Maya Kobayashi’s return to the entertainment scene hindered by reports that she and her spiritual husband are back together

Shukan Bunshun reported that Maya Kobayashi, a freelance announcer who was reportedly in the midst of divorce talks, has moved into a newly built condominium with her husband, Gin Kunimitsu, aka Akira, an osteopath, and that they are continuing to live happily together.

The person most shocked by this report is probably Ebizo Ichikawa.

The reason Ebizo and Kobayashi had drifted apart in the first place was because of her marriage to Akira two years ago. Mr. Ebizo’s eldest daughter, Botan Ichikawa, and eldest son, Binsen, looked up to Ms. Kobayashi like a mother.

However, after she got married, Mr. Ebizo began to distance himself from Ms. Kobayashi, as he did not want her to become closer to Mr. Kunimitsu. The children will be sad, but I guess he had no choice but to do this.

On October 24, Kobayashi updated her Instagram to report that she would resume her performing career with the stage play “Reception,” which will be performed from December 7. She made no mention of her husband.

Five days later, on October 29, Ebizo and her children met Kobayashi for the first time in a long time, and wrote on her blog that the four of them had dinner together. As for Kobayashi, he wrote

It’s been a long time since I’ve seen you. I’m having dinner with Maya-chan today.

In addition to the words that made it seem as if the divorce agreement had been settled, he wrote

It’s the day they’ve been waiting for…

He also wrote that the children were happy to see Kobayashi, whom they adore like a mother, with a photo.

The fact that Ebizo wrote “Welcome back” on his blog after the reunion suggests that there is a high possibility that Ebizo received some kind of report from Kobayashi about the divorce talks with Akira. On the Internet, there were many comments such as, “It’s like the old Maya is back,” and many readers must have thought that the divorce was finalized.

And now, less than a month later, we have this news. I’m sure Ebizo’s feelings are quite complicated,” said a sports journalist.

But how did the two, who were reportedly in the midst of divorce talks, end up “getting back together”? An entertainment industry insider close to Kobayashi speculates as follows.

When they first got married, they tried to work together as a couple, but it didn’t work out, and when they switched to Kobayashi alone, Akira interfered, and TV stations and sponsors began to shy away. As a result, a rift in their relationship developed, which is said to be the origin of their separation.

However, even after the separation, Kobayashi’s entertainment activities did not go as well as before. Akira had no intention of divorcing Kobayashi in the first place, so he must have reentered her life to fill the void in her heart, just like he did when her sister Mao Kobayashi passed away.

In December, Kobayashi will be performing on stage for the first time in a while. However, we wonder how the news of their “reconciliation” will affect her future activities.