Suzuki Airi thread - 4th album "28/29" [2024.03.20]

[Sohee]

I'm pretty sure that back then Airi didn't even want to be solo and/or the OBVIOUS center she was with SHOCK!. I'm pretty sure I remember her either talking about or writing about how uncomfortable she felt back then when she realized she had to be there, especially on stage and sing most of the song despite there being so many other fans in the audience.

[AyuHikaru]

Didn't she actually tell the higher ups to never do that again? I remember her mentioning something like that and I was so impressed with her.

[Nayoko-Kihara]

In regards to "SHOCK!":

"Top Yell", September 2012
https://icejiggly.blogspot.com/2014/06/ ... o-pro.html

Spoiler: show

Suzuki: But indeed, the pressure really does mount on you. When it suddenly turned out that no one from ℃-ute besides myself would be singing 'SHOCK!', I was in a panic. Even though it was our first single as a 5-person group, and we put up a lot of resistance to it despite it already being announced...

Didn't it make you feel like 'I've made it!'?

Suzuki: Not at all! Instead, it honestly made me want to quit. It makes me wonder now. 'Why did Tsunku♂-san do something like that?'... When it was first announced at Yomiuri Land, it felt like the fans were abuzz in chatter. Since it wasn't really my own solo, I had no idea how best to present it, and I was kind of in a panic... After that, I went to consult with Takahashi (Ai)-san while crying...

Takahashi-san, she really drew together the groups, didn't she.

Suzuki: That's right. Like, since it's Takahashi-san, she'd understand. Of course, 'SHOCK!' is a precious ℃-ute song, so even now I still treasure singing it. It's just that, at that time, why was I in such a panic?... I lost my confidence, and I became even more unable to do it... I strongly remember putting myself under the impression that 'That's enough!!', and making myself be confident.

You turned against it?

Suzuki: Once, I exploded with emotion. Like, 'Just do what you want!' At the time, I was often told, 'If Suzuki doesn't do her best, it'll make ℃-ute as a whole look bad'. It was mentioned by Tsunku♂-san, it was mentioned by our teachers... And I couldn't discuss it with the other members. So I went 'Arrgh....That's enough!' But letting the piled-up emotions burst out with such a bang, I somehow regained my spirit (laughs). Thinking about it now, that might have built up my mental strength a little.

[Zunu]

My take from that is that Tsunku was throwing her in the deep water so that when the time came (meaning 2018) she would already have the confidence to swim. And she does.

[Shoujo Q]

I just now, had time to indulge in some Airi goodness. With my new position at work, it's not easy for me to stop and take some idol time out. And then with my uncle, it was another rock on top of the pile.

But today, I finally just spent the morning idoling myself out and this was the cherry on top. <3 I love me some Airi. I can clearly see from the three songs that were released she's testing three different styles of presenting herself as a soloist. It's all very professional and I'm digging it. I can't wait for the album to be released. I think I would probably preorder it already. xD

[JonCC]

VIVA LA POP! - SuzukI Airi at the STAR STAGE report

http://vivalapop.jp/report/suzukiairi.html

[JonCC]

Suzuki Airi's most disliked music video

[Kravius Pila]

Iin janai


Very 60 '. I love it.

[Sohee]

This album is turning out to be the best thing fkjsklfds im so excited.

[Amped]

Airi had a taping for the music program Melodix
https://twitter.com/airimania/status/99 ... 33986?s=20