# Airi Suzuki

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.
As of December 2022, she is 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 | Peak chart positions | Sales |
| Title | Album details | JPN Oricon | JPN Hot | Sales |
| 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 |

### Live albums

List of live albums, with selected chart positions, sales figures and certifications :
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Sales |
| Sales ||
| Title | Album details | Oricon | Billboard Japan | Sales |
| 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 | Peak chart positions | Sales | Album |
| Title | Year | JPN | JPN Hot | Sales | Album |
| "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 | — | | 28/29 |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region. ||||||

#### Digital singles

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

#### As featured artist

| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Sales | Album |
| Title | Year | JPN | JPN Hot | Sales | Album |
| "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 | — | — | | Non-album singles |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region. ||||||

### Other appearances

| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Album |
| Title | Year | JPN | JPN Hot | Album |
| "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) | 2021 | — | — | "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)) | 2021 | — | — | 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 | Peak chart positions | Sales |
| Title | Album details | JPN DVD | JPN Blu-ray | Sales |
| 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
## Publications
### 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, "School Day") (August 20, 2010, Wani Books, ISBN 978-4847043024)
* Meguru Haru (巡る春, "Spring Around") (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, "Graduation") (March 31, 2013, Wani Books, ISBN 978-4-8470-4540-0)
* Oyoganai Natsu (泳がない夏, "Summer Without Swimming") (August 20, 2013, Wani Books, ISBN 978-4-8470-4572-1)
* Kyomei (共鳴, "Resonance") (April 12, 2014, Wani Books, ISBN 978-4-8470-4641-4)
* Eien (永遠, "Eternity") (March 31, 2017, Wani Books, ISBN 978-4-8470-4910-1)
* nectar (November 17, 2022, Shufu no Tomo, ISBN 978-4-0734-4774-0)

#### Digital photobooks

* Alo-Hello! C-ute (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 (SUZUKI AIRI Iris〜アイリス〜) (2012.10.16)
* Alo-Hello! C-ute 2012 (アロハロ！°C-ute 2012) (Airi version)) (2012.10.22)

### Photo-essays

* Suzuki Airi Perfect Book "Airi-aL" (Photographic essay, December 27, 2012, Wani Books, ISBN 978-4-8470-4520-2)
* Eita × Suzuki Airi Eita Produce Magic Make-up (Photographic essay, May 20, 2013, Standard Magazine, ISBN 978-4-9382-8024-6)
* Suzuki Airi Style Book "Airi-sT" (Photographic essay, November 27, 2014, Wani Books, ISBN 978-4-8470-4711-4)
* OTONA STYLE BOOK "Airimania" (Photographic essay, May 23, 2017, Shufu no Tomo, ISBN 978-4-0742-4131-6)

## Tours

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