Furukawa Konatsu

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Nicknames	Konacchan (こなっちゃん?); Kona (こな?)
Born	June 5, 1992 (age 27)
Origin	Kanagawa, Japan
Blood Type	A
Zodiac Sign	<img src="https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/helloproject/images/c/cd/Gemini.png/revision/latest/scale-to-width-down/12?cb=20140831223610" alt="Gemini" class="" data-image-key="Gemini.png" data-image-name="Gemini.png" width="12" height="12" > Gemini
Height	155cm
Shoe Size	22.5cm
Genres	J-Pop
Occupation	Singer
Years Active	2004-present
Agency	UP-FRONT AGENCY (2004-2012); UP-FRONT PROMOTION (2012-2013); UP-FRONT CREATE (2013-); YU-M Entertainment (2016-)
Label	UP-FRONT WORKS (2004-2012); T-Palette Records (2012-)
Associated Acts	Hello Pro Kenshuusei, Tomoiki Ki wo Uetai, UFZS, Up Up Girls (Kari), T-Palette mini All Stars, Team Makenki (Kari), UP-FRONT esports club
Joined	March 3, 2011
Member Color	Pink
Debut Single	Going my ↑
Time in Group	8 Years, 10 Months, 8 Days
Joined	June 20, 2004
Generation	1st Generation
Left	January 31, 2011
Time in Group	6 Years, 7 Months, 12 Days
Blog	Up Up Girls (Kari) Official Blog
Twitter	@konatsufurukawa

Furukawa Konatsu (古川小夏) is a former member of Hello Pro Egg and a member of the group Up Up Girls (Kari). She is the leader of UFZS.

HistoryEdit

Aiaifire-furukawa — Furukawa Konatsu, November 2018

Furukawa5thalbum — Furukawa Konatsu, June 2018

Img furukawaBd — Furukawa Konatsu, August 2017

Img furukawaBo — Furukawa Konatsu, April 2016

Furukawa Sept2015 — Furukawa Konatsu, September 2015

Img furukawaB — Furukawa Konatsu, November 2014

Furukawalala — Furukawa Konatsu, August 2013

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Artist photo (6) — Furukawa Konatsu, January 2013

Furukawakonatsu9 — Furukawa Konatsu, October 2012

2004Edit

Furukawa Konatsu joined Hello! Project as a member of Hello Pro Egg in June 2004 when she passed the auditions along with thirty-one other girls.

2005Edit

In October, it was announced that Furukawa along with several eggs would form part of the unit Tomoiki Ki wo Uetai. The unit ended up only releasing one single called Minna no Ki in 2006.

2006Edit

From October 5-9, she participated in the stage play "Kenroh -KENROH-".^[1]

2007Edit

From September 21-30, Furukawa appeared in the stage play "Ekubo ~people song" alongside Maeda Yuuka.^[2]

2010Edit

In October, Furukawa participated in the ℃-ute musical Akuma no Tsubuyaki. The play ran from October 13th through the 22nd.

2011Edit

On January 31, it was announced that Furukawa completed her training within Hello Pro Egg.^[3]

On February 22, a K-Pop cover dance group called UFZS was formed with Furukawa, Mori Saki, Sato Ayano, Sekine Azusa, and Arai Manami.

On March 3, it was revealed that Furukawa, along with Sengoku Minami and the other members of UFZS, will be members of a new group called Up-Front Girls (Kari).

On May 9, Furukawa starred in the TV drama Getsuyou Golden ~Tsuri Deka 2~ as the character Ogasawara Miyuki.

Furukawa starred in the movie Cheerfu11y as the chairman. The movie released on October 22nd.

2012Edit

Furukawa starred in the movie Atsuhime number 1 as the character Miho. The movie released on April 7th.

2013Edit

On January 28, Furukawa starred in the TV drama Kinyo Prestige "Shokatsu Deka 8" as the character Furuya Masumi.

Furukawa had a small role in a 2 part horror movie titled Ada ~ADA~. The movie was directed by Koji Shiraishi and was released on July 13.

2015Edit

On November 10 and 11, Furukawa appeared in the stage play Gakuya ~Makenki~ alongside Takahashi Ai and other former Hello! Project members.^[4]

2017Edit

On December 20, Furukawa was announced as a founding member of the UP-FRONT esports club.^[5]

ProfileEdit

Name: Furukawa Konatsu (古川小夏)
Nickname: Konacchan (こなっちゃん), Konatsu (こなつ), Kona (こな)
Birthdate: June 5, 1992 (1992-06-05) (age 27)
Birthplace: Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan
Blood Type: A
Height: 155cm
Shoe Size: 22.5cm
Western Zodiac: Gemini
Eastern Zodiac: Monkey
UP-FRONT GROUP Status:
- 2004-06-20: Joined UP-FRONT AGENCY
- 2012-10-01: Transferred to UP-FRONT PROMOTION
- 2013-10-01: Transferred to UP-FRONT CREATE
- 2016-03: Joined YU-M Entertainment (in partnership with UP-FRONT CREATE)
Up Up Girls (Kari) Color: Pink
Hello! Project Groups:
- Hello Pro Egg (2004–2011)
- Tomoiki Ki wo Uetai (2005–2011)
UP-FRONT PROMOTION Groups:
- Ganbarou Nippon Ai wa Katsu Singers (2011)
- UFZS (2011-present)
- Up Up Girls (Kari) (2011-present)
- Gatas Brilhantes H.P. (2012-2015)
Other Groups
- T-Palette mini All Stars (2013)
- Team Makenki (Kari) (2014-2018)
- UP-FRONT esports club (2018-present)

Hobbies: Doing nothing, napping, singing, talking, spacing out
Specialty: Dancing, swimming, sleeping
Likes: Puzzles
Dislikes: Hurrying
Favorite Colors: Black, cute colors, white
Favorite Flower: Cherry blossoms
Favorite Foods: Candy, salmon roe sushi, shrimp, sweet foods, tofu, tomato, watermelon
Least Favorite Food: Meat

Discography Featured InEdit

Up Up Girls (Kari)

First Album (Kari) (Indie Album)
Natsu Festival Sansen Kinen! 8/3「ROCK IN JAPAN FESTIVAL 2013」Setlist Album (Digital Album)
Natsu Festival Sansen Kinen! 8/10「IDOL NATION 2013」Setlist Album (Digital Album)
Natsu Festival Sansen Kinen! 9/22「Inazuma Rock Festival 2013」Setlist Album (Digital Album)
Second Album (Kari) Special Remix Pack (Digital Album)
Second Album (Kari) (Indie Album)
Third Album (Kari) (Indie Album)
4th Album (Kari) (Indie Album)
5th Album (Kari) (Indie Album)

Hello! Project

Petit Best 7 (Compilation Album)
Hello! Project Special Unit Mega Best (Compilation Album)

Up Up Girls (Kari)

Tomoiki Ki wo Uetai

Minna no Ki

Ganbarou Nippon Ai wa Katsu Singers

Ai wa Katsu

T-Palette mini All Stars

Bad Blood/Hereafter

Team Makenki

Mugen, Fly High!!

Choreography CreditsEdit

[2012] Rainbow - Up Up Girls (Kari)
[2017] Sun!×3 - Up Up Girls (2)
[2018] Hatsukoi Ding Dong^[6] - Up Up Girls (2)
[2019] Heat Beat Island - Up Up Girls (Kari)
[2019] HAPPY NAKED!! - Up Up Girls (Kari)

WorksEdit

MoviesEdit

[2011.10.22] Cheerfu11y
[2012.04.07] Atsuhime number 1 (篤姫ナンバー1)
[2013.07.13] Ada ~ADA~ (讐～ADA～)

TV ShowsEdit

[2011-2015] Up-Front Girls
[2014-2019] The Girls Live

TV DramasEdit

[2011.05.09] Getsuyou Golden ~Tsuri Deka 2~ (月曜ゴールデン～釣り刑事２～) (as Ogasawara Sachi)
[2013.01.28] Kinyo Prestige "Shokatsu Deka 8" (金曜プレステージ「所轄刑事8」) (as Furuya Masumi)

TheaterEdit

[2006] Kenroh -KENROH- (剣狼-KENROH-)
[2007] Ekubo ~people song~ (えくぼ～people song～)
[2008] Tsunku THEATER dai 6 dan "Aa joshi gassho bu ~Eiko no kake ra 2008~" (つんく♂THEATER第6弾「あぁ女子合唱部〜栄光のかけら2008〜」)
[2010] Akuma no Tsubuyaki
[2011] Worsal Theater Produce Jikan Souzoubu~ Super Time Management~ (ワーサルシアタープロデュース　時間創造部～スーパータイムマネージメント～)
[2011] Shinsen na shinsengumi ~Uso ka! makoto ka?〜 (新鮮な新撰組〜嘘か!誠か?〜)
[2012] Aru Jii-san ni Senkou wo (あるジーサンに線香を)
[2015] Gakuya ~Makenki~ (楽屋〜負けん気〜)

TriviaEdit

Furukawa has a chihuahua named Ron.
She has been dancing since 4th grade.
She's currently learning jazz.
She has a younger sister.
She was the deputy director of her junior high school handicrafts club.
Furukawa is good friends with Korenaga Miki, Goto Yuki, Maeda Yuuka, and Fukumura Mizuki.
She attends local dance school lessons.
She made her first concert appearance at Hello! Project 2005 Winter All Stars Dairanbu in January 2005.
She was an assistant during the Metro Rabbits H.P. match at Hello! Project SPORTS FESTIVAL 2006.
She participated in the auditions for the Hello! Project Kids, but failed.

Honorary TitlesEdit

Honorary Titles
Preceded by Sengoku Minami	Oldest Member of Hello Pro Egg December 22, 2010 - January 31, 2011	Succeeded by Kitahara Sayaka
Preceded by First	Leader of UFZS February 22, 2011 - Present	Succeeded by Incumbent
Preceded by First	Oldest member of UFZS February 22, 2011 - May 16, 2011	Succeeded by Sengoku Minami
Preceded by Sengoku Minami	Oldest member of UFZS September 17, 2017 - Present	Succeeded by Incumbent
Preceded by Sengoku Minami	Oldest member of Up Up Girls (Kari) September 17, 2017 - Present	Succeeded by Incumbent

ReferencesEdit

External LinksEdit

Up Up Girls

Concerts & Events | Gallery | Music Videos

Members
Up Up Girls (Kari)	Current Members	Furukawa Konatsu (UFZS Leader) \| Mori Saki \| Saho Akari \| Sekine Azusa \| Arai Manami
Up Up Girls (Kari)	Former Members	Sengoku Minami (Former Leader) \| Sato Ayano
Up Up Girls (2)	Current Members	Takahagi Chinatsu (Leader) \| Yoshikawa Mayu \| Kajishima Aya \| Nakagawa Chihiro \| Sasaki Honoka \| Morinaga Niina \| Shimazaki Yuria \| Niikura Ami
Up Up Girls (2)	Former Members	Hashimura Riko \| Nakaoki Rin
Up Up Girls (Pro Wres)	Current Members	Raku \| Noa Hikari \| Watanabe Miu
Up Up Girls (Pro Wres)	Former Members	Pipipipi Pinano

Discography
Up Up Girls (Kari)	Indies Albums	1. First Album (Kari) \| 2. Second Album (Kari) \| 3. Third Album (Kari) \| 4. 4th Album (Kari) \| 5. 5th Album (Kari)
	Digital Albums	Natsu Festival Sansen Kinen! 8/3「ROCK IN JAPAN FESTIVAL 2013」Setlist Album \| Natsu Festival Sansen Kinen! 8/10「IDOL NATION 2013」Setlist Album \| Natsu Festival Sansen Kinen! 9/22「Inazuma Rock Festival 2013」Setlist Album \| Second Album (Kari) Special Remix Pack
	Collaboration Albums	T-Palette Records 2nd Anniversary Mix ~Diggin'on you~ \| Disney Rocks!!! Girls Power! \| CR Hana no Keiji 10 Shuunen Kinen Album
	Indies Singles	1. Going my ↑ \| 2. Barebare I LOVE YOU \| 3. Uppercut! / Yuudachi! Through the Rainbow \| 4. Mechakyun♡Summer ( ´ ▽ ` )ﾉ \| 5. Namen na! Ashi Girls / Marble Hero \| 6. End Of The Season \| 7. UPPER ROCK / Ichiban Girls! \| 8. Chopper☆Chopper / Survival Girls \| 9. Respect Tokyo / Sutorera! ~Straight Up!~ \| 10. SAKURA DRIVE / Dateline\| 11. Next Stage / Ano Saka no Ue Made, \| 12. Ginga Joujou Monogatari / Burn the fire!! / Natural Born Idol \| 13.Summer Beam! / Up Up Typhoon\| 14. SAMURAI GIRLS / Widol Seven \| 15. Starry Night / Seishun Buildup \| 16. Nijiiro Mosaic / ENJOY!! ENJO(Y)!! \| 17. (Kari) wa Kaesuze ☆ be your soul / Party! Party! / Jumper! \| 18. Zenryoku! Pump Up!! / Kono Melody wo Kimi to \| 19. Beautiful Dreamer / Zenryoku! Pump Up!! -ULTRA Mix- / Itadaki wo Mezase! \| 20. Party People Alien / Seven☆Peace \| 21. !!!!!!!! / Kimi to Iu Kasetsu \| 22. UPPER DISCO / FOREVER YOUNG \| 23. Joujou do Konjou / Be a Girl \| 24. Ai Ai Fire!! / Watashitachi (with friend) \| 25. Agenomics!! / Kimi Loss / Upper Ranbu \| 26. Da Dan Dance! / Heat Beat Island / 5 to the 5th Power \| 27. It's Up To You / HAPPY NAKED!! / BIG BANG
	Other Singles	Kakko Tsukete Ii Desho! \| Santa Claus \| Up Ome!! ~Apuga no Oshougatsu da yo Zenin Shuugou!~ \| Shooting Star \| You're the best
	Collaboration Singles	Bad Blood / Hereafter \| Mugen, Fly High!!
Up Up Girls (2)	Indies Albums	1. Aoharu 1st
Up Up Girls (2)	Indies Singles	1. Sun!×3 / Ni no Ashi Dancing \| 2. Doshaburi no Terrace Seki / Fuyu Tote Tote \| 3. Tte Iu Hatsukoi no Oyakusoku / Happeace LOVE♡ \| 4. Zenbu Seishun! / Angel Enjite 20nen \| 5. Kakatte Kinasai / OVER DRIVE \| 6. We are Winner! / Starting Over \| 7. Be lonely together \| 8. Sekai de Ichiban Kawaii Idol / Shi・te・ru・mo・n
Other	Indies Singles	team・princess: Kyou Dake wa Aitakunai yo
Other	Other Singles	Up Up Girls (Pro Wres): Upper Kick!

Units & Other Acts
In-group Subunits	UFZS \| Up Up Girls (Kari) \| Up Up Girls (2) \| Up Up Girls (Pro Wres) \| team・princess
Associated Acts	Hello Pro Egg \| Tomoiki Ki wo Uetai \| Ongaku Gatas \| Shugo Chara Egg! \| Aa! \| Ganbarou Nippon Ai wa Katsu Singers \| Reborn Eleven \| Gatas Brilhantes H.P. \| T-Palette mini All Stars \| Team Makenki

Hello Pro Kenshuusei

Members
25th Generation	Yonemura Kirara
27th Generation	Yamada Ichigo \| Nakayama Natsume
28th Generation	Tamenaga Shion \| Kubota Nanami \| Matsubara Yulia
29th Generation	Saito Madoka \| Onoda Karin
30th Generation	Hiromoto Ruri \| Hashida Honoka \| Nishizaki Miku \| Hirayama Yuki \| Kitahara Momo \| Ebata Kisaki \| Yofuu Runo \| Murakoshi Ayana \| Uemura Hasumi
Former Members
1st Generation	Korenaga Miki \| Kawashima Miyuki \| Okada Yui \| Noto Arisa \| Morozuka Kanami \| Aoki Erina \| Tanaka Anri \| Ose Kaede \| Sengoku Minami \| Sawada Yuri \| Muto Mika \| Hashida Mirei \| Furukawa Konatsu \| Hashimoto Aina \| Ooyanagi Maho \| Akiyama Yurika \| Okada Robin Shoko \| Arihara Kanna \| Goto Yuki \| Sainen Mia \| Mori Saki \| Yutoku Ayumi \| Kitahara Sayaka \| Wada Ayaka \| Maeda Yuuka \| Fukuda Kanon \| Saho Akari \| Okai Asuna \| Sekine Azusa \| Ogawa Saki \| Maeda Irori \| Arai Manami
2nd Generation	Mano Erina \| Ogura Manami \| Komine Momoka
Transfer Student	Linlin
3rd Generation	Kikkawa Yuu
4th Generation	Fukumura Mizuki \| Kaneko Rie \| Takeuchi Akari
5th Generation	Miyamoto Karin
6th Generation	Sezaki Azusa \| Sato Ayano
7th Generation	Hirano Tomomi \| Katsuta Rina
8th Generation	Takagi Sayuki
9th Generation	Tanabe Nanami
10th Generation	Kizawa Runa \| Nagasawa Wakana \| Kudo Haruka
11th Generation	Yoshihashi Kurumi \| Hamaura Ayano \| Taguchi Natsumi
12th Generation	Otsuka Aina \| Mogi Minami \| Ogawa Rena
13th Generation	Yamaga Kanae \| Oda Sakura
14th Generation	Kosuga Fuyuka \| Uemura Akari
15th Generation	Okamura Rise \| Murota Mizuki
16th Generation	Yamagishi Riko \| Nomura Minami
17th Generation	Kanazawa Tomoko \| Ichioka Reina \| Kaga Kaede \| Kishimoto Yumeno \| Makino Maria \| Wada Sakurako
18th Generation	Sasaki Rikako
19th Generation	Tanaka Karen \| Inaba Manaka \| Mikame Kana \| Fujii Rio \| Mashiro Kana \| Inoue Hikaru
20th Generation	Yamaki Risa \| Yokogawa Yumei \| Niinuma Kisora \| Oura Hirona \| Dambara Ruru \| Haga Akane \| Funaki Musubu
21st Generation	Aikawa Maho \| Takemura Miu \| Saito Kana
22nd Generation	Hashimoto Nagisa \| Horie Kizuki \| Shimano Momoko \| Ogata Risa \| Hirose Ayaka \| Tanimoto Ami \| Inoue Rei \| Asakura Kiki \| Onoda Saori
23rd Generation	Takase Kurumi
24th Generation	Ono Mizuho \| Nakano Rion \| Yanagawa Nanami \| Maeda Kokoro \| Akiyama Mao \| Kanatsu Mizuki \| Kasahara Momona \| Okamoto Honoka
25th Generation	Noguchi Kurumi \| Ono Kotomi \| Kodama Sakiko \| Kiyono Momohime
26th Generation	Kawamura Ayano \| Yokoyama Reina \| Yoshida Marie \| Nishida Shiori \| Yamazaki Yuhane \| Hashisako Rin
27th Generation	Shimakura Rika \| Hibi Marina \| Eguchi Saya \| Doi Rena \| Okamura Minami \| Matsunaga Riai
28th Generation	Hashimoto Momoko \| Goto Sayaka \| Shutto Anna \| Kanemitsu Ruru
29th Generation	Kusunoki Mei

Discography
Indies Singles	1. Kanojo ni Naritai!!! \| 2. Ten Made Nobore! \| 3. Oheso no Kuni Kara Konnichiwa / Ten Made Nobore! (DVD single)
Soundtrack Singles	Karen na Gasshoudan
Campaign Singles	Sora ga Aru \| Mottainai Baasan Ondo
Albums	1. ① Let's say "Hello!" \| 2. Rainbow×2

Concerts & Events
Shinjin Kouen Concerts	2007: May \| August \| November 2008: March \| June \| September \| November 2009: April \| June \| September \| November 2010: March \| June \| September \| November
Happyoukai Concerts	2011: September 2012: March \| June \| September \| December 2013: March \| June \| September \| December 2014: February/March \| June \| September \| November/December 2015: March \| June \| September \| November/December 2016: February/March \| June \| September \| December 2017: March \| June \| September \| December 2018: March \| June \| September \| December 2019: March \| June \| September \| December 2020: March Test Events: 2013 \| 2014 \| 2015 \| 2016 \| 2017 \| 2018 \| 2019
Other Concerts	2010nen Hello Pro Egg Norimen Live 2gatsu

Units & Other Groups
Sub-Units & Groups	Tomoiki Ki wo Uetai \| Shugo Chara Egg! \| Kashou Egg \| Hello Pro Kenshuusei Unit
Debuted Acts (within UP-FRONT)	THE Possible \| Mano Erina \| S/mileage \| Kikkawa Yuu \| Up Up Girls (Kari) \| Juice=Juice \| Kobushi Factory \| Tsubaki Factory \| BEYOOOOONDS
Associated Acts	v-u-den \| Little Gatas \| ℃-ute \| Mix Gatas \| Morning Musume \| Ongaku Gatas \| Gatas Brilhantes H.P. \| MilkyWay \| High-King \| Aa! \| Shin Minimoni \| Reborn Eleven \| Jurin \| Country Girls
Related Acts	Up-Front Egg \| NICE GIRL Project! Kenshuusei \| Hello Pro Kansai Kenshuusei \| Hello Pro Korea Kenshuusei \| Hello Pro Kenshuusei Hokkaido

[0] Official Gekijyo Page

[1] Official Gekijyo Page

[2] ハロプロエッグ古川小夏に関するお知らせ

[3] Official Gekijyo Page

[4] "芸能界“最強ゲームチーム”を決定する「第1回 eスポーツスターバトルチャンピオンシップ」開催決定" (in Japanese). GAME Watch. 2017-12-20.

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