Candle Jun holds an unusual press conference to answer questions in regards to his wife, actress Hirosue Ryoko’s affair

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Artist Candle Jun (49)held a press conference with the media, in an unusual press conference, it was not done by an agency but Candle Jun himself to address his wife, actress Hirosue Ryoko’s affair with Michelin Star Chef, Toba Shusaku.

Hirosue married a designer in 2003 and gave birth to her first son, but she divorced. She remarried Candle Jun in 2010, and she reportedly gave birth to her second son in March 2011 and her third child, a girl, in July 2015.

Candle Jun emphasized that Hirosue was a good wife and best mother, and revealed that the two have discussed divorced even before the affair was reported.

Candle Jun began with “My name is Jun, also known as Candle Jun. First of all, my wife, Hirosue Ryoko, has caused trouble for many people. I am very sorry to bother you.The most important thing I want to tell you is that my wife, Hirosue Ryoko, has never abandoned her child. She is a good wife to me, and above all, She is the best mother for her children, and she is a wonderful woman who works hard among her family and relatives”.

“I thought I couldn’t talk normally with her, but on the day she and the other party issued an apology, I talked to her on the phone and cried. I received an apology,” Candle Jun said. It is said that he has not spoken with Hirosue since then.

“When I met my wife, she was emotionally unstable at that time, and she was a 180-degree different person from the good wife and good mother that she was after we got married. She was the kind of girl who would punch and kick herself when men approached her. After getting married, it was difficult, but my family was really happy. However, during her married life, Hirosue had a “sudden change”. Hirosue usually says, ‘I don’t do makeup, it’s beauty, I don’t care about it, I just do housework, and I’m immersed in my children’s school events and work with my children’s friends’ mothers. When I’m under too much pressure or encounter something unfair, I put on heavy makeup, I dress flashy, I can’t sleep, and I’m always doing something. If I don’t write, my heart won’t calm down, and I’ll contact someone and suddenly change. Since we got married, I’ve had this happen several times.”

However, he did not tell Hirosue that he would hold a press conference this time, and it is said that there was a misunderstanding in the relationship between the two in the first place even before the affair was discovered.

Candle Jun said, “Just before the affair was discovered, her mother told me to do something about it because the atmosphere between me and her was so bad. I wanted her to ask for a divorce. I thought her mother would stop the divorce, but instead she said, ‘I want you to tell me when you’re going to get a divorce'”.

“She asked me to divorce her, but when I asked her why, she said, ‘Because she gets angry when I call her in the middle of the night. I’m angry with you and that was the trigger for her to leave home”.

“I think she, who was a serious and honor student, tried her best to accept everything and respond to what was required of her, and then her heart broke. `I think a mother should scold her if she does something strange, but scolding her (Hirosue) drives her away. She would run away from anyone who said something to her, so her mother always endured everything and came to take care of the children.

“When she told me that she had something to talk about, the children were worried, ‘Because mom is having a hard time every night.’ If you leave, I can sleep with my children. I can’t sleep because you’re here. Even though we hadn’t talked about divorce or anything, my son went to the living room where everyone was and said, Mom and Dad are going to get divorced, but who do you want to live with? The eldest and second sons said, “I’m with mom,” and the youngest just cried. I packed up and left home”.

Married life with the popular Hirosue seems to have been a lot of hardships, Jun said, “All kinds of threatening phone calls, threatening faxes and letters have been coming to my house, my phone, emails, and the company. When the press event was to be held, the police received threats to kill me, and 20 to 30 plainclothes police officers came and told me to stop the event immediately. The presence of our children was a big reason for holding the press conference this time. I wanted to see and talk about it. In this way, the younger children will know the circumstances of the house, and how can our children walk outside? My children have become terrible victims because of me, my wife, and my wife’s affair partner. I wish I had stopped her sooner and (My wife’s affair partner) Toba sooner. I should have gone to his house. If I had been able to stop the things earlier, this wouldn’t have happened. I am also responsible. I am happiest when I have my children and my wife at home. Therefore, please do not pursue any contact with the children, the other party’s family and related parties any further. Please.”

Candle Jun does hold anger towards Toba, he said, “He doesn’t apologize. There still is no apology from him. From tomorrow onwards, I would like to consult a lawyer and tell me what the other side’s sincere apology is”.

Will he and Hirosue Ryoko divorce? Candle Jun said, “Except for her mental stability that breaks down about once every two years, I’ve always thought that we were the happiest family we could be proud of. If possible, I would like to go back to that time. However, First of all, I will visit the wife of the other party (Toba) to apologize in my own way, talk to the company, staff, and related parties, and after this interview, what should I do with the lawyer from tomorrow? I would like to consult them about it”.

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