The two have worked as costars before tying the knot.
Koreaboo
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A popular actor couple recently announced that they had become proud parents to their first child.
Japanese actor and singer Gen Hoshino and Yui Aragaki shared the news on October 13 through the former’s social media channels. Hoshino thanked all the people around them for ensuring their first child arrived in this world safely and urged fans to keep watching over their precious family with warmth and support.
Yui Aragaki and Gen Hoshino
Gen Hoshino and Yui Aragaki were co-stars in the 2016 drama The Full-time Wife Escapist, but didn’t begin dating until they were reunited on screen for the show’s New Year’s special episode in 2021. The couple eventually tied the knot the same year.
Fans have reacted with joy and well-wishes to the news of the couple’s parenthood. Given that Hoshino and Aragaki are a beloved celebrity couple, not only in Japan but in Korea as well, congratulatory messages from different parts of the world have inundated online forums.
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- “To think a real-life Ako-chan has appeared, too! 🥹”
- “Wow! Congratulations!”
- “Crazy!”
- “I can’t believe Gaki is a mom!”
- “Whoa!”