When we think of celebrities, we often consider them to be these flawless God-like individuals. In the glitz and glamour of the entertainment industry, we forget that eventually, at the end of the day, they are all humans like the rest of us. Yes, they always look the best in the latest fashion designs, never have bad hair days, and are deemed perfect in society. But that is just what they make the public see. They are also humans with emotions and feelings like the rest of us, and like everyone else, they are also capable of love. While it may not be the usual office romance, they sometimes fall for their co-workers. So here are 10 Japanese celebrity couples who were able to fulfil their fantasy of falling in love.
10. Masataka Kubota And Asami Mizukawa
Unlike the others on the list, Masataka Kubota And Asami Mizukawa didn’t have an extravagant wedding. Instead, they formally filed their marriage paperwork in 2019. The actors met on set while shooting the drama Fugitive Boys. Although they weren’t the main couple in the drama, for the actors, it was a case of love at first sight, and fans couldn’t be happier.
9. Miho Kanno And Masato Sakai
Kanno and Sakai, two of Japan’s most well-established actors, met on the set of The Castle of Crossed Destinies. Their passionate on-screen romance sizzled through in real life, and they announced their marriage shortly after a three month dating period. Rumour has it that Sakai was the one to fall head over heels for Kanno, and the latter agreed to get into a relationship only under the condition of it being serious. Lucky for the two of them, it worked out perfectly, and they even have two sons now!
8. Atsuko Maeda And Ryo Katsuji
When a former member of AKB48, Atsuko Maeda, and actor Ryo Katsuji announced their marriage to the world, the millions of people in their fanbase were shaken. Although the two had been friends even before acting together in the drama The Gusty Frog in 2015, they only started dating after the release of their second film together, Eating Women, in 2018. Soon after their marriage, they shared the news of Maeda’s pregnancy with the media, making that event one of the biggest headlines of the year.
7. Takei Emi And Takahiro
Emi and Takahiro started dating in 2014 while starring together in Detective Designated for Assignment. Later in 2017, they announced their marriage and revealed her pregnancy. Also, fans considered this to be great news for the couple, Emi’s romance was seen as a breach to her contract, which in turn affected her career. Although some of her roles for future movies got cancelled, the couple stayed strong and fought through the hard times.
6. Riisa Naka And Akiyoshi Nakao
Riisa and Akiyoshi initially met on the set of The Girl Who Leapt Through Time in 2010, where they became friends. It was not until shooting their second movie Tsurukame Josanin together in 2012, that they started dating. The year of 2013 was a surprise for their fans as not only did they witness their marriage but also the arrival of their newborn baby into the world.
5. Aoi Miyazaki And Junichi Okada
One of Japan’s most famous actresses, Aoi Miyazaki, and a member of the idol group V6, Junichi Okada, met during the shooting of the 2008 drama Flowers in the Shadows, where they acted as a married couple. Falling in love, in real life, they got married in 2017 in December and in October of the upcoming year, they announced to the public the birth of their first child.
4. Hiroshi Tamaki And Haruka Kinami
Although they met in 2010, Tamaki and Kinami’s relationship stayed platonic until they starred together in the 2017 drama Onna no Kunshou. Rumours have it that the romantic scenes in the movie made their relationship follow suit. The two of them decided to get married in 2018, and they both make for an adorable and happy couple, adored by their fans.
3. Nana Komatsu And Masaki Suda
The most recent couple on this list, long-term couple Nana Komatsu And Masaki Suda, finally decided to tie the knot in 2021. Although they initially met on the set of Destruction Babies in 2016, they didn’t start dating until 2019. Their chemistry in that film created quite a buzz, but the news of their marriage was still quite a shock to the public. Admitting that they were still immature in certain aspects of their life, they were willing to grow together as family and were excited to depart on this new journey side-by-side.
2. Yuu Kashii And Joe Odagiri
Kashii and Odagiri met on the set of the comedy film The Pavilion Salamandre, where the latter reportedly fell in love with the then-18-year-old Kashii. After dating for two years, they announced their marriage in 2008, followed by giving birth to their first son in 2011, second in 2014 (who unfortunately passed away in 2015), and third in 2016. Not a big fan of publicity, the couple does their best to make sure to keep their lives private and keep their personal lives away from the media.
1. Koyuki And Kenichi Matsuyama
Meeting on the set of the 2009 film Kamui Garden, a marriage that initially many were skeptical of, turned out to be one of Japan’s most robust in the history of its showbusiness. Matsuyama fell in love with Koyuki, but it took a long time for him to convince her to marry him since Koyuki thought he was too immature for her as he was eight years younger. However, all worked out in love’s favour, and the two are happily married now with two sons and a daughter.
