Former Dempagumi.inc Member Mirin Furukawa Opens Up About Family Life

The last goal

On January 4th and 5th, 2025, Dempagumi.inc held their final ending live performances. After these two days, which she said she gave her all to, Mirin Furukawa spoke with FRIDAY in an interview in late January.

Throughout the interview, conducted in a relaxed and friendly atmosphere, Furukawa’s words conveyed a strong sense of relief and fulfillment after completing such a significant milestone. Currently featured in a special gravure shoot in the latest issue of FRIDAY, “Mirin-chan” presents her “first and last” full-fledged photo spread. Here’s the second part of her special interview.

Click here to read the first interview.

ーーWhat were your thoughts regarding the other members?

“I had strong feelings, especially toward the newer members who recently joined, like, ‘Since you went through the trouble of joining Dempagumi.inc, I really want you to have a good experience’ and ‘I want you to feel that this is fulfilling work.’ But there were also dreams we couldn’t achieve, and I often felt guilty, thinking, ‘I’m sorry, it’s my own lack of ability.’

As we approached the ending, those feelings began to change. There’s a line in the song ‘W.W.D ENDING’ that says, ‘We ran together to the end, that’s a fact,’ and with that fact, I started feeling like, ‘Let’s all continue living with that shared experience in mind.’ Being an idol is tough, and it’s a job that consumes your life. But everything we experienced in Dempagumi.inc—the fun moments and the tough ones—becomes a tremendous asset in life. I really believe that everyone who went through this experience can handle whatever hardships come their way in the future.

We haven’t really talked much about what each member will do moving forward. I’m sure everyone will go their own way, but I hope they’ll always keep saying, ‘I was a member of Dempagumi.inc,’ and that they’ll live long, healthy lives that’s what I feel. In the end, health is the most important thing.”

During the group’s activities leading up to the ending, “Mirin-chan” had set one particular goal for herself.

“I decided, ‘In the end, I want to be someone that everyone likes.’ Over 16 years, I’ve had many goals, like wanting to increase our popularity or our audience numbers, but I find it a bit funny that my final goal ended up being that.

I’m really bad at socializing. I don’t respond to LINE messages, and I don’t listen to people very well either. I was forgiven because I was in Dempagumi.inc, but I knew I couldn’t keep going like that. I started to feel that I needed to value my connections more. I realized I couldn’t keep being the same old difficult Mirin-chan forever.”

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