Airi Suzuki

Career

2002–2005: Hello! Project Kids, 4Kids, and Aa!

Having taken singing lessons since kindergarten, 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. 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." 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 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.

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 Sales JPNOricon JPNHot Do Me a FavorReleased: June 6, 2018 Label: Zetima Format: CD, digital download 6 6 18,273+ 11 13,412+ 26/27Released: February 2, 2022 Label: zetima Format: CD, digital download 9 10 10,760 28/29Released: 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 Sales JPN Oricon Billboard Japan Released: October 31, 2018 Label: Up-Front Works Format: digital download — — 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 Sales Album JPN JPNHot "Escape" 2019 3 — JPN: 39,406 I 2022 24 — 28/29 "Heart Notes"2023 43 — "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.

Digital singles Title Year Peak chart positions Sales Album JPN JPNHot "Break it Down" 2019 — — I "Baby! We CanDoIt" 2020 — — 26/27 "Let The Show Begin" — — — — "Easy to Smile" — — — — "Apple Pie" (with Blue Vintage) 2021 — — "Be Brave" — — "Rescue" — — "Pink Shadow (Animals Ver.)" 2022 — — 28/29 2023 48 — JPN: 1,207 DL "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.

As featured artist Title Year Peak chart positions Sales Album JPN JPNHot "Daddy! Daddy! Do!" 2020 15 29 All Time Rock n' Roll 2021 — — "shampoo" 2023 — — "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.

Other appearances Title Year Peak chart positions Album JPN JPNHot / 2002 9 — Mini-Moni Songs 2 2004 — — All for One & One for All! 2008 — — 3rd: Love Escalation! 2010 — — Shocking 5 "DADDY ! DADDY ! DO ! – From THE FIRST TAKE"2021 — — — — – Single "Across the Horizon" — — Panilla ・the ・revival Theme Song "Sparkle"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 Sales JPN DVD JPN Blu-ray Released: October 31, 2018 Label: zetima Format: DVD, Blu-ray 19 7 Released: May 22, 2019 Label: zetima Format: DVD, Blu-ray — 17 Released: May 20, 2020 Label: zetima Format: Blu-ray — 17 Released: June 7, 2023 Label: zetima Format: Blu-ray — 14 Released: November 29, 2023 Label: zetima Format: Blu-ray — — "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.

Filmography

Film

Television

Theater

Radio

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

Solo DVDs + List of solo DVDs, with selected chart positions, sales figures and certifications Title Year Details Peak chart positions SalesJPN 2008Released: June 25, 2008 Label: Zetima Formats: DVD 45 — Pure Blue 2009Released: July 1, 2009 Label: Zetima Formats: DVD 27 — 2010Released: August 25, 2010 Label: Zetima Formats: DVD 63 — 2011Released: July 13, 2011 Label: Zetima Formats: DVD 44 — Released: August 8, 2011 Label: Zetima Formats: DVD 73 — 2012Released: July 25, 2012 Label: Zetima Formats: DVD 81 — 2013Released: September 25, 2013 Label: Zetima Formats: DVD — — 2014Released: June 25, 2014 Label: Zetima Formats: DVD — — "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.

Publications

Photobooks (May 19, 2007, Wani Books, ) (December 5, 2007, Kadokawa Group Publishing, ) (June 20, 2008, Wani Books, ) (June 25, 2009, Wani Books, ) (August 20, 2010, Wani Books, ) (May 23, 2011, Wani Books, ) (June 23, 2011, Wani Books, ) (June 25, 2012, Wani Books, ) (March 31, 2013, Wani Books, ) (August 20, 2013, Wani Books, ) (April 12, 2014, Wani Books, ) (March 31, 2017, Wani Books, ) nectar (November 17, 2022, Shufu no Tomo, )

Digital photobooks (2010.09.16) Cutest (Airi Version 2012.03.04) Koisuru Otome (A Girl in Love (2012.05.11) (2012.10.16) (2012.10.22)

Photo-essays 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, )

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