A female idol and her agency are addressing two photos that have stirred up speculation about her love life.
Nanase is a member of ParaLulu, a 7-member Japanese girl group that debuted in February 2026. On March 12, the X account @deathdolnote, a Japan-based account that focuses on “exposing” celebrities’ dating lives and/or criminal behavior, shared photos of Nanase posing with a man in a photobooth.
In one of the photos, Nanase and the man are both sticking up their middle fingers.
Nanase personally addressed the photos on her X account, explaining that the photos were taken years ago. The man in the photos is her gay friend, who goes by @pirillllllls on X.
こちらは3.4年前に撮ったものです。
（現在はないプリクラ機）
一緒に映っている男性は同性愛者の方@pirillllllls でありすごく仲の良い友達です。不適切なポーズをしてしまったことは大変申し訳ございません。
アイドル活動に真摯に向き合いこれからも頑張りたいと思っております。 https://t.co/PYF2yHyGXY
— 星乃ななせ【ParaLulu】 (@ParaLulu_nanase) March 12, 2026
This was taken about 3–4 years ago.
(With a photo booth machine that no longer exists.)
The man appearing with me is a gay friend, @pirillllllls, and he is a very close friend of mine.
I sincerely apologize for making an inappropriate pose in the photo.
I want to continue approaching my idol activities sincerely and doing my best from here on.
— Nanase
ParaLuLu also posted a statement about the matter on their official X account, stating that Nanase had taken the photos in high school, and that she and the man in the photos aren’t in a romantic relationship.
— ParaLulu (@ParaLulu_) March 12, 2026
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