Sankei Sports reported on May 17th that singer-songwriter Uemura Kana and comedy duo King Kong’s Nishino Akihiro are dating. According to a source close to both parties, the two began their relationship last fall.

On the May 11th episode of the variety show “Haneru Tobira“, Nishino was asked by the program’s hosts, “You have a girlfriend right now, right? A very famous person. Yes or No?”


Nishino replied, “Why did you say it!!“, and added, “We’ve gone on many dates in secret.”

Although the important part was cut out of the broadcast, a source who was at the filming revealed that Nishino was teased for having a girlfriend who liked toilets (a reference to Uemura’s hit song, “Toilet no Kamisama“).

source: tokyohive