Masayuki Suzuki

Masayuki Suzuki
鈴木雅之
Masayuki Suzuki 鈴木雅之
Also known as	Martin
Born	September 22, 1956 (age 68); Ōta, Tokyo, Japan
Genres	J-pop, R&B, Funk
Occupation	Singer
Years active	1975-present
Labels	Epic Records Japan
Formerly of	Rats & Star
Website	martin.jp

Masayuki Suzuki (鈴木雅之, Suzuki Masayuki, born September 22, 1956, in Ōta, Tokyo) is a Japanese singer best known as a former member of pop group Rats & Star (previously called Chanels), and for performing the opening themes for the anime television series Kaguya-sama: Love Is War. He is also called Japan's King Of Love Songs. His trademarks are sunglasses and a moustache, and he is nicknamed "Martin".^[1]

Profile

Suzuki was born in Tokyo on September 22, 1956.^[2] His sister Kiyomi Suzuki is also a musician.^[3] He rose to fame as a member of the pop group Rats & Star (formerly known as Chanels), which began activities in 1975. His first single "Runaway" was released in 1980. He would continue solo music activities after Rats & Star disbanded in 1996.^[2]

Since 2019, Suzuki has performed the opening themes for the anime television series Kaguya-sama: Love Is War. In 2019, he sang "Love Dramatic feat. Rikka Ihara", the opening theme for the series's first season.^[4] In 2020, he sang "Daddy! Daddy! Do! feat. Airi Suzuki" (no relation), the opening theme for the show's second season.^[5] In 2022, he sang "Giri Giri" with Suu from Silent Siren, the opening theme for the show's third season.^[6] He also sang "Love is Show feat. Reni Takagi", the opening theme for the animated movie, Kaguya-sama: Love is War - The First Kiss That Never Ends.^[7]

Discography

Studio albums

Mother of Pearl (1986)
Radio Days (1988)
Dear Tears (1989)
Mood (1990)
Fair Affair (1992)
Perfume (1993)
She See Sea (1994)
Carnival (1997)
Tokyo Junction (2001)
Shh... (2004)
Ebony & Ivory (2005)
Still Gold (2009)
dolce (2016)
Funky Flag (2019)
All Time Rock 'n' Roll (2020)
Soul Navigation (2023)
Snazzy (2024)

Compilations

Martini (1991)
Martini II (1995)
Medium Slow (2000)
Martini Blend (2003)
Martini Duet (2007)

Cover albums

Soul Legend (2001)
Discover Japan (2011)
Discover Japan II (2014)
Discover Japan III (2017)
Discover Japan DX (2022)

References

^ "Masayuki Suzuki's Profile" (in Japanese). Masayuki Suzuki Official Website. Retrieved May 19, 2020.
^ ^a ^b "鈴木雅之のプロフィール | ORICON NEWS" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved November 5, 2019.
^ "鈴木聖美 | ORICON NEWS" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved November 5, 2019.
^ "Masayuki Suzuki, Rikka Ihara, Yoshiki Mizuno Collaborate for Kaguya-sama Anime's Opening Song". Anime News Network. January 4, 2019. Retrieved November 5, 2019.
^ アニメ「かぐや様は告らせたい」公式 [@anime_kaguya] (April 4, 2020). "【アニソン界の大型新人再び】『#かぐや様』第2期のＯＰ主題歌は第一期に引き続き #鈴木雅之さんに決定🎉🎉 そして、スペシャルなゲストヴォーカルは鈴木愛理さん🎤 「DADDY ! DADDY ! DO ! feat. 鈴木愛理」がアニメを彩ります💕 お二人からのコメント＆詳細はこちら✅ https://t.co/fCNkJDboBE https://t.co/a1ne4LYaka" [[A big newcomer in the anime song world again] #Kaguya-sama's 2nd OP theme song has been decided to be Masayuki Suzuki, just like in the 1st season🎉🎉 And the special guest vocalist is Airi Suzuki🎤 "DADDY! DADDY! DO!"] (Tweet) (in Japanese). Archived from the original on September 12, 2022. Retrieved December 3, 2022 – via Twitter.
^ アニメ「かぐや様は告らせたい」公式 [@anime_kaguya] (March 18, 2022). "|◤#かぐや様は告らせたい -ウルトラロマンティック-◢| 💕♡࿐°̥♦︎☆ °̥ ☆♦︎°̥♡💕 「GIRI GIRI」＆「ハートはお手上げ」音源使用の本予告を公開！ 💕♡࿐°̥♦︎☆ °̥ ☆♦︎°̥♡💕 あと一歩 https://t.co/DPsdIaAERk #かぐや様 https://t.co/ltKtuqFnG2" [|◤#Kaguya-sama wants to tell you -ultra romantic-◢| 💕♡࿐°̥♦︎☆ °̥ ☆♦︎°̥♡💕 ``GIRI GIRI 　　　　　　　　 & ``Heart is out of hand sound source Publish this notice of use! 　💕♡࿐°̥♦︎☆ °̥ ☆♦︎°̥♡💕 One more step #Kaguya-sama] (Tweet) (in Japanese). Archived from the original on April 4, 2022. Retrieved December 3, 2022 – via Twitter.
^ "Crunchyroll - Anime News | Crunchyroll News". www.crunchyroll.com. Retrieved October 27, 2023.

External links

Masayuki Suzuki Official Web Site (in Japanese)

[1] "Masayuki Suzuki's Profile" (in Japanese). Masayuki Suzuki Official Website. Retrieved May 19, 2020.

[oricon-profile-2] "鈴木雅之のプロフィール | ORICON NEWS" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved November 5, 2019.

[3] "鈴木聖美 | ORICON NEWS" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved November 5, 2019.

[4] "Masayuki Suzuki, Rikka Ihara, Yoshiki Mizuno Collaborate for Kaguya-sama Anime's Opening Song". Anime News Network. January 4, 2019. Retrieved November 5, 2019.

[5] アニメ「かぐや様は告らせたい」公式 [@anime_kaguya] (April 4, 2020). "【アニソン界の大型新人再び】『#かぐや様』第2期のＯＰ主題歌は第一期に引き続き #鈴木雅之さんに決定🎉🎉 そして、スペシャルなゲストヴォーカルは鈴木愛理さん🎤 「DADDY ! DADDY ! DO ! feat. 鈴木愛理」がアニメを彩ります💕 お二人からのコメント＆詳細はこちら✅ https://t.co/fCNkJDboBE https://t.co/a1ne4LYaka" [[A big newcomer in the anime song world again] #Kaguya-sama's 2nd OP theme song has been decided to be Masayuki Suzuki, just like in the 1st season🎉🎉 And the special guest vocalist is Airi Suzuki🎤 "DADDY! DADDY! DO!"] (Tweet) (in Japanese). Archived from the original on September 12, 2022. Retrieved December 3, 2022 – via Twitter.

[6] アニメ「かぐや様は告らせたい」公式 [@anime_kaguya] (March 18, 2022). "|◤#かぐや様は告らせたい -ウルトラロマンティック-◢| 💕♡࿐°̥♦︎☆ °̥ ☆♦︎°̥♡💕 「GIRI GIRI」＆「ハートはお手上げ」音源使用の本予告を公開！ 💕♡࿐°̥♦︎☆ °̥ ☆♦︎°̥♡💕 あと一歩 https://t.co/DPsdIaAERk #かぐや様 https://t.co/ltKtuqFnG2" [|◤#Kaguya-sama wants to tell you -ultra romantic-◢| 💕♡࿐°̥♦︎☆ °̥ ☆♦︎°̥♡💕 ``GIRI GIRI 　　　　　　　　 & ``Heart is out of hand sound source Publish this notice of use! 　💕♡࿐°̥♦︎☆ °̥ ☆♦︎°̥♡💕 One more step #Kaguya-sama] (Tweet) (in Japanese). Archived from the original on April 4, 2022. Retrieved December 3, 2022 – via Twitter.

[7] "Crunchyroll - Anime News | Crunchyroll News". www.crunchyroll.com. Retrieved October 27, 2023.

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