Hirosue Ryoko alleged to have an affair, Kirin CM’s removed from official website

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Actress Hirosue Ryoko (42) was accused of having an alleged affair with a famous chef, Toba Shusaku (who runs the French restaurant “Sio” in Shibuya ward and has won one star in the Michelin Guide for four consecutive years and has 8 restaurants nationwide) by the news site “Bunshun Online”.

Hirosue remarried candle artist Izutsu Jun (aka Candle Jun) (49) in October 2010, and she is now the mother of three children.

According to the article, in mid-May, Hirosue visited a restaurant run by Toba, who has a wife and a child, wearing shorts, and they rubbed shoulders and chatted with each other. She also said that earlier this month, Hirosue checked into the hotel where she was staying with Toba. Both denied having an affair.

Toba was scheduled to attend his own book event in Tokyo on the 11th of this month, but it was announced that it would be canceled due to “the author’s circumstances” on that day.

In addition, her husband, Candle Jun, appeared at an event in Osaka on the night of the day, and was willing to take a commemorative photo with fans. “I have no comment,” he said in a soft tone when asked about the affair.

In response to the article, Kirin beer has removed the Hon Kirin beer CM featuring Hirosue.

A spokesperson for Kirin Holdings (HD) told Sponichi, “We canceled the release today. We don’t know the details from the information in the media, but we decided that we couldn’t convey the value of the product.” Regarding the future, such as leaving the CM, it is said to be “undecided”.

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