Kuzuryuu Setsuko

**Kuzuryuu Setsuko** (九頭龍雪子) is a Japanese singer under 2xWings as a 1st generation member of STARGAZER as well as a member of the sub-unit Akushi. She is known to be an English translator for the company.

## Biography

### Early Life

Setsuko was born on June 6th, 1998 in Kyoto, Japan. She lived in Japan for 4 years before moving to Toronto, Canada, staying there until she was 14 years old. Throughout her educational career, she attended fine art schools.

### 2015

She took part in a 2xWings audition during the year of 2015 and successfully passed, becoming a founding member of STARGAZER. The group underwent training for the remaining months of 2015.

### 2016

On January 1st, 2016, Setsuko and four other girls were introduced as members of STARGAZER at Nippon Budokan, with their debut single Taiyou to Himawari. They were also stated to be the rival group of Uta Shoujo.

She graduated high-school in March. She stated she will not be pursuing college in order to focus on her idol career.

Due to their immense success, STARGAZER were invited to perform at *Kōhaku Uta Gassen* on December 31st, 2016, with Setsuko creating a special choreography for the performance.

### 2017

On January 1st, 2017, the sub-units between STARGAZER and Uta Shoujo were announced. Setsuko, along with Okuda Riho and Aikawa Mahiro formed the sub-unit Akushi.

### 2018

In June of 2018, Setsuko appeared as a representative for 2xWings along with Velvet for the first season of a girl group survival show, *GALAXY 100.* She was eliminated in the 2nd round of voting, her final rank being #38. Her preliminary performance of Crown gained a lot of attention on various social media platforms.

## Personal Life

* Family
* Education
* Friendships
* Name Meaning
* Nicknames

Setsuko's mother is a retired Olympian gymnastics athlete. She has a younger sister.

During STARGAZER's formation, Setsuko was a third year in high school. A few months later, she graduated. She had decided not to pursue college to focus on her idol work.

* **Ishimura Saki**: Noted as one of Setsuko's closest, most dearest friend. They have known eachother since high-school. They often MC together during concerts and are known to be a variety duo as well.
* **Kenshuusei**: Setsuko has a soft spot for the trainees. She teaches lessons sometimes and enjoys helping them grow.
* **Kazuhira**: She gets along well with Kazuhira.

Setsuko: 雪子; Snow child. 雪 (Setsu) meaning snow and 子 (ko) meaning child. She was named this due to the fact that it was so hot during her birth that her parents wanted to name her the opposite of the weather.

Kuzuryuu: 九頭龍; Means nine-headed dragon. 九 (ku) means nine, 頭 (zu) means head, and 龍 (ryuu) means dragon.
Setsugogo: せつごご; A nickname given to her during STARGAZER's formation.

## Profile

* Stats
* Q&A

* **Stage Name**: Kuzuryuu, Setsuko (九頭龍雪子)
* **Nickname**: Setsugogo (せつごご)
* **Birthdate**: June 6, 1998 (1998-06-06) (age 25)

* **Birthplace**: Kyoto, Japan
* **Height**: 183cm
* **Blood Type**: B
* **2xWings Status**:
	+ 2016-01-01: Uta Shoujo member
* **Years in STARGAZER**: 4 Years
* **STARGAZER Color**:
	+ **Pastel Orange** (2016–present)
* **Audition Song**: "RYDEEN 〜Dance All Night〜" by E-girls
* **2xWings Groups**:
	+ STARGAZER (2016–Present)
	+ Akushi (2017-Present)

- **Special Skills**: Flexibility, bilingual

- **Hobbies**: Dancing, gymnastics, playing sports, choreographing

- **Favorite Music Genre**: Pop, EDM

- **Favorite Sports**: Soccer, baseball, basketball, track & field, all dance

- **Favorite Foods**: Curry rice, tonkatsu

- **Favorite Drink**: Anything from Starbucks

- **Least Favorite Food**: Hiyayakko

- **Favorite Colors**: Red, blue

- **Motto**: "Watashi wa anata o shinjimasu" (わたしはあなたを信じます; *I believe in you*)

- **Favorite Word**: Fuwafuwa (Fluffy)

- **Favorite English Phrase**: "Cheers I'll drink to that bro"

- **Quality that she won’t lose to anyone**: My energetic dancing

- **Things that she wants to do in her life**: To introduce harder choreography into the idol world

- **Favorite Songs**: "Pain is Beauty" by CHANMINA, "Into the World" by Kalafina, "Inside You" by milet, "Only Human" by Jonas Brothers

- **Looks Up To**: Sayuri, BananaLemon, WEDNESDAY CAMPANELLA, Red Velvet

## Trivia

* She is one of the tallest entertainers in 2xWINGS.
* She makes choreographies for her sub-unit, Akushi. She also occasionally takes part in making choreographies for other groups, with mentoring from Sayuri.
* She is known to have a classy, cute appearance, yet a contrasting personality and dance style.
* She stated she knows how to do parkour in an interview.
* She has taken ballet, tap dancing, gymnastics, hip-hop, contemporary, and jazz dance classes throughout her life.
* She has also mentioned that she has been on a couple of sports teams as well, including soccer, baseball, track, and basketball.
* She's a big fan of Kpop groups LOOΠΔ and GFRIEND.