# Airi Furukawa

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.

## 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" |
| 2010 | 3 | "Gomen ne, Summer" | B-side | Sang on "Hazumisaki" |
| 2010 | 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 |
| 2011 | 6 | "Pareo wa Emerald" | A-side | Also sang on "Tsumiki no Jikan" |
| 2011 | 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" |
| 2012 | 9 | "Aishite-love-ru!" | A-side | Also sang on "Halation" |
| 2012 | 10 | "Kiss datte Hidarikiki" | A-side | |
| 2013 | 11 | "Choco no Dorei" | A-side | Also sang on "Bike to Sidecar" |
| 2013 | 12 | "Utsukushii Inazuma" | A-side | Also sang on "Futari Dake no Parade" and "Seishun no Mizushibuki" |
| 2013 | 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" |
| 2014 | 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

| Year | No. | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2012 | 27 | "Gingham Check" | B-side | Ranked 30th in 2012 General Election. Sang on "Nante Bohemian" |
| 2012 | 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" |
| 2013 | 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" |
| 2014 | 37 | "Kokoro no Placard" | B-side | Ranked 37th in 2014 General Election. Sang on "Hito Natsu no Hankouki" |
| 2014 | 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 "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)