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Actress Ayami Nakajo, appearing on MBS’s “Tsūkai! Akashiya Dentai” (lit. “Delightful! Akashiya TV Station”) on September 12, was asked about marriage rumors with comedian Kōji Imada and flatly shut them down, saying “I won’t.” Nakajo has co-starred with Imada since her teens as MC and assistant on Nippon TV’s “Another Sky,” and has called him a “benefactor of my career in showbiz.” After the segment aired, 5ch threads lit up — with posters pointing out that Nakajo is presumably already married to a non-celebrity, speculation about Imada’s taste in women, and plenty of people questioning why the question was even asked in the first place.
Ayami Nakajo, marriage rumors with Kōji Imada? “I won’t” — flatly denied… here’s why
Actress Ayami Nakajo (29) appeared on MBS TV’s “Tsūkai! Akashiya Dentai” (Saturdays 3pm, Kansai local) on the 12th. She spoke about comedian Kōji Imada (60), whom she calls a “benefactor of my career in showbiz.”
Nakajo has co-starred with Imada since her teens as MC and assistant on “another sky” (Nippon TV).
Source: news.yahoo.co.jp / Original article here
What people said
Exactly this.
Didn't she get married a few years back?
Honestly this is basically a sexual harassment question.
Nakai, THIS is what normal looks like.
If Imada compromised and went for a woman around 40, he could get married any time he wanted.
Then again, there are guys in their 50s who married beautiful freelance announcers 30 years younger.
Even if she's gorgeous, Imada won't give anyone under 160cm the time of day.
Every Another Sky assistant over the years has been hafu.
When they're not hafu, Ima-chan just isn't feeling it.
Risako Shitara, his radio co-host, got swept away by Kazu (Kazuyoshi Miura).
Kato Rosa, his show co-star, went to Daisuke Matsui too…
Ima-chan's natural enemy is soccer players.
Ayami Nakajo's husband is Sōgo Ichihara, president and CEO of the IT company AViC Co., Ltd.
If that were true he'd already be married.
He can't get married because the problem is with him.
What he wants in a woman isn't just looks and figure — his 39-point checklist is way too strict, including things like housekeeping skills better than his own.
Stuff like "doesn't like Hawaii too much," "has dated five people or fewer," "no papercraft anywhere in the house."
He doesn't need a wife and kids on standby as caregiver insurance like regular people do.
Just play around to his heart's content and coast into an easy retirement.
That's one valid ideal, honestly.
Imada's a total germaphobe who hates even being touched by other people.
I don't think he could handle a nursing home.
Maybe she secretly got divorced?
Probably just a staged bit to hook viewers who don't know about Nakajo — otherwise the whole thing just ends with "I'm already married."
Background and Key Points of This Story
The original article frames Nakajo as a single woman at an age when marriage is on her mind, but on 5ch, multiple posters independently raised the point that “Nakajo is surely already married” or “didn’t she marry a regular guy?” Some replies even circulated claims that Nakajo married an IT company executive years ago, leading to questions about whether the framing of the on-air question itself was just a bit staged for viewers who aren’t in the loop. The other major thread of discussion was curiosity directed at Imada himself — many commenters read a preference for “young hafu (mixed-race) women” from the lineup of assistants he’s cast on Another Sky over the years, pointing to past assistants who ended up marrying well-known athletes. That said, all of this remains speculation from an anonymous message board — there’s no official confirmation of Imada’s own views on marriage or whether he’s currently in a relationship.
※This article is excerpted and summarized from the 5ch (Entertainment/Sports News+) thread “[Entertainment] Actress Ayami Nakajo flatly denies marriage rumors with Kōji Imada — “I won’t”… here’s why.”
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