Ryota Yamazato of the comedy duo Nankai Candies appeared on the variety show The World's Most Shocking News (Nippon TV) on September 2nd. He revealed the secret story behind his proposal to his wife, actress Yu Aoi, whom he married in 2019.
When asked by MC Tsurube Shofutei about his proposal, Yamazato replied with humor, "We got married two months into dating. Before (the other person) cooled down," drawing laughter from those around him.
When asked about the circumstances of the proposal, he revealed, "We happened to be at my house. If I went outside, I'd be photographed (by a weekly magazine). When I had to go out for work, I had to give her the spare key to my house, right? That's when I said, 'I'm sorry. I thought that a spare key had some deeper meaning... but can I just give you the key without any deeper meaning?' and she said, 'It's fine if it's for a deeper meaning.' She then asked me, 'Will you marry me?' so I said, 'Okay, let's get married!'"
The co-stars were surprised to learn that Aoi was the one who brought up the idea of marriage, and model Akane Hotta widened her eyes, saying, "She brought it up!?" Yamazato nonchalantly replied, "That's what it was," drawing laughter.
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