Emi Suzuki

Emi Suzuki (鈴木 えみ, Suzuki Emi, born September 13, 1985),[1] also called Emichee (えみちぃ),[2] is a Chinese-born Japanese model and retired occasional actress. She debuted in 2005 with Seventeen[3] and remains a prominent figure in the fashion and modelling industry.

Emi Suzuki
鈴木 えみ
Emi Suzuki in 2009
Born
Wú Zǐliáng (吴子靚)

(1985-09-13) September 13, 1985
Shanghai, China
Other namesEmichee
Occupation
  • Model
  • actress
Years active1999–present
AgentStardust Promotion
Height1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Children1
WebsiteOfficial website

Early life and career

An only child, Suzuki was born on September 13, 1985 in Shanghai, China.[4] Her birth name was Wu Ziliang (吴子靚).[5] At the age of 12, she emigrated to Kyoto and became a naturalized Japanese citizen. She changed her name to Emi Suzuki (鈴木依美) in preparation for her entrance into a public junior high school in Kyoto.[6] When she was 13, she began fashion modeling[7] and professionally the following year.[1] She enrolled at Kyoto Ryoyo High School, but did not graduate.[5]

Suzuki began modeling after it was suggested to her by a classmate. She debuted with Seventeen in 1999[8] and in the same year she appeared in her first TV commercial for Dancemania Speed 2 alongside Franky Gee. Shortly thereafter, her popularity rose when she made appearances at ready-to-wear open collections for several clothing lines.[6]

2002–2007

In 2002, Suzuki began appearing in designer brands' private collections maintaining strict requirements regarding the body fat percentage (BFP) standard. She was also cast in the music video for Ketsumeishi's 2005 mega-hit song Sakura.[9]

Suzuki had decided to retire from modeling and settled back to Kyoto, but her agency and the publisher Shueisha co-started a new magazine, Pinky;[10][11] she terminated her contract with Seventeen in 2006. Suzuki became a frequent model with Pinky.[12] To date, all of Suzuki's covers with the magazine have been with her solely, except for one notable exception in a November 2007 issue.[13] Suzuki was featured on the first issue of the magazine.[11]

While working as a model for Pinky and in the non-commercial (professional) scene, she was hired for many other fashion magazines and has modeled for a variety of ads, such as Shiseido, Suntory, Meiji, OPC (for Calorie Mate).[14] Aside from appearing in magazines, ads, and countless private collections, Suzuki has been cast in several TV series, such as The Long Love Letter, The Queen of the Lunch, Water Boys 2,[15] and Yukan Club. Her role in Yukan Club was as a girl named "Karen".[16] "Karen" would become her best known role.[17]

From January to November 2007, Suzuki earned $29 million. Several media sources named Suzuki one of the top ten paid models Japanese models of that year.[18][19][20][21]

2010–present

In January 2010, she made a surprise appearance as an alumnus on Fuji Mezamashi TV's "Today's Countdown", a news program which she appeared on in her novice years (2001–2002). Despite having a busy work schedule, she referred to herself as a semi-retired model, and implied that she did not wish to pursue an acting career.

Suzuki has appeared on the first issue of Used Mix Special Edition CLOSET, as one of its three featured models along with Miho Tanaka and Rena Takeshita near the end of 2010.[22]

Weight controversy

In November 2008, a special editorial "The Starving Princess Part 8: Can't Stop, Won't Stop" was published in Takarajima, a monthly lifestyle magazine. Suzuki was named "The 6th thinnest female model in the 2000s". This editorial further reported her body specifications, which was calculated by several specialists as 5' 9½" (1.77 m), 93 lb (42 kg), and 13.4 (BMI).[23] According to former models who worked with Suzuki at Seventeen (including Anna Tsuchiya, Naoko Tokuzawa, and Ayano Seki), Suzuki had a large appetite. She is noted for her extremely fast metabolism.[24]

Personal life

Little is known about Suzuki's personal life. She is famous for being very private.[25] She became best friends with Nana Eikura in 2003.[26] Eikura stated: "Emi rarely talks about herself to others, even me."[25]

Although successful models usually avoid appearing on TV shows, Suzuki has made numerous guest appearances on several variety shows in Kyoto, including the KBS quiz show Dance Shuffle.[27]

Suzuki married a fashion company employee in February 2013.[28][29] She gave birth to their daughter on October 7, 2013.[30]

References
  1. http://person.naver.jp/1108859 Archived 2013-02-18 at the Wayback Machine (Naver) (in Japanese)
  2. http://news.livedoor.com/article/detail/5770507/ Archived 2015-01-09 at the Wayback Machine 2011-08-08 Livedoor
  3. "Biglobe, 'Gakkō no Kaidan' and 'bird call' starting with Emi Suzuki" (in Japanese) - Biglobe News from RBB
  4. "コンテンツに移動" Archived 2011-10-06 at the Wayback Machine. emisuzuki.com. (in Japanese)
  5. 鈴木えみ (すずき えみ) ファンページ Archived 2008-06-07 at the Wayback Machine (in Japanese)
  6. "鈴木えみ さんが気になります？素敵な資生堂マシェリCMにドキドキです・・" (in Japanese)
  7. As written on the stardust blog profile http://star-studio.jp/emisuzuki.littlebit/ (right column)
  8. http://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/artist/396910/profile/history/ ("History of Emi Suzuki" by Oricon) (in Japanese)
  9. Oricon Style(in Japanese) Oricon
  10. Woman Excite 2010-03-28 Archived 2010-03-31 at the Wayback Machine (in Japanese) Excite
  11. Pinky - Hatena.Co cyzowoman.com's review article October 2009 Cyzo (in Japanese)
  12. The biography of Emi Suzuki Archived 2008-06-05 at the Wayback Machine (in Japanese)
  13. with Aimi, November 2007 The scanned images Archived 2009-03-16 at the Wayback Machine
  14. Oricon's "History of CM appearance of Emi Suzuki" 1, 2 (in Japanese)
  15. The information of Emi Suzuki (in Japanese) - Tsutaya online
  16. Sweet Magazine January, 2008 P.39 The scanned image
  17. http://news.goo.ne.jp/entertainment/talent/W03-0327.html Archived 2009-06-02 at the Wayback Machine (goo, "Japan Talent Yearbook" ja:日本タレント名鑑) (in Japanese)
  18. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2008-06-23. Retrieved 2009-10-05.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  19. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2007-11-07. Retrieved 2009-10-05.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  20. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-07-27. Retrieved 2009-10-05.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  21. "鈴木えみの年収は30億円？ 「彼氏」の財テク指南で巨額の蓄財か。".
  22. Excite : "Emi Suzuki, Miho Tanaka and Rena Takeshita preach a new concept of 'Otona Kawaii'" Archived 2012-03-19 at the Wayback Machine (in Japanese) from Model Press Archived 2011-01-05 at the Wayback Machine (Model Press) (in Japanese)
  23. Takarajima Magazine November, 2008 Bessatsu "The Starving Princess Part 8 : Can't Stop, Won't Stop"
  24. Lily Franky show "Night Stories" J-Wave, August 20, 2005 - Rerecorded hereGoogle cached
  25. School of Lock!, December 31, 2008
  26. "Emi Suzuki in birthday party for Nana Eikura" Archived 2015-01-09 at the Wayback Machine February 14, 2012 Excite News (Model Press) (in Japanese)
  27. As written in Leaf June-2009 (2009-04-25), where she was featured as a Page Five person (Leaf featured her at least 4 times since 2008) - both were aired before 2009 (May 2007 & August 2008).
  28. "Model Suzuki Emi marries a non-celebrity man on Valentine’s Day". Tokyohive.
  29. "Emi's Official Blog, February 15, 2013".
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