Brushes off ensuing furor

Voice actress and singer Suzuko Mimori (Umi in Love Live! School idol project , Sherlock in Tantei Opera Milky Holmes , Alice in Lance N' Masques ) appeared on the latest installment of the online video program Monthly Bushiroad TV to advertise the Bushiroad card game Weiss Schwarz. She plays its mascot, Shiyoko, and has appeared in several commercials for it. (Skip to around 5:20.)

This wasn't what caught her fans' attention, however: A ring was spotted on Mimori's ring finger.

After this incident prompted an outburst of rage and dismay, Mimori dismissed it on her Twitter account.

Hold on a minute! I married someone? (((;ﾟДﾟ)) I had no idea... Jokes aside, I have an important announcement! My first national tour has been confirmed! The tour finale will be 2 days at the Budokan [a famous arena in Tokyo]! My breast is full of joy and appreciation... Thanks ♥

Idols with unapproved relationships by their management have faced serious consequences. Yū Serizawa ( Shomin Sample ) apologized and clarified her single status after she also posted a photo of herself wearing a ring during karaoke. KAT- TUN singer Jin Akanishi was forced by his agency to leave the GTO: Great Teacher Onizuka live-action television series remake and had his tour cancelled after he got married without permission. Aya Hirano experienced a falling out with her fans of the worst kind after she was perceived as too open about her sex life and preferences on television. She resigned from Twitter and was forced to quit voice-acting until she left her agency.

As for Mimori's concert tour, it will last from July 23 to October 28 and will visit Sapporo, Ichinomiya (near Nagoya), Osaka, Fukuoka, and Tokyo.

[Via Yaraon!, Twitter and Dengeki Online]