“I cried the moment I got the notice” about the marriage of a popular idol

Marriages between former Johnny’s idols always bring about a particularly large reaction among celebrity marriages. In particular, Arioka is only 33 years old, which is quite young for a Johnny’s idol, and fans were taken by surprise as they never expected him to get married at this timing.

When the marriage was announced, social media was flooded with cries of dismay, such as “Dai-chan is getting married…I started crying the moment I got the notification,” “This might not be possible… Are JUMP members getting married…?” and “I wonder how many girls are leaving work early to cry in the park like me because Arioka got married,” causing panic in the community.

On the other hand, whenever there are people who are shocked by the marriages of celebrities such as Masaharu Fukuyama and Yuzuru Hanyu, cold voices are raised from elsewhere, such as “Did you really think you could marry a celebrity?”, “I don’t understand why you’re shocked,” and “You’re not going to be able to date them anyway, so it doesn’t matter if you’re married or not, right?” This case was no exception, and people who publicly declared that they had stopped being fans of Arioka after his marriage were criticized online, with comments such as “If you can’t celebrate the happiness of your idol, you’re not a fan!” flying around.

However, when I talked to fans who were shocked by the marriage, I found that they didn’t think they could ever be together with their idols. There were other reasons why they felt sad or wanted to stop being fans.

Ms. A, a 24-year-old woman who has been a fan of Arioka for 12 years and who expressed her sadness at X, shared her complicated feelings.