Asian Junkie Asian pop. Without discretion.
In shit-that-I-do-not-at-all-envy-not-coping-T_T news, actor/writer Inukai Atsuhiro (30) is reportedly in a serious relationship with former idol/actress/variety queen Sashihara Rino (32), which is normally not news I care about dedicating an article to, but in this case it’s unique because Sasshi was Atsuhiro’s oshi for 14 years.
Back in 2024, the two co-hosted the NTV variety show Talk Queens, during which he confessed that he was a hardcore fan of her dating back to when she debuted in AKB48 in 2007.
Of course, it was a hardcore crush! I don’t really understand any other way of supporting someone. It wasn’t painful or anything back then. Maybe it was fun because it was one-sided. If there had been any kind of back-and-forth, I probably wouldn’t have enjoyed it as much. It was fun because I could just support her without thinking about anything unnecessary. That kind of relationship was easy.
He said the extent of it was going to handshake events, buying merch, and continuing to follow her career after her graduation.
Well, the report by Shukan Bunshun says that the two are in a serious relationship, things kicked off when they contacted each other through mutual friends after the show, and they started dating this year. Less than a week ago they were spotted by the outlet taking a taxi together from an apartment complex to a vet for an appointment for Sasshi’s cat, and the two are frequently seen entering and leaving each other’s residences.
Neither of their agencies bothered to deny the report, and indeed, Sasshi did the predictable thing after seeing the uptick in attention to her socials due to interest in her love life, which was promote her brands and groups that she produces.
sasshi promoting her brands and ikonoijoy on her ig story she is so real for that pic.twitter.com/ysvG5uOesA
— 🎀 (@mirinyakoze) May 14, 2025
Amazing.
