The entertainment industry cannot truly be called the "entertainment" industry without scandals. Fans would do anything to get a piece of juicy information on their favorite celebrities, and media almost prefers covering the bad over the good news when it comes to idols, sometimes even invading their privacy while doing so. In some cases, celebrities lose their jobs and dignity when such scandals come out in the open. In other cases, celebrities themselves come forth to share such news, for publicity reasons or otherwise. Here we present a list of the Top 10 Most Controversial Extra-Marital Affairs From The Japanese Entertainment Industry that have appeared in the news and other forums.
1. Masahiko Kondo
Masahiko Kondo represented by Johnny and Associates was recently sacked by the same company over several affairs that he had that recently came to light in public. Many criticized this decision saying that his work and private life should be kept separate while others were for this call.
2. Oguri Shun
Oguri Shun, a famous Japanese model recently came under fire for cheating on his wife. He reportedly used to leave his GPS-tracked phone elsewhere when we went with other women. People ridiculed his thoughtless actions, some going so far as to say he needed therapy for his sex addiction.
3. Eiichiro Funakoshi
Famous Japanese actress Matsui tried a different method of punishment released a six-minute-long YouTube video exposing her husband Eiichiro Funakoshi's affair with her best friend who lives in Hawaii and even has a daughter of her own! She even revealed embarrassing secrets like the fact that he had fake hair.
4. Yukina Kinoshita
This actress lost several million fans and followers for her recent crude behavior. She reportedly had affairs with several men including a member of pop band Exile, NAOTO, with whom she co-starred in a show where she interviewed and blamed men for being unfaithful by drinking and flirting with other women. She also used to bring her young daughter along whenever she went behind her husband's back to cheat on him.
5. Harada Ryuji
This Japanese actor has been married to his wife for 20 years. Over these years he has had 3 different affairs and is mockingly called the "Affair Actor" by newspaper articles. But what is even worse is the hate targeted towards his wife for still being together with him even after learning of his infidelity.
6. Tamaki Koji
Tamaki Koji is a Japanese songwriter known for cheating on his first wife to be with a younger woman. He reportedly sent her a package with red underwear to express his besetment and divorced his wife to pursue her. But he came under fire after reports of domestic violence against this actress and they are now split up.
7. Okada Junichi
Okada Junichi came in the way of Miyazaki Aoi and Takaoka Sosuke's marriage. The member of boy band V6 was spotted in a hot spring getting cozy with Miyazaki amidst her divorce proceedings, leading fans to think that it was Okada who broke the couple apart.
8. Funky Kato
Funky Kato is a Japanese vocalist of the band Funky Monkey Babies. He came under fire for cheating behind his friend's back with his wife. He even got the now ex-wife of Japanese comedian Shibata Hidetsugu pregnant and both are now responsible for taking care of their child. Quite scandalous, right?
9. Masahiro Higashide
Actor Masahiro Higashide was criticized when he was caught having an affair behind the back of celebrated actress Anne Watanabe. The two had a divorce but the actor ended up losing endorsement deals and roles in shows because of the scandal and was ostracised by his fans and peers.
10. Tatsuhisa Suzuki
The Japanese singer LiSA uncovered her spouse Tatsuhisa's affair with one of her fans. Tatsuhisa is a famous Japanese voice artist and went on to retire after the news came out. Things quickly got messy when he attempted suicide after getting depressed by the ostracising of society.
