Koharu Kusumi Enjoys Romantic Dinner and Tower Apartment Date with Elite Investment Banker
Her boyfriend is a colleague of Satomi Ishihara's husband! After graduating from the group at the age of 17, she has been active as a model and actress.
Former Morning Musume Ace Transforms into a Mature Woman
The girl who impressed Tsunku♂ (56) has now blossomed into a woman in love—
In early April, just after 9 p.m. on a weekend, a stunning woman caught everyone’s attention as she dined with a man at an upscale ethnic restaurant in Tokyo, where the average price per customer exceeds 10,000 yen. About an hour after entering, the woman, having finished her meal, emerged wearing a stylish beige voluminous coat over a black dress. She walked intimately with the man beside her. With her fair complexion and noticeable figure, the woman was none other than Koharu Kusumi (32), a former member of Morning Musume and now an actress.
“Koharu joined Morning Musume in 2005 at the age of 12, the youngest member, and made her solo debut the following year. Tsunku♂, the producer, praised her as a miracle-level child, and she gained popularity as the ace of the group. However, after announcing her graduation from the group in 2009, she left the agency in November 2016. Since then, she has continued working independently, with steady activities such as appearing on boat racing broadcasts and local radio programs in her hometown of Niigata.” (Television industry insider)
Her turning point came in April 2017.
“She transferred to Oscar Promotion, which also represents actresses like Aya Ueto (39) and Emi Takei (31). Gradually building her career, she was selected as the lead actress for her first starring role in a TV drama, Uri wo Waru: Issen wo Koeta, Sono Saki ni wa (TBS), and she is currently appearing in Jofu: Does a Woman Need XXX? (TV Tokyo), indicating that her acting career is progressing smoothly.” (Same source)
Annual income in the tens of millions!?
After finishing dinner, the two tried to hail a taxi on the main road, but it was taking a while to arrive, and light rain began to fall (first photo). The man encouraged Koharu to take shelter under the eaves of a nearby building, and after managing to catch a taxi, she quickly got in. Later, they were dropped off at the carport of a luxury tower apartment in Tokyo, where they walked side by side into the building.
The man in question—who is he?
“The man works for a top foreign investment firm where actress Satomi Ishihara’s (38) husband also works. Even as a young employee, he is said to earn several tens of millions annually, and he himself lives in a luxury tower apartment as an ultra-elite financial professional. The two met at a drinking party last year, hit it off, and their relationship progressed from there. Though his work is demanding, and they don’t meet during the week, they have been nurturing their love over weekends.” (Friend)
When asked about their relationship, Koharu’s agency responded, “I’ve heard that he is one of her good friends.”
As with Ishihara, it seems there have been many reports recently of actresses dating elite foreign professionals.
“Yuriko Yoshitaka (36) was also reported to be dating a foreign investment banker in 2023, and Ayami Nakajo (28) married an IT company CEO. These high-spec men are financially and mentally relaxed, and are proactive in joining drinking events with people from different industries. On the other hand, female entertainers find these elite businessmen more reliable and steady compared to the male celebrities they typically interact with, which makes them even more attractive.” (Sports newspaper reporter)
After graduating from Morning Musume, Koharu Kusumi continued to walk the path of the winners.
From the April 25 and May 2, 2025 issue of “FRIDAY”
PHOTO： Shu NISHIHARA
