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Singer Kumi Koda announces birth of her second child
Japanese singer Kumi Koda has announced the birth of her second child in a social media post.
She is 43 and said she and the baby are both well.
Koda’s first child, a boy, was born in 2012, so she described holding her new baby as a moment that came 14 years later.
She did not state the baby’s sex.
Her younger sister, singer and TV personality misono, also had her first child this spring after fertility treatment.
Several Japanese entertainers have announced births this year, including women in their 40s such as model Ai Tominaga and actor Hikari Mitsushima.
Koda says she will rest for now and prepare to return to the stage.
Singer Kumi Koda announced on October 16 that she had given birth to her second child.
Koda said she and the baby were both doing well.
She said she had held her first child 14 years earlier.
Koda did not disclose the baby’s sex.
Her first child, a boy, was born in July 2012.
- Who
- Singer Kumi Koda.
- What
- She announced the birth of her second child.
- When
- She announced it on October 16, 2026. She said the birth had happened recently.
- Where
- Not stated.
- Why
- Not stated.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
Koda announced that she was pregnant with her second child.
Koda gave birth to her second child.
Koda announced the birth on Instagram.
- Age
- 43
- Children
- Second child
- First child
- A boy, born in July 2012
- Announcement
- October 16, 2026
- Partner
- KENJI03 of the band BACK-ON; Koda married him in 2011
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What people are saying
Both the baby and I are doing well.
The moment I held my little child in my arms for the first time in 14 years, warmth and emotion welled up again.
I will take a little time to rest my body, and prepare for the day I can return to the stage I love.