Airi Suzuki

Name:Airi Suzuki 鈴木愛理 (Suzuki Airi)
Born :April 12, 1994
Origin: Gifu, Japan
Genres :J-pop
Occupations: Singer
Years active :2002 – present
Labels: Zetima
Associated acts °C-ute, Aa!, Hello! Project Kids, Buono!

Airi Suzuki (鈴木 愛理, Suzuki Airi?), born April 12, 1994 in Gifu but raised in Chiba, Japan, is a Japanese pop singer and currently member of idol groups ℃-ute and Hello! Project Kids. Both of her parents, Tōru and Kyoko Suzuki, are professional golfers, although her mother had already retired.

Career

In 2002, Suzuki participated and passed, along with 14 other girls, the audition of Hello! Project Kids after performing 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!, which was released in early 2003.

Later in the same year, Suzuki was assigned to another temporary group Aa! along with Reina Tanaka from Morning Musume and fellow Hello! Project Kids member Miyabi Natsuyaki. Their lone single, First Kiss, was released on October 29, 2003. By the time of the release, she was 9 years, 6 months and 17 days old and was the youngest lead singer on any Hello! Project single. She was assigned as a member of ℃-ute, whose formation was announced on June 11, 2005, along with seven other Hello! Project Kids members, and she has enjoyed main roles in most songs and concerts. Furthermore, it was announced on July 21, 2007 that Suzuki would participate in a unit named Buono! with Momoko Tsugunaga and Miyabi Natsuyaki from Berryz Kobo