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Furukawa Airi was the leader of SKE48's Team KII.

Catchphrase[]

三度の飯よりアニメが大好き。 あなたのヒロインになりたいなぁ。あいりんこと古川愛李です
Sando no meshi yori ANIME ga daisuki. Anata no HIROIN ni naritai naa. Airin koto Furukawa Airi desu
(I love anime 3 times more than food. I want to become your heroin. I'm Furukawa Airi, also known as Airin)

Team History[]

  • 2009.03.29 - Joined SKE48 as a Kenkyuusei
  • 2009.05.25 - Promoted to Team KII (Team KII Formation)
  • 2015.03.31 - Graduated from Team KII (Announcement: February 1, 2015 | Graduation Ceremony: March 30, 2015)

Leadership History[]

AKB48 Senbatsu Elections[]

Singles Participation[]

SKE48 A-Sides[]

SKE48 B-Sides[]

AKB48 B-Sides[]

Albums Participation[]

SKE48 Albums[]

AKB48 Albums[]

Units[]

Stage Units[]

KII1 (Aitakatta)
Namida no Shounan
Koi no PLAN
Senaka Kara Dakishimete
Rio no Kakumei
KII2 (Te wo Tsuginagara)
Ame no Pianist
KII3 (Ramune no Nomikata)
Manazashi, Sayonara
KII4 (Theater no Megami)
Arashi no Yoru ni wa
KII3 (Ramune no Nomikata)
Finland Miracle (Revival)

Concert Units[]

1!2!3!4! YOROSHIKU! Shoubu wa Kore Kara da![]

AKB48 Kouhaku Utagassen 2012[]

AKB48 Group Rinji Soukai "Shirokuro tsukeyou janai ka!"[]

SKE48

AKB48 Request Hour Setlist Best 100 2013[]

AKB48 2013 Manatsu no Dome Tour ~Mada mada, Yaranakya Ikenai koto ga aru~[]

Nagoya Dome

SKE48 National Tour[]

Kobe World Hall
Yokohama Arena

AKB48 Kouhaku Utagassen 2013[]

Unit Matsuri 2014[]

  • Ichi Ni no San

AKB48 Sister Groups in Saitama Super Arena[]

SKE48

AKB48 Kouhaku Utagassen 2014[]

Trivia[]

  • Hobbies: Anime, drawing
  • Favorite animal: Frog
  • Favorite color: Purple
  • Favorite food: Macaroon
  • Specialty: Piano, flute, drawing portraits
  • Future ambition: Anisong (anime song) singer
  • Light Stick Colors: Red, Green
    • She says the red and green colors remind her of Tree Frogs, her favorite type of frog
  • Former member of Art Club
  • Failed SKE48's 1st Generation auditions and 2 Morning Musume auditions, in 2004 and 2005
  • When she was rehearsing for Team KII 1st Stage, her mother helped her practice the choreography for Namida no Shounan in their living room
  • Went to a textile, design, and fashion specialty technical university for two years
  • A huge fan of Gundam
  • Has been cosplaying since middle school
  • Her popularity dramatically increased after the 48-groups members debuted on Google+
    • Regularly posts her anime drawings on Google+. Her signature characters are "Chibi Airin" and "Gugutasu-tan" (Her own character modeled after the Google+ logo).
    • For all SKE48 members' birthdays, Airi drew an anime-style picture of them and posted it on Google+
    • After graduation, she continues to share her drawings on social networks and goes to conventions such as Comiket
    • In 2018, it was announced that her comics will be adapted to anime
  • Airi, along with ex-members Nakanishi Yuka and Hiramatsu Kanako hosted SKE48's program Hapi☆Hori for over 100 episodes and were called "The Hapi☆Hori Trio"
  • Always uses honorifics when addressing older members and senpai, except when talking to Matsui Rena, who forced her to drop the honorifics
  • She has a collection of frog-themed goods
    • During her birthday stage in 2013, she asked the other members if they could guess what her favorite type of frog was. Kato Rumi correctly guessed Tree Frog because she had seen that Airi's locker had a Tree Frog toy on it
  • One of the 50 winners of the Young Jump Gravure Competition
  • Her and Takayanagi Akane are often called "Furuyanagi", and their trio with Yakata Miki is called by Akane "Furuyanagiti"
  • She got married and gave birth to a child in 2017
    • Gave birth to her 2nd child, a boy, on October 22, 2023.


Gallery[]

SKE48
Members
Team S Aikawa Honoka (Leader) | Ishiguro Yuzuki | Ito Kokomi | Iriuchijima Sayaka | Kumazaki Haruka (Co-Leader) | Kurashima Ami | Sakamoto Marin | Sugimoto Riina | Suzuki Kokona | Nakano Airi | Nomura Miyo | Hara Yune | Yamamura Sakura
Team KII Arano Himeka | Ikeda Kaede | Ito Miki (Leader) | Inoue Ruka | Okuno Kokoha | Kamata Natsuki (Co-Leader) | Kitagawa Yoshino | Sato Kaho | Sawada Kanon | Shinohara Kyoka | Sugawara Maya | Fujimoto Fuyuka | Matsumoto Chikako
Team E Aoumi Hinano | Aoki Rika (Co-Leader) | Akahori Kimie (Leader) | Asai Yuka | Ida Reona | Ota Ayaka | Omura Anzu | Kamimura Ayuka | Kawamura Yua | Suzuki Ena | Nakasaka Miyu | Nakamura Izumi | Nishii Mio | Morimoto Kurumi
Kenkyuusei 12th Generation: Kakimoto Rena | Kuramoto Hana | Takamura Saya | Hasegawa Miyabi | Matsukawa Miyu | Minamisawa Coco
13th Generation: Ota Manae | Kawamura Shoko | Kubota Rei | Kumoi Sana | Kuwahara Tsubaki | Kondo Mikoto | Sakurai Arisa | Sasaki Nozomi | Tachibana Ayame | Tamura Mayu | Hijiri Haruka | Fukuhara Koharu | Miyamoto Rinka | Yokoi Shiho
Former Members
Team S Suzuki Kirara | Takai Tsukina | Yamashita Moe | Matsushita Yui | Ono Haruka | Hirata Rikako | Yagami Kumi | Kuwabara Mizuki | Takada Shiori | Hiramatsu Kanako | Niidoi Sayaka | Sato Seira | Mukaida Manatsu | Deguchi Aki | Sato Mieko | Nakanishi Yuka | Miyazawa Sae | Miyamae Ami | Yakata Miki | Noguchi Yume | Azuma Rion | Takeuchi Mai | Futamura Haruka | Oya Masana | Goto Risako | Inuzuka Asana | Machi Otoha | Isshiki Rena | Yamada Juna | Okada Miku | Kitagawa Ryoha | Matsui Jurina | Nojima Kano | Yamauchi Suzuran | Sugiyama Aika | Tsuzuki Rika | Ishizuka Mizuki | Sugiyama Anan | Hirano Momona | Otani Yuki | Takeuchi Nanami | Kito Mikuru
Team KII Ichihara Yuri | Wakabayashi Tomoka | Hata Sawako | Ogiso Shiori | Akaeda Ririna | Matsumoto Rina | Kato Tomoko | Kinoshita Yukiko | Mizuno Honoka | Yamada Mizuho | Furukawa Airi | Abiru Riho | Goudo Saki | Yamashita Yukari | Ishida Anna | Takatsuka Natsuki | Yahagi Yukina | Obata Yuna | Matsumura Kaori | Takagi Yumana | Uchiyama Mikoto | Oshiba Rinka | Shirai Yukino | Kataoka Narumi | Shirai Kotono | Takayanagi Akane | Takeuchi Saki | Souda Sarina | Igarashi Hayaka | Oba Mina | Furuhata Nao | Hidaka Yuzuki | Ego Yuna | Kawashima Miharu | Kitano Ruka | Mizuno Airi | Aoki Shiori | Suzuki Sara | Arai Yuki | Okamoto Ayaka
Team E Nakamura Yuka | Mano Haruka | Yamada Erika | Hara Minami | Ueno Kasumi | Suga Nanako | Kito Momona | Iguchi Shiori | Kaneko Shiori | Owaki Arisa | Yamada Reika | Iwanaga Tsugumi | Kobayashi Ami | Matsui Rena | Isohara Kyoka | Koishi Kumiko | Umemoto Madoka | Kato Rumi | Shibata Aya | Sakai Mei | Kimoto Kanon | Sato Sumire | Takatera Sana | Ichino Narumi | Shirayuki Kohaku | Goto Rara | Nonogaki Miki | Nishi Marina | Hirata Shiina | Ishikawa Kanon | Fukai Negai | Suda Akari | Tanabe Mizuki | Tani Marika | Fukushi Nao | Takahata Yuki | Hayashi Mirei | Saito Makiko | Suenaga Oka
Kenkyuusei Inagaki Honami | Ozeki Kiharu | Shibaki Aiko | Oshima Fuuka | Hayashi Seika | Maekawa Aika | Hashimoto Ayumi | Yanase Aiko | Shinkai Rina | Handa Ayane | Mori Sayuki | Nonoyama Marin | Imade Mai | Miyawaki Riko | Kobayashi Emiri | Fujimoto Mitsuki | Hioki Miki | Ito Akane | Kitahara Yuna | Yano Azuki | Orito Aisa | Yamamoto Yuka | Sora Miyuka | Goto Mayuko | Sasaki Yuka | Ogino Risa | Tsuji Nozomi | Murai Junna | Kawasaki Narumi | Kobayashi Kano | Kawai Anna | Ishikawa Saki | Kozuma Honoka | Atsumi Ayaha | Wada Aina | Morihira Riko | Adachi Reina | Oba Sayaka | Sugiyama Natalie | Seya Moka | Ohashi Mako | Kiuchi Rikako | Kato Yui | Wakita Aoi | Kato Satsuki
Discography
Singles 1. Tsuyokimono yo | 2. Aozora Kataomoi | 3. Gomen ne, SUMMER | 4. 1!2!3!4! YOROSHIKU! | 5. Banzai Venus | 6. Pareo wa Emerald | 7. Okey-Dokey | 8. Kataomoi Finally | 9. Aishiteraburu! | 10. Kiss Datte Hidarikiki | 11. Choco no Dorei | 12. Utsukushii Inazuma | 13. Sansei Kawaii! | 14. Mirai to wa? | 15. Bukiyou Taiyou | 16. 12-gatsu no Kangaroo | 17. Coquettish Juutai Chuu | 18. Maenomeri | 19. Chicken LINE | 20. Kin no Ai, Gin no Ai | 21. Igai ni Mango | 22. Muishiki no Iro | 23. Ikinari Punch Line | 24. Stand by you | 25. FRUSTRATION | 26. So~Yu~Toko Aru Yo Ne? | 27. Koi Ochi Flag | 28. Ano Koro no Kimi wo Mitsuketa | 29. Kokoro ni Flower | 30. Zettai Inspiration | 31. Suki ni Nacchatta | 32. Ai no Hologram | 33. Kokuhaku Shinpakusu | 34. Tick tack zack
Albums 1. Kono Hi no Chime wo Wasurenai | 2. Kakumei no Oka
Other Songs Oogoe Diamond | Tsuyogari Dokei | Escape | Sekai ga Naiteru Nara | Gonna Jump | Vacancy | Ai no Moake
Stages
Team S PARTY ga Hajimaru yo | Te wo Tsunaginagara | Seifuku no Me | RESET | Kansaneta Ashiato | Ai wo Kimi ni, Ai wo Boku ni | Boku no Taiyou
Team KII Aitakatta | Te wo Tsunaginagara | Ramune no Nomikata | Theater no Megami | 0Start | Saishuu Bell ga Naru | Jikan ga Nai
Team E Pajama Drive | Saka Agari | Boku no Taiyou | Te wo Tsunaginagara | SKE Festival | Koedashite Ikoze!!! | RESET
Himawarigumi Seishun Girls | Te wo Tsunaginagara
Kenkyuusei PARTY ga Hajimaru yo | Aitakatta | Seifuku no Me | Upcoming Stage | Seishun Girls | We're Growing Up | We're Growing Up ~2nd~
Units and Sister Groups
Soloists Matsumura Kaori | Matsushita Yui (Former Member)
One-Shot Units NO NAME | Sukeban Girls | ICE from AKB48 | AKBIdoling!!! | Team Z | Team Surprise | Team BS
AKB48 Group inside Japan AKB48 | SKE48 | NMB48 | HKT48 | NGT48 | STU48
AKB48 Group outside Japan JKT48 | BNK48 | MNL48 | AKB48 Team SH | AKB48 Team TP | CGM48 | KLP48
Former Groups OJS48 | SDN48 | TPE48 | MUM48 | SGO48 | DEL48 | MUB48
Events
Sousenkyo 1st Senbatsu Sousenkyo - 13th Single "Kamisama ni Chikatte Gachi Desu"
2nd Senbatsu Sousenkyo - 17th Single "Kaasan ni Chikatte, Gachi Desu"
3rd Senbatsu Sousenkyo - 22nd Single "Kotoshi mo Gachi Desu"
4th Senbatsu Sousenkyo - 27th Single "Fan ga Erabu 64 Giseki"
5th Senbatsu Sousenkyo - 32nd Single "Yume wa Hitori ja Mirarenai"
6th Senbatsu Sousenkyo - 37th Single "Yume no Genzaichi ~Rival wa Doko da~"
7th Senbatsu Sousenkyo - 41st Single "Juni Yoso Fukano, Oare no Ichiya"
8th Senbatsu Sousenkyo - 45th Single "Bokutachi wa Dare ni Tsuiteikeba ii"
9th Senbatsu Sousenkyo - 49th Single "Mazu wa Tatakaou! Hanashi wa Sorekara da"
10th Senbatsu Sousenkyo / Sekai Senbatsu Sousenkyo - 53rd Single "Sekai no Center wa Dare da?"
Janken Taikai 1st Senbatsu Janken Taikai - 19th Single
2nd Senbatsu Janken Taikai - 24th Single
3rd Senbatsu Janken Taikai - 29th Single
4th Senbatsu Janken Taikai - 34th Single
5th Janken Taikai - Solo Debut
6th Janken Taikai - Solo Debut
7th Janken Taikai - Unit Formation + Debut
8th Janken Taikai - Unit Debut
9th Janken Taikai - Unit Debut
Group Draft Meeting AKB48 Group Draft Meeting 2013
AKB48 Group Draft Meeting 2015
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