Suzuki Airi is a Japanese pop singer and a former member of the defunct idol groups "C-ute, Buono!, Dia Lady, Aa!" and "Hello! Project Kids". She was born in Gifu, Japan. Both of her parents, Toru and Suzuki Kyoko, are professional golfers, although her mother has already retired. 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 Minimoni's movie Mini Moni ja Movie: Okashi na Daiboken!, which was released in early 2003. In addition, she was also in a shuffle group called Aa! later that year and received a lead in the song. Meanwhile in 1999 Suzuki's parents had a child named Suzuki Saiki. She shares a birthday as Ex-Morning Musume member Yoshizawa Hitomi. She was assigned as a member of C-ute, whose formation was announced on June 11, 2005, along with seven other Hello! Project Kids members, and she is the lead singer in most songs and concerts. Furthermore, it was announced on July 21, 2007 that Suzuki would participate in a unit named Buono! with Tsugunaga Momoko and Natsuyaki Miyabi from Berryz Kobo. In 2010 Suzuki had once injured her ankle before a concert. At the end of October, 2010, Suzuki Airi appeared on the cover of the December issue of UP to boy magazine together with Watanabe Mayu from AKB48. That was the first gravure collaboration between AKB48 and Hello! Project. Suzuki Airi goes to the same school as Hey!Say!JUMP member Okamoto Keito. On March 6, 2013, Suzuki graduated from high school and began university on April 2. She graduated from Keio University on March 23, 2017 with a degree in Environment and Information Studies. Since June of 2015, Suzuki has been serving as an exclusive model for the fashion magazine Ray. On May 27, 2017 Suzuki Airi announced that after the group disbandment she would make a return to singing as a solo artist sometime in 2018 and would continue her modeling activities. In April 2018, Suzuki announced her solo debut album. On March 27, 2022 she confirmed that she is in a relationship with soccer player Tanaka Ao. (Source: Wikipedia)

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