • Suzuki Airi Live Party: No Live, No Life? — *Released: June 7, 2023 *Label: zetima *Format: Blu-ray — — — 14 • Suzuki Airi LIVE 2023 ~Kokoro no Otowo~ — *Released: November 29, 2023 *Label: zetima *Format: Blu-ray — — — — • "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.

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

• Year — Title — Role — Notes — Ref. References • 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

• Year — Title — Role — Notes — Ref. References • 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

Minions and Monsters (2026), Debbie (Zoey Deutch)

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 — 2008 — *Released: June 25, 2008 * Label: Zetima *Formats: DVD — 45 — — • Pure Blue — 2009 — *Released: July 1, 2009 * Label: Zetima *Formats: DVD — 27 — — • Natsu Yasumi — 2010 — *Released: August 25, 2010 * Label: Zetima *Formats: DVD — 63 — — • Kibun Tenkan — 2011 — *Released: July 13, 2011 * Label: Zetima *Formats: DVD — 44 — — • Natsu Karada — *Released: August 8, 2011 * Label: Zetima *Formats: DVD — 73 — — • Koko ga Suki — 2012 — *Released: July 25, 2012 * Label: Zetima *Formats: DVD — 81 — — • Watashi no Key wo Shittemasu ka — 2013 — *Released: September 25, 2013 * Label: Zetima *Formats: DVD — — — — • Singapore — 2014 — *Released: June 25, 2014 * Label: Zetima *Formats: DVD — — — — • "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.

• Airi (May 19, 2007, Wani Books) • Clear (December 5, 2007, Kadokawa Group Publishing) • 6gatsu no Kajitsu (June 20, 2008, Wani Books) • "Blue Color" (June 25, 2009, Wani Books) • "School Day" (August 20, 2010, Wani Books) • Meguru Haru (May 23, 2011, Wani Books) • Oasis (June 23, 2011, Wani Books) • Kono Kaze ga Suki (June 25, 2012, Wani Books) • Sotsugyou (March 31, 2013, Wani Books) • "Summer Without Swimming" (August 20, 2013, Wani Books) • "Resonance" (April 12, 2014, Wani Books) • "Eternity" (March 31, 2017, Wani Books) • nectar (November 17, 2022, Shufu no Tomo)

• アロハロ！°C-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 (2012.10.16) • アロハロ！°C-ute 2012) (Airi version) (2012.10.22)

• Suzuki Airi Perfect Book "Airi-aL" (Photographic essay, December 27, 2012, Wani Books) • Eita × Suzuki Airi Eita Produce Magic Make-up (Photographic essay, May 20, 2013, Standard Magazine) • Suzuki Airi Style Book "Airi-sT" (Photographic essay, November 27, 2014, Wani Books) • OTONA STYLE BOOK "Airimania" (Photographic essay, May 23, 2017, Shufu no Tomo)

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