Sairi Ito, Issei Takahashi & Iide, Kaho… “19 hot love shots of handsome and beautiful women” taken by FRIDAY in 22 years
Special Report: The decisive moment all at once!
Issei Takahashi (42) ♡ Marie Iide (24)
August 19 & 26, 2012 issue

Popular actor Issei Takahashi (42) chose popular actress Marie Iide (24) as his next love interest. The two came close to each other suddenly in the drama “Kishibe Rohan wa Mukonenai” (NHK), which aired at the end of ’20 and ’21.
They were in perfect synch from the very beginning of filming. When the second episode of the drama was cranked up, Iide moved into Issei’s apartment,” said a source close to the show.
We look forward to the future of their romance.
Magical Lovely Crystal Noda (36) ♡ Beautiful Trimmer
September 16 issue

Crystal Noda (36) of “Magical Lovely,” a successful comedian who has won two M-1 and R-1 championships, is known for his stoicism, stopping by the gym after work before heading home. Noda, who is known as the “lone comedy warrior” and has been in a seven-year relationship with a trimmer who resembles Erika Toda, was beaming from start to finish and answered FRIDAY’s direct questions with a firm “Our relationship (is) going well.
SHIMOFURI MYOJO Seiya (30) ♡ 3 o’clock heroine Maki Fukuda (34)
February 4 issue

“What, did you go to your girlfriend’s house …… me? Oh, no! I’m really just a senior.”
The man who answered FRIDAY’s direct question with eyes swimming was SHIMOFURI MYOJO’s Seiya (30). Half a month earlier, on New Year’s Eve of 2009, FRIDAY had witnessed him rushing to the apartment of “3 o’clock heroine” Fukuda Maki (34) during a break from live TV broadcasts to spend the new year together. Although they had already broken up at the time of our direct interview, the way he defended his partner was “manly”.
KUKI KAIDAN Katamari Mizukawa (32) ♡ Former Predia Sakurako (32)
June 3 issue

Katamari Mizukawa (32) of KUKI KAIDAN was known by the nickname “Minnie-chan,” but her details remained a mystery until FRIDAY spotted a beautiful woman with a small dog near his apartment in May. When FRIDAY asked him directly about his marriage to Sakurako, he stated unequivocally, “Yes, that is my intention. True to his word, Katamari announced their marriage at midnight on October 31. I wish them all the best.