Ai Furihata
Ai Furihata | |
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降幡 愛 | |
Born | |
Other names | Aiai (あいあい) Furirin (ふりりん) |
Occupations |
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Years active | 2014–present |
Agent | Across Entertainment |
Notable work | Love Live! Sunshine!! as Ruby Kurosawa |
Height | 148 cm (4 ft 10 in) |
Musical career | |
Genres | |
Instrument | Vocals |
Years active | 2020–present |
Labels | Purple One Star |
Website | furihataai |
Ai Furihata (降幡 愛, Furihata Ai, born February 19, 1994) is a Japanese voice actress and singer from Nagano Prefecture.[1] She is affiliated with Across Entertainment.
Furihata made her debut as solo singer in Fall 2020 with her first mini album, "Moonrise" as the first artist affiliated with a new music label under Bandai Namco Arts and Blue Sofa, Purple One Star.[2] She is best known for her role as Ruby Kurosawa in the Love Live! Sunshine!! anime series.
Biography
[edit]Furihata was born on February 19 in the Nagano Prefecture and her height is 148 cm. Furihata's hobbies are listening to music and collecting T-shirts.[3] Some of Furihata's achievements include Word Processor Practical Certification Grade 2 and Calligraphy Skill Certification Grade 3.[3]
In 2015, Furihata made her debut as a voice actress with Love Live! Sunshine!! as Ruby Kurosawa. While under Aqours, Furihata also grouped into its sub-unit CYaRon! along with Anju Inami (voice of Chika Takami) and Shuka Saitō (voice of You Watanabe).[4] Furihata is nicknamed Furirin and Aiai by both Aqours members and fans.[5]
Works
[edit]Voice acting roles
[edit]Anime
[edit]- Love Live! Sunshine!! as Ruby Kurosawa
- Orange as Saku (eps 13)[1]
- Healin' Good PreCure as Element Spirit Water
- Rail Romanesque as Iyo[6]
- Dragon Quest: The Adventure of Dai as Gome-chan[7]
- I'm Standing on a Million Lives as Majiha Pink[8]
- Yohane the Parhelion: Sunshine in the Mirror as Ruby[9]
- Astro Note as Teruko Matsubara[10]
- Girls Band Cry as Shiomi Miura[11]
Anime films
[edit]Video games
[edit]- The Alchemist Code as Lisbeth Van Rustburg[13]
- Knights of Girls as Saturn; Comet; Sanadi
- KRITIKA as Zenith; Jennifer
- Love Live! School Idol Festival as Ruby Kurosawa
- Quiz RPG: Mahōtsukai to Kuroneko no Wiz as Kaede[14]
- Shironeko Project as Alexander; Chitcho; Gries
- Icey as ICEY
- Project Sekai: Colorful Stage! feat. Hatsune Miku as Airi Momoi
- Ash Arms as ZSU-37
- Yohane the Parhelion: Blaze in the Deepblue as Ruby[15]
Dubbing
[edit]- Drift as Tina[3]
- More than Blue as Bonnie (Emma Wu)
Internet Program
[edit]- Love Live! Sunshine!! Aqours Niconama Kagai Katsudō ~Trio da yo! Ichi, Ni no Sunshine!!~ (Niconico, since February 5, 2016)
Others
[edit]- Voice Academia (April 7, 2013 - March 30, 2014, BS Fuji) as assistant MC
- Tottemo Yasashii Amae-Chanas Amae-Chan
Discography
[edit]Studio albums
[edit]Title | Details | Peak chart positions |
---|---|---|
JPN Hot [16] | ||
Super Moon |
| 82 |
Extended plays
[edit]Title | Details | Peak chart positions | Sales | |
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JPN [17] | JPN Hot [16] | |||
Moonrise |
| 18 | 20 |
|
Make Up (メイクアップ, Meiku Appu) |
| 48 | 45 |
|
Memories of Romance in Summer |
| — | 74 | |
Memories of Romance in Driving |
| 35 | 40 |
|
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart. |
Singles
[edit]Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Sales | Album | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
JPN [21] | JPN Sales [22] | JPN Down. [23] | ||||
"City" | 2020 | — | — | 77 | Moonrise | |
"Purple Eyeshadow" (パープルアイシャドウ, Pāpuru Aishadou) | — | — | — | Make Up | ||
"Axiom" | 2021 | — | — | — | Non-album single | |
"Secret Sugar" (シークレット・シュガー, Shīkuretto Shugā) | — | — | — | "Honeymoon" (single) | ||
"Honeymoon" (ハネムーン, Hanemūn) | 29 | 31 | — |
| ||
"Higashi kara Nishi e" (東から西へ, "From East to West") | 34 | 42 | — |
| Non-album single | |
"Play Boy" | 2023 | — | — | — | Super Moon | |
"Fashion" | — | — | — | |||
"Super Moon" | — | — | — | |||
"Hohoemi no Oto" (ホホエミノオト, "Smile Note")[26] | 2024 | 24 | 23 | — |
| Non-album single |
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart. |
Video albums
[edit]- Ai Furihata 1st Live Tour Apollo at Zepp Diver City (Tokyo) (2021)
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Ai Furihata's Tweet". Twitter.com. Retrieved 17 March 2017.
I participated in TV anime Orange's last episode! I am so happy as I'm from Nagano as well.
- ^ "降幡愛がソロアーティストデビュー、本間昭光プロデュースの新レーベルより". 音楽ナタリー [Music Natalie] (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. Retrieved 2020-06-11.
- ^ a b c "降幡 愛 Office-tb". Office-tb. Archived from the original on 12 May 2016. Retrieved 21 August 2016.
- ^ "Results Announced for Love Live! Sunshine Mini-Units Name Poll". Anime News Network. Retrieved 17 March 2017.
- ^ "Seiyū Animedia". Seiyū Animedia (in Japanese). Gekkan Plus. November 2016.
- ^ "Maitetsu Game's Rail Romanesque TV Anime Unveils More Cast, October 2 Premiere". Anime News Network. July 22, 2020. Retrieved July 22, 2020.
- ^ "New Dragon Quest: The Adventure of Dai Anime Unveils More Cast, Visual". Anime News Network. August 5, 2020. Retrieved August 5, 2020.
- ^ "I'm Standing on a Million Lives Anime Casts Kanako Takatsuki, Ai Furihata as Majiha Sisters". Anime News Network. October 14, 2020. Retrieved October 14, 2020.
- ^ "Love Live! Sunshine!! Fantasy Spinoff Genjitsu no Yohane -Sunshine in the Mirror- Gets Anime Series in 2023". Anime News Network. June 26, 2022. Retrieved June 26, 2022.
- ^ "Astro Note Original Anime's Promo Video Reveals More Cast, Staff". Anime News Network. February 9, 2024. Retrieved February 9, 2024.
- ^ Furihata, Ai [@furihata_ai] (June 7, 2024). TVアニメ『ガールズバンドクライ』
三浦 潮美役で出演しました (Tweet) (in Japanese) – via Twitter. - ^ "Project Sekai: Colorful Stage feat. Hatsune Miku Smartphone Game Gets Anime Film". Anime News Network. July 29, 2024. Retrieved July 29, 2024.
- ^ "キャラクター 第3章". タガタメ(誰ガ為のアルケミスト)公式サイト (in Japanese).
- ^ "クロム・マグナ 魔道学園 特設サイ". 黒猫のウィズ. COLOPL, Inc. Retrieved 21 August 2016.
- ^ Romano, Sal (June 26, 2023). "Inti Creates announces Yohane the Parhelion: BLAZE in the DEEPBLUE for PS5, Xbox Series, PS4, Xbox One, Switch, and PC". Gematsu. Retrieved June 26, 2023.
- ^ a b "Hot Albums". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). Retrieved October 12, 2023.
- "Moonrise". September 30, 2020. Archived from the original on October 12, 2020. Retrieved October 12, 2023.
- "Make Up". December 30, 2020. Archived from the original on January 6, 2021. Retrieved October 12, 2023.
- "Memories of Romance in Summer". May 4, 2022. Archived from the original on May 4, 2022. Retrieved October 12, 2023.
- "Memories of Romance in Driving". October 5, 2022. Archived from the original on October 5, 2022. Retrieved October 12, 2023.
- "Super Moon". November 15, 2023. Retrieved November 15, 2023.
- ^ 降幡愛のアルバム売上TOP6作品. Oricon (in Japanese). Archived from the original on October 11, 2023. Retrieved October 10, 2023.
- ^ 週間 アルバムランキング 2020年10月05日付(2020年09月21日~2020年09月27日). Oricon (in Japanese). Archived from the original on September 30, 2020. Retrieved October 10, 2023.
- ^ 週間 アルバムランキング 2021年01月04日付(2020年12月21日~2020年12月27日). Oricon (in Japanese). Archived from the original on January 1, 2021. Retrieved October 10, 2023.
- ^ 週間 アルバムランキング 2022年10月10日付(2022年09月26日~2022年10月02日). Oricon (in Japanese). Archived from the original on October 5, 2022. Retrieved October 10, 2023.
- ^ 降幡愛のシングル売上TOP3作品. Oricon (in Japanese). Archived from the original on July 17, 2024. Retrieved July 16, 2024.
- ^ Top Singles Sales:
- "Honeymoon". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). October 6, 2021. Archived from the original on October 6, 2021. Retrieved October 12, 2023.
- "Higashi kara Nishi e". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). December 8, 2021. Archived from the original on December 8, 2021. Retrieved October 12, 2023.
- "Hohoemi no Oto". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). June 5, 2024. Archived from the original on June 5, 2024. Retrieved July 16, 2024.
- ^ "Download Songs". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). June 17, 2020. Archived from the original on October 13, 2023. Retrieved October 12, 2023.
- ^ 週間 シングルランキング 2021年10月11日付(2021年09月27日~2021年10月03日). Oricon (in Japanese). Archived from the original on October 6, 2021. Retrieved October 10, 2023.
- ^ 週間 シングルランキング 2021年12月13日付(2021年11月29日~2021年12月05日). Oricon (in Japanese). Archived from the original on December 8, 2021. Retrieved October 10, 2023.
- ^ 降幡 愛 3rdシングル「ホホエミノオト」が5月29日(水)にリリース決定!新アーティスト写真&ジャケット写真解禁!. furihataai.jp (in Japanese). Archived from the original on March 27, 2024. Retrieved March 26, 2024.
- ^ 週間 シングルランキング 2024年06月10日付(2024年05月27日~2024年06月02日). Oricon (in Japanese). Archived from the original on June 5, 2024. Retrieved July 16, 2024.
External links
[edit]- Official website (in Japanese)
- Official agency profile (in Japanese)
- Ai Furihata at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
- Ai Furihata on X