Airi Furukawa (古川 愛李, Furukawa Airi, born 13 December 1989 in Aichi Prefecture) is an illustrator and former member of the Japanese idol girl group SKE48. She is a former member and leader of SKE48's Team KII.
Airi Furukawa 古川 愛李 | |
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| Also known as | Airin |
| Born | 13 December 1989 |
| Origin | Aichi Prefecture, Japan |
| Genres | J-pop |
| Occupation(s) |
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| Years active | 2009 – present |
| Labels | AKS |
Career edit
Furukawa passed SKE48's 2nd generation auditions in March 2009. Her debut was in April 2009. Her first SKE48 Senbatsu was for the single "1! 2! 3! 4! Yoroshiku!".[citation needed]
In the 2012 general elections, Furukawa placed 30th with 11,179 votes.[1] In 2013, she improved her rank to 27th with 24,990 votes.[2]
In February 2014, during the AKB48 Group Shuffle, it was announced she would be appointed the leader of Team KII.[3] In the 2014 general elections, her rank dropped to 37th with 19,315 votes.[4] On February 1, 2015, Furukawa announced her graduation.[5] She graduated on March 31, 2015. She now works as a freelance illustrator.[6]
On April 20, 2016, she released a manga entitled Chibi Airin Would Like To Speak About..., featuring her character Chibi Airin.[7]
On January 1, 2018, she announced via Twitter that she had gotten married and welcomed a baby last year in 2017.[8]
Discography edit
SKE48 singles edit
| Year | No. | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 2 | "Aozora Kataomoi" | B-side | Sang on "Bungee Sengen" |
| 3 | "Gomen ne, Summer" | B-side | Sang on "Hazumisaki" | |
| 4 | "1! 2! 3! 4! Yoroshiku!" | A-side | First A-side. Also sang on "Seishun wa Hazukashii" and "Soba ni Isasete" | |
| 2011 | 5 | "Banzai Venus" | A-side | Also sang on "Ai no Kazu" as Team KII |
| 6 | "Pareo wa Emerald" | A-side | Also sang on "Tsumiki no Jikan" | |
| 7 | "Oki Doki" | B-side | Sang on "Hatsukoi no Fumikiri" and "Hohoemi no Positive Thinking" | |
| 2012 | 8 | "Kataomoi Finally" | A-side | Also sang on "Kyō made no Koto, Korekara no koto" |
| 9 | "Aishite-love-ru!" | A-side | Also sang on "Halation" | |
| 10 | "Kiss datte Hidarikiki" | A-side | ||
| 2013 | 11 | "Choco no Dorei" | A-side | Also sang on "Bike to Sidecar" |
| 12 | "Utsukushii Inazuma" | A-side | Also sang on "Futari Dake no Parade" and "Seishun no Mizushibuki" | |
| 13 | "Sansei Kawaii!" | A-side | Also sang on "Michi wa Naze Tsuzuku no ka" as Aichi Toyota Senbatsu and "Zutto Zutto Saki no Kyou" as Selection 18. | |
| 2014 | 14 | "Mirai to wa?" | A-side | Also sang on "Mayflower", "GALAXY of DREAMS" as the same-name-subgroup, "S-ko to Usohakkenki" as Team KII and "Bokura no Kizuna" |
| 15 | "Bukiyō Taiyō" | A-side | Also sang on "Coming soon", "Tomodachi no Mama de" and "Sayonara Kinou no Jibun" | |
| 2014 | 16 | "12 Gatsu no Kangaroo" | A-side | Also sang on "DA DA Machine Gun" and "Ai no Rule" |
| 2015 | 17 | "Coquettish Juutai Chu" | B-side | Sang on "Konya wa Join us!", "Boku wa Shitteiru" and "Sakura, Oboeteite Kure" |
AKB48 singles edit
| Year | No. | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 27 | "Gingham Check" | B-side | Ranked 30th in 2012 General Election. Sang on "Nante Bohemian" |
| 29 | "Eien Pressure" | B-side | Sang on "Tsuyogari Tokei" | |
| 2013 | 32 | "Koi Suru Fortune Cookie" | B-side | Ranked 27th in 2013 General Election.[9] Sang on "Ai no Imi wo Kangaete mita" |
| 34 | "Suzukake no Ki no Michi de "Kimi no Hohoemi o Yume ni Miru" to Itte Shimattara Bokutachi no Kankei wa Dō Kawatte Shimau no ka, Bokunari ni Nan-nichi ka Kangaeta Ue de no Yaya Kihazukashii Ketsuron no Yō na Mono" | B-side | Sang on "Escape" | |
| 2014 | 35 | "Mae Shika Mukanee" | B-side | Sang on "KONJO" |
| 37 | "Kokoro no Placard" | B-side | Ranked 37th in 2014 General Election. Sang on "Hito Natsu no Hankouki" | |
| 38 | "Kibouteki Refrain" | B-side | Sang on "Utaitai" | |
| 2015 | 39 | "Green Flash" | B-side | Sang on "Sekai ga Naiteru Nara" |
Appearances edit
Stage units edit
- SKE48 KII 1st Stage "Aitakatta" (会いたかった)
- "Namida no Shounan" (涙の湘南)"
- "Koi no PLAN" (恋のPLAN)"
- "Senaka Kara Dakishimete" (背中から抱きしめて)"
- "Rio no Kakumei" (リオの革命)"
- SKE48 Team KII 2nd Stage "Te wo Tsuginagara" (手をつなぎながら)
- "Ame no Pianist" (雨のピアニスト)
- SKE48 Team KII 3rd Stage "Ramune no Nomikata" (ラムネの飲み方)
- "Manazashi, Sayonara" (眼差しサヨナラ)
- SKE48 Team KII 4th Stage "Theater no Megami" (シアターの女神)
- "Arashi no Yoru ni wa" (嵐の夜には)
- SKE48 Team KII 3rd Stage "Ramune no Nomikata" (ラムネの飲み方) (Revival)
- "Finland Miracle" (フィンランド・ミラクル)
External links edit
- SKE48 Official Profile Archived 2021-02-02 at the Wayback Machine
- Official Blog Archived 2011-04-29 at the Wayback Machine
- Airi Furukawa on Google+
References edit
- ^ "古川(゜∀。*)古川、舞台に立つ。". SKE48 Blog. Retrieved 11 March 2015.
- ^ "古川(゜∀。*)総選挙！". SKE48 Blog. Retrieved 11 March 2015.
- ^ "Furukawa Airi's G+ Post". Google+. Archived from the original on 11 March 2015. Retrieved 11 March 2015.
- ^ "古川(゜∀。*)総選挙！". SKE48 Blog. Retrieved 11 March 2015.
- ^ "SKE48 チームKll 古川愛李 活動辞退による卒業のご報告". SKE48. Archived from the original on 3 February 2015. Retrieved 11 March 2015.
- ^ "元SKE48古川愛李本格始動！ 直筆イラストも到着". 10 June 2015.
- ^ "元ＳＫＥ古川愛李「うれしい」初コミック本を発売". Retrieved 1 June 2016.
- ^ "Former SKE48 member Furukawa Airi married and welcomed baby last year". Tokyohive. 6Theory Media, LLC. 2 January 2018. Retrieved 2 January 2024.
- ^ "AKB48 32ndシングル 選抜総選挙" [32nd single selection elections]. AKB48 Official Site (in Japanese). 8 June 2013.