Ryoki Miyama #

Introduction #

Ryoki Miyama is a Japanese stage and television actor, 27, currently playing the soldier in the musical adaptation of “Crash Landing on You.” On July 23, 2026, the weekly magazine Shukan Bunshun reported that he and his married co-star Maria Kano, 33 — a former Takarazuka Revue top musumeyaku who plays the heiress in the same production — had been conducting an affair. Both actors are married to other people and have young children, and the agencies for both admitted the two had spent time together and issued public apologies, though neither admitted an affair. In early August, Miyama’s agency announced he was withdrawing from a major corporate-sponsored dance event backed by Dai-ichi Life Insurance.

Background Information #

The musical is a cross-border love story about the daughter of a South Korean conglomerate who crash-lands in North Korea while paragliding and a North Korean military officer; Miyama plays the soldier and Kano the heiress, with Tokyo performances running through July 26. Kano, a former Flower Troupe top musumeyaku, married a non-celebrity man in June 2021 and announced the birth of a son in July 2024. Miyama’s marriage gives the story its magnitude: his wife is the actress Shuri, 35, daughter of actor Yutaka Mizutani, 74, and former idol actress Ran Ito, and the couple welcomed their first child in September 2025. Miyama is also a comeback story: as “RYOKI” he performed in the male group BE:FIRST, leaving the group and his agency after an earlier relationship controversy with the influencer R-chan over a broken engagement, in which a reported ¥100 million transfer and an alleged infidelity figured. His side has strictly instructed media not to call him a “former BE:FIRST member.” At a May press event for the stage production he declared, “I have made up my mind and am fully prepared as a human being,” and his side rejected advance questions about the old scandal, saying, “Because I want people to see the person I have been reborn into.”

The Controversy or Incident That Led to Their Cancellation #

Allegations. The claims in this section are allegations from Shukan Bunshun’s July 23, 2026 report, carried in English by TokyoReporter and FRIDAY Digital. They were never admitted in full by either actor, never criminally charged, and never adjudicated in court. The agencies admitted only that the two spent time together, which they said was strictly for role development, and denied a romantic relationship; Miyama has never publicly admitted infidelity.

According to Bunshun, the two grew close after being cast together and allegedly met repeatedly in private at Miyama’s apartment and Tokyo hotels after rehearsals; TokyoReporter’s account adds meetings during rehearsal periods, immediately after performances, and on days off, calling the conduct “inappropriate behavior.” Kano’s official website was updated on July 22 with an apology and an explanation: “Regarding the matter reported this time, it is true that she spent time alone with her co-star. Her purpose was to deepen her understanding of her role in the production, but it is also true that, as a result, this was an inappropriate decision. She herself takes very seriously her lack of awareness and shortcomings in judgment.” Miyama’s agency likewise acknowledged the reports, stating, “It is true that the two spent time together for the purpose of developing their roles for the production.” Neither agency admitted a romantic relationship, and FRIDAY noted the limit of that defense: there is no way to verify what happened inside the room.

Public Reaction and Consequences #

The reaction was immediate and, for Miyama, mostly unforgiving. Despite the backlash, both actors took the stage the day after the news broke and appeared side by side for the scheduled post-show talk after the evening performance. Sympathy flowed instead to Shuri, who on the day the report was published had to smile through early-morning television broadcasts to promote her new drama, prompting an outpouring of support on social media. The professional fallout landed on August 11: Miyama’s agency announced he was withdrawing from a major dance event sponsored by Dai-ichi Life Insurance, citing “various circumstances” — a sudden cancellation widely viewed as a swift corporate axing by the insurance giant to protect its brand, with organizers refusing ticket refunds despite his absence.

Current Status #

As of the latest reporting — FRIDAY on July 30, TokyoReporter on August 2, 2026 — the only concrete professional consequence announced was the withdrawal, which stands, with no refunds for ticket holders. Miyama has made no personal public statement, and there is no indication he intends to admit infidelity. FRIDAY framed the open question as familial: how Mizutani, Ito, and above all Shuri will respond to Miyama’s latest crisis.

Impact on Their Career/Life #

The tangible career loss is specific rather than total: Miyama was pulled from a high-profile corporate-sponsored event, and the sponsor’s speed — and the refusal to refund tickets — signaled how brands price the risk of association with him. He was not fired from the musical and continues to work, so this is not a career-ending case; it is, however, the second time a private-life controversy has engulfed him, and it landed on top of the reinvention narrative he had been building since leaving BE:FIRST — the “reborn” actor who had asked reporters to look only at the person he had become. The contrast with Shuri, promoting her drama on morning television the morning the report dropped, has made the domestic fallout a running media story, with industry insiders closely watching how she handles her husband’s latest transgression.