The wedding reception of Ichikawa Ebizo (Kabuki actor) and Kobayashi Mao (freelance announcer) was broadcaseted on July 30th, and it received the highest rating coming in at 26.0% (average 18.7%).

The wedding reception was not a live broadcast, but still received very high ratings. �One of the reasons why Japanese people love this newly wed couple could be that they took the "right" order of marriage. A lot of celebrity couples get married after the girl gets pregnant nowadays. �Moreover, Ebizo was notorious as a player before he started his relationship with Mao. �And we all know how interesting it is to watch a man change.

Check out their interview after the wedding here.

Source: Yukan fuji