Furukawa Airi

Furukawa Airi (古川愛李)
Airin (あいりん)
Furukawa Airi (2014)
Birth Info
Birthdate	December 13th, 1989
Birthplace	'Aichi, Japan'
Blood type	AB
Current Age	34 years old
Sizes
Height	155cm
B	80cm
W	61cm
H	86cm
Professional Info
Agency	Pythagoras
Social Networks	Blog on SKE48's Site and Google+
Idol Career Info
Group	SKE48
Team	Team KII
Debuted	March, 2009 / 2nd Generation

Furukawa Airi is the leader of SKE48's Team KII. She announced her graduation from the group on February 1, 2015.

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

San do no meshi yori anime ga daisuki. Anata no hiroin ni nari tai na. 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)

Trivia

• Hobby: Anime, Drawing
• Specialty: Piano, Flute, Drawing portraits
• Favorite animal: Frog
• Favorite color: Purple
• Favorite food: Macaroon
• Future Ambition: Anisong (Anime Song) singer
• Light Stick Colors: Red, Green
• Member of Art Club
• Failed SKE48's 1st generation audition 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 draws an anime-style picture of them and posts it on Google+.
• Airi, along with Nakanishi Yuka and ex-member 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 forces her to drop the honorifics.
• Her fans wave red and green penlights to support her because she says the red and green colors remind her of Tree Frogs, her favorite type of frog. 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"

AKB48 Senbatsu Elections

• 1st Senbatsu Election - Not Ranked
• 2nd Senbatsu Election - Not Ranked
• 3rd Senbatsu Election - Not Ranked
• 4th Senbatsu Election - #30 (Undergirls)
• 5th Senbatsu Election - #27 (Undergirls)
• 6th Senbatsu Election - #37 (Next Girls)

Team History

Team KII

Joined SKE48 on March, 2009 (2nd Generation)

Formed Team KII on May 25, 2009

Singles Participation

SKE48 A-Sides

1!2!3!4! YOROSHIKU! Banzai Venus Pareo wa Emerald Kataomoi Finally Aishiteraburu Kiss Datte Hidarikiki

Choco no Dorei Utsukushii Inazuma Sansei Kawaii! Mirai to wa? Bukiyou Taiyou 12-gatsu no Kangaroo

SKE48 B-Sides

Tsuyokimono yo (Team KII version) (Tsuyokimono yo) Bungee Sengen (Aozora Kataomoi) Hazumisaki (Gomen ne, SUMMER) Seishun wa Hazukashii (1!2!3!4! YOROSHIKU!) Soba ni Isasete (1!2!3!4! YOROSHIKU!) Ai no Kazu (Banzai Venus) Tsumiki no Jikan (Pareo wa Emerald) Hohoemi no Positive Thinking (Oki Doki) Hatsukoi no Fumikiri (Oki Doki) Kyou Made no Koto, Korekara no Koto (Kataomoi Finally) Halation (Aishiteraburu) Bike to Sidecar (Choco no Dorei) Futari dake no Parade (Utsukushii Inazuma)

Seishun no Mizushibuki (Utsukushii Inazuma) Michi wa Naze Tsuzuku no ka? (Sansei Kawaii!) Zutto Zutto Saki no Kyou (Sansei Kawaii!) Mayflower (Mirai to wa?) GALAXY of DREAMS (Mirai to wa?) S-ko to Usohakkenki (Mirai to wa?) Bokura no Kizuna (Mirai to wa?) Coming soon (Bukiyou Taiyou) Tomodachi no Mama de (Bukiyou Taiyou) Sayonara Kinou no Jibun (Bukiyou Taiyou) DADA Machine Gun (12-gatsu no Kangaroo) Ai no Rule (12-gatsu no Kangaroo)

AKB48 B-Sides

• Nante Bohemian (Gingham Check)
• Tsuyogari Dokei (Eien Pressure)
• Ai no Imi wo Kangaete Mita (Koi Suru Fortune Cookie)
• Escape (Kimi no Hohoemi wo Yume ni Miru)
• KONJO (Mae Shika Mukanee)
• Hito Natsu no Hankouki (Kokoro no Placard)
• Utaitai (Kibouteki Refrain)

Albums Participation

SKE48 Albums

• Shikatte yo, Darling! (Kono Hi no Chime wo Wasurenai)
• Heavy Rotation (Kono Hi no Chime wo Wasurenai)

AKB48 Albums

• Koko ni Ita koto (Koko ni Ita koto)
• Aozora yo Sabishikunai ka? (1830m)
• Ichi Ni no San (Tsugi no Ashiato)

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!

• Glass no I LOVE YOU
• Namida no Shounan

AKB48 Kouhaku Utagassen 2012

• First Rabbit

AKB48 Group Rinji Soukai "Shirokuro tsukeyou janai ka!"

SKE48

• Manazashi, Sayonara

AKB48 Request Hour Setlist Best 100 2013

• Manazashi, Sayonara
• Nice to meet you!
• Hazumisaki
• Namida no Shounan

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

Nagoya Dome

• Manazashi, Sayonara

SKE48 National Tour

Kobe World Hall

• Dakishimeraretara

Yokohama Arena

• Mushi no Ballad
• Namida no Shounan

AKB48 Kouhaku Utagassen 2013

• Ue Kara Mariko

Unit Matsuri 2014

• Ichi Ni no San

AKB48 Sister Groups in Saitama Super Arena

SKE48

• Shoujo wa Manatsu ni Nani wo Suru?

Gallery

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Furukawa Airi (2013)

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Furukawa Airi (Late 2012)

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Furukawa Airi (Early 2012)

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Furukawa Airi (2011)

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Furukawa Airi (2010)

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Furukawa Airi (Late 2009)

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Furukawa Airi (Early 2009)