42 Facts About Jurina Matsui

Jurina Matsui is a Japanese TV personality, singer, actress, and YouTuber.

Jurina Matsui is a former member of Japanese idol girl group SKE48 and former concurrent member of AKB48.

Jurina Matsui 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.

Jurina Matsui graduated from SKE48 in 2021 with her last single "Koiochi Flag".

Jurina Matsui released her self-written first solo album Privacy on October 5,2019.

Jurina Matsui was born on March 8,1997, in Kasugai, Aichi Prefecture as the only child to Yumiko Matsui, a cosmetologist.

Jurina 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.

In 2008, Jurina 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, Jurina Matsui was chosen as the choreography center and the cover girl for AKB48's single "Ogoe Diamond".

In 2009, Jurina Matsui was chosen again as one of the centers for AKB48's 11th major single "10nen Sakura" with Atsuko Maeda.

Since then Jurina Matsui continued to participate in the main lineup of AKB48's singles until 2018, except singles which lineup was decided by the rock-paper-scissor tournaments.

In 2011, Jurina Matsui starred as one of the leading roles in the music video for AKB48's 20th single "Sakura no Ki ni Naro".

In early 2012, following scandals in which members Natsumi Hirajima and Rumi Yonezawa resigned from AKB48, Jurina Matsui was added to AKB48 as a temporary concurrent member to fill in one of the vacant positions.

At the next rock-paper-scissors tournament in 2013, Jurina Matsui came out as the winner after beating a total of 83 members which earned her the center position for the group's 34th single, "Kimi no Hohoemi wo Yume ni Miru".

Jurina Matsui stated that the song consists of her feelings towards her fellow first-generation members.

In May 2018, Jurina Matsui was one of the two SKE48 members to participate in the South Korean competition show, Produce 48.

Mnet later confirmed Jurina Matsui was withdrawing from Produce 48 where she placed 13th in the voting results of the fifth episode with 329,455 votes.

Jurina Matsui resumed her activities on September 6,2018, and made a surprise appearance at the SKE48 Theater to announce her return.

Jurina Matsui was temporarily replaced by storyboard and CG images in the unfinished version of the music video.

On October 5,2019, which is the 11th anniversary of her debut, Jurina Matsui released her debut solo album Privacy under label Showroom Records.

All nine tracks in the album were written by Jurina Matsui and composed by Yoshimasa Inoue.

On February 7,2020, Jurina Matsui announced her graduation from SKE48.

Jurina Matsui participated in all aspects, including songwriting, choreography, and styling.

Jurina Matsui wrote the lyrics for her graduation solo song "Memories ".

Jurina Matsui received congratulatory videos from former AKB48 and SKE48 members, several AKB48 Group members outside Japan, and Kenny Omega.

However, Jurina Matsui only appeared 48 minutes into the show after a series of solo performance of her junior members, to which she said she wanted them to gain experience.

At the time of the filming, Jurina Matsui was only 13 years old, even though her character in the film was 18 years old.

In 2012, Jurina Matsui starred in the third episode of the television miniseries Blackboard: Jidai to Tatakatta Kyoshitachi.

Jurina Matsui played Minami Hirokawa, an honor student who was inspired by the rebellious Masaki that was played by Ryunosuke Kamiki.

In January 2014, Jurina Matsui played as a new secretary to Koichi Sato's character in a special broadcast of the mystery television drama Kagi no Kakatta Heya.

In 2015, Jurina Matsui starred in the movie Furiko, a live-action adaptation of a flip book-like short animation movie with the same title by comedian Tekken.

Jurina Matsui played the role of Koharu Hasegawa, the daughter of the main characters, and portrayed her life from middle school to her 20s.

Jurina Matsui played the role of Yuka Manami, a college student who was seeking the truth behind a mysterious case involving cursed 10,000 yen cash.

In 2019, Jurina Matsui made her acting comeback by guest-starring in TV Asahi's crime drama Emergency Interrogation Room alongside Yuki Amami.

Jurina Matsui played Hinako Tachibana, a new shogi champion who was suspected of murder.

In 2020, Jurina Matsui reprised her role in Kagi no Kakatta Heya Special Edition 3 for a special re-broadcast with additional scenes.

In 2017, Jurina Matsui was appointed as the official ambassador of the Star Wars exhibition at Nagoya Castle that was held from February 16 to April 9.

In 2018, Jurina Matsui was awarded the Special Award by Tokyo Sports Pro-Wrestling Awards for sharing the wonders of professional wrestling to idol fans and her passion for the sport through her role and social media accounts.

Jurina Matsui eventually started to be involved in other sports events.

In September 2019, Jurina Matsui was appointed as an official supporter of combat sport event ONE Championship: Century held in Tokyo.

In October 2020, Jurina Matsui attended the lighting ceremony for Saga Horse Racetrack's night game as one of special judges in the naming of the event.

Jurina Matsui occasionally served as a guest narrator in various sports promotions including Pro Wrestling Noah and WWE.