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鈴村 健一
Suzumura Ken'ichi
Born (1974-09-12) September 12, 1974 (age 50)
Other namesSuzu, Muraken, Suzuken
Occupation(s)Voice Actor, Singer
Years active1994-present
Notable creditShinn Asuka in Mobile Suit Gundam Seed Destiny
SpouseMaaya Sakamoto (2011 - present)
Websitehttp://intention-k.com/index.html

Kenichi Suzumura (鈴村 健一, Suzumura Ken'ichi, born September 12, 1974) is a popular japanese voice actor and singer who was born in Niigata Prefecture, but raised in Osaka Prefecture. He was formerly affiliated with Arts Vision, but has set up his own agency called INTENTION on May 1st, 2012. He made his television animation debut on Macross 7 in 1994. He is most known for the roles of Hikaru Hitachiin from Ouran High School Host Club, Shinn Asuka from Mobile Suit Gundam Seed Destiny, Sougo Okita from Gin Tama, Lavi from D.Gray-Man, and Ryutaros from Kamen Rider Den-O. He is called Suzu and Muraken by Soichiro Hoshi and his fans and Suzuken by other voice actors and fans. He is currently part of the group 謎の新ユニットSTA☆MEN (Nazo no Shin Yunitto Sutāmen) alongside Junichi Suwabe, Daisuke Kishio, Hiroki Takahashi, Hiroyuki Yoshino, Makoto Yasumura, and Kosuke Toriumi.

He is married to fellow voice actress Maaya Sakamoto.[1]

Voice roles (selected)

Leading roles in bold

TV anime

Drama CDs

Other roles

Nominations and awards

  • 2012:
  1. "Best Musical Perfomance" (Uta no Prince-sama - St☆rish, together with Mamoru Miyano, Takuma Terashima, Junichi Suwabe, Hiro Shimono and Kishou Taniyama) - 6th Seiyu Awards (won)
  • 2008:
  1. "Best Radio Personality" - 2nd Seiyu Awards (won)
  • 2007:
  1. "Synergy Award" (Kamen Rider Den-O, together with Toshihiko Seki, Koji Yusa and Masaki Terasoma) - 1st Seiyu Awards (won)
  2. "Best Actor in supporting role" - 1st Seiyu Awards
  3. "Best Radio Personality" - 1st Seiyu Awards

A national survey on the popularity of seiyū conducted in March 2010 has revealed Suzumura and Miyano Mamoru as the most famous male seiyū.[4] In the following year, 2011, TBS Rank Oukoku (TBS ランク王国) listed Suzumura as 3rd of the five most popular male seiyuu.[5]

Music

In addition to performing many different character songs in his seiyuu career Suzumura has recently become a singer signed under the Lantis label. As a solo artist he writes all the lyrics himself. Simultaneously in his debut year 2008 Suzumura is also one of the main hosts of the annual event Original Entertainment Paradise (OrePara), together with the other Lantis-artists Showtaro Morikubo, Daisuke Ono and Mitsuo Iwata. In January 2010 he gave his first solo concert tour in Osaka (January 10), Nagoya (January 11), Yokohama (January 23) and Tokyo (January 30).[6] His second live tour in 2011 was being held in the same stops except for Nagoya (Osaka (April 9), Tokyo (April 17) and Yokohama (May 1)). Part of the proceeds resulting from this concert were donated to help the victims of the Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami. In the face of the power shortages the concert was arranged simple to save power and Suzumura sang all songs in acoustic.Cite error: The <ref> tag has too many names (see the help page).Cite error: The <ref> tag has too many names (see the help page).

Singles

Release Date Album Catalog Number Chart Position
October 8, 2008 "Intention" LACM-4518 14
February 4, 2009 "Atarashii Neiro" LACM-4569 13
June 24, 2009 "Mitochondria" LACM-4627 20
January 27, 2010 "And Becoming" LACM-4690 23
July 7, 2010 "In my space" LACM-4728 23
November 24, 2010 "Tsuki to sutoobu" LACM-4764 36
August 24, 2011 "Asunaro" LACM-34836 20
May 16, 2012 "Messenger" LACM-4930

Albums

Release Date Album Catalog Number Chart Position
October 7, 2009 Becoming LACA-35968 14
March 9, 2011 CHRONICLE to the future LACA-35103 21

CONNECT

Since 2009 Suzumura is part of the first Kiramune-unit CONNECT, with Mitsuo Iwata. They occasionally release singles and albums and participate the annual concert Kiramune Music Festival.

Release Date Album Catalog Number Chart Position Notes
April 24, 2009 Connect BCCD-1 1st album
February 24, 2010 "Fighting Spirits" LACM-34689 23 1st single
September 29, 2010 rasterizer LACA-15057/LACA-35057 mini-album
March 07, 2012 Juusensha MEN LACA-15183/LACA-35183 mini-album
Release Date Album Notes
October 22, 2003 [1] "Shizumanai Taiyō" Collaboration single with Takahiro Sakurai (as R-16)
March 26, 2004 [2] "Separate Way" Collaboration single with Takahiro Sakurai (as R-16)
December 17, 2005 [3] Box Universe Mini Album
February 29, 2012 [4] Kizuna ~ Go-Busters! Single of STA☆MEN, Ending Theme of Tokumei Sentai Go-Busters

References

  1. ^ "みなさまにご報告させていただきます" (in Japanese). Retrieved 13 August 2011.
  2. ^ "Staff&Cast" (in Japanese). Sony Music Entertainment Japan. Retrieved 22 January 2010.
  3. ^ "Official Amatsuki site - キャスト·スタッフ (Cast·Staff)". amatsuki.com (in Japanese). Retrieved 22 January 2010.
  4. ^ "seiyuu no nichiritsu" (in Japanese). DO HOUSE Inc. Retrieved 4 May 2010.
  5. ^ "ninki seiyuu rankingu" (in Japanese). Tokyo Broadcasting System Television Inc. Retrieved 24 September 2011.
  6. ^ "Ken'ichi Suzumura 1st Live Tour 2010 "Becoming"" (in Japanese). Lantis. Retrieved 4 May 2010.

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