Airi Furukawa

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.

Career 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!".

In the 2012 general elections, Furukawa placed 30th with 11,179 votes. In 2013, she improved her rank to 27th with 24,990 votes.

In February 2014, during the AKB48 Group Shuffle, it was announced she would be appointed the leader of Team KII. In the 2014 general elections, her rank dropped to 37th with 19,315 votes. On February 1, 2015, Furukawa announced her graduation. She graduated on March 31, 2015. She now works as a freelance illustrator.

On April 20, 2016, she released a manga entitled Chibi Airin Would Like To Speak About..., featuring her character Chibi Airin.

On January 1, 2018, she announced via Twitter that she had gotten married and welcomed a baby last year in 2017.

Discography

SKE48 singles 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"201517"Coquettish Juutai Chu"B-sideSang on "Konya wa Join us!", "Boku wa Shitteiru" and "Sakura, Oboeteite Kure"

AKB48 singles 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. 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

Stage units SKE48 KII 1st Stage " " " " SKE48 Team KII 2nd Stage

SKE48 Team KII 3rd Stage

SKE48 Team KII 4th Stage

SKE48 Team KII 3rd Stage (Revival)