<figure id="attachment_350339" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-350339" style="width: 1350px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><a href="#" data-ident_hash="7037a132"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/fridaydigital/image/private/t_article_image/wpmedia/2023/12/a91b7157651fa6a8833842128952630b.jpg" alt=""></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-350339" class="wp-caption-text">Matsumoto Jun and Kasumi Arimura, who played a married couple in the NHK historical drama &#8220;Dousuru Ieyasu,&#8221; &#8230;&#8230;</figcaption></figure>
 Actress Kasumi Arimura and Kaito Takahashi of &#8220;King &amp; Prince&#8221; were reported in the December 18 edition of &#8220;NEWS POST SEVEN.
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 The two co-starred in the Kantele/Fuji TV drama &#8220;My Sister&#8217;s Lover&#8221; broadcast in 2008, in which they played sister and brother. The drama brought them closer and led to a relationship.
 According to an acquaintance of Arimura&#8217;s, the relationship lasted three years and Takahashi moved into the same apartment as Arimura last winter. Neither of their agencies denies that they are dating.
 Both are popular with the opposite sex. Although &#8220;pressure&#8221; on the media by major production companies has decreased dramatically in the aftermath of the sexual assault scandal involving the late Janie Kitagawa, it is still unusual for two popular figures to half-recognize their relationship.
 However, it is still unusual for two popular personalities to half-acknowledge their relationship. &#8220;Even if it was not possible to contain the reports of their relationship, it would have been fine if the two offices had worked together to deny it, saying that they were senior and junior members of the same firm or that they were friends. The fact that they did not do so suggests that they both had some reason to be okay with being reported.
 The focus of attention is the presence of Arashi&#8217;s Matsumoto Jun, who is a senior member of Kimpuri Takahashi.
 Arimura plays the role of Sena, the wife of Tokugawa Ieyasu, played by Matsumoto, in NHK&#8217;s historical drama &#8220;Dousuru Ieyasu&#8221; that ended on March 17.
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 Arimura and Matsumoto first co-starred in the Fuji TV drama series &#8220;Lost Love Chocolatier&#8221; in January 2002, and &#8220;Dousuru Ieyasu&#8221; is the third time they have met. Ms. Arimura is Mr. Matsumoto&#8217;s &#8220;favorite actress&#8221; and it was rumored that she was his &#8220;choice&#8221; to play his wife.
 At the time, the Johnny&#8217;s office was treated differently in the industry. It is no surprise that Ms. Matsumoto&#8217;s wishes were reflected in the casting.
 The October issue of &#8220;Shukan Bunshun&#8221; reported on Matsumoto&#8217;s transformation into the &#8220;king&#8221; at the scene of a major drama. In the article, it is written that Matsumoto tried to attract Arimura&#8217;s attention by planning to visit the lake Sanakko where Sena, played by Arimura, committed suicide in the &#8220;What to do about Ieyasu&#8221; tours after the drama ended, and spent 3 million yen for the expenses.
 The article also said, &#8220;However, in contrast to Matsumoto, who was very forward, Arimura was not very enthusiastic about the project. That&#8217;s right. She already had Mr. Takahashi.
 From the standpoint of Arimura, Takahashi&#8217;s senior, Matsumoto, who has a strong influence in the office, cannot begrudgingly accept an invitation. Takahashi, too, may have found it difficult to say, &#8220;We are actually dating,&#8221; to his senior, who is passionate about his own girlfriend.
 In addition, there is a &#8216;history&#8217; of Kimpuri turning down Matsumoto&#8217;s invitation to produce for him in the past,&#8221; said a music insider.
 Amidst the intermingling of these three parties&#8217; thoughts, the latest news of their relationship popped up. Amidst these mixed speculations, the latest dating report popped up.
 &#8220;Did they put it out there on purpose? 
 &#8220;Maybe they were just taking shots at Matsjun? 
 &#8220;This will save him from being taken advantage of.
 It is not surprising that fans are saying things like, &#8220;Maybe they put it out there on purpose.
 Matsumoto is famous for her relationship with actress Mao Inoue. It seems that he prefers that kind of &#8216;the purist&#8217; type of woman.
 The only single members of Arashi now are leader Satoshi Ohno and Matsumoto, who are currently on leave. What kind of woman will win Matsumoto&#8217;s heart next?

 Keitaro Nakagawa (Matsumoto)

 The big couple "Kimpuri" Kaito Takahashi and actress Kasumi Arimura took the world by surprise at the end of the year. The couple's unusual response, in which the two agencies "almost admitted" that they are together, is causing widespread upset among their fans. ......

KIMPRISE&#8217;s Kaito Takahashi&#8217;s &#8220;office-approved&#8221; love affair with Kasumi Arimura is seen as a &#8220;put-on&#8221; for his senior, Jun Matsumoto of &#8220;Arashi&#8221; fame.

KIMPRISE’s Kaito Takahashi’s “office-approved” love affair with Kasumi Arimura is seen as a “put-on” for his senior, Jun Matsumoto of “Arashi” fame.

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