He originally intended to be a singer, but gave up due to a drastic gain in weight. According to his official web site, he is 178cm tall, and weighs 108kg. He is now a choreographer and dancer, and he is a member of the dancing group Oyaji dancers, where oyaji is a faintly derogatory Japanese word literally meaning "dad" but also used for middle-aged men in general.

He also works as an actor, a lyricist, and a songwriter, as well as arranging and producing music.

Suzuki made a brief appearance as a dancer in the video for the song O! O! Xsta Si (Boom Boom Love ) by the J-pop group Deeps.

External links

• Papaya Suzuki's official web site.