Rumors are spreading like wildfire about how former idol Matsuura Aya will finally settle down with her long-term boyfriend, w-inds. member Tachibana Keita, and retire from the entertainment industry.

"Ayaya" first began appearing as a regular on "Meringue no Kimochi" in April of 2007, but recently stepped down from her co-host position. Coupled with the fact that Matsuura has substantially decreased her activities as a singer as well as her television appearances in recent years, many are speculating that she's planning to step out of the limelight.

An acquaintance of hers seems to suggest that Matsuura is considering marriage with Tachibana Keita as well. The couple has been eyed by the media ever since gossip magazine "Friday" revealed in 2005 that Matsuura had entered Tachibana's home holding toilet paper and other day-to-day goods she had bought at the store. The couple also turned a few heads when "Josei Jishin" reported that the two of them were spotted on a caf� date in 2008. Although Tachibana's agency has repeatedly denied that the two are dating, some feel that watching the rumor resurface again and again only confirms the rumor.

"Since she sharply dropped her exposure (in the media), it's always been said that she's been decreasing her work so that she can marry Tachibana," said a reporter about Ayaya. "Furthermore, I've heard that Matsuura answered when a deliveryman pushed the intercom button at Tachibana's apartment, so it seems like they're living together right now."

Sources suggest that Matsuura has been thinking of marriage ever since Dream Morning Musume member Fujimoto Miki's married her boyfriend Shouji Tomoharu in 2009. She was also reportedly influenced by Goto Maki's recent decision to pause her activities as a singer.

Source: Cyzo Woman