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Tier 3 · vertical & regional
Yūta Furukawa
Person · male · Japan · Nagano Prefecture · born 1987 · recording since 2010
Japanese actor, singer, and model
Also known as 古川雄大
Timeline
2 events◦ Birth 1★ Debut release 1
1980s
2010s
· Debut release
Debut release: カコノ空、未来ノボク
First documented Single in the MusicBrainz discography.
source: musicbrainz
Biography
English biography347 words · 7 sectionssource: wikipedia-en · licence CC BY-SA 4.0 · revision 1371033121
Biography
Yūta Furukawa (古川 雄大, Furukawa Yūta; born July 9, 1987) is a Japanese actor, singer, and model. He is best known for his roles as Shusuke Fuji in Musical: The Prince of Tennis; Sebastian Michaelis in the Black Butler musicals, and Kirikaze in Fuma no Kojiro. He is managed by Ken-On.
Biography
Furukawa was born on July 9, 1987, in Nagano Prefecture.
Television
The Way of the Househusband (2020), Tatsuki Sakai
Yakuza Lover (2022), Toshiomi Oya
Hayabusa Fire Brigade (2023), Akimitsu Manabe
Ōoku: The Inner Chambers (2023), Takiyama
Unbound (2025), Santō Kyōden
The Scent of the Wind (2026), Masuo Imai
Film
The Way of the Househusband (2022), Tatsuki Sakai
My Boyfriend in Orange (2022), Kazuma Shindō
Tokyo MER: Mobile Emergency Room – Capital Crisis (2026)
Stage
The Prince of Tennis Musical: The Progressive Match Higa Chuu feat. Rikkai (In Winter 2007–2008)
Mozart! (2018)
PATi★Night Episode 03 (ZEPP TOKYO)2009
PATi★Night Episode 04 (AKASAKA BLITZ)2009
FULL COLOR VARiATiON ★FIRST ONE MAN LIVE (LIQUID ROOM)2010
FULL SUMMER VACATiON (SHIBUYA 0-EAST, NAGOYA E.L.L, OSAKA MUSE)2010
Acoustic Live ENDLESS SUMMER VACATiON (SHINJUKU FACE)2010
Musical PHANTOM (as Earl Philippe de Chandon)(2010 11/2～)
Musical ELISABETH (Chunichi Theatre) 2012 8/3~26
Musical Shōwa Genroku Rakugo Shinjū as Yakumo
Kuroshitsuji Musical 3: Lycoris that blazes the earth (2015 rerun as Sebastian Michaelis)
Kuroshitsuji Musical 4: Noah's Ark Circus (2016) as Sebastian Michaelis
Kuroshitsuji Musical 5: Tango on the Campania (2018) as Sebastian Michaelis
Romeo et Juliette (Toho Black 2019) as Romeo
Fuuma no Kojirou as Kirikaze
TENIMYU: THE PRINCE OF TENNIS MUSICAL SERIES (as Shusuke Fuji)
The Prince of Tennis Musical: Dream Live 5th (2008)
The Prince of Tennis Musical: The Imperial Presence Hyotei Gakuen feat. Higa Chuu (2008)
The Prince of Tennis Musical: The Treasure Match Shitenhouji feat. Hyotei Gakuen (2008-2009)
The Prince of Tennis Musical: Dream Live 6th (2009)
CD
Fuma no Kojiro Character Songs Collection (December 19, 2007)
PASTEL GRAFFiTi (October 29, 2008)
COLOR VARiATiOn (October 28, 2009)
SUMMER VACATiON (August 25, 2010)
STUDIO SUNSHINE (February 5, 2013)
Photobook
Tokyo Jitensha Monogatari Photo Movie Book (2009)
MEN'S Photobook "Lu" (March 19, 2008)
Musical The Prince Of Tennis Photo Book (2009)
Discography & profile
Normalised profile
Percentiles are computed over every artist in the database, so a tier-3 artist can still sit in the 95th percentile on a single axis.
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 10 | 58.3th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 1 | 73.9th |
| Studio albums | 0 | 0th |
| Awards recorded | 1 | 89th |
| Timeline events | 2 | 62.1th |
| Recording span (years) | 0 | 9.4th |
| Genres | 0 | 0th |
Percentiles are computed at render time; missing values mean the artist has no data on that axis.
Discography (1 release groups)
Single · 1
| Cover | Year | Title | Notes | First release |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | カコノ空、未来ノボクSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 4 tracks1カコノ空、未来ノボク 2monochrome 3カコノ空、未来ノボク (karaoke) 4monochrome (karaoke) | 27 January 2010 |
Stats & PK
Percentile within all 23,672 published artists.Put Yūta Furukawa head-to-head →
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 10 | 58.3th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 1 | 73.9th |
| Studio albums | 0 | 0th |
| Awards recorded | 1 | 89th |
| Timeline events | 2 | 62.1th |
| Recording span (years) | 0 | 9.4th |
| Genres | 0 | 0th |
Awards & honours
| Year | Award | Category | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| — | Kikuta Kazuo engeki shō | won |
Where this record comes from
aliases/urls—musicbrainz · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://musicbrainz.org/artist/f392c7b8-6136-4f15-bd3d-87aeec18430adiscography—musicbrainz · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://musicbrainz.org/artist/f392c7b8-6136-4f15-bd3d-87aeec18430acore—wikidata · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1022017seed-list—wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Y%C5%ABta_Furukawabiography—wikipedia-en · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Y%C5%ABta_Furukawa
Why this artist is in the database
- List of J-pop artists
Tier rule: curated genre/region list
Image: no portrait (not displayed: the licence credit is missing)
Wikidata: Q1022017 · MusicBrainz: f392c7b8-6136-4f15-bd3d-87aeec18430a
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