Suzuki Airi

Suzuki Airi (鈴木 愛理), born April 12, 1994 is a Japanese pop singer signed to Hello! Project. She is currently a member of the group °C-ute as well as being a member of the Hello! Project Kids. She joined Hello! Project Kids in 2002 through the audition and was later put into°C-ute in 2005. As well as being in both °C-ute and Hello! Project Kids, as of 2007 Suzuki has been a member of the Hello! Project trio Buono!.

2002
In 2002, Suzuki Airi attended the Hello! Project auditions to find singers to form the new Hello! Project Kids. Along with 14 other girls Suzuki passed the audition after she performed 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 Mini Moni's movie Mini Moni ja Movie: Okashi na Daibōken!. The movie premiered later in 2003, by which time Suzuki Airi had been placed into another temporary group.

Along with Tanaka Reina from Morning Musume and Natsuyaki Miyabi, another Hello! Project Kid (now a member of Berryz Koubou), Suzuki Airi formed the group Aa!. The group released one single later in 2003 and no more due to complaints that all three girls were too young to understand the feelings they were singing about. At the time Suzuki Airi was only 9 years, 6 months and 17 days of age, this made her the youngest lead singer on any Hello! Project single.

2003 - 2004
Suzuki Airi continued her work within the Hello! Project Kids, namely performing alongside Morning Musume at concerts as backing dancers. In late 2004 Suzuki took part in her first Hello! Project shuffle unit, H.P. All Stars, taking part alongside all the members of Hello! Project at the time. The shuffle unit released one single and became inactive by January 2005.

2005
In 2005 Suzuki Airi was assigned as a member of Hello! Project group °C-ute alongside seven other Hello! Project Kids members. These seven members had been passed over when it came to the forming of Berryz Koubou, which had originally been formed to teach the Hello! Project Kids about being in a group by rotating the line-up amongst the Kids. Originally °C-ute was releasing on an indie label but in 2007 they made their major debut.

2006
°C-ute released four indie singles in this year as a preparation for the major debut in 2007. They also released their first album, "Cutie Queen Vol. 1".

2007
On February 21, 2007 °C-ute released their debut single, "Sakura Chirari". On the first day in the charts it ranked third on the Oricon charts, a feat not even accomplished by Hello! Project's mother group Morning Musume (who had ranked 6th on their debut single). With their debut single, they became the youngest group (with the average age of 13) to rank in the top 10. They released three singles in this year with Suzuki being the lead vocalist and center focus for all three releases. °C-ute also released their first mini-album. "2 Mini ~Ikiru to Iu Chikara~". On December 30, 2007, °C-ute was chosen for the Best New Artist Award with Japan Record Award.

Also, it was announced on July 21, 2007 that Suzuki will participate in a new unit named Buono! with Tsugunaga Momoko and Natsuyaki Miyabi from Berryz Koubou. Suzuki Airi joined the Gatas Brillhantes futsal team on 23 April, 2007 from Mix Gatas.

2008
Suzuki continued her duties in both °C-ute and Buono!, releasing four singles and a third studio album with °C-ute and four singles and Buono!'s first studio album.

2009
°C-ute released their fourth studio album, "4 Akogare My Star", on January 28th and their 8th major single was released on April 15th, titled "Bye Bye Bye!". Buono! released their 6th single, "Co-no-Mi-chi" on January 21st and their second studio album on February 11, titled "Buono! 2".

Suzuki Airi, along with four other members of °C-ute and Berryz Koubou left the Hello! Project futsal team, Gatas Brilhantes H.P.. The members left of their own violition due to feeling that they could not perform as high level players due to their level of ability.

Profile
'''Hello! Project Daihyakka Details (2004)'''
 * Name: Suzuki Airi(鈴木愛理)
 * Nicknames: Airiin, MC Kappa, MC Osuzu
 * Birthdate: April 12, 1994
 * Bloodtype: B
 * Birthplace: Chiba, Japan
 * Height: 160 cm
 * Current Groups:
 * Hello! Project Kids (2002-)
 * °C-ute (2005-)
 * Buono! (2007-)
 * Past Groups:
 * 4KIDS (2003)
 * Aa! (2003)
 * Shuffle Units:
 * H.P. All Stars (2004)
 * Hobbies: Purikura, singing, dancing
 * Special Skill: Y-shape balance, singing
 * Strong Point: I get along with everyone!
 * Weak Point: Once I start talking, I can't stop!
 * Habit: Touching my bangs
 * Favorite Color: White, light blue, pink, black
 * Favorite Flower: Lily, hibiscus
 * Disliked Thing/Thing to do: I can't touch bugs!
 * Scared of: Haunted houses, lightning
 * Favorite Movie: Ghibli series, "Harry Potter," "Lilo & Stitch"
 * Favorite Book: "Magic Tree House," "Atashinchi," "Zerori"
 * Favorite Word: "Arigatou" (thank you)
 * Favorite Season: Spring (birthday), fall (not that many bugs)
 * Favorite Food: Chinjao roast, tacos, green bell peppers, tomato spaghetti, monjayaki, sushi, natto
 * Least Favorite Food: Sweet carrots next to hamburger steaks, mini tomatoes, parsley, celery, cauliflower
 * Favorite Song: FIRST KISS
 * Charm Point: Ears

Trivia

 * Both Suzuki's parents were professional golfers, although her mother had already retired before Suzuki was born.
 * In Episode 36 of Gintama, 3 members of °C-ute — Okai Chisato, Hagiwara Mai and Suzuki Airi — appear at 14:40 when they start to do the same movements that the dojo does ( "Dream Catcher" ).
 * Suzuki is the youngest ever member of Hello! Project to lead on a single.
 * Suzuki's number when she was a part of Gatas Brillhantes was 24.
 * She was born April 12, 1994 in Gifu but raised in Chiba, Japan.ks
 * She has listed Takahashi Ai and Tanaka Reina as the Hello! Project members she respects the most.

External Link

 * Official Hello! Project profile (°C-ute)
 * Official Hello! Project profile (Buono!)