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Perfume Member Ayano Ōmoto Announces Marriage

Ayano Ōmoto, the member of Japanese technopop trio Perfume better known as "NOCCHi," and actor Kento Shibuya announced on Sunday that they had gotten married.

As of press time, Shibuya's social media post received 592 comments and 35,200 likes, most of which are congratulations from his fans.

Ōmoto is the second Perfume member to announce her marriage. In November 2025, Perfume member Ayaka Nishiwaki announced she had married a long-time friend and fan of Perfume.

The Perfume technopop trio formed in Hiroshima in 1999, although Ōmoto soon replaced departing member Yuka Kawashima. Ayaka Nishiwaki ("a-chan"), Yuka Kashino ("KASHIYUKA"), and Ōmoto ("NOCCHi") made their major label debut as Perfume in 2005. The unit has performed numerous times overseas, notably at Coachella in 2019 and Primavera Sound in 2023. In late September, Perfume announced a hiatus which would start in 2026.

Perfume has performed theme songs for Doraemon the Movie: Nobita in the Secret Gadgets Museum, Fastening Days, the live-action Chihayafuru films, Sushi Police, Chi's Sweet Adventure, Eiga Sumikko Gurashi: Tsugihagi Kōjō no Fushigi na Ko, To Your Eternity season 3, and Beyblade X. The members also narrated the Sumikko Gurashi Sorairo no Mainichi television anime. Ōmoto has appeared in the third episode of Fastening Days as Postman.

Shibuya has appeared in Kindaichi Shōnen no Jikenbo: Majutsu Ressha Satsujin Jiken as a young Yoichi Takato and the sixth episode of Angel Heart live-action TV series as Kazuma Tōyama, among others. His agency lists his full résumé.

Sources: Amuse, Ayano Ōmoto's Instagram account, Kento Shibuya's Instagram account (link 2), Players Agency, Livedoor News via Hachima Kikō