Seiyuu: Kenichi Suzumura

鈴村 健一 (Suzumura Kenichi)
Birth name: 鈴村 健一 (Suzumura Kenichi)
Nickname/s: Suzu, Muraken, Suzuken
Gender: Male
Age: 35
Birth date: September 12, 1974
Birth place: Niigata, Osaka Prefecture, Japan
Other occupation/s: singer
Years active: 1994 - present


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BACKGROUND:
Suzumrua Kenichi is currently affiliated with Arts Vision. His debut role was on Macross 7 in 1994. He is called Suzu, Muraken, or Suzuken by Soichiro Hoshi, other voice actors, and his fans. He is currently part of the group STA MEN alongside Junichi Suwabe, Daisuke Kishio, Hiroki Takahashi, Hiroyuki Yoshino, Makoto Yasumura, and Kosuke Toriumi. He has worked with Takahiro Sakurai in animations and BL Drama CDs. Currently, they host a radio show together with Miyu Matsuki called Cherry Bell. He is also a friend of seiyū Hiroki Takahashi. In works where he appears with fellow seiyuu Maaya Sakamoto, his character is romantically interested in her character. A national survey on the popularity of seiyū conducted in March 2010 has revealed Suzumura and Miyano Mamoru as the most famous male seiyū.

He has a younger brother, Masaki Suzumura, who works in film production and has featured with Kenichi Suzumura several times on seiyu radio shows. Many fans were surprised as his voice was very similar to Kenichi's but a little higher in pitch. Kenichi is also excellent at cooking. He was going to get a license to become a chef before he went along to a seiyu audition, for which he unexpectedly got picked. He has been brought up moving constantly to different areas of Japan. During his childhood years he has lived in Niigata, Osaka, Okayama, Fukuoka and other areas. He speaks Kansai-ben. However, he himself admits his Kansai-ben is not perfect, but still uses it heavily in normal speech. He practiced Aikido for five years in order to control his breathing. As a signer, he gave his first Solo Concert Tour last January 2010 in Osaka (January 10th), Nagoya (January 11th), Yokohama (January 23th) and Tokyo (January 30th).


VOICE ACTING ROLES:
(includes anime roles only)
Ginshu (Amatsuki)
Himemiko (Amatsuki)
Leonardo Cardinale (Ashita no Nadja)
Teo (Avenger)
Koichi Kamiya/Babel II (Babel II - Beyond Infinity)
Sakyou Majima (Bakusou Kyoudai Lets & Go Max)
Ial (Beast Player Erin)
Bartholome (Beyblade)
Fuji (Beyblade)
Steve (Beyblade)
Satyajit Shyamalan (Birdy the Mighty Decode)
Hatagai (Bokurano)
Kyoichi Kanzaki (Boys Be...)
Toki Mishiba (Bus Gamer)
Wakabayashi Genzo (Captain Tsubasa: Road to 2002)
Black Prince: 'A' Side (Cosmopolitan Prayers)
Masao Tanaka (Cromartie High School)
Lavi (D.Gray-man)
Pegashion (Dennou Boukenki Webdiver)
Phoenikuon (Dennou Boukenki Webdiver)
Yamashita (Descendants of Darkness)
Duskmon (Digimon Frontie)
Kouichi Kimura (Digimon Frontie)
Lieutenant Azevedo (Divergence Eve)
Nodera (Divergence Eve)
Operator (Divergence Eve)
Hikaru Himuro (Dragon Drive)
Sauraa (Fresh Pretty Cure)
Hajiki Sanada (Gad Guard)
Reo Mouri (Gakuen Alice)
Shunsuke Taki (Gakuen Heaven)
Secretary Kato (Galaxy Angel Z)
Subaru (Gear Fighter Dendoh)
Consul (Gin-iro no Olynssis)
Father (Gintama)
Okita Sougo (Gintama)
Slippery Dragon (Gintama)
Shin Sawada (Gokusen)
Eiji Shigure (Gravion)(Gravion Zwei)
Yuichi Ezaki (Hanbun no Tsuki ga Noboru Sora)
Ozu Hideo (Hand Maid May)
Mobile Butler (Hayate the Combat Butler)
Lune (Hello Kitty's Animation Theater)
Shinichirou Isumi (Hikaru no Go)
Cousin B (His and Her Circumstances)
Yuuya Kiba (Hungry Heart - Wild Striker)
Junpei Manaka (Ichigo 100%)
Taito (Jyūshin Enbu - Hero Tale)
Tora Igarashi (Kaichō wa Maid-sama!)
Atsuro Kiryuu (Kaikan Phrase)
Dio (Kaleido Star)
Aigame/Kameyan (Kokoro Library)
Morley (Macross 7)
New Bank Teller (Magical Shopping Arcade Abenobashi)
Hayato Yaginuma (Major)
Ijuuin Takeshi (Massugu ni Ikou)
Shinn Asuka (Mobile Suit Gundam Seed Destiny)
Nenji Nagihara (Nanaka 6/17)
Utakata (Naruto: Shippūden)
Kyoji Miura/Bilka (Nazca)
Atori (Noein - to your other self)
Jean (Offside)
Sentry C (Orphen)
Hikaru Hitachiin (Ouran High School Host Club)
Cheshire Cat A (Ouran High School Host Club)
martial arts student (Ouran High School Host Club)
Matt (Parappa the Rapper)
Kairi Okayasu (Peach Girl)
Kousei Shimazaki (Please Twins!)
Chiko (Pokémon)
Hisashi (Pokémon)
Saiga (Pokémon)
Kachinuki Ryouhei (Pokemon Advance)
Adult Daichi (Popotan)
Schoolboy (Revolutionary Girl Utena)
Fuge no Maya (Saint Beast)
Fuge no Maya (Saint Beast: Kouin Jojishi Tenshi Tan)
TV (Sgt. Frog)
Suzaku (Shonen Onmyouji)
Capensis (Slap Up Party -Arad Senki-)
Kabenshisu (Slap Up Party -Arad Senki-)
Kilik Lunge (Soul Eater)
Ayumu Narumi (Spiral)
Yuya Asou (Super GALS)
Jinnai Takuma (Tantei Gakuen Q)
Policeman (Tantei Gakuen Q)
Ranmaru Shindou (Tokko)
Dietrich von Lohengrin (Trinity Blood)
Shiki Tohno (Tsukihime, Lunar Legend)
Rakushun (Twelve Kingdoms)
Kazuto Tokino (UFO Ultramaiden Valkyrie)
Kazuto Tokino (UFO Ultramaiden Valkyrie 2: December Nocturne)
George Ushiromiya (Umineko no Naku Koro ni)
Keiichiro Aizawa (Wangan Midnight)
Hiroki Segawa (Witchblade)
Kamui Shirou (X)
Researcher 2 (X)
Chika Akatsuki (Zombie-Loan)


SINGER:
Train [Ending Theme for Bus Gamer]
Kitty [6th Ending Theme for Saint Beast]
Sore Kara [Ending theme for UFO Ultramaiden Valkyrie 4: Banquet of Time, Dreams, and Galaxies]
MObile Suit Gundam Seed Destiny Image Song Performance


AWARDS:
First Seiyuu Awards Nomination: Best Actor in Supporting Role (Hitachiin Hikaru from Ouran High School Host Club)
First Seiyuu Awards Nomination: Best Radio Personality (Mitsuo Iwata & Kenichi Suzumura Sweet Ignition in OBC)
Second Seiyuu Awards: Best Radio Personality (Cherry Bell in JOQR)
Second Seiyuu Awards: Synergy Award (Kamen Rider Den-O together with Toshihiko Seki, Koji Yusa, and Masaki Terasoma)