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''.

Personal life

Furukawa was born on December 18, 1987, in Tokyo. 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

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. In June 2019, he announced that he got married and was expecting his first child. In October 2019, Furukawa and his wife announced the birth of their first child, a daughter, via his agency and his Twitter. In April 2024, Furukawa announced on his Instagram that he left

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and became freelance actor.

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 , formerly known as , is a Japanese actress, fashion model and voice actress. Yahagi is best known for her role as Kotoko Aihara in '' Mischievous Kiss: Love in Tokyo'' and its sequel ''Mischievous Kiss 2: Love in Okinawa'' as Kotoko Irie. She's ...

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. Due to his popularity in China, he starred in the

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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

and was distributed online in more than 35 countries worldwide. He is the first Japanese actor to have had a fan meeting in Shanghai, China on July 21, 2013.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

Filmography

Television

Film

Music Video

References

External links

Official Horipro profile
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