April: Hona (right) and Emoto walk hand in hand through the subculture holy ground of small theaters [Romance on the Scene 2025]② Toki Shige Emoto (36) ❤︎ Hona Ikoka of Gesu no Kiwami Otome (36)A quirky-actor couple’s hand-in-hand date – March 14 & 21 issues Both wearing round glasses, the image of Hona Ikoka (36) snuggling up to Toki Shige Emoto (36) as he intently studies the sign of a restaurant famous for grilled fish skewers left quite an impression. Without disguises, they walked boldly holding hands like lovers. “After the breakout of Gesu no Kiwami Otome, she seriously focused on acting, appearing in TV Asahi dramas such as Roppongi Class and Konbanwa, Asayama-ke desu, as well as NHK’s Bakebake, under the name Satou Honami. She’s steadily establishing herself as an actress. The turning point that brought the couple closer was their co-starring in the 2024 TV Tokyo drama Kinshicho Paradise: From Shibuya to One Street,” said a TV network insider. After the drama ended in November ’24, FRIDAY spotted the two of them in a Tokyo convenience store, carefully choosing sweets, looking very affectionate. Their romance as two quirky actors came to fruition one year later, in November ’25.