Fairouz Ai
Ai Fairouz (ファイルーズ あい, Fairūzu Ai)[2] is a Japanese voice actress and singer who is affiliated with Pro-Fit. She is credited for being the voice of Jolyne Cujoh in JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Stone Ocean.
Ai Fairouz is also known for her work on other anime such as being the voice of Hibiki Sakura in How Heavy Are the Dumbbels You Lift?, Emily Orange in Kandagawa Jet Girls or Eripiyo in If My Favorite Pop Idol Made It to the Budokan, I Would Die.
Biography
Born in Tokyo from a Japanese mother and an Egyptian father, she was raised in Egypt and studied in the Cairo Japanese School in Giza from fifth grade of elementary school until graduation. Fairouz later moved to Japan in high school.
Fairouz says she is a fan of Stone Ocean, having read the series while in high school. She participated in an online reading session of the JoJo's Bizarre Adventure series. Fairouz became a fan of the series and was praised in her community for her skill in reading the scenes out loud. She thus started regularly acting out the scenes. Fairouz says that she dreamed of appearing in an anime adaptation of the manga and that it pushed her to become a voice actor.[3][4]
After graduating from high school, Fairouz did not immediately start a career in voice acting due to her parent's opposition. She first entered a graphic design school but her desire to become a voice actress rekindled during her third year. She worked as a dental assistant for one year to save money and entered the Profit Voice Actor Training Center, graduating in 2019 and debuting as a nameless female citizen in One Punch Man. In the same year, she starred in the role of Hibiki Sakura in the anime How Heavy Are the Dumbbels You Lift?.
In 2020, at the 14th Seiyu Awards, Ai Fairouz won an award in the "New Actress" category for her role as Hibiki Sakura.
Ai Fairouz is fond of drawing, watching horror movies, reading mangas such as Prison School, Fist of the North Star, Akagi or Kaiji, and muscle training. She has a grade 3 certification in Business Skill and a grade 4 certification in Horseback Riding.
JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Roles
| Title | Media | Year |
|---|---|---|
| JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Stone Ocean | Anime | ??? |
Trivia
- Ai Fairouz once expressed her wish to voice Foo Fighters.[4]
- Ai Fairouz has a brother named Gihard Kadota who represents Japan for ice climbing.
