Jurina Matsui

Biographical Overview & Key Facts

Subject:

Jurina Matsui

Role / Field:

Japanese entertainer, former SKE48 ace, singer, and actress known for her idol career.

Born:

1997-03-08

Century / Era:

1997s Historical Era

Database Source:

2Day Chrono-Wiki & Wikipedia CC BY-SA 4.0

Origins & Early Life

Jurina Matsui (松井 珠理奈, Matsui Jurina; born March 8, 1997) is a Japanese TV personality, singer, actress, and YouTuber. She is a former member of Japanese idol girl group SKE48 and former concurrent member of AKB48 (in 2012–2015). She is recognized as SKE48's absolute "ace", having placed in the top 10 in many of AKB48's annual general elections and winning the 2018 election. Matsui debuted with SKE48 in 2008 and was soon appointed as the center position for AKB48's single "Ōgoe Diamond", making her the first sister group member to participate and serve as the choreography center in the group's main single lineup. Matsui graduated from SKE48 in 2021 with her last single "Koiochi Flag".

Pivotal Works & Achievements

As a solo artist, Matsui has starred in many supporting roles and had her first leading role in horror TV drama Death Cash (2016). She released her self-written first solo album Privacy on October 5, 2019. After her graduation, Matsui is active as a TV personality and occasionally involves in sports events, especially pro-wrestling. Jurina Matsui was born on March 8, 1997, in Kasugai, Aichi Prefecture as the only child to Yumiko Matsui, a cosmetologist. Her parents were separated due to her father's gambling addiction.

Enduring Legacy & Impact

Matsui was interested in singing since nursery school, then came to like dancing when she started to attend hip-hop dance school around the third grade of primary school. Thinking singing and dancing are what idols do, Matsui started aiming to become an idol. In 2008, Matsui auditioned for SKE48 and made her debut performance on October 5 at SKE48 Theater in Sakae, Nagoya. Three months later, at the age of 11, Matsui was chosen as the choreography center and the cover girl for AKB48's single "Ōgoe Diamond". It was the first time an AKB48 single would feature a member of a sister group.

Chronological Milestones & Life Events

1. 1997 (1997-03-08): Birth of Jurina Matsui — Japanese entertainer, former SKE48 ace, singer, and actress known for her idol career.
2. 2008: 2008 Milestone — Matsui debuted with SKE48 in 2008 and was soon appointed as the center position for AKB48's single "Ōgoe Diamond", making her the first sister group member to participate and serve as the choreography center in the group's main single lineup.
3. 2012: 2012 Milestone — She is a former member of Japanese idol girl group SKE48 and former concurrent member of AKB48 (in 2012–2015).
4. 2016: 2016 Milestone — As a solo artist, Matsui has starred in many supporting roles and had her first leading role in horror TV drama Death Cash (2016).
5. 2018: 2018 Milestone — She is recognized as SKE48's absolute "ace", having placed in the top 10 in many of AKB48's annual general elections and winning the 2018 election.
6. 2019: 2019 Milestone — She released her self-written first solo album Privacy on October 5, 2019.
7. 2021: 2021 Milestone — Matsui graduated from SKE48 in 2021 with her last single "Koiochi Flag".

Historical Fact-Check Quiz: Jurina Matsui

True or False: “Did Jurina Matsui's first solo album, Privacy, feature songs written by multiple different composers?”

Answer (FALSE ❌): All nine tracks on her debut solo album, Privacy, were written by herself and composed by Yoshimasa Inoue.

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