Kanako Munehiro

Suzuki Sarina

  • Name: Suzuki Sarina
  • Native name: 鈴木紗理奈
  • Given name: Munehiro Kanako
  • Also Known as: MUNEHIRO, むねひろ
  • Nationality: Japanese
  • Gender: Female
  • Born: July 13, 1977
  • Age: 48
Munehiro Kanako was born in 1977, in Osaka. In 1992 as she participated in a national beauty contest where she won a prize, and with that, she was able to debut in the showbiz world in 1995. Instead of using her own name, she used the pseudonym Suzuki Sarina.

She became a successful actress, appearing in various TV programs, movies, commercials, and so on. However, she was always interested in music. In her childhood, she had played the saxophone and electric organ, and now she started to focus on singing.

In 1997, she released her first single under the Toshiba EMI label. Unlike the music she is making now, it had a pop/rock sound. She released a total of seven singles and three albums, but her music career seemingly came to an end in 2000, and she went back to her acting career.

During 2004 she reappeared in the music scene, though not many people seemed to notice that this young singer named Kanako on the independent label Nobrand was actually the same as the actress Suzuki Sarina. Unlike the kind of music she was previously making, she collaborated with the female hip-hop artist BRIER, taking her first step into the urban scene. After her appearance on one of BRIER's albums, she changed her name again as she released her first album in 2005. Using her last name, MUNEHIRO, she proclaimed her love for reggae and dancehall music with the album DRAMA -11 STORIES- which was almost entirely self-produced.

The album didn't get noticed very much. However, the album received good reviews from critics, and she managed to get quite a bit of recognition amongst fans of Japanese reggae.
MUNEHIRO promoting Up and Coming (2006).

She got her breakthrough with the release of the album Up and Coming in 2006, receiving more and more recognition in the dancehall/reggae scene but also outside of the scene.

She went major with the release of her third album Limited in August 2007, signing with Far Eastern Tribe Records, a sub-label of Universal Music Japan. At the end of 2007, she released the romantic single "LUV" and the single "again" followed in May 2008.

In August, MUNEHIRO released "Hinomaru Power ~Kimi no Chikara~", which was promoted on the well-known TV show HEY!HEY!HEY!. She has finally gained more recognition from Japan's masses. She later got married to reggae artist TELA-C, of the reggae group INFINITY16, after five years of dating.

On February 23rd, 2010, MUNEHIRO gave birth to a baby boy. She will release her seventh album, JAM, and the cover features MUNEHIRO pregnant in a revealing outfit.

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Drama
Year Title # Role Rating
2024 Subarashiki Kana, Sensei!
Japanese Drama, 2024, 8 eps
Sawaiya Natsuko (Support Role)
8
Sawaiya Natsuko
Support Role
7.6
2023 Dr. Chocolate
Japanese Drama, 2023, 10 eps
Adachi Mizuho / "Ashiyu" (Support Role)
10
Adachi Mizuho / "Ashiyu"
Support Role
7.7
2022 Nanba MG5
Japanese Drama, 2022, 10 eps
Nanba Naomi (Support Role)
10
Support Role
8.3
2021 The Bad Losers
Japanese Drama, 2021, 6 eps
(Unknown)
6
Unknown
0.0
2019 Hakui no Senshi!
Japanese Drama, 2019, 10 eps
Ono Takako (Support Role)
10
Ono Takako
Support Role
7.6
2018 Osaka Kanjousen Part 4
Japanese Drama, 2018, 10 eps
Aiko / Ohatsu (Ep. 2) (Main Role)
10
Aiko / Ohatsu (Ep. 2)
Main Role
10.0
2018 Kimi ga Kokoro ni Sumitsuita
Japanese Drama, 2018, 10 eps
Yagi Izumi [Lapoire's designer] (Support Role)
10
Yagi Izumi [Lapoire's designer]
Support Role
7.3
2017 Osaka Kanjousen Part 2
Japanese Drama, 2017, 10 eps
Murano Miki (Ep.4) (Support Role)
10
Murano Miki (Ep.4)
Support Role
7.2
2004 Nurseman ga Yuku
Japanese Drama, 2004, 8 eps
Sudo Tamaki (Ep. 6) (Guest Role)
8
Sudo Tamaki (Ep. 6)
Guest Role
7.0
2004 Rikon Bengoshi
Japanese Drama, 2004, 11 eps
Makabe Yuri (Ep. 10-11) (Guest Role)
11
Makabe Yuri (Ep. 10-11)
Guest Role
7.4
2003 Kimi wa Petto
Japanese Drama, 2003, 10 eps
Shirotae Yuri (Support Role)
10
Shirotae Yuri
Support Role
7.7
2002 Home & Away
Japanese Drama, 2002, 11 eps
Misumi Yuri (Ep. 3) (Guest Role)
11
Misumi Yuri (Ep. 3)
Guest Role
7.4
2002 Manten
Japanese Drama, 2002, 150 eps
Shinohara Nishiki (Support Role)
150
Shinohara Nishiki
Support Role
0.0
2002 Zoku Heisei Meoto Jawan
Japanese Drama, 2002, 11 eps
Kadokura Hiromi (Support Role)
11
Kadokura Hiromi
Support Role
6.0
2001 O.L.B.B. Season 2
Japanese Drama, 2001, 11 eps
Mae Sakuradamon (Main Role)
11
Mae Sakuradamon
Main Role
9.0
2000 Tadaima Manshitsu
Japanese Drama, 2000, 11 eps
(Ep. 10) (Guest Role)
11
(Ep. 10)
Guest Role
7.3
2000 O.L.B.B.
Japanese Drama, 2000, 10 eps
Mae Sakuradamon (Main Role)
10
Main Role
2.0
2000 Quiz
Japanese Drama, 2000, 11 eps
Nakamori Ayumi (Support Role)
11
Nakamori Ayumi
Support Role
8.5
2000 Heisei Meoto Jawan
Japanese Drama, 2000, 10 eps
Kadokura Hitomi (Support Role)
10
Kadokura Hitomi
Support Role
8.5
1999 Keizoku
Japanese Drama, 1999, 11 eps
Kido Aya (Support Role)
11
Kido Aya
Support Role
7.5
1998 Boy Hunt
Japanese Drama, 1998, 12 eps
Nakayama Miki (Support Role)
12
Nakayama Miki
Support Role
5.0
1998 Ryakudatsu Ai
Japanese Drama, 1998, 11 eps
Sugita Suzu (Main Role)
11
Main Role
6.0
1997 Five
Japanese Drama, 1997, 11 eps
Watanabe Nanaka (Main Role)
11
Watanabe Nanaka
Main Role
6.1
Movie
Year Title Role Rating
2017 Kiseki no Hagaki
Japanese Movie, 2017,
Harada Miyuki (Main Role)
Main Role
0.0
2015 Misono Universe
Japanese Movie, 2015,
Makiko (Support Role)
Makiko
Support Role
7.1
2003 Semi: Nakanai Semi
Japanese Movie, 2003,
(Unknown)
Unknown
0.0
2000 Keizoku: Beautiful Dreamer
Japanese Movie, 2000,
Aya Kido (Support Role)
Aya Kido
Support Role
7.3
1997 Young Thugs: Innocent Blood
Japanese Movie, 1997,
Ryôko (Main Role)
Ryôko
Main Role
7.1
Special
Year Title # Role Rating
2022 Nanba MG5: Zenkai Baribaride Arigato-hen
Japanese Special, 2022, 1 eps
Nanba Naomi (Support Role)
1
Nanba Naomi
Support Role
7.5
2022 Nanba MG5: Zenkai Baribaride Yoroshiku! Hen
Japanese Special, 2022, 1 eps
Nanba Naomi (Support Role)
1
Nanba Naomi
Support Role
6.8
2021 SPEC Saga Reimei Hen: Knockin' on Reisen's SPEC Door
Japanese Special, 2021, 5 eps
Kido Aki (Support Role)
5
Kido Aki
Support Role
7.3
2020 As of Today, Section Manager Miura is a Woman
Japanese Special, 2020, 1 eps
Kaori (Support Role)
1
Kaori
Support Role
7.1
2019 Keishichou Sousa Ikkachou Special 3
Japanese Special, 2019, 1 eps
Kanbayashi Yoko [FBI investigator] (Guest Role)
1
Kanbayashi Yoko [FBI investigator]
Guest Role
0.0
2001 1 Oku 2 Sen Man Ri no Boyfriend
Japanese Special, 2001, 1 eps
Aono Yumiko (Main Role)
1
Aono Yumiko
Main Role
0.0
2001 O.L.B.B. Final
Japanese Special, 2001, 1 eps
Mae Sakuradamon (Main Role)
1
Mae Sakuradamon
Main Role
0.0
2001 Miyamoto Musashi
Japanese Special, 2001, 1 eps
Yagiu Munenori (Support Role)
1
Yagiu Munenori
Support Role
0.0
2001 O.L.B.B. Special
Japanese Special, 2001, 1 eps
Mae Sakuradamon (Main Role)
1
Mae Sakuradamon
Main Role
0.0
1999 Keizoku Special: Phantom
Japanese Special, 1999, 1 eps
Kido Aya (Support Role)
1
Kido Aya
Support Role
7.3
TV Show
Year Title # Role Rating
2023 Sore Snow Man ni Yarasete Kudasai
Japanese TV Show, 2023, 50 eps
(Guest)
50
Guest
8.2
2021 Otoraction
Japanese TV Show, 2021, 20 eps
(Guest)
20
Guest
0.0
2020 Nani on Saturday!?
Japanese TV Show, 2020, 300 eps
(Guest)
300
Guest
0.0
2018 7.2 Atarashii Betsu no Mado
Japanese TV Show, 2018, 63 eps
(Ep. 11-12, 20) (Guest)
63
(Ep. 11-12, 20)
Guest
0.0
2014 Sukatto Japan
Japanese TV Show, 2014, 265 eps
(Ep. 195) (Guest)
265
(Ep. 195)
Guest
5.9
2012 Hayarin Monroe!
Japanese TV Show, 2012, 16 eps
(Regular Member)
16
Regular Member
0.0
2011 Nazotoki Battle TORE
Japanese TV Show, 2011, 54 eps
(Ep. 36, 49) (Guest)
54
(Ep. 36, 49)
Guest
0.0
2008 Uchuu De Ichiban Aitai Hito
Japanese TV Show, 2008, 38 eps
(Ep. 35) (Guest)
38
(Ep. 35)
Guest
0.0
2008 Vs Arashi
Japanese TV Show, 2008, 561 eps
(Ep. 170) (Guest)
561
(Ep. 170)
Guest
8.4
2007 Kanjani8 no Janiben
Japanese TV Show, 2007, 706 eps
(Ep. 566) (Guest)
706
(Ep. 566)
Guest
7.7
2007 Bokura no Jidai
Japanese TV Show, 2007, 900 eps
(Guest)
900
Guest
0.0
2006 Arashi no Shukudai-kun
Japanese TV Show, 2006, 178 eps
(Ep. 6) (Guest)
178
(Ep. 6)
Guest
8.4
2004 Lie or Truth
Japanese TV Show, 2004, 47 eps
(Ep. 16) (Guest)
47
(Ep. 16)
Guest
0.0
2004 Run for Money
Japanese TV Show, 2004, 63 eps
(Ep. 17, 41) (Guest)
63
(Ep. 17, 41)
Guest
8.3
2004 Nakai Masahiro no Black Variety
Japanese TV Show, 2004, 400 eps
(Regular Member)
400
Regular Member
8.0
2000 Frankly Speaking
Japanese TV Show, 2000, 0 eps
(Main Host)
0
Main Host
0.0
1996 Mecha-Mecha Iketeru!
Japanese TV Show, 1996, 728 eps
(Regular Member)
728
Regular Member
10.0
1996 1 Okuri no Dai Shitsumon!? Waratte Koraete!
Japanese TV Show, 1996, 118 eps
(Guest)
118
Guest
0.0
1995 Utchan Nanchan no Hono no Challenger: Kore ga Dekitara 100-manen!!
Japanese TV Show, 1995, 1 eps
(Guest)
1
Guest
0.0
1995 Hirake! Goma Okoku
Japanese TV Show, 1995, 23 eps
(Regular Member)
23
Regular Member
0.0
1986 MUSIC STATION
Japanese TV Show, 1986, 1328 eps
[Performer] (Guest)
1328
[Performer]
Guest
8.0
1982 Morita Kazuyoshi Hour: Waratte Iitomo!
Japanese TV Show, 1982, 8054 eps
(April 1997 - March 1999) (Regular Member)
8054
(April 1997 - March 1999)
Regular Member
8.5
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  • First Name: Kanako
  • Family Name: Munehiro
  • Native name: 鈴木紗理奈
  • Also Known as: MUNEHIRO, むねひろ
  • Nationality: Japanese
  • Gender: Female
  • Born: July 13, 1977
  • Age: 48

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