Airi Furukawa

Airi Furukawa (古川 愛李) 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.

Stage units

 * SKE48 KII 1st Stage "Aitakatta" (会いたかった)
 * 1) "Namida no Shounan" (涙の湘南)"
 * 2) "Koi no PLAN" (恋のPLAN)"
 * 3) "Senaka Kara Dakishimete" (背中から抱きしめて)"
 * 4) "Rio no Kakumei" (リオの革命)"
 * SKE48 Team KII 2nd Stage "Te wo Tsuginagara" (手をつなぎながら)
 * 1) "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)
 * 1) "Manazashi, Sayonara" (眼差しサヨナラ)
 * SKE48 Team KII 4th Stage "Theater no Megami" (シアターの女神)
 * 1) "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)
 * 1) "Finland Miracle" (フィンランド・ミラクル)