generasia:Featured article for 2018 week 51
Suzuki Minori
Suzuki Minori (鈴木みのり) is a Japanese seiyuu and singer managed by e-stone music. She was the winner of Macross Utahime 2015 audition and stars as the heroine Freyja Wion in Macross Δ.
Suzuki Minori was inspired to become a singer and voice actress after watching late-night anime as a grade school student. Once a year, as a student, she would go to Tokyo in order to study acting. In 2014, Suzuki auditioned for the Macross Utahime 2015 contest and became the grand prix winner beating more than 8,000 other participants. She was cast as Freyja Wion, the lead female character in the series, and a member of the fictional idol group Walküre. She was subsequently signed to Victor Entertainment.
In July 2017, Suzuki and Macross Δ co-star JUNNA were guests at Anime Expo in Los Angeles. She made her solo debut in 2018 when she performed the opening theme to the anime series Ramen Daisuki Koizumi-san.
Her first studio album, Miru Mae ni Tobe!, is released this week on December 19th.
