Perfume Member Ayano Omoto Announces Marriage to Actor Kento Shibuya
Ayano Omoto, the Perfume member known as NOCCHi, and actor Kento Shibuya announced on Sunday that they had married. Shibuya's social media post received 592 comments and 35,200 likes as of press time, mostly congratulations.
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Why it matters
Omoto's marriage lands with Perfume already facing a 2026 hiatus, so the group's near-term public activity now rests on a trio in which two members have recently married.
Key Facts
- Ayano Omoto of Perfume, known as NOCCHi, and actor Kento Shibuya announced their marriage on Sunday.
- Shibuya's social media post received 592 comments and 35,200 likes as of press time.
- Ayaka Nishiwaki announced her marriage in November 2025, making Omoto the second Perfume member to marry.
- Perfume announced in late September that a hiatus would start in 2026.
- Perfume formed in Hiroshima in 1999 and made its major label debut in 2005.
Omoto is the second Perfume member to announce her marriage, after Ayaka Nishiwaki in November 2025. Perfume announced in late September that a hiatus would start in 2026.
Ayano Omoto, known in Perfume as NOCCHi, and actor Kento Shibuya announced their marriage on Sunday. Shibuya's post drew 592 comments and 35,200 likes as of press time, mostly congratulations from fans.
She is the second member of the trio to marry, after Ayaka Nishiwaki's announcement in November 2025. The timing sits against a group pause: Perfume announced in late September that a hiatus would begin in 2026. The unit formed in Hiroshima in 1999, with Omoto joining after Yuka Kawashima departed, and made its major label debut in 2005.
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- Anime News Network Perfume Member Ayano Ōmoto Announces Marriage