Green Apple’s guitarist Kohto Wakai (29) is suspected of dating Nina (20), the youngest member of the popular 9-member girl group NiziU, and of having a two-timing affair with gravure idol Kazuka Minashi (26). Both fans were upset, but the situation seems to have been quickly extinguished. The “intimate reports” of Mrs. Wakai and Nina…the pose of their collaboration video was pointed out as smelling of love. The one in “FRIDAY,” in particular, reported that on the last day of the consecutive holidays in early November, a cab stopped at the apartment of Wakai’s new residence in a prime location in central Tokyo, and Nina entered wearing a mask and hat, with a picture of her. The office in charge of NiZiU’s management told “FRIDAY Digital” that “It is true that we recently became friends over a guitar. We are senior and junior members who respect each other,” she said, admitting that they have a good relationship but denying the dating theory. Meanwhile, Wakai was also suspected of having a two-timing affair with Miri, with whom he was reported to have had a sleepover date in March of this year, and Mrs. Wakai’s agency commented on the “Shukan Bunshun” electronic edition that reported the same day and “NEWS Post Seven” the following day. In particular, in the “Post Seven,” while describing her relationship with Nina as “a good relationship,” they added, “We have not seen Kazuka Minashi at all since March of this year, and there is no evidence of a relationship. In addition, there is no evidence of a relationship. The answer completely denies that she and Miho are in a relationship. The answer from both offices is that Ms. Wakai and Nina have a “good relationship between senior and junior” and are not in a dating relationship. And Mr. Wakai is not in a two-timing relationship. Many fans on both sides have expressed their relief at the firm’s clear answer. –Entertainment critic Takeshi Misugi said, “I think the response from the two offices was speedy and an excellent response to put out the fire,” and analyzed the situation as follows. He said, “The distance between the entertainment industry and the general public is shrinking today, partly due to the proliferation of social networking services. That is why, when there is no response from the office or the content is ambiguous, social networking tends to become stormy.
