Back in 2007, pop star Kumi Koda (26) and SMAP leader Masahiro Nakai (37) were widely reported to be dating, though their agencies never officially commented on the rumor. Now, the magazine Josei Seven says that the two have broken up.

The magazine’s article included some comments by a friend of Koda, who explained that the couple separated before the start of this summer. The friend said that Koda had been worried because she and Nakai had not been seeing each other much. Also around that time, Koda suddenly replaced her mobile phone.

Naturally, Koda’s and Nakai’s agencies have not commented on the matter.