I‘m no fan of Taiwanese music or Japanese music stars, but this surely did startle me as well.
Nothing’s better than seeing your idols get married to someone they love.
Happily Married
Lest you’re not aware, she used to be known as one of showbiz’s most eligible single women.
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She’s rich, talented (Like, really talented. She sings, models, acts.), pretty, has a good personality, etc. So, yeah, definitely one of the most eligible single women.
Her filmography is also very diverse, with two Red Cliff films, the Japanese version of Moon Lovers, Say Yes! and The Money King 3.
Yesterday night (6 June 2019), Lin Chiling posted a photo of herself and her new hubby, Akira from Japanese boyband Exile, on Weibo.
She also posted it on Instagram.
The photo on Instagram came with a caption that reads:
“Love and bravery. I’m married, To every dearest one of you, let us be happy together.”
Cute.
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Not Who They Were Expecting
This announcement came as a shock to many since she was always linked to another Taiwanese actor, Jerry Yan.
Apparently, they had an on-off relationship over the years. They were photographed in 2017 together on a vacation, which sparked many rumours of them reconciling.
At one point, she was also linked with Scott Chiu, who is the scion of a major bathroom fixtures firm in Taiwan.
Her Husband
Akira, whose real name is Ryohei Kurosawa, has been part of Exile since 2006.
Exile is very popular in Japan and currently has 19 members. The group operates under a system where new members can join, while old members will depart from the group.
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If you follow K-pop groups, this concept is also familiar with girl group After School. (Or, was, since their company does not actively promote them.) Other groups do not follow this concept.
Born in 1981, he’s 37 this year while Lin Chi-Ling is 44, though she looks like she’s 24.
Love Story
He also posted the announcement on Weibo, where he explained how both of them met. They first met eight years ago, during the Japanese stage play production of Red Cliff.
Red Cliff is a Chinese War play which the events at the end of the Han dynasty and immediately prior to the Three Kingdoms period in imperial China.
Lin played Xiaoqiao in John Woo’s historical film Red Cliff, which was released in 2008. After which, she reprised the same role for the play. In the play, Akira played her husband, the strategist Zhou Yu.
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Talk about fate, now he’s actually her husband.
Long-time Friends
Ever since they met, they only remained as good friends. (If Akira had stayed in the friend-zone for so long, that’s really perseverance right there.)
However, they did start dating at the end of last year. I guess it’s the same thing as marrying your best friend, even if you haven’t dated them for long. They would know you very well by then.
In his Instagram post, he said, “I see her spread so much love and bravery every day. Her warmth and her strong sense of responsibility attracted me.”
He also shared her post, and added, “I will make you happy for the rest of your life.”
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Are you crying? Or am I crying? Are we crying?
And also, what’s with the “love and bravery” thingy?
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