Will she call herself Mrs. Joytoy? Self-described “erotic terrorist” Yinling of Joytoy is engaged to marry an employee of the Zero1-Max professional wrestling troupe. Yinling, who gives her age as 30 but is actually 32, met 26-year-old Fujiwara Hayato while they were both working for the popular Hustle wrestling promotion. They are said to be already living together. A native of Taiwan, Yinling moved to Japan at the age of 10 and began modeling when she was 16. Despite her erotic name, she’s not thought to have done any nude or pornographic work, though some of her photos and video appearances are borderline. With Hustle, she has gone through a few personas and it remains to be seen if she will continue after marriage. As a teenager, Fujiwara had a spell with J-League soccer team Frontale Kawasaki.
• NHK can hardly claim to have reversed the ongoing negative trend with their latest serial drama. The first episode of “Hitomi” aired on Monday but only got an audience rating of 16.5%. That ranks second-worst ever since ratings began in 1964, and is only a slight improvement on the record low 16.2% of last year’s “Dondo Hare.”