Former AKB48 member Mariko Shinoda threatens to commit suicide after caught cheating on husband


Japanese media reported that Shinoda's husband had conclusive evidence supporting the cheating allegations. Photos: Mariko Shinoda/Instagram

Mariko Shinoda, a former member of Japanese girl group AKB48, has been caught cheating on her husband of three years.

In an audio recording published by Japanese magazine Weekly Bunshun, the 36-year-old singer was heard admitting to having an affair with a businessman in his 30s and apologised for her infidelity.

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