Former ℃ -ute member Okai Chisato has retired from the entertainment industry

Since April 2019, Okai Chisato has not been seen from the entertainment industry, partly due to her scandal involving an alleged affair reported by Bunshun that she had with pro cyclist Mitani Ryuki, who was married with children at the time (which would lead to a divorce in June 2019).

J.PROOM which is part of Up-Front and represents many former Hello! Project starts, has announced that they accepted Okai’s retirement from the entertainment industry and will be ending their contract with her.

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