generasia:Featured article for 2018 week 23
Suzuki Airi
Suzuki Airi (鈴木愛理) is a Japanese pop singer managed by Up-Front Promotion. She was formerly part of Hello! Project as a member of °C-ute and Buono!.
Airi joined Hello! Project by becoming one of the Hello! Project Kids. She made her debut as one of the 4KIDS featured in Minimoni ja Movie Okashi na Daibouken! as well as on Minimoni's single "Genki Jirushi no Oomori Song." In fall 2003, she was announced as a member of the one-shot unit Aa! and garnered much attention for her vocal skill at her young age. In 2005 it was announced she would be part of the new Hello! Project group °C-ute, which she remained a part of as a lead singer for 11 years.
The disbandment of °C-ute was announced on August 20, 2016 through various online and print news sources, followed closely by the official website and blogs of the members. The last performance for the group was scheduled to take place in June 2017 at Saitama Super Arena, during their 12th year of activities.
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.
Her debut solo album Do me a favor is released this week on June 6th.
