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Former AKB48 member and actress Rina Kawaei (31) appeared on Nippon TV’s “Osharé Clip” on November 1 and spoke about parenting and work. Kawaei married an actor eight years her senior in May 2019, had her first child (now 7) that November and her second child (now 3) in June 2023, but announced their divorce on April 10 this year. Her comment that she “has to earn money to survive” sparked a mixed reaction on 5ch, with users trading speculation about why she still has acting work, theories about what led to the divorce, and praise for her choosing to keep working as a single parent.
Mother of two Rina Kawaei, who announced her divorce from an actor in April, says “I have to earn money to survive” — her 7- and 3-year-old kids saw her off, understanding
Former AKB48 member and actress Rina Kawaei (31) appeared on Nippon TV’s “Osharé Clip,” aired on the 1st, where she talked about childbirth and parenting.
Kawaei married an actor eight years older than her in May 2019, welcomed her first child (now 7) that November, and her second child (now 3) in June 2023, but announced their divorce on April 10 this year.
Source: news.yahoo.co.jp / Original article here
What people said
Heard the network screwed up and feels guilty, so they keep giving her roles
What did the network do? AKB management was trash and she got slashed by that handshake-event saw guy
Also, back when it was first reported, Kawaei made some comments that came across as looking down on his fans, so honestly this outcome was kind of expected.
That said, her acting isn't that good — wish avex would ease up on pushing her so hard.
She actually left avex and is freelance now
Since leaving avex she's started talking about her AKB days and playing up the goofball character
Think it through carefully
In her situation, plenty of regular single moms would just apply for welfare and take home 300,000 yen a month instead
Actor Tomoki Hirose
• Marriage announcement: Announced marriage and first pregnancy in May 2019
Shotgun marriage with a 2.5D-musical actor she co-starred with
Miu Nakamura went through a lot too, but she's managing both [career and parenting] admirably now
There's a lot to learn from that
Re: #51
Isn't it just that she can't lower her standard of living?
But then she comes out with a comment like this
It overlaps with Yuko Oshima's story in places so I can't quite remember clearly
She's popular, but her timing always seems off somehow
Even back in AKB, if she'd stayed a bit longer she probably would've blown up and had plenty of work
I remember thinking "oh, a good one just joined" and then being shocked when she left
Background and talking points
Rina Kawaei was also one of the victims of the 2014 handshake-event stabbing in Takizawa, Iwate Prefecture, where she and fellow member Anna Iriyama were attacked with a knife — her entertainment career has had its share of ups and downs since. Her ex-husband is an actor she co-starred with in a 2.5D stage production; their relationship lasted about six years, from the 2019 announcement of their marriage and first pregnancy to the divorce announcement this past April. On the thread, some speculated about why she still has acting work, with one comment suggesting “the network feels guilty and keeps giving her roles” — but this is pure speculation, not something confirmed by her or anyone involved. The reasons behind the divorce likewise haven’t been officially disclosed, so the discussion was mostly fans’ impressions. At the same time, several commenters praised the fact that she, as a single mother in a profession with unstable income, chose to keep working rather than rely on welfare — so amid what is essentially celebrity-divorce-and-parenting gossip, there was also a broader thread of interest in the work choices facing single parents.
*This article is compiled from excerpts and a summary of the 5ch (Geisuto Sokuho+) thread “[Entertainment] Mother of two Rina Kawaei: “I have to earn money to survive” — kids now 7 and 3… announced divorce from actor husband in April.”
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