On September 22nd, singer Aya Matsuura (28) and w-inds. vocalist Keita Tachibana (28) announced that they are expecting a child. They released a joint statement through their agencies.

“We keep getting more and more things to bond us together as a married couple. This time we are being blessed with a child. Right now we are preparing our minds and bodies for the delivery. We hope that you can all watch over us warmly. We will give another announcement once the baby has arrived safely.”

Matsuura is currently 7 months pregnant and is expected to deliver by the end of the year. The couple have been seeing each other for 12 years and finally got married on August 4th of last year. This is the couple’s second year of marriage and they have finally been blessed with their first child.

(via: Sanspo)