Popular Idol And Ex-Idol Reportedly Married And Secretly Raising A Baby

A popular boy group star and a former girl group idol have reportedly welcomed a baby together after secretly tying the knot.

Keigo Hagiya and Miria Watanabe are said to have first met on the set of the 2022 stage production Little Fandango. Hagiya, 29 years old, got his start as a member of the idol group Love-tune under popular Japanese agency Johnny & Associates before the group reformed as 7ORDER. Watanabe, 26, was a member of the mega group Nogizaka46 until 2021.

Shortly after they met, it was reported that they were dating, but the extent of their relationship only came to light in recent reports from NEWS Post Seven. According to the outlet, the pair were recently seen leaving their apartment building in masks and caps to meet up with friends, with Watanabe feeding a baby a bottle as they walked together.

It is believed that the couple got married without revealing their relationship to the public and that Miria Watanabe gave birth last year.

About a year ago, Hagiya moved into an apartment in the Tokyo suburbs where he could live with his wife and child, and the family has been living together there.

Both of them have many fans, so it may have been difficult to decide when to make such changes in their private lives public. They’re both very busy, but I’ve heard they are working together as a couple to raise their child.

— Source connected to Keigo Hagiya and Miria Watanabe’s agencies

NEWS Post Seven reached out to both of their respective agencies for comment, but neither had responded at the time of publication.