Ayumi Hamasaki now dating dancer 6 years her junior

Ayumi Hamasaki now dating dancer 6 years her junior

TOKYO: Japanese pop princess Ayumi Hamasaki revealed Wednesday in a blog entry on her fan club's website, that she is now dating her backup dancer Maroka Uchiyama, who is six years her junior, reported Japanese media.

Hamasaki and her husband, Austrian model Manuel Schwarz, had called it quits in January, a little over a year after their whirlwind marriage in Las Vegas.

But it appears she is ready for love again.

The 34-year-old star said in her blog entry that she "did not want to keep it a secret" and declared that she is in "a serious relationship" with Uchiyama, who has been working with her since 2007.

Hamasaki, who has 110 releases under her belt so far, is one of Japan's most prolific artistes.

According to the Japanese Oricon music charts, she is also the first Japanese solo artiste whose total album and single sales have gone past the 50 million mark.

-CNA/ha


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