Beloved Actress Exposed For Date With Top Male Idol — 7 Years Younger

On September 8, it was teased that dates between a popular actress and the “center” of a male idol group would be exposed by the media. It sparked a wave of speculation about the identity of the male idol, based on the silhouette and description.

明日の昼頃にNEWSポストセブンから国民的大女優と男性アイドルグループ センターの“はしご酒デート”記事が出ます

— ᴋ_ᴍᴀʀᴜ_ᴅᴀᴜ_ʙᴀʙʏ (@k_maru_dau_baby) September 8, 2026

On September 9, the outlet revealed that it was between the top Starto Entertainment group A.B.C-Z‘s Hashimoto Ryosuke and actress Erika Sawajiri.

深夜2時過ぎまでテキーラを飲み交わし⋯⋯

清純派ホワイトドレスの“エリカ様”こと女優・沢尻エリカが“6時間はしご酒デート”でA.B.C-Z橋本良亮に見せた「少女のような笑顔」

ハイヤーに乗り込もうとする沢尻の腰に、橋本が優しく、しかしグッと手を回した。 pic.twitter.com/78OkMZvR0I

— NEWSポストセブン (@news_postseven) September 9, 2026

The article claimed that the two became close earlier in the year when working on a stage production, and shared photos saying they had been on a “6-hour bar hopping date” with pictures, even saying they were drinking tequila past 2AM.

The photos showed different stages of the night, even to the moment they were both picked up.