Furuya was born to a Japanese mother and a third-generation Japanese-American father from Hawaii. After high school graduation, he signed with Oscar Promotion, but suspended his entertainment activities to attend college in the United States. When he returned, he began working as a model, and later subsequently as an actor. Furuya is fluent in English as he attended college in America. Furuya graduated from the University of Hawaii with a double major in linguistics and psychology. He also studied at the University of Massachusetts for a year during the time he left UH. He has a driver's license in both America and Japan. He was previously affiliated with Oscar Promotion before switching to Amuse Entertainment in 2019. (Source: kamenrider.wikia.com) Watch drama online for free.