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Wed, 18 Jan 2012
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Japan's pop princess Ayumi to divorce Austrian hubby

 

TOKYO - Japanese pop princess Ayumi Hamasaki is to divorce her Austrian actor husband Manuel Schwarz after just a year of marriage, local media reported Tuesday.

Hamasaki, 33, and Schwarz, 31, married on January 1 last year, and she had planned to move to the United States to live with her husband, according to news reports.

But Hamasaki, better known as “Ayu” by her large fanbase in Asia, began to have second thoughts about leaving Japan after the March 11 earthquake and tsunami, Kyodo News reported.

Hamasaki, who met the actor in Los Angeles in August 2010 while making a promotional video for her song Virgin Road, intends to file for divorce in the United States through her lawyer, Kyodo said.

The starlet, who started her career as a model and actress, became immensely popular among teenage girls – and a not insignificant number of boys – after making her debut as a singer in 1998.

With unusually round eyes and fair hair, Hamasaki’s fashions have repeatedly triggered nationwide fads, including for elaborate nail polish and large sunglasses.

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This photo taken on Jan 1, 2011, shows Ayumi and her husband leaving Narita International Airport to the US. (Photo: AFP)
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She got into the hands of another angmoh .... :( :(



Posted by Small Fly on Thu, 19 Jan 2012 at 21:24 PM

Angmoh 'tuaki' but of course first choice is still the Negro for the Japs :D
Posted by mystrawberry on Thu, 19 Jan 2012 at 21:04 PM
I oledi told her not to do it bcoz of me :D:p
Posted by baoxingtian on Thu, 19 Jan 2012 at 18:11 PM
Come Singapore... you will sure find a good, loving, romantic, and trustworthy Singaporean Man to be your hushband.... *kee chiu* (center leg) :D :D
Posted by Small Fly on Thu, 19 Jan 2012 at 18:08 PM
White marriages almost always fail.
Posted by accessdenied65 on Thu, 19 Jan 2012 at 13:12 PM
Aiyo Ayumi, as expected. Look at ur home country for a hubby la... dun stray off too far...certain things dun always suit U. Be realistic.
Posted by gundamwingX on Thu, 19 Jan 2012 at 08:28 AM

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