[article] Ayumi: We've broken up

[nmskalmn]

Don't think this was posted yet....

IT'S official - the seven-year romance between J-pop queen Ayumi Hamasaki and actor-singer Tomoya Nagase is over.

Ayumi posted a message on her website last Friday evening, saying: 'It's sudden, but I've already broken up with my lover.'

Describing Tomoya as her 'nakama' (literally: comrade or buddy), she said it was impossible for them to become strangers overnight after seven years of being together.

They will continue to keep in touch and meet for meals, she said.

Tomoya's management agency confirmed the break-up.

The couple, both 29, met in school when they were 14, but started dating only after entering showbiz.

In August 2001, their budding relationship was exposed by the media after they were seen wearing identical bottlecap pendants engraved with each other's birth dates.

Since then, rumours of their break-up have alternated with talks of marriage.

Insiders said problems began after they moved in together last year.

Fans first spotted signs of trouble when Ayumi was seen last Friday without the ring which symbolised her love for Tomoya.

Apparently, she decided to make the announcement after hearing that tabloid magazine Flash would expose their break-up this week.

http://newpaper.asia1.com.sg/show/st...136254,00.html

[ayumisrael]

Thank you.

ayu is 28 by the way I hate when the magazines and stuff make her 1 year older >.<

Thankyou for posting.

At least it isn't saying that Ayu is the devil






I wonder how many people split up in a day >__<

[Diana]

Originally Posted by ~ayu-cake~

At least it isn't saying that Ayu is the devil

Yep! I hate that.. grr.. But hey.. nothing could be done..

[extepan]

this confirms the article i posted, about ayu breaking the news because of "Flash magazine". so people stop saying the chinese media lies.

[Raiu-Ayu]

Why do they always put her one year older??

Shame they broke up. Funny thing us that my friend (who loves ayu) his mother and her boyfriend broke up too about 2 days after this was announced

Originally Posted by extepan

this confirms the article i posted, about ayu breaking the news because of "Flash magazine". so people stop saying the chinese media lies.

They don't lie but they say things like "rumor has it that ayu has an STD (remember that?)" when they have just started the rumor.

[AyuGAME]

hope the best for ayu...
although i hope that she will get married soon

[angelwing886]

thanks for the translations

[sora2522]

they met in school?



awww....

[Qt Mashi]

wow, they met when they were so young~~

thanks for sharing!

[AmyRoseM]

ahh.. this makes me even more distraught. They were so adorable together.

BUT HEY, perhaps Ayu will miss him like whoa and go get him back!

[Beauty4123]

thanks for the article. all this break up stuff is sad.

[summersnow]

thanks for the article.

I didn't know that they met in school since 14.

It's really a pity that they broke up. =(

[Bigtop]

Thanks for sharing! I know it's kind of a sad news...

[Cyria]

Simple and good summary of what seems to have happened.

[namiie]

Thanks for posting. Well I guess the positive thing is that they realized what their relationship truly was BEFORE they got married.

[Chandrachan]

They met when they were 14 and dated for 7 years...why can't they make up?

Arigatou for the article ^^

Well, from what Ayu was saying it's not like they've had a big fall out or annything, they just are no longer able to be in a relationship as lovers, but can only continue as friends.

She's never said she hated him or anything.

[tokyoxjapanxfan]

i didnt know they met in school...thats so cute, so he's from fukuoka too?

[nmskalmn]

Originally Posted by tokyoxjapanxfan

i didnt know they met in school...thats so cute, so he's from fukuoka too?

Ayu moved to Tokyo when she was a teenager. They probably met then.