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Kei Tsuzuki 都築 圭
"......Me, an idol...?"
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Character Data
Age: ?? Height: 182 cm Weight: 54 kg Shoe Size: 27 cm Birthday: April 2 Blood Type: O Hobbies: None Skills: Piano Writing Hand: Left Horoscope: Aries Hometown: Berlin Ex-Job: Pianist Attribute: Mental Voice Actor: Shunichi Toki
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The mysterious young man who loves music more than anything!

Kei Tsuzuki is one of the Idols available to produce at 315 Productions. He is a pianist who formed the Idol Unit, Altessimo, with Rei Kagura.

Profile

Kei is a former composer. Vague, elusive, and with age unknown, he carries an air of mystery about him. Though his talent in music is prodigal, he cares for nothing else. Kei has no confidence in standing center stage and is far from proactive in his job duties. However, since working with Rei, this attitude has begun to change¹.

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Reasons for Becoming an Idol

So I can live. Music is all I have.

Personal Motto

“Poco a poco.” Go little by little, in all things.

Comments for the Future

I want to see it with my own eyes. The potential within my music, that moment of life within the sounds born from this very hand. I have decided to become an idol for that very reason, but...Well, let’s just see how this plays out.

Comments about Unit Members

Rei’s taste in violins is magnificent, is it not? Why? He could make even a trite pop song sound as though it came from the heavens! ...Alas, he’s far too uptight... If only I could get him to loosen up ju~st a bit...

Story

Translated Commus

• Bullets of Heresy/Event Scenes
• Deep Green ~Warm Harmony~/Event Scenes
• Enjoy Nature to the Fullest! BBQ Camp/Event Scenes
• Kei Tsuzuki/Birthday
• Kei Tsuzuki/Side Memories
• Office One-Shots/2015/December
• Office One-Shots/2015/June
• Special Music Program -NEXT STAGE!-/Event Scenes
• The Duet of Light and Shadow ~Shadowland's Prince~/Event Scenes
• The Most Frightening, Mysterious Legend ~A Trembling Melody~/Event Scenes

Birthday Comments

See: Kei Tsuzuki/Birthday

2016
Character Commu How curious. Why am I being asked about my age so often today... Ahh, it's my birthday. I see. So how old am I, actually? Well... I don't know the answer to that myself. Character Commu My birthday? Ah, I see... So... would you happen to know the month and day today? It is such a bother to remember the date. Today is April 2nd! I guess wishing Kei-san good tidings through words was pointless... Would you like to listen to me play your celebration song?

2017
Character Commu Yes, today is my birthday. Hehe, I could not possibly forget after you and Rei constantly kept reminding me of it. My age? I am... Hm? Goodness, how old am I? Character Commu Fufu... birthdays certainly are interesting. I can hear a myriad of sounds around me. Just listening to it all so carefully has made me quite sleepy... good night... zzz... Ah, don't 'zzz' right now please! I practiced so hard to play your birthday song too... Please wake up, Kei-san!

2018
Character Commu I wonder how many times I've had someone celebrate my birthday like this. 1, 2, 3... all this counting has made me tired. I'll be sleeping right here, so please continue counting for me. Good night... Character Commu Thank you for another magnificent birthday song this year. Your sound is much more gentle and comfortable compared to last year. I can feel how much you've improved, Rei-san. I am able to grow because you are together with me, Tsuzuki-san. Please allow me to play one more song as my token of thanks for what you do for me every day.

2019
Character Commu Ah...today is my birthday? I still don’t keep up with these kinds of things, but I am delighted to have people here celebrating for me. Thank you, Producer san. Character Commu Aah….how wonderful..your song on your violin is lovely as well, Rei san. I feel as if a warm spring breeze is around me. I’m happy to hear that. Happy Birthday, Tsuzuki san. Here’s to another wonderful year.

2020
Character Commu Oh, it's my Birthday? Another year has gone by since my last one huh... Do I want anything? Um, let's see... Could you sing me a Birthday song? I'll be the conductor. Character Commu Rei san your sound has changed a bit. The color has become even lovelier, making it delicate. I'm happy for your growth as if it were my own self. Well it's because you've stayed by my side, Tsuzuki san. I doubt I would have been able to do it without you. Here's to a great Birthday.

Side Memories

See: Kei Tsuzuki/Side Memories

Translator: Natalia Clow
Character	Commu
	We have a request for an interview with Tsuzuki-san? I see, our next job is ​to take part​ in a variety show…
	Hmmm. I see, so they want to get closer to the mystery of my personal life… don’t they? I don’t think I have anything to hide, so why not?
	"Why not" he says, as if it was somebody else's business… Is it ok... to broadcast Tsuzuki-san’s private life​? And before that, let's try to avoid making trouble for the program's staff…
	I don't think you need to worry. Producer-san is coming with me, so we'll figure something out. Right, Producer-san?

Character	Commu
Staff	We look forward to working with you today. Recording will start soon. For now, the only suggestion we have is for you to act as you always do. We want your most natural expression, so relax and don't worry about the camera.
	Understood, I'll behave as usual… in fact, I think I'll go find that sound.
	This sofa looks comfortable enough to sleep on. Good night…
	Hmm, there's a keyboard on display, maybe I should play for a while? ♫ ♪ ♫ Oh, I've gathered a crowd… Thats fine. I'll continue playing.
	A few hours later…
	Fufu, thanks to Producer-san coming along, I've been able to do all kinds of different things.
Staff	Y-you're very relaxed. Excuse me, is Tsuzuki-san always this relaxed?
	He's always like this.
	Oh? I hear a very attractive sound… over there.

Character	Commu
	There's such a beautiful band in this festival. Now that I think about it, Rei-san mentioned something about it. The sound of people's steps, the sizzling of the griddles, laughter… this place is full of interesting sounds.
Staff	Are those interesting sounds? Right now you're not working as a composer, but… You're still greatly dedicated to music, do you have a reason?
	Well… it's for Altessimo's performance… right? There's nothing wrong with knowing all kinds of sounds. …Well, I think I'll go look around the festival.
	Ah, here… they're selling cotton candy. …… …Excuse me, I think today's recording will have to stop here… Goodbye.
Staff	Tsuzuki-san's face was looking pale… is he not feeling well?
	I apologized to the staff and went after Tsuzuki-san.

Character	Commu
	…I'm sorry about earlier. I had an impulsive reaction as soon as I saw something I didn't like. I hate cotton candy: As soon as I saw it I lost my spirits. …It's already dark outside… but I want to stay here a bit more, can I?
	Aren't you sleepy?
	A little, but right now I want to listen to some music. …If it's ok with you, you can have one of my earphones and we can listen together.
	Of course, let's listen together.
	Through the headphones, a piano melody started playing. Seems like it was a mellow song…
	…This song is Gounod's "Ave Maria". It's wonderful, isn't it? I hadn't seen cotton candy in a long time, so when I did I felt like listening to this song. This song… is one of the songs that started me on the path of music.

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One afternoon, when I still lived in Berlin: A window in the apartment I used to live in opened to a conservatory… from there, I listened to the music. Thanks to that music, I was guided into the hall where I met an "angel." That person, an aspiring musician… was practicing on the piano. From that day onwards, the two of us played music together all the time. With that person's piano and my voice, we were able to form a connection during a very happy time in my life… my youth. And so, for days, it was only us playing music. Around that time, Christmas became a very special time for me. In Germany, Christmas is a very lively holiday. That day, we were roaming around the city. We went to a church to listen to the chorus and to different scenarios to see various events… We pooled our money to buy food and shared it, as if we were poor. …Truth is, that person liked cotton candy a lot and we always bought it. …Now that I think about it, that person was like cotton candy themselves, very soft… I was pulled into the world of music thanks to that person. They were very important for me, but… I wonder why that happy time had to be over so suddenly. …After a certain day, that person never showed up in the concert hall again.

Character	Commu
	As far as I heard, he was successful in his music career and left Berlin. Far too much time had passed before I found that out. It was like a thread had suddenly snapped, I even thought it might be a dream. Since that day… cotton candy has been a special thing for me. It reminds me of important times, and how I lost someone important for me. The angel I met in Berlin, the song I made just for one idol. In the end, even my mother… Every person that has been important for me, in the end, they always disappear abruptly. Just like cotton candy… you put it in your mouth, and it melts away, until it disappears. That's why, every time I see it, a feeling of loneliness takes over me… …I wonder if you, too, will suddenly disappear.
	Of course not, I said, as I shook my head strongly.
	…Thank you, I'm glad to hear you say such a thing, Producer-san. Perhaps, if you hadn't found me that day, I… Perhaps I'd still be alone, under the rain. It's thanks to you that I'm here, that I've been able to enjoy music and form bonds through it. The one that makes my world make sense… is you.

Character	Commu
	Fufu, perhaps we've spoken for too long, I'm getting tired. After meeting you, I've experienced a lot of "first times." This might be the first time we've spoken like this. It must be because of this strange charm of yours. Yes, that strange charm… Ah. Don't move, stay just like that… looking at you is making a melody flow. Don't stand up… let me listen to you breath. The proof that you're alive is right here. What are you ashamed of?… Please, stay put for a little while. Alright, you can move a bit: that's because even that is part of your sound. Let me hear all of you… yes, just like that. Hmm, good. Thanks to you, I think I'll be able to write a good song, fufu. Are we recording tomorrow as well? I'll make sure not to be a bother.
	You don't need to worry about that.
	That's right… thank you for everything, Producer-san.

Character	Commu
Host	…Alright, and that's the end of the section of our show Getting Closer to the Mystery of Tsuzuki-san. Well, instead of clearing up the mystery it's become even deeper, but… His piano improvisation I was expecting, but, do you really have no intention to keep composing music?
	…About that…
	Right now he's not composing, as he's working as a member of Altessimo. But singing a song, just like composing or performing it, all have the same purpose.
	…That's right, just like Rei-san says. Right now, I'm an idol… a member of Altessimo. Please, listen to our song, performed by Altessimo.
	(…Once again, Rei-san has helped me out.) (Rei-san's voice is irreplaceable, it's wonderful.) (I've experienced many farewells, but…) (Being here, like this… having met him, is very reassuring.)

Character	Commu
	The variety show was broadcasted without issue and your popularity has increased, I'm glad…
	Rei-san, can I have a minute? I'd like your help to prepare a surprise for Producer-san.
	…A surprise? If you don't want them to find out, we'd rather go somewhere else. Let's go.
	…Please take a look at this.
	(This… it's Tsuzuki-san's new song! …How strange, a lot of notes have been struck through) It's a very quiet and happy song, however, I find it strange that you've crossed out so many notes.
	Up until now, everything I've composed has been thanks to the flow of inspiration, making things up as I go. If it's ok with you, Rei-san, would you like to practice with me?
	So far, you've kept this secret from Producer-san… Is this perhaps a song for Producer-san?
	So, you realized without me saying anything at all, as expected… this song also displays the current "me". Altessimo is made up of you and me, if we're not together, we're not complete. That's why…
	Of course I will, since you're asking for it, I'll gladly help!
	Thank you… fufu, since we're together, Rei-san, I'm sure we'll make a great song.

Character	Commu
	Hello, Producer-san. I'm sorry for calling you so suddenly, thanks for coming. Truth is… I've written a song with all the feelings I have day by day for you, Producer-san. I'm not sure if this is a way to thank you, but that's why we called you here, to show you. And it's not only for you, but also for Rei-san, who is always helping me out… Actually, if it weren't for you, I would have never met Rei-san. So you were the one that gave me Altessimo, a new motivation to live. If you ever left me behind, that'd be very troublesome for me. So I'd like to keep relying on you two. How does that sound?
	Of course!
	There was no need to say it, I would have never even thought of abandoning you.
	Thank you, both of you… now, I'd like you to enjoy this song until the end. …Alright, let's start the performance. Come on, Rei-san. (At 315 Production, there's Producer-san, Rei-san, and everyone) (Yes, I'm not alone anymore… I have a lot of precious people.) (Poco a poco, I will keep going forward at my own pace along with everyone else…)

Discography

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  THE IDOLM@STER SideM ST@RTING LINE-11 Altessimo

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  THE IDOLM@STER SideM "Beyond The Dream"

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  THE IDOLM@STER SideM "Cybernetics Wars ZERO ~Negai wo Yadosu Kikai no Ko~"

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  THE IDOLM@STER SideM ORIGIN@L PIECES 04

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  THE IDOLM@STER SideM 3rd ANNIVERSARY DISC 01 Café Parade & Altessimo & Legenders

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  THE IDOLM@STER SideM 3rd ANNIVERSARY SOLO COLLECTION 01

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  THE IDOLM@STER SideM WakeMini! MUSIC COLLECTION 02

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  THE IDOLM@STER SideM WORLD TRE@SURE 06

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  THE IDOLM@STER SideM WakeMini! SOLO COLLECTION 02 MENTAL Ver.

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  THE IDOLM@STER SideM 4th ANNIVERSARY DISC "LIVE in your SMILE/DREAM JOURNEY"

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  THE IDOLM@STER SideM 5th ANNIVERSARY DISC 01 PRIDE STAR

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  THE IDOLM@STER SideM 5th ANNIVERSARY UNIT COLLECTION -PRIDE STAR-

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  THE IDOLM@STER SideM 5th ANNIVERSARY DISC 05 Altessimo & Sai & High×Joker

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  THE IDOLM@STER SideM 5th ANNIVERSARY SOLO COLLECTION 04

Etymology

• The name Kei means "gemstone" (圭).
• Kei's surname Tsuzuki means "metropolis, capital" (都) (tsu) and "fabricate, built/build, construct" (築) (zuki).

Trivia

• Kei falls asleep easily, sometimes mid-conversation. This is because he often stays up late into the night composing music.
• Kei dislikes cotton candy.
• Kei doesn't eat much and only consumes a lot of water. Other idols are worried for his health and nutritional intake as a result.
• Kei sometimes slips German into his speech. When talking about cats, he calls them katzen, and he refers to his grandfather as Opa.
• Kei's image motif in Altessimo is a yellow butterfly.
• Kei has the highest in-game vocal stat at 9, a stat that no other idol shares.

Gallery

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  SideMini (Default)

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  SideMini (Change!)

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  SideMini (ORIGIN@L PIECES)

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  Kei in THE IDOLM@STER POPLINKS.

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  Kei in THE IDOLM@STER POPLINKS.