Marriage
Fujimoto Miki is engaged to be married
Submitted 2009-03-24 09:31 AM
Fujimoto Miki is engaged, and will be getting married this July to her boyfriend of two years, comedian Shouji Tomoharu, 33.
Miki quit Morning Musume two years ago after her relationship with Shouji was revealed, and after a suspension returned with a new solo song in 2008, which went on to sell over 24k copies through an extensive series of promotional events.
Her music career is expected to continue as she is now part of the J.P ROOM company alongside Mano Erina, Ogawa Makoto and Tokito Ami.
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Ayaka's Surprise Marriage Announcement
Submitted 2008-07-14 05:22 PM
Former Hello! Project member Ayaka and professional golfer Tanihara Hideto have announced that they have married. Tanihara, 29, is currently ranked 79th in the world golf rankings.
They had been dating for six months, and registered the marriage on July 8th. A ceremony and reception are planned for a later date.
The couple will shortly be in the UK, where Hideto will take part in this years Open championship.
Iida Kaori pregnant and getting married
Submitted 2007-07-06 04:02 AM
Today it has been announced that Iida Kaori, 25, is ten weeks pregnant and will be getting married.
Her fiancée Kenji, 28, is a former singer from the Tsunku produced group "7House", who now works in an office. The two had been dating since last September, and notified their parents and agency of their engagement before discovering the pregnancy.
Kaori will still complete the "Morning Musume Tanjou 10nen Kinentai" tour before starting maternity leave. Her future in the business will be decided after the baby has been born.
Tsuji Nozomi pregnant and getting married
Submitted 2007-05-07 05:44 PM
According to tabloid newspaper reports, Tsuji Nozomi is two months pregnant and will be getting married on June 17th. The father/husband-to-be is said to be Sugiura Takayasu, 26, an actor who starred in the TV show "Ultraman Cosmos" during 2001/2002. Tsuji had recently been forced to take time off due to illness, and it's unknown if she was aware of her condition at the time.
Tsuji Nozomi joined the Hello! Project in 2000 as part of Morning Musume's fourth generation, and found great success as part of Minimoni. She was known as part of the "Top Two" with Kago Ai, and they graduated together in 2005 to concentrate on their own duo "W". Kago was released by the company in March after being caught in a relationship with an older man while on suspension for under-age smoking.
Tsuji is scheduled to release a version of "Koko ni Iruzee!" on the 16th of May as a tie-in to the anime Robby & Kerobby, where she voices a character. She had also just recently formed and started promoting a new non-H!P unit, "Gyaruru", with Tokito Ami and Gal Sone, and their first single was due to be released on June 20th.
An official statement has not yet been made by the company.
Tsunku♂ gets married
Submitted 2006-06-22 10:05 PM
Hello! Project producer/song-writer/mastermind Tsunku (つんく♂), 37, has married Idemitsu Kanako (出光加奈子), a 25 year old former model from Fukuoka.
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