[Complete review –. Suzumura shot to fame with his roles in Gintama as Okita Sougo, D.Gray-man as Lavi and Ouran High School Host Club as Hikaru Hitachiin. Although the title track is not short of extraordinary, it’s its b-side track “アインシュタインのように” that really managed to make some jaws drop with it’s raw rock with exciting beat and engaging lyrics. CLAMP Draws Maaya Sakamoto/Kenichi Suzumura Wedding (Aug 17, 2011) Press Releases: Maaya Sakamoto to Release 4th Concept Album 'Duets' on March 17 (Jan 5, 2021) Kenichi Suzumura (鈴村 健一 Suzumura Ken'ichi) is a Japanese voice actor and singer-songwriter who is the head of a voice acting company, INTENTION.. A strong contender for single of the year. In 1996, she was given the role of Hitomi Kanzaki, the leading role in the TV anime series The Vision of Escaflowne. The b-side track displayed mesmerizing piano parts and breathtaking vocals in what was an emotional performance. KENICHI SUZUMURA 5TH ANNIVERSARY LIVE TOUR INTENTION 2012. 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Back to his trademark alternative rock with a pinch of pop in the lyrics, Suzumura shows us an improved self in “brand new“. But it was Uta no prince-sama that catapulted his fame. Suzumura has an extensive game credits list. He’s what you’d call the main antagonist/rival (if there even there’s one in a shoujo, romance anime) in the series. It’s an uninspired mini-album with plenty of flaws to pick on but nevertheless it charted at #20 for over three weeks. On August 8, 2011, she married fellow voice actor and frequent co-star Kenichi Suzumura. Upon the end of the contract with Arts Vision, Suzumura decided to not renew with the artist management agency and instead founded his own company – INTENTION (the exact same name as Suzumura‘s debut single as a solo artist). She is an actress, known for Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children (2005), Gekijô ban Kara no kyôkai: Satsujin kôsatsu (Go) (2009) and Gekijô ban Kara no kyôkai: Dai go shô - Mujun rasen (2008). [Complete review – HERE]. In the end “Frankensteiner” is a top track in which energy never fades away, the right way to spell “addictive”. He was affiliated to Arts Vision. I also host the male seiyuu-centric podcast, SEIYUU LOUNGE (see Spotify link in this profile). Her albums have had similar success, with Shōnen Alice[12] and Yūnagi Loop[13] both reaching the top 10 Oricon albums chart; and her album You Can't Catch Me, released on January 12, 2011, became her first release to ever reach number 1. Early in 2010 Suzumura performed his first live show. Against all odds, he managed to snatch not one, but two awards in this edition: “Synergy Award” (alongside Toshihiko Seki, Masaki Terasoma, and Koji Yusa) and “Best Radio Personality“. Bottom: Kenichi Suzumura and Maaya Sakamoto. The title track shows Suzumura‘s playful side embracing a bit of country rock and its quirks, on the other side “Poker Face” is the resident ballad in this release, and what a ballad this is! [18] Her first album, titled Grapefruit, was released on April 23, 1997. 98% Upvoted. In this peculiar single with find two tracks completely dispar from each other. Fans were eager to hear something new from him but had to wait a year between releases. That’s when his major hit song “Shiroi Karasu” was released back in October (2012). In what was an eventful year, Suzumura still had more fuel on his tank to go. Starish held their first ever concert back in 2012. Suzumura was releasing much less music per year, having long periods of time between releases – something that in the early stages of his solo career wasn’t as common. He is married to fellow voice actor Maaya Sakamoto. Kenichi Suzumura (鈴村 健一 Suzumura Ken'ichi, born September 12, 1974) is a Japanese voice actor and singer who is the founder and representative of the INTENTION, a voice acting company he founded in March 2012. They are often regarded as the very first seiyuu project group (a lot like DABA or Project 40 most recently). According to Oricon, this album reached #21 and remained on the chart for four weeks straight. Kenichi Suzumura (鈴村 健一, Suzumura Ken'ichi) is a Japanese voice actor who was born in Niigata Prefecture, but raised in Osaka Prefecture. The track “SHIPS” was used as the promotional track and in 2016 it was chosen to be featured in the newest SIMS 4 expansion pack – City Living. He is known for his work on Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children (2005), Gekijô ban Kara no kyôkai: Satsujin kôsatsu (Go) (2009) and Ouran High School Host Club (2006). The women seduce while the men charm and dazzle, and both can sweep the object of their affection off his or her feet. Overall this is a balanced pop-rock release. Kenichi Suzumura was born on September 12, 1974 in Osaka, Japan. From this project were born FEROMEN, unit consisting of Junichi Suwabe and Kousuke Toriumi. Bottom: Kenichi Suzumura and Maaya Sakamoto. Kenichi Suzumura Kanji 鈴村 健一 Romaji Suzumura Kenichi Also known as Suzu, Muraken (by Soichiro Hoshi and fans) Suzuken (by other voice actors & fans) Description Gender Male Birthday September 12, 1974 Age 46 Professional Status Occupation Voice Actor, Musician Affiliation Artsvision Role(s) Momotaro Mikoshiba His role as Zach Fair in Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children (2006) introduced us a friendlier, sort of laidback and strong character that is held dear by the fans of the franchise. Max and Mizuiro Jidai, Suzumura managed to grab his first secondary role with real focus and importance to the story in the shoujo classic “Kaikan Phrase” as Atsuro Kiryuu. Vocally Suzumura sounds great be it in the slow tempo emotional ballads, as well as in the rocking songs. Hosted once a month, Banpresto is one of those shows that has managed to grow a lot in popularity due to its great hosting as well as interesting guests. Kenichi Suzumura (鈴村 健一 Suzumura Ken'ichi) is a Japanese voice actor from INTENTION, a company which he founded alongside Takahiro Sakurai. Sakamoto said she will continue her work hand in hand with Suzumura. Source: Flying Dog The track, featured in action, shounen anime “Code Breaker” was a major hit and is undoubtly one of his best tracks to date as everything was perfect about it. It’s those experimentations that enrich the sound of his music and, most of all, keep the fans excited for new releases. The trend followed. It was a balanced released that failed to chart as well as it deserved (#33 on Oricon for two weeks). PARADOX LIVE STAGE BATTLE "JUSTICE" counts with polarizing approaches and making different interpretations of the concept of "JUSTICE". It’s those experimentations that enrich the sound of his music and, most of all, keep the fans excited for new releases. A couple of months later he released GO, his first mini-album. All Right reached #20 on Oricon, holding it for three weeks straight. She has been married to Kenichi Suzumura since August 8, 2011. The fact that the series also counts with a luxurious cast of already established and/or experienced singers in the music business (Mamoru Miyano, Kishow Taniyama, Junichi Suwabe, Kousuke Toriumi) added up to the fame this anime series got and ultimately reflected on the cast’s popularity among females in Japan. He is well known for voicing Shinn Asuka in Mobile Suit Gundam Seed Destiny and Sougo Okita in Gintama. It gets rated a 4.5 out of 5 and that is the most accurate. Reprising roles for several successful anime franchises he’s been a part of, Suzumura has been everywhere since 2012. Take a visual walk through his career and see 207 images of the characters he's voiced and listen to 8 clips that showcase his performances.. Trivia & Fun Facts: Suzumura joined the Pokémon anime during the original series, but got his most notable role in that work, Hoenn Champion Steven Stone, during Pokémon the Series: XY, replacing Rintarō Nishi. Putting acoustic rock aside, electric guitars replaced his usual laidback tracks and brought some excitement to his repertoire, at the same time making more people notice him. Suzumura entered to the history books as the first seiyuu to have a song featured in a foreign game. He is married to fellow voice actor Maaya Sakamoto. The tour was later released as her first live DVD on August 11, 2011. Kenichi Suzumura (鈴村 健一, Suzumura Kenichi, born September 12, 1974) is a voice actor, narrator and singer from Osaka. With the band’s disbandment, Suzumura headed off for new adventures. Sakamoto first teamed up with composer Yoko Kanno in her 1996 debut single, "Yakusoku wa Iranai" ("Promises Not Needed"), which was used as the opening theme for the anime series The Vision of Escaflowne. Another single is scheduled to be released earlier in 2017. Suzumura keeps his talent both as a lyricist and singer going. RE: Some facts about Maaya and Suzumura Kenichi Post by kirei_lanford » Thu Aug 07, 2014 3:56 am I'd kill to have the radio record of the 3rd conversation of kenichi and maaya together.. The single ended up becoming Sakamoto's biggest selling single to date, with more than 90,000 copies sold. Kenichi Suzumura (鈴村 健一 Suzumura Ken'ichi) is a Japanese voice actor and singer-songwriter who is the head of a voice acting company, INTENTION.. born September 12, 1974 is a Japanese voice actor and singer who is the founder and representative of the INTENTION, a voice acting company he founded in March 2012.He was raised in Osaka Prefecture. Better metaphor is impossible. The single “All Right” was released a year after “Shiroi Karasu” and showcased a completely polished sound. [193], Record of Lodoss War: Chronicles of the Heroic Knight, Fist of the North Star: The Legends of the True Savior: Legend of Toki, Ghost in the Shell: Arise – Alternative Architecture, The Legend of the Galactic Heroes: Die Neue These Kaikō, Fate/Grand Order - Absolute Demonic Front: Babylonia, The Millionaire Detective Balance: Unlimited, Sorcerous Stabber Orphen: Battle of Kimluck, Tsubasa Reservoir Chronicle the Movie: The Princess in the Birdcage Kingdom / xxxHOLiC Midsummer Night's Dream, The Garden of Sinners: A Study in Murder – Part 1, The Garden of Sinners: Remaining Sense of Pain, The Garden of Sinners: Oblivion Recording, The Garden of Sinners: A Study in Murder – Part 2, Fullmetal Alchemist: The Sacred Star of Milos, Persona 3 The Movie: #2 Midsummer Knight's Dream. Starish are an all-star seiyuu unit founded in 2011 and is quite possibly one of the most successful units in Japan and a bit over asia in these past 5 years. Kenichi Suzumura, Actor: Fainaru fantajî sebun adobento chirudoren. By clicking "Accept" you're agreeing with our Cookies and Privacy policy. Another pop/rock single more pending for the rock genre single with heavy riffs, fast guitars, basslines that fit like a glove and sometimes outshine some of the instruments and to top all of it the vocals sound better than ever. Take a visual walk through his career and see 207 images of the characters he's voiced and listen to 8 clips that showcase his performances.. Trivia & Fun Facts: From textbook shoujo, harem romance in Uta no Prince-sama (Japan’s sensation shoujo game franchise), to straight out sports in Kuroko no Basuke, mecha in Aquarion Evol, Gundam Build Fighters and Space Battleship Yamato 2199, to adventure in Magi, comedy/parody with Osomatsu-san and the hilarious Daily Lives of High School Boys; Suzumura managed to broaden his horizons, providing yet new opportunities to showcase his versatility in whichever role he got. She is an actress, known for Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children (2005), Kara no Kyoukai: The Garden of Sinners - A Study in Murder - Part 2 (2009) and Kara no Kyoukai: The Garden of Sinners - Paradox Spiral (2008). Maaya Sakamoto is a Japanese voice actress known for voicing Shiki Ryougi, Maki Harukawa, and Ciel Phantomhive. He has been married to Maaya Sakamoto since August 8, 2011. With his trademark total control over his tone Suzumura managed to dazzle us throughout the two tracks in this single, an appetizer for what’s to come next. Born in Osaka, Niigata, Suzumura is currently one of the most renowned seiyuu in the business. Kenichi Suzumura (鈴村 健一 Suzumura Ken'ichi) is a Japanese voice actor and singer-songwriter who is the head of a voice acting company, INTENTION.. In 2008, Sakamoto and worked once again with Yoko Kanno for her 15th single, "Triangler", which was used as opening theme for the TV anime series Macross Frontier. He also tends to voice characters with strong Kansai accents with some frequency – alongside Jun Fukuyama, Jun Fukushima, Yusa Koji, Kazuya Nakai and Kenjiro Tsuda. Fans took a liking at the album due to the various exciting and engaging songs on it such as the already known tracks “Messenger“, “Shiroi Karasu“, “Asunaro” but also with one of his tracks, “Babel“. This thread is archived. [Complete review – HERE]. He is best known for his roles in Mobile Suit Gundam Seed Destiny as Shinn Asuka, Ouran High School Host Club as Hikaru Hitachiin., Fairy Tail as Rogue Cheney, Gintama as Sōgo Okita, and Free! “Hide-and-Seek” was featured as the ending theme for slice of life anime “Handa kun” in which Suzumura also gave voice to one of the characters. A release as good or even better than one of our favorites “シロイカラス” (Shiroi karasu) which was incredibly strong as a single with his title track clearly standing out. The new single was a surprise for many as he had opted to present a ballad as the lead song this time around. We reach 1994 and Suzumura made his debut as Maury in mecha/space opera anime “Macross 7“. The single ultimately reached #27 on Oricon, holding the spot for over three weeks. His trademark rock sound with a pinch of pop in the lyrics was intact, only the way it was approached changed. For promoting this album, Sakamoto began her first low-scale national tour, on which she held three concerts in Nagoya, Osaka and Tokyo. With a guitar in hand, Suzumura didn’t hesitate to show his skills as well as his robust pop-rock sound and powerful vocals. Kaichou wa maid sama!, Saint Beast, Naruto Shippuden, Soul Eater, Uta no prince-sama are just some of the most relevant series he was part of during this period of time. Others = probably same but some voice actor will change contract or quit job. VAZZY bring tropical pop alongside acoustic rock to the table for "YELLOW". She was one half of the voice acting duo Whoops! nano . He is currently affiliated with Arts Vision. The album Becoming was released by the end of the year and charted on 14th place for over 4 weeks. Over the years not only he’s been a guest in variety shows (Sakurai Takahiro Kako warai and Anisong plus), but he’s also hosted his fair share of those. Suzumura is the founder of AD-LIVE, annual standup event that kicked off in 2012 in what was initially a small event. Maaya Sakamoto (坂本 真綾, Sakamoto Maaya), otherwise known as Maya, is a female Japanese voice actor, actress, singer, narrator, radio personality and essayist.She was born March 31, 1980 in Itabashi-ku, Tokyo and is married to voice actor Kenichi Suzumura. The show tends to be rather hilarious thanks to either one of the hosts’ lack of skills to play certain game or the guest’s banter with the hosts. OCCUPATION: seiyuu, singer, songwriter, radio personality, mc. […] how much Kenichi Suzumura struggled to just scrap by each month when he was a […]. In video games she voices Aura and Natsume in .hack, Lisa Hamilton / La Mariposa in Dead or Alive, Maki Harukawa in Danganronpa V3: Killing Harmony, Aerith Gainsborough in Kingdom Hearts and the Compilation of Final Fantasy VII, Aigis in Persona 3, Lightning in the Final Fantasy XIII games, Ling Xiaoyu in Tekken, and Alisa Ilinichina Amiella in God Eater. He is best known for his roles in Mobile Suit Gundam Seed Destiny as Shinn Asuka, Ouran High School Host Club as Hikaru Hitachiin., Fairy Tail as Rogue Cheney, Gintama as Sōgo Okita, and Free! She is an actress, known for Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children (2005), Kara no Kyoukai: The Garden of Sinners - A Study in Murder - Part 2 (2009) and Kara no Kyoukai: The Garden of Sinners - Paradox Spiral (2008). Sakamoto stated, "In my life,I've always prioritized what I love, what made me happy and comfortable, and tied them to my future.Therefore, even with marriage, it's something I wanted from the bottom of my heart, so I responded to those feelings. With the franchise’s popularity, this group rose to fame and whenever a new season is in place, fans don’t shy away from making their releases reach some interesting places in the Oricon charts. [17] This year she also starred in her first TV drama Suekko Chounan Ane San-nin, and also played the leading role in the short film 03† directed by Hidenori Sugimori. See you all in 2017! We wish everyone a merry Christmas and an even better New Year! It still holds the record of best chart performing single in his repertoire. She made her debut as a voice actress in 1992 as the voice of Chifuru in Little Twins, but is better known as voice of Hitomi Kanzaki in The Vision of Escaflowne. Starish include the main cast of the Uta no Prince-sama series: Kenichi Suzumura, Kishow Taniyama, Hiro Shimono, Takuma Terashima, Kousuke Toriumi, Miyano Mamoru and Junichi Suwabe. Besides this the unit’s core is still the same and compositions in their repertoire often impress the listeners because of the beautiful piano parts and vocal performances. BAE and The Cat's Whiskers proved their worth with intense, stylish and aesthetically pleasing songs in a battle for PRIDE. 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Kenichi Suzumura started his solo career along with other seiyuu units projects and Sakurai Takahiro still hasn’t returned to the music business after all these years, still R-16 were a fun project well worth to check. Sakamoto graduated from Toyo University with a Bachelor's degree in Sociology in spring 2002. This period of time was his most prolific. 1995 was a blank year for him in the anime business without a single role and only starting from 1996 could he rejoice about getting roles. Although not flawless, this is quite the entertaining single with its fair share of sweet moments. In addition to performing voice acting roles, Suzumura has also dubbed a multitude of roles in international films and shows, both live-action and animated. Be it with regular adventure, action games major hits such as CRISIS CORE -FINAL FANTASY VII-, Final Fantasy X-2 or Persona 4, Kamen Rider, Kingdom Hearts or with the various credits in otome games such as Starry Sky, Wand of Fortune, Brothers Conflict, and the mega hit Uta no prince-sama franchise, he keeps being one of the household names for a lot of game companies in Japan due to his diligent dubbing/acting. [17] also in 2010, Sakamoto was playing the role of Ritsuko Nonomura in Japanese musical adaption of the South Korean movie A Moment to Remember,[a] along with Rina Chinen and Rina Uchiyama (best known for starring in Strawberry on the Shortcake, Good Luck! The second track “Frankensteiner” took us on a trip to the 70’s, into the disco fever and this is by far, one of the best disco tracks a seiyuu has released (Yuki Ono and Daisuke Ono, among other seiyuu have given a try at the genre but failed miserably), managing to sound true to the genre and not going overboard with it. best. KiLLER KiNG go for quite the loungy, groovy sound with their new single, "Good Liar". Right from the start Suzumura showed everyone that despite his non stop goofy demeanor, singing was something he also loved to do and was focused on it. Artist: Kenichi Suzumura. It’s almost impossible being part of the seiyuu fandom without knowing this unit. Over the years both of them got to work together quite often and the romance sort of flurished from there. Both of them are considered by the seiyuu fandom by the ultimate one true pairing. Suzumura went beyond anything we’d expected with “Brand New“. The single “Asunaro” was released in 2011, being featured as the ending theme of the anime Heaven’s Memo Pad. Kenichi Suzumura (鈴村 健一 Suzumura Kenichi) is a Japanese voice actor born in Niigata Prefecture, Osaka, Japan. Dressed in a pop-rock fashion, this duo had everything they needed to be a great unit / band but something along the way failed completely with them later disbanding. Maaya Sakamoto (坂本 真綾 Sakamoto Maaya, born March 31, 1980) is a Japanese voice actress and singer from Tokyo, Japan. Since 2013, Suzumura is co-hosting this show with fellow seiyuu Ryota Osaka. The final verdict was yet another 4.5 out 5, this time around justified by some experiments that were made in the release that ultimately failed to work. This phase was a turning point for him as he started to get more recognition for his charismatic and varied roles. Okita Sougo has some screws loose, a bit different from that Otome, romantic version of the historical Okita Shougo from the Hakuouki series. Maaya Sakamoto (坂本 真綾, Sakamoto Maaya, born March 31, 1980) is a Japanese actress, voice actress and singer. Ken’ichi Suzumura. hide. As a singer, she has performed songs in both English and Japanese. Maaya Sakamoto (坂本 真綾 Sakamoto Maaya, born March 31, 1980) is a Japanese voice actress and singer from Tokyo, Japan. 2016 presented us with two singles: “Hide-and-Seek” and “Brand New“. Kenichi Suzumura made his solo debut back in 2008 with the single “INTENTION” (his company’s name). Eternal Summer as Mikoshiba Momotaru. The song was later included in Sakamoto's sixth album, Kazeyomi, which was released January 2009 and also peaked within the Top 3. First, in 2012 Seiyuu Awards was the recipient, alongside his group mates in Starish, of the “Best Musical Performance” award. This past August “Hide-and-Seek” was released. Suzumura was the voice of Masato Hijirikawa, a well-off heir of a noble family in Kyoto. The album is close to being an incredibly good one but fails in some places. He is married to fellow voice actress Maaya Sakamoto who also voice Lunamaria Hawke & Mayu Asuka in Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Destiny. Maaya Sakamoto (坂本 真綾, Sakamoto Maaya, born March 31, 1980)[2] is a Japanese actress, voice actress and singer. With a longstanding voice acting career in which there was never a short amount of roles played per season, as well as a successful solo career with more than 5 albums and 15 singles under his belt, plus sold out tours and extensive game and dubbing credits, Suzumura is part of the seiyuu royalty, one of the very few that has managed to excel in almost every single area related to voice acting. Eternal Summer as Mikoshiba Momotaru. As Genzou Wakabayashi, prodigy goalkeeper in the iconic, sports anime Captain Tsubasa series (Road to 2002), he showed just how charismatic his voice could be and eventually translate well into the animation following Kouichi Hashimoto and Shinnichiro Miki‘s earlier portrayals of the character. 57 comments. Is no secret that Suzumura is a married man, much less that he’s married with one of the most talented female seiyuu in Japan: Maaya Sakamoto. The single displayed yet another side to his music. Nao Toyama . Still, it’s good to see Suzumura trying new things with his sound. This single goes almost in the same direction as シロイカラス regarding the instrumental work but when we talk about the vocals it’s amazing to notice that, in only one year, Suzumura’s vocals keep improving, sounding even better than ever. Also, the only person managing everything The Hand That Feeds HQ related. Being part at the same time of Lantis and Kiramune (both Bandai subsidiary companies), Suzumura managed to juggle his solo career with his new seiyuu unit career. Since then I have been writing about male seiyuu music. Some of the guests include: Takahiro Sakurai, Shinnosuke Tachibana, Konishi Katsuyuki and Yuiichi Nakamura. “INTENTION” was an instantaneous hit as it was featured in mecha anime “Mobile Gundam SEED DESTINY” and is Suzumura‘s best single – at least in terms of performing well on the ORICON charts. Other radio shows include Tokyo Yamamote Boys (2011 – 2012), Zombie-Loan (2007), Voice Crew (2000), Hero Academy (2008), Kenichi Suzumura’s Say!You Young (2010), Radio Code:Breaker (2012 – 2013), Osomatsu san (2015 – 2016), Unisong (2015 – ), between many others. He is best known for his roles in Mobile Suit Gundam Seed Destiny as Shinn Asuka, Ouran High School Host Club as Hikaru Hitachiin., Fairy Tail as Rogue Cheney, Gintama as Sōgo Okita, and Free! LABX-8025/6. MyAnimeList is the largest online anime and manga database in the world! In 2011, I stumbled upon Mamoru Miyano's "Orpheus". Once again, because this release was so balanced this single also got a 4.5 out 5. Kenichi Suzumura (鈴村 健一 Suzumura Ken'ichi, born September 12, 1974) is a Japanese voice actor and singer who is the founder and representative of the INTENTION, a voice acting company he founded in March 2012. 2013 was a quiet year for him. The couple started dating in 2016. [3][4] She made her debut as a voice actress in 1992 as the voice of Chifuru in Little Twins, but is better known as voice of Hitomi Kanzaki[5] in The Vision of Escaflowne. [21] In 2011, her seventh album You Can't Catch Me became her first album to reach the first stop of the Oricon charts. Suzumura is owner of one of the most entertaining Kansai accents in the seiyuu business. The instrumental pieces sometimes are a bit lacking but they seem to overcome that when on a live setting giving more energy to the songs and making the crowd go wild with them. His never ending quality and ability to deliver exciting pop-rock tracks is still there even after such a long hiatus. 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