Sakaguchi Kentaro has been recently making headlines not for his acting projects but because of the Japanese actor’s questionable dating life. The actor was recently exposed to have been dating a makeup stylist in the industry in the past for a long time and then cheating on her with co-star Mei Nagano. The situation got worse when Kentaro’s team revealed that the actor had cancelled that. Read on to the entire timeline of his dating controversy.
Timeline Of Sakaguchi Kentaro’s Dating Scandal
Sakaguchi Kentaro began his career in 2014. Since then, the actor has gone on to star in multiple hit projects like 100th Love With You, Tonight, At The Romance Theatre and the K-Drama What Comes After Love. The actor came under fire when his alleged relationship with co-star Mei Nagano was revealed, who was reportedly dating Tanaka Kei. The timeline of Sakaguchi Kentaro’s dating history follows:
2011 – Famous Japanese Actor Tanaka Kei marries fellow actress Sakura.
2017 – Sakaguchi Kentaro begins dating actress Takahata Mitsuki.
2020 – Sakaguchi Kentaro reportedly breaks up with Takahata Mitsuki, rumours swirl about his closeness to Nagano.
2021 – Sakaguchi reportedly begins a relationship with hairstylist “A.”
2022 – Both Sakaguchi Kentaro and Mei Nagano become ambassadors for PRADA and are photographed together at various events.
2024 –This is where Mei Nagano is dating married Tanaka Kei, and he learns about her link to Kentaro.
Early 2025 – Sakaguchi Kentaro comes clean about his relationship with Nagano to his then girlfriend “A”, who tells the actress to stay away from Kentaro.
Mid-2025 – Sakaguchi and “A” separate. Reports allege that she wanted to get married and settle down, while Kentaro wanted to focus on his career.
September 2025 – Shukan Bunshun, a famous Japanese publication, publishes a piece with all the alleged details about Kentaro’s dating scandal.
September 2025 – Days later, BIFF cancels Kentaro Sakaguchi’s press conference for his movie Final Piece.
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As soon as Shukan Bunshun reported the story, both Sakaguchi and Mei Nagano received a lot of backlash. The internet went into a frenzy as Kentaro’s image was of a green flag. His agency has stepped forward to confirm his past relationship with “A”; however did not comment on the cheating allegations with Mei Nagano.
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