Riho Furui

Riho Furui (born April 10, 1991) is a Japanese singer and songwriter from Hokkaido who is affiliated with Pony Canyon. After being inspired by gospel music early in life, she made her debut as an indie singer in 2016. She released her first digital single "Rebirth" in 2019, and in 2025 she released the song "Hello", which was used as the opening theme to the anime series City: The Animation.

Biography Furui was born in Hokkaido on April 10, 1991. Her interest in music started at an early age, with her family listening to Japanese artists such as Ken Hirai, as well as Western artists like The Carpenters. She took piano lessons from kindergarten to elementary school. When she was in her fifth year of elementary school, her mother invited her to a gospel music performance at a church in Sapporo. She enjoyed the concert and was inspired to become a singer herself, joining a church choir where she would practice every Sunday. After returning from Canada, she made her debut as an indie singer under the name Riho in 2016, releasing the song "Believe". The song was inspired by her experiences living abroad.

In 2019, Furui released the song "Rebirth", which she describes as her breakout song. Her second album, Love One Another, was released in 2024. In 2025, she released her first anime tie-up song under Pony Canyon, "Hello", which was used as the opening theme to the anime television series City: The Animation.

Musical style and influences Furui cites her experiences growing up listening to R&B and soul, as well as her time as a gospel music singer, as inspirations in her career. Her songs also have gospel music influences. The song was born from the keywords "fun" and "cute", and ultimately, the phrase "a sense of nostalgia that reminds you of childhood." During discussions with the anime's production team, Furui was also given a few key ideas—they wanted a song "people of all ages could sing" with "easy-to-understand lyrics", and something "evergreen".

Discography

Albums + List of albums with selected details, chart positions, and sales Title Details Peak chartpositions Sales JPN Green Light Released: March 9, 2022 Label: Loa Music Formats: Digital download — — Love One Another Released: April 3, 2024 Label: Pony Canyon Formats: Digital download 41 — Letters Released: March 4, 2026 Label: Pony Canyon Formats: CD, digital download 35 JPN: 1,000 "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.

Singles + List of singles with selected chart positions, year released, and album name Title Year Peak chart positions Sales Album JPN "Rebirth" 2019 — — Green Light "I'm Free" 2020 — — "Kirai" 2021 — — "Purpose" — — "Dekoboko" — — "Sins" — — "We Are" 2022 — — Love One Another "Usomohonto" — — "Pinku no Kami" 2023 — — "Super Star" — — "Psycho" — — "Loa" — — "Friends" 2024 — — "Sapporo Tokyo" — — "Ienai Wa" — — TBD "Tomorrow" — — "Monster" 2025 — — "Hello" 45 — "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.