Teenage Idol Who Married A MUCH Older Fan Celebrates Their Wedding Anniversary
When she was 17, an idol met the 44-year-old fan she would marry. Now, the controversial couple is celebrating their sixth wedding anniversary.
Yuki Tomoe was only a high school student when she debuted in an Osaka-based idol group in November 2018. In 2019, she graduated from the group, citing difficulties balancing her career and studies.
In April 2020, she came back into the public eye after her marriage to Mitsuo, a fan who is 27 years her senior.
During a broadcast, the ex-idol candidly talked about her marriage and how the people around them reacted to it. According to Yuki, her husband is an “Otaku,” a word that refers to a person with an intense or obsessive interest, especially in anime or manga. The idol shared that she met Mitsuo when she was 17 while carrying out her idol activities.
Mitsuo was a fan of Yuki’s group but was apparently more interested in the other members. However, when he saw Yuki during her live performances and broadcasts, he grew fascinated by her. After meeting each other as an idol and a fan, the two developed romantic attachments, and according to Yuki, she was the first to confess her feelings.
Yuki said she didn’t date her current husband until her idol career ended. After leaving her group, she introduced Mitsuo to her parents and asked their permission to see him. Even though Mitsuo is the same age as her mother, her parents gave the relationship their blessing.
The couple, who now have a child, run a successful YouTube channel together and post a variety of content, including mukbang and lifestyle vlogs. On March 31, Yuki posted on X (formerly Twitter), celebrating her six-year marriage and seven-year relationship with her husband. They met at 17 and 44, married at 18 and 45, and are now 24 and 51.
24歳妻と51歳旦那です💓
今日で結婚6年記念〜✨️全然エイプリルフールの嘘とかじゃないよ！！笑
7年目もよろしくね pic.twitter.com/Ts6WGBBMMl— 幸 巴(ゆき ともえ) (@_tomoe_0722) April 1, 2026
Former idol Yuki Tomoe, who married a fan 27 years older than herself in 2020, has posted "I'm a 24-year-old wife and my husband is 51. Today marks our 6th wedding anniversary ~ It's definitely not an April Fool 's joke!! Lol. Here's to our 7th year together". The couple, whose… pic.twitter.com/XhNEo8ZCgw
— J-Pop Project News (@JPopProjectNews) April 6, 2026
On April 3, the couple posted a video on YouTube to celebrate their anniversary.
