Konomi Suzuki

Overview

Konomi Suzuki (鈴木 このみ) is a Japanese singer born on November 5, 1996 in Osaka Prefecture. An anison artist, she won the grand prize at the 5th Animax All-Japan Anisong Grand Prix finals. In 2018 she also made her debut as a lead voice actress, playing Rin in the TV anime Lost Song.

Career

Before debut

The youngest of three siblings, with two older brothers, Suzuki studied singing and dance from early childhood to overcome shyness and appeared in musicals, including a lead role in Anne of Green Gables. After a friend recommended the 2008 anime Macross Frontier, she set her sights on becoming an anison singer. On May 4, 2010 she took the grand prize at the 14th ORC200 Vocal Queen Contest, and in 2011 she won the Animax All-Japan Anisong Grand Prix from a record 10,223 entrants. She had applied to the previous year's contest but failed the document screening.

Debut and rise

In 2012 she made her professional debut on Media Factory with "CHOIR JAIL", the opening theme of the TV anime Dusk Maiden of Amnesia.

On July 18, 2015 she launched her official fan club on Niconico Channel. On January 11, 2016 she revealed that she had taken a leave from university and moved to Tokyo to focus on music, and announced her move from KADOKAWA (formerly Media Factory) to the agency MAGES. (Amuleto). On June 19, 2016 she held a special concert with Hello Kitty at Sanrio Puroland, and on her 20th birthday, November 5, 2016, she held "Birthday Live 2016 ~Cheers!!!" at Makuhari Messe Event Hall, where an anime project starring her as a voice actress was announced as a surprise. In July 2017 the fan club was relaunched as "Konomi Explorer".

In 2018 she debuted as lead voice actress as Rin in Lost Song, and her label moved from KADOKAWA to 5pb.Records (later MAGES.). On January 15, 2020 she joined Digital Double, part of the CyberAgent group, and her label returned to KADOKAWA.

Hiatus and return

On October 9, 2020 she announced a break from December 1 for treatment of vocal nodules, including surgery, and she resumed activities on January 7, 2021. She left Digital Double on June 30, 2022, founded her own company, 115 Inc., on July 1, and entered a management partnership with CAT entertainment.

Recent activity

In November 2021 she released "Inochi no Tomoshibi", the opening theme of the TV anime Deep Insanity: The Lost Child. "Glorious Day" followed in March 2022, and her fifth album, ULTRA FLASH, arrived on May 25, 2022. In October 2022 she released "Love? Reason why!!", the opening theme of Love Flops. Further releases include "Ganbare to Sakebu Tabi" (ending theme of Bullbuster, October 2023), "Shirohana" (ending theme of Isshura, January 2024), "Hakka" (February 2024), "Resurrection" (theme of the game Re:Zero − Starting Life in Another World: Witch's Re:surrection, July 2024), and "Reweave" (October 2024), followed by "Reweave (English Version)" in December 2024.

In 2025 she released "Kimiiro, Bokuiro" (October), "e Hana no Keiji ~Ogon no Ichigeki" (November), and "Kimiiro, Bokuiro Quartet" (December), the last with Kashitaro Ito, Yusuke Kobayashi and AZKi. "GARANDO" followed on January 30, 2026. She also voices Inari in Summer Pockets, and has released albums as part of She is Legend with XAI and Ayumu (Serenity In Murder).

Musical style

Suzuki's work spans anime songs, J-pop and J-rock. Macross Frontier inspired her to become an anison singer, and she names May'n, whose first live show left a strong impression on her, as the artist she aims to follow. Her career has centered on anime and game theme songs and a range of collaborations.