Yuki Furukawa

Yuki Furukawa (古川 雄輝, Furukawa Yūki, born 18 December 1987) is a Japanese actor. He gained popularity as Naoki Irie in the 2013 television series Mischievous Kiss: Love in Tokyo and its sequel, Mischievous Kiss 2: Love in Okinawa.

Yuki Furukawa
古川 雄輝
Yuki Furukawa at the J-POP Summit Festival 2014 in San Francisco, California
Born	(1987-12-18) December 18, 1987 (age 36) Tokyo, Japan
Other names	Furupon (ふるぽん)
Alma mater	Keio University
Occupation	Actor
Years active	2010–present
Spouse	Unknown ​ (m. 2019)​
Children	1

Personal life

Furukawa was born on December 18, 1987, in Tokyo.^[1] He and his family moved to Canada when he was seven years old. He moved to the United States at the age of 16 during his high school years and returned to Japan to study Engineering at Keio University. In June 2019, he announced that he got married and was expecting his first child.^[2] In October 2019, Furukawa and his wife announced the birth of their first child, a daughter, via his agency and his Twitter.^[3]

In April 2024, Furukawa announced on his Instagram that he left Horipro and became freelance actor.^[4]

Career

Furukawa is known for his 2013 breakthrough role in the Japanese television drama Mischievous Kiss: Love in Tokyo in which he played the lead role Naoki Irie. He presented a new image of the classical manga role of Irie Naoki, and starred opposite Honoka Yahagi who played his love interest. Within two months of joining Weibo, the Chinese equivalent of Twitter, the number of his followers increased to more than 500,000.^[5] Due to his popularity in China, he starred in the Fuji TV/iQiyi web-drama Mysterious Summer which was the first drama series co-produced by Japan and China. The series was viewed more than 60 million times on Chinese online video platform iQiyi and was distributed online in more than 35 countries worldwide.^[6][7]

He is the first Japanese actor to have had a fan meeting in Shanghai, China on July 21, 2013.^[8]

Filmography

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2012	Rich Man, Poor Woman	Tomoki Kuga		[9]
2013	Yae's Sakura	Hiromichi Kozaki	Taiga drama	[10]
2013–14	Mischievous Kiss: Love in Tokyo	Naoki Irie	2 seasons	[11]
2015	5→9 From Five to Nine	Mishima Satoshi		[12]
2017	Erased	Satoru Fujinuma	Lead role	[13]
	Beppinsan	Kentaro Murata	Asadora	[14]
2020	Line no Kotae Awase: Otome to kanchigai	Yasui Tsukasa	Lead role	[15]
	People Who Don't Work	Keita Nitta		[16]
	O Maidens in Your Savage Season	Tomoaki Yamagishi		[17]
2022	Kami-sama no Ekohiiki	Kami-sama		[18]
2024	Golden Kamuy: Hokkaido Tattooed Prisoners Scramble Arc	Yasaku Edogai		[19]

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2011	High School Debut	Yui Asaoka		[20]
2015	Poison Berry in My Brain	Ryoichi Saotome		[21]
2018	Colours of Wind	Ryo/Ryu	Lead role	[22]
2019	Murders at the House of Death			[23]
2020	Restart After Coming Back Home	Mitsuomi Kozuka	Lead role	[24]
	Love Me, Love Me Not	Sōta Inui		[25]

Music Video

Year	Song	Artist	Notes	Ref.
2016	Heaven's Door: Hi no Ataru Basho	Chise Kanna		[26]

References

1. "Chinese girls swoon over Japanese idol". Shanghai Daily. Retrieved September 17, 2015.
2. "Asia Pacific Arts: Love and Mischief in Tokyo: Interview with Yuki Furukawa". Archived from the original on April 11, 2018. Retrieved September 17, 2015.
3. "古川雄輝、第1子女児誕生を報告「これからも俳優として精進して参ります」". ORICON NEWS. October 11, 2019. Retrieved November 3, 2023.
4. 村上久美子. "古川雄輝がホリプロ退社、今後はフリーで活動「新たな高みを目指して誠実に作品と向き合う」 - 芸能 : 日刊スポーツ". nikkansports.com (in Japanese). Retrieved April 6, 2024.
5. 「イタKiss」古川の微博大人気、開設2か月でフォロワー数50万突破 , June 15, 2013
6. Sarah Jane Lim (August 8, 2014). "Fuji TV to commence internet-based distribution for "Mysterious Summer"". OnScreenAsia.com. Archived from the original on May 9, 2015. Retrieved September 17, 2015.
7. "International Business Themes Dominate Tokyo Market Seminars". Yahoo.com. October 21, 2014. Retrieved September 17, 2015.
8. 古川雄輝が上海で日本人俳優初のファンミ開催　中国で人気のワケとは？ニュース-ORICON STYLE- , July 12, 2013
9. "リッチマン、プアウーマンの出演者・キャスト一覧". The Television. Retrieved August 5, 2024.
10. "八重の桜". Haiyaku Jiten. Retrieved July 21, 2024.
11. "『イタズラなKiss』が日本で再ドラマ化 主人公は未来穂香". Oricon. October 5, 2016. Retrieved July 22, 2024.
12. "5→9〜私に恋したお坊さん〜の出演者・キャスト一覧". The Television. Retrieved August 1, 2024.
13. "古川雄輝:「僕だけがいない街」撮影秘話とネット配信作への思い アニメ好きな一面も…". Mantan-web. December 15, 2017. Retrieved July 24, 2024.
14. "【べっぴんさん】次世代キャスト発表 朝ドラ初出演・林遣都ら8人". Oricon. June 25, 2024. Retrieved July 24, 2024.
15. "「LINEの答えあわせ」古川雄輝がアイコンの写真に悩む、眞島秀和は「チワワです」". Natalie. Retrieved February 13, 2021.
16. "ドラマ「働かざる者たち」古川雄輝や池田エライザが新聞社の同僚役に". Natalie. Retrieved February 13, 2021.
17. "古川雄輝、教師役初挑戦！ 山田杏奈＆玉城ティナW主演「荒ぶる季節の乙女どもよ。」". Cinema Cafe. August 8, 2020. Retrieved February 13, 2021.
18. "男女入れ替わりドラマ「神様のえこひいき」は3月から、藤原大祐と桜田ひよりがW主演". Natalie. November 30, 2021. Retrieved November 30, 2021.
19. "ドラマ「ゴールデンカムイ」二瓶や江渡貝らのキャスト7人発表、放送・配信は10月から". Natalie. Retrieved July 21, 2024.
20. "高校デビュー". eiga.com. Retrieved August 1, 2024.
21. "脳内ポイズンベリー". eiga.com. Retrieved July 26, 2024.
22. "風の色". eiga.com. Retrieved July 23, 2024.
23. "屍人荘の殺人". The Television. Retrieved August 5, 2024.
24. "古川雄輝×竜星涼ダブル主演、2人の純愛描く「リスタートはただいまのあとで」映画化". Natalie. Retrieved February 13, 2021.
25. "思い、思われ、ふり、ふられ". eiga.com. Retrieved February 13, 2021.
26. "栞菜智世「地味にスゴイ！」主題歌MVティザー映像公開". Natalie. Retrieved July 21, 2024.

External links

• Official Horipro profile
• Yuki Furukawa on Twitter
• Yuki Furukawa on Instagram
• Yuki Furukawa on Facebook
• Yuki Furukawa at IMDb