Chronology of Kentaro Sakaguchi's Complicated Love Story, Cheating with Mei Nagano?

Shukan Bunshun reported that about four years ago, Sakaguchi was dating A, a hairstylist who is three years older. They even lived together.

However, three years ago, their relationship began to be disrupted by the presence of Mei Nagano. At that time, Nagano interacted quite frequently with Sakaguchi, to the point where A asked Nagano not to get too close to her boyfriend.

The reunion between Sakaguchi and Nagano happened in mid-2022 at a PRADA event. From there, their relationship became more intense. Previously, Sakaguchi and Nagano had acted together in the film MASK WARD in 2020.

According to circulating rumors, Nagano even joked to her close friends that Sakaguchi was pursuing her madly. The two were also said to have been seen on a date while holding hands.

The situation became more complicated when in the spring of 2023, Sakaguchi finally confessed to A about his closeness to Nagano. Feeling threatened, A immediately contacted Nagano and asked him to stay away from Sakaguchi.

Despite this, other reports stated that Sakaguchi actually intended to leave A to be with Nagano, but due to his indecisive nature, he remained with A.

At the end of 2023, new rumors emerged that Nagano was romantically involved with actor Kei Tanaka, who is 15 years older than him and already has a wife. Nevertheless, gossip claimed that his heart was still not entirely free from Sakaguchi.

In fact, there was a time when, while drunk, Nagano mistakenly called Tanaka 'Ken-chan', the nickname for Sakaguchi. Tanaka, who was mentioned, already knew the history of Nagano's relationship with Sakaguchi and chose to remain calm. Interestingly, A, who was still Sakaguchi's girlfriend at the time, was known to have been a hairstylist and makeup artist for Kei Tanaka.

The Nagano agency itself only confirmed that Nagano did indeed date Sakaguchi, without explaining the details of whether they were still involved with others at that time.

Meanwhile, Sakaguchi's agency confirmed that the actor was indeed in a relationship with A. However, in the spring of 2024, Sakaguchi eventually broke up with A after rejecting his partner's desire to marry. The actor chose to focus on his acting career, and since then they have been living apart.