“It has taken me a long time to be able to say I am gay.
I could not even say it to myself.”
“To all my fans, today was a very special day for me.
Shinjiro Atae.Christopher Polk/Variety via Getty
For years, I struggled to accept a part of myself… “I could not even say it to myself.
Together, they released seven albums that hit No.
1 on the Japanese charts and three No.
1 singles in their home region since their 2006 debut.
Read Atae’s emotional post above.
