On October 6, the “21st Clarino Beautiful Legs Award 2025” ceremony was held in Tokyo. Actress Hikaru Takahashi (24), winner of the 20s category, and Riisa Naka (35), winner of the 30s category, took the stage, but the winner of the over-40s category, Ryoko Yonekura (50), was nowhere to be seen. The reason for her absence was explained as poor health, and her comments were read in her place, but Yonekura ‘s recent “strange” behavior continues to worry her fans more and more each day. On September 17, Yonekura was scheduled to attend the reopening ceremony of a famous boutique in Ginza, but cancelled the event at the last minute due to health problems. As for social networking, since the beginning of this year, Yonekura has been updating her social networking site only several times a month. Yonekura had been updating her SNS several times a month since the beginning of this year, but her last post was on August 19, and some people are concerned about her recent situation. Fans have been troubled by Yonekura’s physical condition and the tragedies that have occurred in her life over the past few years. Yonekura was diagnosed with hypomyelination syndrome in ’19, and in ’21 she was diagnosed with motor dysfunction due to acute low back pain and sacroiliac joint disorder. As a result, he withdrew from the performance scheduled to take place in ’22 of the musical “CHICAGO,” in which he had starred regularly since ’08. Although she underwent surgery and was on the road to recovery, she has not fully recovered and is still fighting the disease. In addition, in October 2012, actor Toshiyuki Nishida (76 years old), whom Yonekura adored, passed away. In recent years, the two are known for co-starring in the popular drama series “Doctor X” (TV Asahi), but their first collaboration dates back to the NHK historical drama “Musashi MUSASHI” in 2003. Since then, they have developed such a close relationship that they call each other “Toshi” and “Ryoko,” and Ms. Nishida loves Yonekura as if she were her daughter. At Nishida’s farewell party held in February of this year, Yonekura read out a heartbreaking eulogy.” (Aforementioned sports newspaper reporter) The person who supported Yonekura behind her back was her lover, Gonzalo Cuecheo, an Argentine tango dancer whom this magazine reported her love affair with in January 2008. In March of the same year, Yonekura terminated her contract with Oscar Promotion, to which she had belonged for 27 years, and established her own private agency, “Desafio,” which means “challenge” in her lover’s native language. In the midst of such a challenging and busy life, the presence of his girlfriend was significant. In mid-April of the same year, Yonekura was shopping at a supermarket in Tokyo, and a pure white pearl ring was shining on her left hand ring finger. Yonekura and Mr. Gonzalo’s relationship continued to progress smoothly, and in August 2012, this magazine witnessed the two leaving Yonekura’s Tokyo apartment for the airport for a domestic trip. Furthermore, a certain change in Yonekura’s life was observed at that time. Yonekura was frequently seen going to a real estate agency at the time. Five years after the magazine’s report of their love affair, Yonekura’s daily absences from events have caused anxiety, and her partner, Mr. Gonzalo, is also experiencing “signs of disquiet. In fact, Mr. Gonzalo is currently in a relationship with a woman named Kayla. In fact, Mr. Gonzalo is currently away from Japan. He was scheduled to teach at a dance school in Tokyo on October 10, but on October 6, there was an announcement on the school’s Facebook page that “Mr. Gonzalo’s return to Japan has been postponed due to various circumstances. We don’t know anything about Yonekura’s current situation, but we hope that she has someone close by who can support her. ……” (Sports newspaper reporter) We can only hope that Yonekura will give us an upbeat update. –I hope that Yonekura will give us a bright update on her current situation.
