Japanese YouTuber Tenchim (てんちむ) announced on August 2, 2026 that she is pregnant with her second child, telling fans in a video that a gestational diabetes screening flagged a concern and prompted her to share the news earlier than planned. She had originally intended to wait until after the birth to make the announcement.
The reveal follows a video Tenchim posted on July 28, in which she disclosed that she and her husband, entrepreneur Yuta Misaki, are currently living apart despite being married, an arrangement sometimes called a “separate-residence marriage” in Japan. That disclosure drew online news coverage suggesting the couple had “cooled off,” a framing Tenchim strongly disputed in her latest video, calling it manipulative. She stressed that the main reason for living apart is her pregnancy, not any distance between her and Misaki.
Tenchim explained that after giving birth to her first child, hormonal changes made her more prone to irritability toward those around her. Wary of repeating that pattern and potentially hurting Misaki while pregnant again, she said she chose to live separately as a precaution rather than because of relationship trouble. She added that Misaki has continued to show her consideration despite his busy schedule, taking her on glamping trips as often as three times a week. “To be portrayed this way when he’s been so caring toward me is genuinely upsetting,” she said.
Who is Tenchim?
Tenchim is a Japanese YouTuber known for lifestyle and personal vlogging content, where she has built a following by sharing candid updates about her life. She announced the birth of her first child in 2024 while unmarried, and in January 2026 revealed she had married Yuta Misaki, an entrepreneur once widely known online by the nickname “Aojiru Prince” for his early business ventures selling health drinks.
Author’s Comment
Ah yes, the classic internet math: couple lives in two different homes, therefore love is dead. I love how nobody stopped to consider "maybe she’s pregnant and trying not to snap at her husband" as an option. Japanese entertainment media has a real addiction to the cooling-off narrative because it’s a tidier story than "two adults made a thoughtful arrangement." Tenchim’s been refreshingly open about her hormones and her boundaries here, and honestly, a man doing glamping duty three times a week while his wife protects his peace of mind sounds less like a marriage on the rocks and more like one that’s actually working. Congratulations to the aojiru family, and maybe let people explain their own lives before writing the breakup headline.
